At his home in Springfield’s gay neighborhood, Waylon Smithers is crying into his Malibu Stacy pillowcase. “Why did this have to happen to me?” he wails. “Sure, he may be conservative but I’ve done nothing but serve Mr. Burns, and now that has all been taken from me.” Smithers is referring to an outrageous outing campaign recently triggered by activist members of “The Simpsons” staff and the news media. It all started last week at the San Diego Comic Convention when producer Al Jean addressed thousands of comic and animation fans about the program’s upcoming 16th season, in which a character will come out of the closet. In the wake of these comments, there has been much speculation about which character is likely to come out. “Worst rumor ever,” said Comic Book Guy who, naturally, was at the convention. He admits to once trying to pass the “final frontier” by looking at a Web site he thought contained gay pornography. Read More >>>
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Shearer Slams The Simpsons
The actor behind Mr. Burns, and Ned Flanders has slammed The Simpsons, claiming the last three seasons of the show have been the “worst”. Harry Shearer believes the 15-year-old show is beginning to run out of ideas and he is getting bored providing the speech for Flanders, Burns and his assistant Waylon Smithers, Reverend Lovejoy, and Principal Skinner. Shearer says, “I rate the last three seasons as among the worst. It makes me sad. They used to have whole scenes. Season four looks very good to me now. I’d rather not be there right now. Fortunately I’m doing a lot of other things.” Shearer has also angrily denied reports the cast threatened to strike over a pay dispute earlier this year. “We were never on strike. The day those stories appeared, I was at FOX doing vocal services for that week’s show. What I can say is that’s possible to make a very nice living and still get totally screwed.”
New Holiday DVD On The Way
Fox has announced a new single-disc Christmas-themed volume of The Simpsons on DVD. Although they haven’t given the title a proper name yet, they have made it known that this will be available to buy on November 2nd. List price is $14.98 (in Canada, CA$16.98 SRP) for 89 minutes. The episodes that will be included are: ‘Homer vs. Dignity’, ‘Skinner’s Sense of Snow’, ‘Dude, Where’s My Ranch?’ and ‘Tis the Fifteenth Season.’ Bonus materials are to-be-decided but a featurette is expected. The DVD is already available at Amazon.com for pre-order simply by clicking here. Cover art isn’t available yet of course, since they’re still settling on the title. We’ll give you both once they become available.
Bart & 50 Cent Rap Duet
Everyone’s favourite cartoon bad boy Bart Simpson has recorded a rap with a real life bad guy – 50 Cent. Nancy Cartwright, the actress who gives Bart a voice, has told BBC Newsround that the rap single will feature in the next Simpsons series. She says that 50 Cent was a huge fan of the Simpsons and a “pussycat”! She said his writing and rhythms were “brilliant” and the sound was “street”. The rap will be seen in the television show’s upcoming sixteenth season either later this year or early next year. It’s not known if there will be any plans to release the new tune as a single ala Do The Bartman, so you’ll have to keep watching to hear the unlikely duo’s wondrous work! Read More >>>
Moe Voted Popular Bar Boss
The Simpsons’ seems to be Britain’s favorite comic series and it is apparently not only Homer and Marge, but the grumpy Moe, who has also found favour with the audiences. According to The Sun, Moe from The Simpsons won 20 per cent votes in a national survey of 500 pub managers beating EastEnders’ Alfie Moon to the title of TV’s most popular bar boss. The ambidextrous Moe who could handle everything from barfly Barney Grumble to Bart’s prank phone calls impressed respondents. Others included Phoenix Nights’ Brian Potter, long-suffering Mike from Only Fools and Horses and EastEnders’ Dirty Den Watts. Read Original Article >>>
Simpsons Out Of The Closet
One of the veteran cartoon stars of The Simpsons is coming out of the closet. The betting on who it might be would seem to favor sniveling yes-man Waylon Smithers. For years he has harbored a secret crush on his boss, the evil nuclear tycoon Mr- Burns. But the show’s producers refused to tell fans at the sci-fi and comic book gathering Comic-Con International if he’s the one. In the episode, Springfield legalizes gay marriage, and Homer Simpson becomes a minister by registering online. Matt Groening, the show’s creator, joked that Homer is the one to come out as gay. Information leaked across the net has already told us that Patty Bouvier will be the one coming out next season. Groening said he still plans to make a feature-film version of “The Simpsons,” but probably won’t start work on it until the conclusion of the T-V series. The show is heading into its 16th season and still going strong.
