Seaosn 25, episode 19 "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting"

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Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

I've seen every Simpsons episode. Pray for Mojo.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 12:35

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 01:21

Facepalm Ranger: Jan 17, 2012; SOME PEOPLE FIND HOME APPLIANCES SEXUALLY AROUSING! ZORDS ARE NOT APPLIANCES, DAMMIT!

Germstore posted:

I've seen every Simpsons episode. Pray for Mojo.

You poor man, we'll get you some clean clothes and try do something about the smell.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 12:44

Sotar: Dec 1, 2009

How I feel about the Simpsons now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU

# ? Jul 1, 2014 12:46

FagtasticalMondays: Oct 10, 2013

Sotar posted:

How I feel about the Simpsons now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU

# ? Jul 1, 2014 12:49

CRIP EATIN BREAD: Jun 24, 2002; Hey stop worrying bout my acting bitch, and worry about your WACK ass music. In the mean time... Eat a hot bowl of Dicks! Ice T; Soiled Meat

just watched the episode where homer stops going to church and has a great day. lots of gold in that one.

forgot how good seasons 3-4 were. i actually laughed.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 13:54

Ashmole: Oct 5, 2008; _{This wish was granted by Former DILF}

I am of the belief that the Simpsons really started to suck when guest stars became the main focus of each episode.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 14:17

Al Nipper: May 7, 2008; by XyloJW

Uncle Wemus posted:

SUCH IMPROVEMENT!

Yes but the second was done in a Korean sweatshop and saved them a ton of money.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 14:17

PUGGERNAUT: Nov 14, 2013; I AM INCREDIBLY BORING AND SHOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT FOOD IN THE POLITICS THREAD

CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:

just watched the episode where homer stops going to church and has a great day. lots of gold in that one.

forgot how good seasons 3-4 were. i actually laughed.

"ah, everyone is stupid but me"

# ? Jul 1, 2014 14:23

OppyDoppyDopp: Feb 17, 2012

the seeds of its downfall were sown in the last episode of season 4, the krusty special - pointless celebrity appearances, zany antics, etc etc. It was years ahead of its time

MyronGognitti posted:

Star Trek TNG had one bad season and few a sporadicly bad episodes here and there after it got good.

There are maybe a handful of good episodes in total from TNG S1, 2 and 7.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 14:45

Neurosis: Jun 10, 2003; Fallen Rib

Bicyclops posted:

also they're apparently doing family guy and futurama crossovers with the simpsons, which will probably be more embarrassing than that episode with the critic

uhh the critic crossover episode was loving funny

# ? Jul 1, 2014 15:32

RagnarokAngel: Oct 5, 2006; Black Magic Extraordinaire

Al Nipper posted:

Yes but the second was done in a Korean sweatshop and saved them a ton of money.

You mean the first one right?

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:24

LifeSizePotato: Mar 3, 2005

Uncle Wemus posted:

SUCH IMPROVEMENT!

there's that overused fist shaking thing they always do

also,

Ashmole posted:

I am of the belief that the Simpsons really started to suck when guest stars became the main focus of each episode.

and

Sotar posted:

How I feel about the Simpsons now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU

although it seems like they used to have some celebrity guest star episodes that were alright. wasn't the one with alec baldwin not too bad?

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:26

Phoon: Apr 23, 2010

the biggest problem is celebrity guest stars playing themselves

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:28

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

Roger Tangerines posted:

there's no gate and you're not the gatekeeper

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:29

Phoon: Apr 23, 2010

you're allowed to do it but it makes you sound like a weiner

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:31

boom boom boom: Jun 28, 2012; by Shine

cheerfullydrab posted:

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

So you like new Simpsons?

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:33

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

cheerfullydrab posted:

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

Thats nice because youre a loving idiot.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:36

Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

cheerfullydrab posted:

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

This really reminds me of the "how can you say anime is bad if you don't spend literally your entire life watching every single anime series," argument.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:37

Uncle Wemus: Mar 4, 2004

cheerfullydrab posted:

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

Mike Scully or Ian Maxtome-Graham account spotted

# ? Jul 1, 2014 16:42

EmperorFritoBandito: Aug 7, 2010; by exmarx

Uncle Wemus posted:

SUCH IMPROVEMENT!

New Marge can't wait to get home so she can put Maggie in the oven.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:06

HJB: Feb 16, 2011; I can't get enough of are Dan

dem frames

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:20

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

cheerfullydrab posted:

I'm not allowed to decide who is or is not a "true" Simpsons fan, and I won't do that.

