|
Started watching Season 1 of Simpsons. The last time I watched the show was at least 10 years ago on reruns, and I haven't seen any new episodes since. While the production value is pretty low and the episodes aren't as funny as later ones, they're still entertaining and at least have some kind of heart to them instead being the husk of a show it seems to be today (Really, the only way the Simpsons ever seems to be relevant these days is by doing some lame crossover or by doing an extended unfunny pop culture reference). The part I think is most interesting about the early shows is how religious the Simpson family is. They go to church each week, they pray to god when they're down on their luck, they talk about angels and living according to the bible, they show the kids in Sunday school, etc. I can't think of a show today that portrays a "normal" American family as white or as Christian as the Simpsons besides the show itself, and they only get away with it because they've been around so long. Makes you think about how society has changed in 25 years.
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2024 07:35 |
|
|
g. f. yourself
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:14
|
|
|
Also, Bart skateboards everywhere. Who the gently caress skateboards anymore?
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:16
|
|
|
Lisa needs braces
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:17
|
|
|
dont have a cow man
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:17
|
|
|
Nooner posted:Lisa needs braces dental plan
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:18
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:18
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:19
|
|
|
Old Simpsons is practically dadcartoons now.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:20
|
|
|
The first 6 or so seasons of the Simpsons were great.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:20
|
|
God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
|
WHO LET HER JUGS OUT? (D'oh, D'oh D'oh D'oh) MARGE LET HER JUGS OUT! (D'oh, D'oh D'oh D'oh)
|
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:20
|
|
|
bart's goldfish gets an f
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:20
|
|
|
die bart, die
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:22
|
|
|
The pre-season 3 episodes are weird because Homer is all sad and sounds like his voice is being played back through a tape recorder at 85% speed.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:24
|
|
|
b'oh.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:25
|
|
|
Seasons 4-7 are nearly bulletproof and large swaths of Season 2-3 and Seasons 8-9 are above average with a few classics sprinkled in. Everything else is p. "meh" aside from Season 1 which gets a pass for historical value.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:33
|
|
|
they've been showing them in order on the fox affiliate here and I've actually managed to survive to season 17 but now it's just totally, totally unwatchable OH MAN HOW WACKY IT TURNS OUT HOMER HAS A NICE SINGING VOICE WHEN HE LAYS DOWN
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:36
|
|
|
Mr.Smiley4 posted:Also, Bart skateboards everywhere. Who the gently caress skateboards anymore? Tony hawk
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:41
|
|
|
seth mcfarlane should have died on 911
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:51
|
|
|
Code Jockey posted:they've been showing them in order on the fox affiliate here and I've actually managed to survive to season 17 but now it's just totally, totally unwatchable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer%27s_Barbershop_Quartet
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:53
|
|
|
False dichotomy. Homer's Babershop Quartet is an entire episode structured around riffing on the Beatles. Homer having a great singing voice when he lays down is "poo poo we really don't have any good plot ideas right now."
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:55
|
|
|
I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:57
|
|
|
remember when homer was kurt cobain? very timely.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 22:58
|
|
|
Chinatown posted:seth mcfarlane should have died on 911
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:00
|
|
|
mind the walrus posted:False dichotomy. Homer's Babershop Quartet is an entire episode structured around riffing on the Beatles. Homer having a great singing voice when he lays down is "poo poo we really don't have any good plot ideas right now." yeah the barbershop one was at least somewhat amusing, even if yeah it begins to veer into "weekly wacky hijinks with everyone's favorite town" mode Jerry Mumphrey posted:I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z the best musical segment the show has ever done, rip phil heart man
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:01
|
|
|
Chinatown posted:seth mcfarlane should have died on 911
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:01
|
|
|
Code Jockey posted:yeah the barbershop one was at least somewhat amusing, even if yeah it begins to veer into "weekly wacky hijinks with everyone's favorite town" mode To be fair they were doing that poo poo as early as the Season 3 opener with Michael Jackson. The problem was that the writers were clearly burnt the gently caress out by Season 8-9 and started to get lazier and lazier about how they executed every idea they came up with.
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:05
|
|
|
Chinatown posted:seth mcfarlane should have died on 911
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:09
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:10
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 7, 2015 23:15
|
|
|
Seasons 2-6 are great TV and it's a lot more fun to see Homer as a working class schlub who means well but fucks up a lot. Now he's just some scammer who gets in a wacky situation every week. Also the scene with Krusty's accountant scolding him for betting against the Harlem Globetrotters because he "thought the Generals were due for a win" is worth watching the series for.
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:00
|
|
|
I had a sudden urge to hear Homer's rant at Bart after Bart steals a copy of Bonestorm the other day and it was exactly as hysterical as I remember it being "Why do you think I brought you to all those Police Academy movies?! For FUN? I didn't hear anyone laughing!"
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:07
|
|
|
Hadaka Apron posted:WHO LET HER JUGS OUT? look at those bozangas!
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:10
|
|
|
CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Seasons 2-6 are great TV and it's a lot more fun to see Homer as a working class schlub who means well but fucks up a lot. Now he's just some scammer who gets in a wacky situation every week. Again the episode where Homer becomes a motherfucking Astronaut is smack-dab in the middle of the Golden Age of the show. The problem was never the concepts it's that the writers changed and started to suck. quote:Also the scene with Krusty's accountant scolding him for betting against the Harlem Globetrotters because he "thought the Generals were due for a win" is worth watching the series for. Isn't that the same episode where he lights a cigar with a flaming copy of Action Comics #1? God I love that scene.
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:19
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:25
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:27
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:34
|
|
|
boo urns that's a paddlin
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:35
|
|
|
Works on contigency? No, money down!
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:37
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2024 07:35 |
|
|
mind the walrus posted:Again the episode where Homer becomes a motherfucking Astronaut is smack-dab in the middle of the Golden Age of the show. The problem was never the concepts it's that the writers changed and started to suck. But the basis of that episode is that he's hired because he's a working class schlub.
|
|
#
?
May 8, 2015 00:45
|
|
