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Bright Lights, Big City, Old Ideas
Movie deals for funny men, a TV deal for a funny woman, AMC branches out, SAG and AFTRA become friends again, and The Simpsons make the mail. More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: Um, does this mean this Brie person is no longer Pete's wife? 'Cause if it does this could mean interesting... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Could Anything Ever Kill The Simpsons?
Fox just put in an order for two more seasons of The Simpsons, ensuring that it will exceed Gunsmoke's 20-year run to become the longest-running primetime series ever. Here's why it may never end. More »
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Comment by WillieLumpkin: Gunsmoke's episode were also an hour long, so that's a helluva lot more hours of TV produced. While the Simpsons is... 8 Responses | Other threads
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The Simpsons Changes Intro After 19 Years
Remade for high-definition television. And, judging by the awesome high-speed pan at the one-minute mark, for DVR users. Southern affiliates should appreciate the addition of Satan. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Alaska Miller: Imagine that Simpsons Movie you "paid" to see last summer. Imagine the graphic style, the bewildering storyline, and lackadaisical voice... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Bart Simpson Pushes Scientology: 'Don't Have A Thetan-Ridden Cow, Man!'
In a move that will no doubt make Fox super excited, Simpsons actress Nancy Cartwright is using her Bart voice to shill for an upcoming Scientology event at Hollywood & Highland. More »
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Comment by StreetCloud: "the golden era film production presents flag: the mecca of technical perfection" absolute madness. 3 Responses | Other threads
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WGA Awards Recognize Every Half-Decent Show On TV With Its Own, Worthless Nomination
The Writers Guild unveiled its 2009 TV nominees this afternoon, revealing a radical shift in taste that rotated only one new drama and two new comedies into the year's Best Series nominations — all replacing old nominees that weren't on the air this year. Let's hear it for attrition!
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By STVComment by kyle4: Let's hope that nom for Dexter is for Season's one and two and not three. Three is nearing the shark... 1 Responses | Other threads
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'Hi Diddly Ho, Draper!': 'The Simpsons' Gets Its Best Ratings In Five Years
Last night's Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons featured a direct homage to Mad Men—the familiar strings accompanying a silhouette of Homer tumbling down the side of a building on whatever Springfield's answer to Madison Avenue is. More »
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By SethComment by Cam/ron: I thought it was one of the better Halloween episodes, speaking as someone who saw every Treehouse of Horror episode... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Homer Simpson Votes For Barack Obama, Suffers the Consequences
Who would Homer Simpson vote for? It's a question pundits across America (or at least a couple of them) have spent part of 2008 attempting to answer, particularly after the failed grassroots effort to mobilize his third-party presidential candidacy for November. (It came down to his support of nuclear energy, or Marge not wanting to exploit Maggie... rumors abound). But in an excerpt we found from The Simpsons episode slated for Nov. 2, the all-important Simpson endorsement is finally revealed — better late than never for one candidate, if not quite beneficial to Homer himself. We suppose that in addition to Ohio's little-known secession from the US, the lesson here is that voting is a contact sport, and not an especially fair one. But like so many things in the world, it could have been worse; when the chips are down, those Diebold voting machines have nothing on an armed Sarah Palin. [YouTube] -
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Loophole Renders 'Family Guy' Eligible For Best Hair, Makeup, And Miniseries Emmys
·Family Guy figured out a way around the Emmy policy that has always forced them to identify their show as either an animated or comedy series: They've classified their hour-long Star Wars parody episode as a "special," allowing them to now lose in both categories. [Variety] More »
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By SethComment by Great_White_Snark: Did anyone else read the words "four more seasons" of the Simpsons and sigh bitterly? more » | Other threads
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Little French Comedy To Be Drained Of All Charm By Will Smith
· Will Smith will produce the U.S. version of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, a little French comedy sleeper about a post office manager banished to the boonies. "There are only 65 million people who live in France, and $191 million seemed to defy all logic," explained producer Ken Stovitz, his eyes rolling to the back of his head and passing clear out as he did some quick calculations and came up with an opening weekend domestic total of $1.2 billion. [Variety] More »
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By SethComment by Wendy_Kroy: Ian McShane belongs on cable, not broadcast. Deadwood showed that the man can bring a level of poetry, artistry, and... more » | Other threads
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Defamer Immortalized In Cartoon-Form By 'The Simpsons!' Sort Of! OK, Not At All!