What I am allowed to do is look down/laugh at people who proclaim themselves to be huge Simpsons fans but haven't seen the majority of episodes, or even worse, refuse to see the majority of episodes because they claim the only real Simpsons is the Good Old Show.

In doing that I claim no authority of any kind nor do I believe that my opinion is the deciding factor in whether anyone else's opinion is legitimate or not.

The show really changed direction though and it actually really isn't good anymore, but keep watching the bad show so you can claim to be a true fan, I guess.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:22

JediTalentAgent: Jun 5, 2005; Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!

LifeSizePotato posted:

have you guys ever watched the simpsons in another language

I could have sworn I watched one of the episodes in Japanese and had a really great time with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WFK7iKPb0 is short couple of clips that is switching between several audio tracks.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:24

PUGGERNAUT: Nov 14, 2013; I AM INCREDIBLY BORING AND SHOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT FOOD IN THE POLITICS THREAD

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# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:27

ieatmidget: Jan 9, 2006; So I kicked him in the head until he was dead! Nyahahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrIB35sCg4I

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:43

Liquid Dinosaur: Dec 16, 2011; by Smythe

BKPR posted:

You know how Fox has a weird way of counting Simpsons episodes?

They refuse to count a couple of them, making the amount of episodes inconsistent.

The reason for this is a lost episode from season 1.

Finding details about this missing episode is difficult, no one who was working on the show at the time likes to talk about it. From what has been pieced together, the lost episode was written entirely by Matt Groening. During production of the first season, Matt started to act strangely. He was very quiet, seemed nervous and morbid. Mentioning this to anyone who was present results in them getting very angry, and forbidding you to ever mention it to Matt.

I first heard of it at an event where David Silverman was speaking. Someone in the crowd asked about the episode, and Silverman simply left the stage, ending the presentation hours early. The episode's production number was 7G06, the title was Dead Bart. The episode labeled 7G06, Moaning Lisa, was made later and given Dead Bart's production code to hide the latter's existence.

In addition to getting angry, asking anyone who was on the show about this will cause them to do everything they can to stop you from directly communicating with Matt Groening. At a fan event, I managed to follow him after he spoke to the crowd, and eventually had a chance to talk to him alone as he was leaving the building. He didn't seem upset that I had followed him, probably expected a typical encounter with an obsessive fan. When I mentioned the lost episode though, all color drained from his face and he started trembling. When I asked him if he could tell me any details, he sounded like he was on the verge of tears. He grabbed a piece of paper, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. He begged me never to mention the episode again.

The piece of paper had a website address on it, I would rather not say what it was, for reasons you'll see in a second. I entered the address into my browser, and I came to a site that was completely black, except for a line of yellow text, a download link. I clicked on it, and a file started downloading. Once the file was downloaded, my computer went crazy, it was the worst virus I had ever seen. System restore didn't work, the entire computer had to be rebooted. Before doing this though, I copied the file onto a CD. I tried to open it on my now empty computer, and as I suspected, there was an episode of The Simpsons on it.

The episode started off like any other episode, but had very poor quality animation. If you've seen the original animation for Some Enchanted Evening, it was similar, but less stable. The first act was fairly normal, but the way the characters acted was a little off. Homer seemed angrier, Marge seemed depressed, Lisa seemed anxious, Bart seemed to have genuine anger and hatred for his parents.

The episode was about the Simpsons going on a plane trip, near the end of the first act, the plane was taking off. Bart was fooling around, as you'd expect. However, as the plane was about 50 feet off the ground, Bart broke a window on the plane and was sucked out.

At the beginning of the series, Matt had an idea that the animated style of the Simpsons' world represented life, and that death turned things more realistic. This was used in this episode. The picture of Bart's corpse was barely recognizable, they took full advantage of it not having to move, and made an almost photo-realistic drawing of his dead body.

Act one ended with the shot of Bart's corpse. When act two started, Homer, Marge, and Lisa were sitting at their table, crying. The crying went on and on, it got more pained, and sounded more realistic, better acting than you would think possible. The animation started to decay even more as they cried, and you could hear murmuring in the background. The characters could barely be made out, they were stretching and blurring, they looked like deformed shadows with random bright colors thrown on them.

There were faces looking in the window, flashing in and out so you were never sure what they looked like.

This crying went on for all of act two.

Act three opened with a title card saying one year had passed. Homer, Marge, and Lisa were skeletally thin, and still sitting at the table. There was no sign of Maggie or the pets.

They decided to visit Bart's grave. Springfield was completely deserted, and as they walked to the cemetery the houses became more and more decrepit. They all looked abandoned. When they got to the grave, Bart's body was just lying in front of his tombstone, looking just like it did at the end of act one.

