Shearer in particular has been vocal about shitty scripts lately ("lately" = since around 2000), so I wouldn't be surprised if he refused to take part.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 28 July 2014 18:22 (ten years ago) link
this does look awful, but I'm definitely excited to see it, would definitely rather have a modern day Simpsons constantly plumbing new depths tawdriness than pootling along doing passable but dull material
― soref, Monday, 28 July 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
lol @ "the Beach and Fat Boys"
we have both types of boys, beach and fat
― Οὖτις, Monday, 28 July 2014 18:37 (ten years ago) link
http://legalpadsimpsons.tumblr.com/
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 28 July 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
holy shit.http://37.media.tumblr.com/1ae6f361011ef185494e621bb7a91dc2/tumblr_n8s6nczDZf1th2c7co1_500.jpghttp://33.media.tumblr.com/2581fc8fe30ab1ce485ef992e2e47d9d/tumblr_n8rybzd7Di1th2c7co1_500.jpg
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 28 July 2014 20:51 (ten years ago) link
in any case, it's ace trolling.
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 28 July 2014 20:52 (ten years ago) link
idgi, what's with the Company one? Is that Disco Stu?
― Øystein, Monday, 28 July 2014 21:16 (ten years ago) link
O_O
― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Monday, 28 July 2014 21:20 (ten years ago) link
idgi
― Οὖτις, Monday, 28 July 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
wait what is going on? Is that Al Jean and Matt Groening for reals
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 28 July 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
pretty clearly NOT groening:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lAn3JmGDEbut hella funhttp://38.media.tumblr.com/86dc41f2ffbdfcd62dbab1675890ec5b/tumblr_na5u9tUYFB1th2c7co1_500.jpg
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 25 August 2014 19:43 (ten years ago) link
don hertzfeldt did the couch gag tnite
― Mordy, Monday, 29 September 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link
and it was by far the best part of the episode
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 September 2014 04:15 (nine years ago) link
AV Club has little good to say about the episode and even less about the Family Guy crossover: http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-clown-dumps-209794
― bippity bup at the hotel california (Phil D.), Monday, 29 September 2014 12:50 (nine years ago) link
lol I was wondering what the hell was happening at the couch bit, that legitimately freaked me out. I didn't intend to watch this, just left the TV too long on after football and figured I'd stick around to see who died, what a cop out
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Monday, 29 September 2014 12:57 (nine years ago) link
I thought Krusty's dad had died years ago, mainly because I thought Jackie Mason had died years ago.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
Dreading the impending death of beloved Simpsons character Dr. Marvin Monroe in season 37.
― The Final Meltdown (Old Lunch), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:58 (nine years ago) link
When's the last time this show introduced a new long-standing character? Would I recognize everyone, having not particularly paid attention over the last ten seasons?
If they're gonna keep it going no matter what, maybe bring in some new characters.
― jmm, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
Monroe's been dead since about season 2
― Chimp Arsons, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:11 (nine years ago) link
Okay then beloved Simpsons character Lurleen Lumpkin.
― The Final Meltdown (Old Lunch), Monday, 29 September 2014 14:14 (nine years ago) link
noooooo
― Evan, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:16 (nine years ago) link
They brought Monroe back to life apparently.
I missed that one too.
― pplains, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:18 (nine years ago) link
fan service
― Chimp Arsons, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
Although it was never specifically shown Dr. Monroe was considered to have died. He stopped appearing on TV and his business closed down. Many people in Springfield also believed him to be dead because several things had been named after him, such as the Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital[7] and the Marvin Monroe Memorial Gymnasium.[8] His grave is also shown,[9] and Troy McClure reported his death "over the past year".[10] However, several years later, he spontaneously appeared at Marge's book signing, buying a copy of her book The Harpooned Heart. Marge, shocked to see him, said that she thought he was dead. Dr. Monroe explained that he had "been very sick".[11]
...
After all that shit, killing him off as a hook for an episode would be kind of funny.
― jmm, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
This has probably been asked like a dozen times in this thread already, but who is The Simpsons for at this point? I can't imagine these damn kids today being into it, and the old-school diehards have mostly drifted away, I'm sure. There's been nothing special/captivating/unique/particularly funny about it the handful of times I've watched it in the last fifteen years so I don't understand how it maintains an audience or attracts new viewers, as I presume must be the case (Family Guy crossovers notwithstanding).
