Don’t forget to catch new episode Three Gays Of The Condo tonight at 8pm on Fox. I have compiled a description based on several sources which contains slight spoilers, so do not proceed if you don’t want to know what happens. In the episode, “Homer finds a letter that Marge wrote in the 70s that states she and Homer could never work as a couple. When Homer asks Marge if he ruined her life, she admits that he does drive her crazy at times. Upset at her revelation of marital doubt, Homer moves out of the house and into a condo with a fabulous gay couple. After the initial shock, Homer begins feeling right at home — he’s hanging out with the couple’s friends, eating delicious gourmet meals and living in the tidiest dwelling he’s ever seen. “Weird Al” Yankovic guest-stars as part of Marge’s plan to woo Homer back home.” Make sure you rate and review the episode here at its conclusion.
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Everyone’s A Simpson
“Forgotten the name? Can’t place the face? Don’t worry, Bart Simpson and his family may be able to help you. Scots scientists have found that the best way to recall names and faces is to try and match the personality and appearance of strangers to characters in The Simpsons. Team leader Professor Mike Burton said: “Learning a face is a visual process but it helps to have a story to go with it. By convincing themselves a stranger’s face fitted the part of Homer, Bart or Marge, people were able to recognise them as well as if they had been an old friend.” In the Simpsons experiment, participants shown 10-second clips of complete strangers struggled to remember all the names. But another group was told they were actors being cast in a Simpsons movie, going for the parts of Marge, Homer, Lisa, Bart, Grampa Simpson, Patty, Ned Flanders, Rev Lovejoy and Principal Skinner. The pass rate shot up to between 76 per cent and 100 per cent, with those said to be playing Bart and Homer drawing the highest recognition.” Read More >>>
It’s Toony Blair!
“Tony Blair took a gamble yesterday by recording an episode of The Simpsons while Britain is still at war. But he reckons it will pay off. Downing Street sources insisted last night that Simpsons fan Mr Blair, who watches the anarchic animation with his children, agreed to appear in the show months ago. And he felt it would be ridiculous to cancel, especially as it would throw the programme’s schedule into disarray. The sources said: “He’s a big fan of The Simpsons. He knows he might get some criticism because of the timing but this was in the diary long before the war with Iraq began. We believe it will greatly benefit tourism and help bring Americans back to London.” In the episode which will air in Season 15, a cartoon Blair, complete with sticking-out ears and trademark cheesy grin, will give tips on tourism to the family during their visit to London. At a press conference on Thursday, Jean claimed he had no plans to include Mr Blair in an episode. “We’d love to get him but we haven’t,” he said. But it appeared yesterday this was merely a ploy to prevent any danger of the hush-hush recording being called off.” Read More >>>
Homer’s Odyssey
UK: “Imagine a world without The Simpsons, which next week celebrates its 300th edition, its birthday presents including a movie deal announced yesterday. But the most profitable and probably the greatest TV series ever was originally kicked into being only by the greediness of television copyright lawyers. Cartoonist Matt Groening was meeting network executives to discuss some scribbles for a Tracy Ullman TV series. He planned to recycle characters he had established in a newspaper strip but discovered just before he went in that such a move would involve mortgaging his drawings to the studio. Forced to invent some unknowns to sell them, he scratched on a pad a family which, in haste, he gave the names of his own parents and siblings: Homer, Marge, Bart and so on.” Read More >>>
Season 14: When To Watch
Season 14 draws to a close in a little over a month, and Comics Continuum has posted the final descriptions/airdates. With Three Gays Of The Condo airing on Sunday and Pray Anything in the following week, the schedule from then on includes double features with a rerun at 7pm and a new episode at 8pm. The final airdate for Season 14 is May 18th, which is comprised of a double feature — the second one this season:
Al Jean Speaks In The UK
ThisIsLondon.com have nabbed a sneak interview with The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean to find out what’s in the pipeline for America’s favourite family. Al spills the beans on numerous issues which fans may be interested in, including the Simpsons movie, Iraq-themed episodes, the past, present, and future of the show, and guest stars currently lined up to perform next season. This comes as the 300th episode “Barting Over” airs in the United Kingdom next Sunday. Read The Interview >>>
Becks Not Famous Enough
“British soccer sensation David Beckham has been kicked into touch for a cameo role on The Simpsons – because he is not famous enough. Creators of the show were planning to approach him to see if he would agree to be written into the cartoon. But executive producer Al Jean said Beckham was barely known to audiences in the United States, where the series is made. Speaking in London, Jean said “We thought about Becks but soccer isn’t as big over there. He’s not really famous enough. We thought about it, we didn’t ask. I’ve heard of him because my daughter plays soccer.” He was to be approached to appear in a special with Homer and co, set in London. Notable guest voices for the programme to be screened in the future include Sir Ian McKellen and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, both playing themselves.” Original Story >>>
Season 3 Box Art Revealed
Those of our visitors who are hanging out for the complete third season of The Simpsons on DVD, set your pants to wet. No, we don’t have any more info on a release date, but signs that the release is close have begun to appear. Amazon.com have just released an image of the box art for this edition. Click the image for a larger view. At this stage we have been told that the DVD will be released by July.
Trail Of A Cartoon Insult
“Who knew, in April 1995, a clever line by an obscure character on The Simpsons would become ammunition against an entire nation? And who knew today, people who call the French “cheese-eatin’ surrender monkeys” are not cartoons and they are not kidding? French bashers have turned the insult into a national bullying cry. The joke was adopted, apparently by Jonah Goldberg, a Simpsons fan who also writes columns for the National Review Online. Goldberg, who credited the show, used the phrase for many years before the recent barrage of copycats made it unfunny. Google page after Google page cites references beginning in February on weblogs, Simpsons fan sites and articles in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time and The Washington Post. The writers of The Simpsons aren’t sure who deserves credit – the joke was added during one of many rewrites to the original story.” Thanks Jukka. Read More >>>
Captions, Feedbags, & Toons
Since we’re on a bit of a news drought, here’s the latest in what’s happening around the net: Springfield Weekly and it’s sub-site Insert Caption Here have both received new designs. Uncle Moe’s Family Feedbag is back online after several months downtime. Ferg’s Simpsons Dedication has a great new flash design. Toons Exposed has opened. The site used to be The Simpsons Network but has now expanded to include other cartoons.
Simpsons Top 100 Back Online
After disappearing from the net due to scheduled maintenance a couple of weeks ago, The Simpsons Top 100 is back online with a new look, exactly a year since the previous version was released. The new look was made to remove integration with the Springfield Message Board. If you were a member before, you will have to sign up again to their new login system. A list update is not ready just yet, one will arrive in the coming weeks. Check it out.
Art Imitates Light Pollution
If you thought the main storyline on the episode ‘Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky was far-fetched and ridiculous, listen up! “A high school student in Midlothian, Virginia, Barlow is the founder of National Dark Sky Week, which kicks off on April 1st. The week is dedicated to spreading awareness about that glaring and stress-inducing foe to astronomers everywhere: light pollution. Light pollution can most often be observed as the glowing aura of a city seen from the countryside. As our cities grow, so too does the problem of light pollution. Coincidentally, on Sunday night, the contamination of the sky was a subject on the most recent Simpsons episode. The problem was comically demonstrated when Lisa tried looking at Venus through her new telescope only to have it immediately swallowed up in a concentrated beam of light shot up from a stadium. Although the residents of Springfield, as usual, over-reacted to the problem, the episode did communicate a good point: How can society dim the light polluting our sky?” Read More >>>