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Milo and POTUS posted:It's really really really good and I don't consider it to have a bad episode. That being said I don't think it's got the satirical edge that made good simpsons so good. And unlike the other guy who said that modern simpsons is mean (he's right), it's pretty clear that the writers and creators really love their characters and it shows. I love Bob's Burgers. You're right that it doesn't have any bad episodes but I prefer it when they avoid plots that are 'too zany' (like The Deepening) but even those ones are packed with good quips. They clearly don't love Jimmy Pesto. No one should, though.
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Even Jimmy Pesto stops being a jerkass and supports Bob at times and it's sweet. I wish I lived in that sort of town. I assume it's mid atlantic to coastal new england or something.
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Plan Z posted:Even modern Family Guy can have episodes that I won't immediately turn off until in the middle they get the guy with "the voice" to just do some rambling 3 minute gag out of nowhere and I'm out. Can you give an example? I'm curious, and I still watch Family Guy on a regular basis because I'm curious to see what direction it'll go in/how much worse it'll get.
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Milo and POTUS posted:Even Jimmy Pesto stops being a jerkass and supports Bob at times and it's sweet. I wish I lived in that sort of town. I assume it's mid atlantic to coastal new england or something. It�s New Jersey, in �It Snakes a Village� they go on a road trip and the map shows them start there. Agreed it�s a good show, gonna watch the newest one tonight.
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Nutsngum posted:One thing you're forgetting to mention is that this scene, and many other Simpsons jokes, work despite the references themselves. Even if you havent seen Raiders its still a really well scripted and animated action scene with its own jokes like Homer hitting the garage door or yelling incomprehensibly with the rake. Its hilarious within its own absurdity so it transcends basic reference humour. Same with the aforementioned T2 and Ned's car. This is one of those "so obvious your brain noticed it even if you didn't" points that I think a lot of fans of comedy just don't ever bother to think about. Of course it has to be funny on its own merits first. But remember all of those loving "X Movies" in the early 00s? We have an entire generation of people who think that "funny" is just "here's a thing I recognize". And that's exactly the kind of garbage that the current Simpsons is churning out. It's maddening.
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Atlas Hugged posted:This is one of those "so obvious your brain noticed it even if you didn't" points that I think a lot of fans of comedy just don't ever bother to think about. Of course it has to be funny on its own merits first. But remember all of those loving "X Movies" in the early 00s? We have an entire generation of people who think that "funny" is just "here's a thing I recognize". And that's exactly the kind of garbage that the current Simpsons is churning out. It's maddening. personally I blame family guy
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YeahTubaMike posted:Can you give an example? I'm curious, and I still watch Family Guy on a regular basis because I'm curious to see what direction it'll go in/how much worse it'll get. This was the one I could actually remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTxdPPLJGzY Some of them can be longer, especially the Peter/Chicken gags. They're not nearly as awful as most of the jokes get. Eventually, every character turns into some kind of violent psychopath and lots of jokes depend on this weird cruel violence. Plan Z fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Oct 10, 2018 |
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FilthyImp posted:Bob's Burgers has done a few T2s. Bob's Burgers did this and will always have my heart. https://youtu.be/_iVRozrFohM
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Data Graham posted:Then again, I mean this is racist because Homer's incoherent babbling is meant to mock the native language
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snack eater posted:this is racist because Homer's incoherent babbling is meant to mock the native language This will be dealt with at a later time. If at all.
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Tonight's Simpsons revealed the origins of Ned's Christianity and his mustache. He once sold trampolines door-to-door. He sells one to Grandpa for a young Homer. But then another salesman tells him that the trampolines are defective, and when they hit the 500th bounce, the static electricity builds up to a lethal level. Ned sees a newspaper saying that Homer is planning on breaking 500 bounces for the Duff Book of World Records. Ned rushes there and pushes him out of the way right before the electric blast, which hits Ned. Ned is in a coma where he meets Jesus and also his lip gets disfigured, so that's why he's Christian and has a mustache. I didn't make any of this up I swear.
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PostNouveau posted:Tonight's Simpsons revealed the origins of Ned's Christianity and his mustache. I don't believe you
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The Glumslinger posted:I don't believe you No it's true. It was one of three stories framed by God and St. Peter arguing about who gets into heaven. The other 2 were one about Marge's grandmother in Vichy France which I assume is some take off on some old movie and Lisa as Siddhartha. Tracy Morgan had a one-line cameo PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Oct 15, 2018 |
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Tracy Morgan in the steel mill and he's just pissed as hell
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PostNouveau posted:Tonight's Simpsons revealed the origins of Ned's Christianity and his mustache. 