― The Final Meltdown (Old Lunch), Monday, 29 September 2014 14:24 (nine years ago) link
I feel like it's just this huge mass of sporadic viewers at this point. There's no actual fan base left. That might explain why it's impossible for them to tweak the formula or make big changes. Anyone watching now can only be assumed to have knowledge of Simpsons canon up to about season 12, and so they can't build upon or leverage jokes from any later.
― jmm, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:30 (nine years ago) link
I didn't intend to watch this, just left the TV too long on after football
This is probably a lot of the audience.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 29 September 2014 14:53 (nine years ago) link
It's like whoever the hell Leno's audience was for all those years; I think it's more out of habit and "hm, someone left the tv on" than anything else.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 29 September 2014 15:05 (nine years ago) link
I definitely would rewatch that couch gag again, I know it comes from an outside animator but that may be one the most WTF thing they've ever done
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Monday, 29 September 2014 15:05 (nine years ago) link
just watch rejectedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_TVAnd4qbs
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 September 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
the hertzfeldt couch bit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m78gYyTrG7Y
― polyphonic, Monday, 29 September 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
wow that is really good
― Οὖτις, Monday, 29 September 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is so angry with executive producer James L. Brooks for cross-promoting "The Critic" on this Sunday's episode that he has yanked his name from the credits...."The two reasons I am opposed to this crossover is that I don't want any credit or blame for 'The Critic' and I feel this (encroachment of another cartoon character) violates the Simpsons' universe," Groening said. " 'The Critic' has nothing to do with the Simpsons' world."He fears that fans of "The Simpsons" will "accuse us of making the crossover episode just to advertise 'The Critic.' That's why I've had my name removed on this episode."
"The two reasons I am opposed to this crossover is that I don't want any credit or blame for 'The Critic' and I feel this (encroachment of another cartoon character) violates the Simpsons' universe," Groening said. " 'The Critic' has nothing to do with the Simpsons' world."
He fears that fans of "The Simpsons" will "accuse us of making the crossover episode just to advertise 'The Critic.' That's why I've had my name removed on this episode."
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 29 September 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/21/the-simpsons-frank-sivero-lawsuit-character-louie-goodfellas
Is there an expiration date for copyright lawsuits? Because apparently it took this guy 24 years to realize The Simpsons "stole" his character from The Goodfellas.
― Tuomas, Monday, 27 October 2014 07:58 (nine years ago) link
see Goodfellas thread
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 October 2014 12:08 (nine years ago) link
Coming soon, lawsuits from the estates of Jack Lemmon and Frank (EEE-Yeeeeeeessss?) Nelson.
― Deliciously hard yet very accessible (Dan Peterson), Monday, 27 October 2014 13:54 (nine years ago) link
http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/clamps_futurama.gif
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 27 October 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
Good fucking god JUST KILL THIS SHOW
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/simpsons-composer-alf-clausen-fired-1202543183/
Two-time Emmy winner Alf Clausen has been fired from “The Simpsons” after 27 years of providing music for Bart, Lisa, and company.Clausen told Variety that he received a call from “Simpsons” producer Richard Sakai that the company was seeking “a different kind of music” and that he would no longer be scoring the longtime Fox hit.
Clausen told Variety that he received a call from “Simpsons” producer Richard Sakai that the company was seeking “a different kind of music” and that he would no longer be scoring the longtime Fox hit.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:29 (seven years ago) link
Alf was called back to his planet?
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:34 (seven years ago) link
psyched for the all-dubstep new episodes, coming this fall on fox
― frankfurters take on new glamour in this gleaming aspic (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:37 (seven years ago) link
nothing but overused pop songs from now on
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:38 (seven years ago) link
fully expect everyone to gradually die off/get fired at which point show will be entirely automated/AI-script driven
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:38 (seven years ago) link
new music will turn the show around
i shouldn't even talk. i think i've seen 1 or 2 simpsons episodes from the last 5 years
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:38 (seven years ago) link
i think it would have been interesting if the characters were permanently stuck in the late 80s
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:39 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlRV6yxZUSQ
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:40 (seven years ago) link
We already know what kind of music Richard Sakai likes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkmq2lR3fBM
― JRN, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:40 (seven years ago) link
― Tuomas, Monday, October 27, 2014 12:58 AM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"The Goodfellas"
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:43 (seven years ago) link
they must easily have enough voice samples of the cast on file for every possible eventuality, and god knows the scripts have felt computer-generated for years at this point, so it's gonna happen
― frankfurters take on new glamour in this gleaming aspic (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:43 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbyJGM1iUY
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link
I've been listening to too much Chapo Trap House, they've referenced that gag many times
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 21:48 (seven years ago) link