The Simpsons

[henryeatscereal]

Missionary impossible:



One of the worst episodes of the Simpsons: the plot doesn't make any sense, the jokes are bad and the ending is so dumb.
This is where i became aware of their decline, after season 10 the show went to hell...

[Space Suicide]

Missionary impossible:



One of the worst episodes of the Simpsons: the plot doesn't make any sense, the jokes are bad and the ending is so dumb.
This is where i became aware of their decline, after season 10 the show went to hell...

I love the first 10 minutes with PBS and the famous "Save Me Jebus" line. After that it's whatever.

[henryeatscereal]

I love the first 10 minutes with PBS and the famous "Save Me Jebus" line. After that it's whatever.

"Same me Jebus" and Homer licking toads are the only things i like from that episode, good thing about the Simpsons are that even the worst episodes have 1 or 2 good jokes, but i miss the episodes with 20 good jokes and a great plot (plus a classic moment..), season 11 is still watchable but then the show became unbearable...

[onthewall2983]

[butter_hole]

Missionary impossible:



One of the worst episodes of the Simpsons: the plot doesn't make any sense, the jokes are bad and the ending is so dumb.
This is where i became aware of their decline, after season 10 the show went to hell...

aw cmon. the casino parts are funny. where the guy gets addicted to macaroni and cheese?

[henryeatscereal]

aw cmon. the casino parts are funny. where the guy gets addicted to macaroni and cheese?

Never liked that joke to be honest...

In other news:

[henryeatscereal]

"you probably should ignore that...", lol

[theimage13]

Hey, I was there! Right where that was shot, actually...huh, I wonder if that's the video my friend took. I never did ask her to send it to me...

[mfte]

A LEGENDARY ‘SIMPSONS’ WRITER’S LONG-LOST TV PILOT JUST GOT UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/a-leg...to-youtube-921

[ManBurning]

I really enjoyed the Simpsons and Family Guy cross over episode that came out today. I thought it was really fresh and new and I thought it was really well executed.
It's one of the better Simpsons episodes I have seen in a looong time. They should do a whole season like this, I thought it worked out well.

As for the actual Simpsons Season 26 Season Premiere, wish I could say the same... God damn, as that ever awful!! Way to start a season off guys. This was supposed to be one of the more anticipated ones too by "killing" off a member of Springfield, and without spoiling who it was, it had no audience impact. It's not really someone you care about or someone that shows up in each episode anyway. All the hype and it was a big letdown.

Here's hoping the Futurama and Simpsons cross-over can make up for an otherwise really weak opening season.

[Radiovoyr]

I really enjoyed the Simpsons and Family Guy cross over episode that came out today. I thought it was really fresh and new and I thought it was really well executed.
It's one of the better Simpsons episodes I have seen in a looong time. They should do a whole season like this, I thought it worked out well.

As for the actual Simpsons Season 26 Season Premiere, wish I could say the same... God damn, as that ever awful!! Way to start a season off guys. This was supposed to be one of the more anticipated ones too by "killing" off a member of Springfield, and without spoiling who it was, it had no audience impact. It's not really someone you care about or someone that shows up in each episode anyway. All the hype and it was a big letdown.

Here's hoping the Futurama and Simpsons cross-over can make up for an otherwise really weak opening season.

Yeah, it was not a great premiere, but as a Jew I really did like the Jewish Heaven bits a lot. Mostly beause I get really fucking tired of explaining Jewish Heaven to people at work so now I can just tell them to watch this episode. Also, I am pretty sure both of my parents last words will be 'Eh.'

[henryeatscereal]

I liked the "crossover episode" but it obviously felt more like a Family Guy show than a Simpsons one, loved the "Car wash scene" and found the Peter vs Homer fight extremely disturbing (not even funny or cool, just f'n weird...)
In the end the crossover was a good idea but nothing from another world and could have been so much better (considering all the characters they can use...)

[richardp]

That Family Guy/Simpsons cross-over was fucking atrocious. It felt unnecessary and disrespectful to drag the Simpsons' characters through Seth Macfarlane's middle school level of humor. Having Stewie do that rape joke with Bart in the room was so unbelievably out of character. And why the hell was Marge turned into such a flippant bitch?

I don't like Family Guy to start with so maybe I'm biased, but seeing Seth Macfarlane strip The Simpsons of it's usual underlying innocence and pump them full of offensive juvenile humor was bullshit. At least when The Simpsons does something off-color there is still a light heartedness to it.

[Space Suicide]

I liked it for what it was but it was nothing mind blowing or something I absolutely loved where I need to rewatch it.

Spoiler: I don't give a rat's ass about Krusty's father. Sorry, I don't. Useless character with barely any screen time.

[Tums206_BFY]

That Family Guy/Simpsons cross-over was fucking atrocious. It felt unnecessary and disrespectful to drag the Simpsons' characters through Seth Macfarlane's middle school level of humor. Having Stewie do that rape joke with Bart in the room was so unbelievably out of character. And why the hell was Marge turned into such a flippant bitch?

I don't like Family Guy to start with so maybe I'm biased, but seeing Seth Macfarlane strip The Simpsons of it's usual underlying innocence and pump them full of offensive juvenile humor was bullshit. At least when The Simpsons does something off-color there is still a light heartedness to it.

