The overnight ratings for the episode ‘Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky are in. “CBS stayed strong at 8 p.m. with quality results for “My Big Fat Greek Life” (8.9/14) and, to a lesser extent, “Becker” (6.2/9). On NBC, “American Dreams” was second with a 6.3/10. FOX was narrowly third for the hour with the combined efforts of “The Simpsons” (6.6/10) and “Oliver Beene” (5.3/8). ABC with fourth with the conclusion of “Disney’s The Kid.” On The WB, “Charmed” scored a 4.7/7.” So it wasn’t the best week in the ratings, but at least the show fared better than Mike Scully’s “The Pitts”. Fox came fourth in the 9pm hour which was comprised of the premiere of this show, as well as an episode of “Malcolm In The Middle”. You can rate and review the new Simpsons episode here in the “Bash Mike Scully” forum at the No Mods Club.
Author: Adam
Ex-Python Meets Simpsons
“Monty Python trouper Eric Idle is bringing his distinctly British voice to Springfield, USA. Idle will guest-star on Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons (‘Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky), playing a British filmmaker who decides to shoot a documentary at Springfield Elementary. He’s the first Python to lend his voice to the long-running FOX show. “The Simpsons is great because it’s like doing a radio show,” Idle says. “Everybody does funny voices, and it’s really good fun.”
Mike Scully: The Pitts?
Fans of The Simpsons will know Mike Scully. Whether they think of him with high regard may be another issue, given he was responsible for the seasons of The Simpsons that many people consider the worst. Al Jean is in, and Scully is out, moving onto other projects. If you’d like to know what he’s up to these days, stay tuned to Fox this Sunday, because following Malcolm In The Middle at 9:30pm is a show titled “The Pitts”, created by the husband-and-wife team of Mike Scully and Julie Thacker — another Simpsons writer. Scully tells TV Guide “It’s a live action show, but cartoony in some aspects. It’s really designed for the Simpsons audience”. Thanks for thinking of us, but the show has already sparked the kind of press forseeing that it will live up to its namesake: MyInKy.com says “It’s odd that they’ve created a series The Simpsons would have a heyday mocking”. We’ll see what viewers think after the pilot, this Sunday on Fox.
Where The Futurama Is Now
“Matt Groening hearkens back to his days a rock music critic, his day job before creating The Simpsons, in describing another one of his creations. “I feel about Futurama the way Paul McCartney must feel about Wings,” Groening says with a characteristic laugh. “It’s tough to compare anything to The Simpsons, but I’m incredibly proud of Futurama. The show is still alive, even though it’s no longer supported by its original network.” In many ways, Futurama was a more difficult program to create than The Simpsons. Groening and some of the other artists involved in the series discussed the challenges recently. The Simpsons centers on a family of more or less human characters in a suburban setting. Futurama demanded much more extensive design work. The artists had to create a world that spoofed the clichés of the sci-fi genre and preserved the look of Groening’s original drawings, but in which things were still recognizable.” Read More >>>
Marge Rated 2nd Best Mom
The brits have had their say! A poll conducted by The Mirror asked 2000 children and Nick Laws who they believed was the nation’s favorite fictional mom. Marge Simpson didn’t quite make the top spot, but was slotted in second with 21% of the votes. Kat Slater of the British soap “Eastenders” came out on top with 30% of the votes. Josa Young, from internet provider AOL who carried out the survey, said: “We were surprised Kat Slater topped the bill. But she is loving and loyal and fits the bill as a ‘cool’ mum.” The opinion of The Simpsons Channel is that had a similar poll been conducted in the USA, Marge would have come up the winner by far! Read More >>>
Pranks Over For Fan Man
To his friends, he was James Miller, gentle and fun-loving, passionate about hiking, mountain climbing and, above all, flight. To boxing fans, he had another identity: The Fan Man. In 1993, before a nationally televised audience, Miller paraglided into an outdoor heavyweight fight in Las Vegas between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe and proceeded to get pummeled unconscious by Bowe’s entourage. His stunt was memorialized in a way James could appreciate: Fan Man made an appearance in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons.