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why didn't Grandpa just get a free trampoline out of the classifieds
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So he grew the moustache to hide the disfigurement?
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Oct 15, 2018 07:42
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He shaves his moustache in an older episode, and his lip look just fine! 
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Oct 15, 2018 08:50
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This would have certainly come up. Bubble gum in the old pushbroom
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one kinda funny joke at beginning but the social commentary being shouted through a megaphone sort
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How much older than homer is ned supposed to be? I always figured they were the same ish age
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Ned is a senior citizen with nearly 30 years on Homer, but he appears much younger thanks to a clean, Christian lifestyle. This is canon.
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so much dumb poo poo i've forgotten
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I thought Ned was the way he was because he was spanked for weeks on end at the mental asylum or whatever it was. Guys, I'm beginning to think the writers don't much care for previously-established character details.
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The writers have tried nothing man, and they're all outta ideas!
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:Ned is a senior citizen with nearly 30 years on Homer, but he appears much younger thanks to a clean, Christian lifestyle. Wasn't that pre-zombification? Not saying it makes it any better, but if it was done NOW it'd turn out that Ned was pushing 100 or something ridiculous.
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Drunken Baker posted:Wasn't that pre-zombification? Not saying it makes it any better, but if it was done NOW it'd turn out that Ned was pushing 100 or something ridiculous. Season 10, definitely not golden age anymore but still a good episode. I liked Moe scalding himself with holy water and Homer planning to use two wives only for chopping and digging.
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how much would it cost them to just hire the writing team of a currently good sitcom, have them knock out a season of whatever they're currently working on & then reskin all the characters as their nearest simpson analogue? how can you have so little interest in what you do for a living?
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I feel like IASIP is like a live, more crude and offensive version of Classic Simpsons. Several plot lines that head in crazy directions but come together in the end. Let them write a season of Simpsons.
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FilthyImp posted:Bob's Burgers has done a few T2s. Bob's Burgers is the closest thing to classic Simpsons on the air right now IMHO E: I shouldn't skip pages before posting
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PostNouveau posted:Tonight's Simpsons revealed the origins of Ned's Christianity and his mustache. It's like they gave all the writing slots to star wars extended universe fanfic authors
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Improbable Lobster posted:Bob's Burgers is the closest thing to classic Simpsons on the air right now IMHO TRUMP: We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Simpsons and less like the Belchers
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It's amazing to me that Bob's Burgers is in season 9 and the quality has pretty much never faulted, and every season ends up having a bunch of great episodes. They aren't as memorable as classic Simpsons, but very little is. It's the perfect lightweight show where you can pick almost any episode at any time and it'll probably be enjoyable.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:It's amazing to me that Bob's Burgers is in season 9 and the quality has pretty much never faulted, and every season ends up having a bunch of great episodes. They aren't as memorable as classic Simpsons, but very little is. It's the perfect lightweight show where you can pick almost any episode at any time and it'll probably be enjoyable. I've always found it to be a very dull show. It's not painful to watch, but there's nothing about it that makes me want to watch it. There's a lot of jokes where my reaction is, "Yes, that certainly was an attempt at humor."
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:It's amazing to me that Bob's Burgers is in season 9 and the quality has pretty much never faulted, and every season ends up having a bunch of great episodes. They aren't as memorable as classic Simpsons, but very little is. It's the perfect lightweight show where you can pick almost any episode at any time and it'll probably be enjoyable. Yeah, it’s a good show that sometimes veers into greatness. The characters are likeable and the stories are fun and I can expect a sensible chuckle twice per episode, but I rarely go back and rewatch any (except for the Thanksgiving episodes, the Totoro and toilet turkey episodes are top tier.)
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I can’t really get into Bob’s Burgers due to finding all the voices unpleasant to listen to.
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SeANMcBAY posted:I can’t really get into Bob’s Burgers due to finding all the voices unpleasant to listen to. you should see a doctor about that.
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Much like the best Simpsons episodes, with Bob's Burgers the gold is as much in the little throwaway lines as the major gags, and the show gets better on rewatches for me as I catch more weird little lines and character details that I missed the first time. Plus the characters are really well defined and I like them.
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SeANMcBAY posted:I can’t really get into Bob’s Burgers due to finding all the voices unpleasant to listen to. I'll admit all the shouting took some getting used to, like getting in a hot tub. But I find the actors hilarious.
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