Australia is at it again with the casual Simpsons references
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That is great.
Probably mentioned on here somewhere but Talking Simpsons is a fantastic podcast, going through every episode in order. An absolute highlight at the moment since they're going through Season 3.
I forgot to ask the thread to identify the tune he walks off to in this clip for me.
What's that tune please, thread?
The Sanford and Son theme?
Steve Martin's performance was so great in that episode. That man's a treasure.
Probably mentioned on here somewhere but Talking Simpsons is a fantastic podcast, going through every episode in order. An absolute highlight at the moment since they're going through Season 3.
Yeah, in hindsight, Homer was wise to burn that Bill Cosby book.
My feelings on Season 1 vary by episode. It was inconsistent (which makes sense as they were still finding their voice) but the gems hold up extremely well... most notably Moaning Lisa, Life on the Fast Lane and Bart the General. Swartzwelder's scripts were exceptional right out of the gates.The first season is a lot funnier and watchable than I remember it being.
I hadn't seen Life on the Fast Lane in many years but I enjoyed it a lot. Jaques was hilarious and this bit:My feelings on Season 1 vary by episode. It was inconsistent (which makes sense as they were still finding their voice) but the gems hold up extremely well... most notably Moaning Lisa, Life on the Fast Lane and Bart the General. Swartzwelder's scripts were exceptional right out of the gates.
I hadn't seen Life on the Fast Lane in many years but I enjoyed it a lot. Jaques was hilarious and this bit:
slayed me.
Can't be... he's in the Flanders bedroom with Lisa. Must be Lester.
Is that Bart over there?
I don't have a problem with that segment outside of the fact that it's lazy. It's a scene ripped directly from Season 24's A Tree Grows in Springfield except they replaced Homer's MyPad with a phone and had Dan re-record his dialogue. Everything else is identical.
The show hasn't had a good track record at the Emmys of late having lost in this category 6 out of the past 7 years (and not even being nominated during the 7th). They last won for Season 19's Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind (which it deserved).The Simpsons are competing for the Animated Program Emmy (Surprise, surprise...) this year and I honestly wouldn't mind if they win, since "Halloween of Horror" was one of the best episodes in years.
The same episode is also nominated for one of the Sound Mixing categories.
There's an emotional core to some of those Season 2 episodes (Bart Gets an F, One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish, Lisa's Substitute, Bart vs. Thanksgiving, The Way We Was) that they've rarely come close to hitting since. Of course, the show got funnier after that and came into its own comedically but I do occasionally miss some of the rawness of those earlier episodes in terms of giving weight to a storyline.The ending of Bart Gets an F is hard to watch, and I think it's because of how real Bart's breakdown seems. Even in more emotional moments in the series crying typically feels cartoonish but Bart losing it in Bart Gets an F really does feel like you're watching a kid who normally has it together completely unraveling in front of you and as such it's really heartbreaking.
Happy birthday, Brian McGee.
Since when is his first name John?Today also would have been Lisa and John Parkfield's 6th anniversary if they had gotten married.