Yeah I am with you man. I thought they did a good job blending the two cartoons together animation wise but the story was just dismal and for the most part not funny. I wasn't expecting some epic mash up story or anything like that but honestly they could have came up with a better more enjoyable story. The funniest scene to me was the flashback they had when Homer and Peter were both on a plane playing on the fact they carry other shows that have been near their time slots in this case The Cleveland Show (shot down) and Bob's Burgers. Hope they never do that again to be honest.

[Fractal04]

It made me laugh a few times. And that's really about all I ask for.

[spiralout]

I would say that with the quality of both shows being what they are these days, it was a pretty entertaining episode. I really enjoyed seeing the Family Guy cast interact with The Simpsons. Lots of meta jokes, and a crazy fight at the end that....lets be honest, did anyone think that it would not be that long and a little weird to watch?

One thing that came off as not right to me was some of the Family Guy humor in a Simpsons environment. (rape joke mostly)

[m33k]

Yeah I am with you man. I thought they did a good job blending the two cartoons together animation wise but the story was just dismal and for the most part not funny. I wasn't expecting some epic mash up story or anything like that but honestly they could have came up with a better more enjoyable story. The funniest scene to me was the flashback they had when Homer and Peter were both on a plane playing on the fact they carry other shows that have been near their time slots in this case The Cleveland Show (shot down) and Bob's Burgers. Hope they never do that again to be honest.

I liked the fact that before that flashback they made reference to Family Guy's reliance on said flashbacks to fill space and produce jokes and how they don't and hopefully never will have to do that in The Simpsons.

Homer : "..cause Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin are a great team!"
Peter : "A greater team than..."
Homer : "Thaaaan...?"
Peter : "Ehhh keep going! Thaaan something else..."
Homer : "Something else? IIIIiiii don't know what this is."
Peter : *sigh* "Oh ok I'll do it..."

BTW... diehard Simpsons fan, not at all a Family guy fan, and loved the crossover. I thought they balanced the humor styles well.

There isn't a Simpsons fan alive that will tell you that its best years were post-season 11 but there were still plenty of great episodes and in the past few years with the return of a lot of its original writers/producers, it's gotten a lot more consistent.

[icklekitty]

There isn't a Simpsons fan alive that will tell you that its best years were post-season 11 but there were still plenty of great episodes and in the past few years with the return of a lot of its original writers/producers, it's gotten a lot more consistent.

Which they also played on. The meta bits were definitely my favourite.

As these cartoons air on a Sunday night, I download them on a Monday after work to watch with my dinner and a few glasses of wine as my brain slowly disintegrates into sleep. They serve a purpose.

[ambergris]

I think the Simpsons were perfect for the Clinton years, just as South Park was perfect for the Bush years. The decline of the Simpsons is symbolized for me by the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", where Homer happens to land on an island, is repeatedly gassed unconscious and at the end everyone goes surfing, or something like that. That was too random and it showed that the series was running out of ideas. That was season 12, by the way. The same season had the episode where Bart, Ralph, Nelson and someone else are a boyband. That was a VERY clever episode, and quite excellent for a 20-minute comedy show. But I think it showed that they could only be great any more with a lot of effort. After that, they lost the brilliance. Whenever I watch more recent episodes I don't find much to laugh about anymore. It's like Family Guy, I could watch it all day without even smiling. Bart moves into a loft? Simpsons go to Brazil, England or some other country? Guest Star XYZ, another time travel... it has all been done before.

[mfte]

I think the Simpsons were perfect for the Clinton years, just as South Park was perfect for the Bush years. The decline of the Simpsons is symbolized for me by the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", where Homer happens to land on an island, is repeatedly gassed unconscious and at the end everyone goes surfing, or something like that. That was too random and it showed that the series was running out of ideas. That was season 12, by the way. The same season had the episode where Bart, Ralph, Nelson and someone else are a boyband. That was a VERY clever episode, and quite excellent for a 20-minute comedy show. But I think it showed that they could only be great any more with a lot of effort. After that, they lost the brilliance. Whenever I watch more recent episodes I don't find much to laugh about anymore. It's like Family Guy, I could watch it all day without even smiling. Bart moves into a loft? Simpsons go to Brazil, England or some other country? Guest Star XYZ, another time travel... it has all been done before.

Truth.

Nothing can remain brilliant forever. I remember one day turning on the tv to find a new Simpsons episode that I've never seen it was Moe pretending to be gay so that he could run for mayor or something.... I thought "oh wow they've really run out of ideas".

Now everyone go out and get your self a bootleg bart shirt.

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/how-b...p-hop-icon-930

[ambergris]

Now everyone go out and get your self a bootleg bart shirt.

Hah, at first I read that as "Bort" shirts.

[henryeatscereal]

Brillant:

[valiantsteed]

Homer Simpson laughing hysterically is one of the purest & silliest moments of happiness for me that will never ever get old or die.

[valiantsteed]

[Space Suicide]

They don't make them like they used to.

[Space Suicide]

Why can't a super fan make this a real restaurant?

[GulDukat]

The Simpsons isn't the great show it once was, yes. That said, it's still watchable and better than 90% of crap on TV.

[onthewall2983]

The last two episodes are actually quite funny.

[henryeatscereal]