The family started crying again. Eventually they stopped, and just stared at Bart's body. The camera zoomed in on Homer's face. According to summaries, Homer tells a joke at this part, but it isn't audible in the version I saw, you can't tell what Homer is saying.

The view zoomed out as the episode came to a close. The tombstones in the background had the names of every Simpsons guest star on them. Some that no one had heard of in 1989, some that haven't been on the show yet. All of them had death dates on them.

For guests who died since, like Michael Jackson and George Harrison, the dates were when they would die. The credits were completely silent, and seemed handwritten. The final image was the Simpson family on their couch, like in the intros, but all drawn in hyper realistic, lifeless style of Bart's corpse.

A thought occurred to me after seeing the episode for the first time, you could try to use the tombstones to predict the death of living Simpsons guest stars, but there's something odd about most of the ones who haven't died yet.

All of their deaths are listed as the same date.

ded bort

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:46

LifeSizePotato: Mar 3, 2005

ieatmidget posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrIB35sCg4I

the lisa becomes a vegetarian episode is pretty funny though

# ? Jul 1, 2014 17:48

skaboomizzy: Nov 12, 2003; There is nothing I want to be. There is nothing I want to do.
I don't even have an image of what I want to be. I have nothing. All that exists is zero.

I think the only one I've seen from the past three seasons is where hipsters overrun Springfield and it was a watered-down mess of jokes Portlandia did a lot better

and Portlandia isn't funny either most of the time

# ? Jul 1, 2014 18:56

LifeSizePotato: Mar 3, 2005

yeah, that one was bad. portland hipsters give the world so much to ridicule and everything the writers went for felt either out-of-touch or soft, like middle-aged men poking fun at those hipsters they keep hearing about

portlandia sometimes has good concepts but they usually squander the execution

LifeSizePotato fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jul 1, 2014

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:00

The Monkey Man: Jun 10, 2012; HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT

I liked the one with the cruise ship a few years ago. It still didn't make me want to start watching the show again, though.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:03

Daius: Sep 10, 2010

ieatmidget posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrIB35sCg4I

Not only is that video terrible, it pretends that Homer becoming a total rear end in a top hat was not the real issue surrounding the Simpsons getting bad

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:32

CharlestonJew: Jul 7, 2011; Illegal Hen

Mike Reiss came to my campus and gave a seminar on working on the Simpsons. He told a lot of dick jokes then I realized I hadn't watched an episode of the Simpsons in like 4 years. Also all of the clips he showed of the Simpsons were from early seasons, so he was probably too embarassed to show any of the newer episodes.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:36

Uncle Wemus: Mar 4, 2004

Al Jean said the show could go to 50 or 60 seasons. I take that as a threat.

Who are they going to kill this year they've been trying to drum up publicity for killing a cast member in the fall (not Krabopple)

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:41

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

Every episode, another of Harry Shearer's characters dies

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:43

Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

Simpsons now has future continuity. 'Future Drama', 'Holidays of Future Past' and 'Days of Future Future' establish a future continuity where among other things Homer dies, is resurrected as a clone, the clone dies and he's resurrected as a robot. 'Future Drama' aired in 2005 and takes place in the distant future of 2013. Days of Future Future aired in 2014.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 19:48

boom boom boom: Jun 28, 2012; by Shine

Daius posted:

Not only is that video terrible, it pretends that Homer becoming a total rear end in a top hat was not the real issue surrounding the Simpsons getting bad

Homer becoming a less-likable Peter Griffin and Bart going from mischievous to genuinely learning disabled

# ? Jul 1, 2014 21:11

LifeSizePotato: Mar 3, 2005

let's be honest, the characters have all become unfunny and unrealistic caricatures of themselves, but the base of the problem with the show is the lazy (though often try-hard) writing

# ? Jul 1, 2014 21:15

Howard Beale: Feb 22, 2001; It's like this, Peanut

Uncle Wemus posted:

SUCH IMPROVEMENT!

Wwhen you watch it loop a few times the earlier one still looks like an animation clip while the later one looks like a banner ad for Simpsons Supermarket Sweepout (Play Free Now!)

# ? Jul 1, 2014 21:25

Gutcruncher: Apr 16, 2005; Go home and be a family man!

It's like the people who made the new intro didn't even understand what was going on in the original.

Edit: holy poo poo I just noticed the amazing lack of detail in the background too. Everything about this is disgusting.

Gutcruncher fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jul 1, 2014

# ? Jul 1, 2014 21:30

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coolskull: Nov 11, 2007

most of the simpsons writers went to harvard. let that sink in.

# ? Jul 1, 2014 21:41

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