We're loath to admit we've fallen behind on new episodes of The Simpsons, so we're extremely grateful to the reader who pointed the following out to us: On Sunday's show, after a fairly hilarious sequence in which Homer engages in an illicit affair with a gyro cone (which, for $4300, could basically give you all the unsafe satisfaction you could handle), the portly paterfamilias then puts a happy ending on his marathon session of rotisserie lovemaking with a trip to Pudding on the Ritz. His order? "One Butterscotch Stallion." More » -
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Bart Simpson, Scientologist, Says Keep Springfield Working!
Now that we know the voice of Bart Simpson is a full-on "Clear" scientologist, we had to wonder what Bart would sound like were he played by the Clearest of All Clears: Mr. Tom Cruise! In this video mashup keenly edited together by Intrepid Defamer Videographer™ Molly McAleer, our favorite yellow-haired toon turns from a loveable little menace whose tagline is "Don't have a cow, man" to an eerie little OT in-training who abides by the mantra "Anything LRH does." We can't help but wonder what would've gone down had the little guy had had the powers of Xenu with him during that climactic final scene in The Simpsons Movie. We imagine that Bart, embiggened with the energy of the alien king, could have extracted the entire family from the Springfield bubble himself, saving Homer all those motorcycle-induced scrapes and bruises. More »
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By mollyfComment by J.L. White: I don't care if Bart Simpson's voice is a creepy Scientologist, as long as his writers remain crazy-free I'm happy! more » | Other threads
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Appearing on internet-only talk show LateNet with Ray Ellin, Hank Azaria regaled the audience with the origins of his many classic characters from The Simpsons, admitting he had to devise his own George Takei when the original was politely not asked back after he "creeped out a lot of the staff," and bestowed the nickname "Angel" upon rewrite-distributing intern C.J. [dailycomedy.com, Page Six] -
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No TV And No Beer Make Homer Something Something
· A blogger goes completely nuts in side-by-siding stills of The Simpsons movie parodies with images from films to which they refer. Just scroll around, as there are too many individual posts to link here. [via BoingBoing] More » -
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Walk Of Fame Inductee Michelle Pfeiffer Blanks On Her 'Simpsons' Past
It was Michelle Pfeiffer's turn today to be immortalized on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame, ensuring that generations can pilgrimage to the urine-glazed sidewalk altar and pay homage to the enduring star who once bravely faced Coolio down in a school room music video showdown. But as the actress was besieged by fans eager to have their Pfeiffer memorabilia autographed, one item amidst the flurry of Scarface posters and Grease 2 soundtracks left her with a temporary case of career amnesia. From The WOW Report: More » -
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Johnny Depp Returns To Gonzo Roots
· Johnny Depp continues in his quest to wash the bitter, piratey taste of commerce out of his mouth, signing on for an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel The Rum Diary. [Variety] More »
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By MarkComment by scroll_lock: I loves me some Johnny Depp. Boy is so hot he was still doable in angora-sweater-drag in Ed Wood. more » | Other threads
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monday morning box office
Highest. Grossing. Episode. Ever.