Simpsons-Style Wedding
Bob Chambers, a huge fan of Simpsons, had his wedding a la’ Simpsons style when he married his bride with him dressed as Homer and she as Marge. According to The Sun, 44-year-old Bob, a cement worker, painted his bald bonce yellow, put on a goatee and wore Homer’s trademark blue trousers and white short-sleeved shirt. His 33-year-old bride Jane Butterworth wore a two-foot-long woollen replica of Marge’s famous beehive, with her characteristic orange necklace. The two got married at the Derby register office. “The Simpsons has been a big part of my life and it was only right it was so influential on our big day,” Bob was quoted as saying. Original Article >>>
Bart Simpson Visits Edinburgh
He is a ten-year-old tearaway who would normally have nurses recoiling in horror at the thought of him being let loose in a hospital. But Bart Simpson will be welcomed with open arms when he appears at his namesake maternity unit in Edinburgh next month. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart in The Simpsons – the world-famous cartoon series by Matt Groening – will visit Simpson’s maternity unit at the ERI as part of an alternative arts event to the official Edinburgh festivals. In a major coup for organisers of the Edinburgh People’s Festival, Cartwright will perform an exclusive lunchtime show for staff and patients at the Little France hospital. Colin Fox, organiser of the People’s Festival and Lothians MSP, said: “It’s not every day a 47-year-old woman delivers a ten-year-old boy in Simpson’s maternity unit.” Read More >>>
Season Sixteen Guests And Dates
Fox has released details of Season Sixteen’s big names to help draw fans back to the show. In addition to the four stars in the Super Bowl special mentioned earlier, TV and film stars Ray Romano, Kim Catrall, James Caan, and rapper 50 Cent have been lined up to star in the next season of The Simpsons. Romano will play Homer’s new best friend, Ray Magini, while Kim Catrall stars as Marge’s former high school pal. Journalist Chloe Talbot; rapper 50 Cent; architect Frank Gehry; and author Thomas Pynchon will star as themselves, and Joe Mantegna will reprise his role as Fat Tony. Season 16 is set to officially premiere on November 14, though as always the Treehouse Of Horror special is expected a week earlier, albeit 7 days after Halloween. More details will come leading up to the season.
The Simpsons And Electricity
Children once baffled by how electricity works have revealed their source of understanding – The Simpsons. The satirical cartoon, based on the archetypal dysfunctional family, has unexpectedly achieved what teachers and parents have long failed to do. It was the hapless Homer Simpson, father of Bart, working at Springfield power station who inadvertently helped to explain how electricity was generated. Research carried out by the Science Museum suggested 10 and 11-year-olds responded better to the cartoon than traditional explanations of electricity. The study also found kids were confused by some energy terminology, thinking fossil fuels were connected to dinosaurs and nuclear power related to weapons of mass destruction. Read More >>>
Star Studded Super Bowl Event
If you thought last year’s Super Bowl half-time extravaganza was wild, see what happens when Homer is running the show! In The Simpsons post-Super Bowl XXXIX episode, “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass” airing Sunday, Feb. 6, after Homer inadvertently performs a wild crowd-pleasing dance at a local carnival, he is hired by several prolific sports figures including LeBron James, Warren Sapp, Yao Ming and Michelle Kwan, guest-starring as themselves, to choreograph their victory dances. After his dances prove successful, Homer is tapped to choreograph the Super Bowl halftime show. Panicked the night before the event, Homer enlists the help of his neighbor, Ned Flanders, and together they put on a non-violent, deeply meaningful halftime show that America chastises for its blatant display of decency.
Simpsons 3 Emmy Nominations
It’s that time again. The Simpsons has been nominated in three categories for this year’s Emmy awards, to be presented on September 12th and 19th. In the category of Outstanding Animated Program, “The Way We Weren’t” was nominated against familiar rivals Futurama, South Park, Samurai Jack, and Spongebob Squarepants. The song “Vote For A Winner” from the episode “The President Wore Pearls” was nominated in the Original Music and Lyrics category, while in the category for Outstanding Music Composition, the episode Treehouse Of Horror XIV has been nominated. We’ll let you know after the presentation in September who wins.