Groening Lashes Out At Fox
It was enough to make Matt Groening yelp “D’oh”! Last year, after an interviewer asked The Simpsons creator how long his animated juggernaut could go on, it was reported around the world that Homer was about to scarf down his last donut. “But it looks like we’re going to be on forever. That’s my new line.” Groening tells the Sun. The same isn’t true for his other cartoon comedy, the space-age Futurama. For that, Groening squarely blames Fox. “The people at Fox didn’t ever support the show and it wasn’t to their taste and, in my opinion, they’re out of their minds. But they don’t like The Simpsons either. The idea of a TV show that they haven’t gotten their greasy fingers all over creatively drives them nuts. That’s why almost everything else is so lousy.” And as any Simpsons fan knows, Groening and his writers relish the chance to mock the once-fledgling fourth network. “I love the strength of The Simpsons — that we can get away with so much. They don’t like it. We took jabs at Fox News and we were told not to, so we decided to do it more.” Read More >>>
C. E. D’oh! Ratings Are In
Much of the same continued in the Sunday ratings this week, with the only notable difference being that NBC came out on top for the night. “At 8 p.m., CBS stayed in the lead with the comedy pair of “My Big Fat Greek Life,” which continued its minor ratings ebb at 8.4/13, followed by the 7.4/11 brought in by “Becker.” A new episode of “The Simpsons” in which Homer took ownership of the power plant scored a 7.4/12 and was followed by a decent showing for “Oliver Beene” (6.5/10) to give FOX second for the hour. With a 6.2/10, NBC’s “American Dreams” was third, followed by ABC’s conclusion of “The Emperor’s New Groove.” On The WB, “Charmed” conjured up a 2.9/4. Read More >>>
The Simpsons On Your Phone
“If you’ve ever wanted your cell phone to say “D’oh!” when someone calls, you’ll soon have the chance. Twentieth Century Fox on Monday said it has licensed The Simpsons to the wireless division of video game publisher THQ Inc. to be developed into games, ring tones, screensavers and messaging tools around the world. “The fact that (the show) is in so many countries and so many languages, we think this will be pretty successful for us,” Doug Dyer, the general manager of THQ Wireless, told Reuters. THQ would like to begin releasing wireless products based on the show in the third quarter of this year. He also said the company plans to develop “channels” of Simpsons content, so wireless carriers could offer their subscribers games, sounds and logo packages based on themes from the show. Jim Beddows, for wireless entertainment at Fox, said the company waited to license “The Simpsons” because it is “one of the top-tier properties of the 20th Century Fox Co.” and they wanted wireless technology, like color phone screens and high-speed networks, to develop further.”
Berkeley Course Uses OFF
“The Simpsons, believe it or not, now grace the syllabus of at least one course at Cal, one of the country’s most prestigious public universities, home to Nobel Prize winners, renowned scientists and more famous authors than there are hemp clothing sellers on Telegraph Avenue. This two-unit course, called ‘Simpsons and Philosophy,’ is part of the university’s De-Cal program, student-sponsored initiatives in cooperation with UC Berkeley faculty meant to ‘broaden the education, and the university experience, of all Cal students.’ A word of advice to all of those doubting academic highbrows out there. To quote that animated miscreant Bart Simpson, ‘Don’t have a cow, man!’ This actually is an academically rigorous class, not a dumbing down of either philosophy or ‘The Simpsons.'” Read More >>>
Wedding Bells For Elfman
ridget Fonda won’t be a single white female much longer — she’s engaged to film composer Danny Elfman. Elfman, 49, is best known for his work on such Tim Burton films as “Batman,” “Beetlejuice” “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and “Sleepy Hollow,” but our visitors will know him as the composer of the theme song for the “The Simpsons.” For Fonda, star of films such as “Single White Female” and “A Simple Plan,” it will be her first marriage, and the second for Elfman, the former Oingo Boingo lead singer. Read More >>>
Season Three Set For July
With Fox keeping somewhat quiet in regard to the release of The Simpsons Season 3 DVD, we have to rely on other sources to bring us a piece of news that all of our visitors are demanding an answer to. Latest developments tell us that we could be waiting a little longer for the third season release. While we previously reported that May was to be the release date, May is just around the corner and it is seeming more unlikely that Fox will be able to deliver. Most recently, TVShowsOnDVD.com has reported that the third season of The Simpsons will be released in early July. While it has been a long wait, they know the set will be a quality release. Now stop emailing me.