Monday morning! Nope, even saying it with forced enthusiasm doesn't make it seem any less painful. Take your mind off the bleakness with the weekend box office numbers: More »
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By MarkComment by BlowHarder: I wish I could remember the gay joke(s), but I don't. I laughed so hard at the church/Mo's joke that... more » | Other threads
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Mickey Mouse To Kick Two-Pack-A-Day Cancer Stick Habit
· Disney becomes the first major studio to kowtow to the anti-smoking lobby's crusade against the innocence-corrupting depiction of smoking in films, banning the super-fun, status-conferring activity of enjoying a delicious cigarette from its family films bearing their flagship brand. They'll also "discourage" their Touchstone and Miramax productions from showing the act unless, of course, shooting an actor languidly puffing away on a sexy-stick somehow enhances the vaguely dangerous appeal of their character . [THR] More » -
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Spotlight Hog Matt Stealing All Of Ben's Corn-Suited Thunder
· Typical: Ben's the one running around in the stupid corn costume, but Matt's the one getting all the press. More » -
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By MarkComment by raincoaster: So, if that's an ancient fertility god (doesn't it actually date to the 1600's?) wouldn't the donut's looming presence indicate... more » | Other threads
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Oregonian Congressman Cries Election Fraud In 'Simpsons Movie' Premiere Contest
Not everyone is as tickled as the residents of Springfield, VT over their victory in The Simpsons Movie premiere contest—particularly Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, who, in a letter to the memory-deficient head of the Department of Justice that begins, "Heidely ho, Attorney General Gonzalez," demands to know how his own state's nominee could have lost to a town with a population of a mere 9000. More » -
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'The Simpsons Movie' Marketers Mercifully Spare Us Homer's Morning Wood
We suspect generations of USC film marketing majors will be required to study The Simpsons Movie campaign, whose out-of-the-Slurpee-container approach to creating buzz for the feature film debut of the familiar yellow clan scores points for both its originality and ambition. But not even retrofitting select 7-Eleven locations across the nation into living Temples of Apu can match the sheer audacity of drawing a giant, donut wielding Homer beside a centuries-old fertility symbol carved into the landscape of Dorset, England. More » -
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Springfield, Vermont beats out 13 other Springfields across the U.S. to host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie, thanks in no small part to the nearby nuclear power plant, and a healthy population of three-eyed trout. [Reuters] -
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An important update on the inventory at local Kwik E Marts can be found here. Bad news: If you're craving a Chutney Squishee, you're probably shit of out luck. [Caroline on Crack] -
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Line Between Real Burbank And Fictional Springfield Convenience Stores Blurred
The marketing geniuses behind The Simpsons Movie promotion that has transformed a number of 7-11s into Kwik-E-Marts are proving maniacally devoted to Springfield verisimilitude; in addition to making sure that the store has clerks playing the role of Apu, they've also apparently hired background actors to roam the store in-character; above, the Burbank location's Comic Book Guy pauses to consider his animated inspiration before heading inside to change into his costume, then spend a day wandering the aisles, occasionally engaging a customer near a snack case with a dismissive, "Worst. Nachos. Ever." More » -
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'Simpsons' Fans To Step Into Their Wildest Convenience Store Fantasies
As we first noted back in March, select 7-Eleven's across the country have been magically transformed over the weekend into Kwik-E-Mart's—part of an elaborate promotional tie-in for The Simpsons Movie. There's a Burbank location at the corners of Olive and Verdugo, where a Flickr user has lovingly documented all the WooHoo! Blue Vanilla Squishees and Sprinklicious donuts that will be gobbled up in the days to come by die-hard Simpsons fanatics who have long cursed their lack of yellow skin. LAist, meanwhile, has a photo of their resident Apu-alike, Golam, whose sunshiny smile belies his familiarity with armed-robbery protocol. More » -
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America's Youth Soon To Experience The Psychedelic Effects Of A Syrup-Only Squishee For Themselves
If all goes according to plans recently unveiled at a corporate event, 11 lucky, chosen 7-Elevens across the U.S.A. will be transformed into living Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional Simpsons convenience store that belongs to Springfield's leading Squishee purveyor, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. The promotion is timed to coincide with the July release of The Simpsons Movie, the motion picture fans have patiently waited 18 years for the opportunity to call the "worst feature-length episode ever." More »
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