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Whatev posted:Godaaaaaamn that's some bad poo poo I wonder if there was even one single person on the entire Simpsons crew that genuinely thought anything in this scene was funny
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khwarezm posted:I remember they retired Lunchlady Doris out of respect for her actor's death, much like Hutz and McClure after Phil Hartman died.
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Jul 28, 2017 02:51
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vuVjiF8Jk There are more jokes crammed into this scene than the last twenty years of the show.
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Jul 28, 2017 03:09
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I honestly feel like the show started getting terrible when they started to rely heavily on slapstick humor. Then they started to make up more and more contrived reasons for Homer to enter a slapstick situation. I would also say that slapstick sort of comedy doesn't really work in cartoons, but then again there are cartoons that were known for their great slapstick humor, so I wonder why it doesn't feel like it ever really worked in the Simpsons..
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Jul 28, 2017 19:04
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They did some great physical comedy! Another high density laff zone
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Arcsquad12 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vuVjiF8Jk I think this works because everything was focused on one single aspect: media gets carried away as gently caress with reporting high profile cases. Many of the jokes all focused on the same idea. Not a single joke required shoving in a product to make it work, it was based on a fact of life we are all at least somewhat familiar with.
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homer badman is still relevant today
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get that OUT of my face posted:homer badman is still relevant today The episode works so well because back then Homer was a loving, dumb sitcom dad with no real malice in his personality. It's a shame he's become jerkass Homer in later seasons. That Pokemon parody is godawful. It's even done in the horrible modern Simpsons animation style. I love the crappy names they come up with for trademarks such as Mapple computers. Here's Homer trying on 'Oogle goggles': https://youtu.be/b1er5t2aXUs
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SeANMcBAY posted:The voice actors sound ok and pretty much the same to me other than Marge and all of Harry Shearer's characters since he clearly hasn't cared for 20 years. Marge's voice actress sounds like she's killing her poor vocal cords. I haven't watched a new episode of the show in god knows how long and Lisa sounds like rear end now
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Jul 28, 2017 22:25
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Whatev posted:Godaaaaaamn that's some bad poo poo Holy poo poo
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Jul 28, 2017 22:51
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Gil discussion is over, but learning that they actually made him their lawyer really stings given how good he was when he had Hutz to play off. That's enough, Gil.  Don't drag her down with you.
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Jul 28, 2017 23:13
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https://youtu.be/p8M2tg2RkIQ Wat?
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Jul 28, 2017 23:23
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At least the percentage of likes helps prove the point that alt-righters have no sense of humor
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Jul 28, 2017 23:24
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I can't bring myself to watch any of the clips people are posting ITT 
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cool new Polack jokes posted:I can't bring myself to watch any of the clips people are posting ITT I actually quit out of the pokemon one because I was embarrassed for the elderly voice actors who sounded like they craved death
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Jul 28, 2017 23:37
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Simpsons writers are now AARP aged republicans
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get that OUT of my face posted:homer badman is still relevant today Homer Badman is more relevant today
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Arcsquad12 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vuVjiF8Jk gentle ben is the best goddamn thing "NOOO BEN"
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the op of this thread made a separate thread a while back just to post this clip. i got to the part where one of the administration shakes his head in shame while a caption underneath him explains the joke before closing the tabSEX BURRITO posted:'Oogle goggles' Lumpy the Cook posted:Homer Badman is more relevant today
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At what point did Mr. Burns go from the insane villainous bad guy to the goofy, detached old grinch? I think maybe that's been covered, but for his character specifically when was it most noticeable?
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Wicker Man posted:At what point did Mr. Burns go from the insane villainous bad guy to the goofy, detached old grinch? I think maybe that's been covered, but for his character specifically when was it most noticeable? that stupid citizen kane episode. it was still early enough in the series to be a funny episode overall and who shot mr burns was still a season away, but I think that's where his character started to noticably change.
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Jul 29, 2017 02:53
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At least working conditions on the show must be better now, there's no way writers there today are staying up all night to come up with funny jokes.
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finalellipsis posted:that stupid citizen kane episode. it was still early enough in the series to be a funny episode overall and who shot mr burns was still a season away, but I think that's where his character started to noticably change. Are you badmouthing Rosebud and bobo the bear you lowly degenerate?
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khwarezm posted:Are you badmouthing Rosebud and bobo the bear you lowly degenerate? I thought that episode was relatively boring. although I was like 10 when it aired so it sounds like maybe I should watch it again
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Wicker Man posted:At what point did Mr. Burns go from the insane villainous bad guy to the goofy, detached old grinch? I think maybe that's been covered, but for his character specifically when was it most noticeable?
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I wouldnt be surprised if they have some sort of AI reading news tweets and writing the episodes and jokes that way instead of getting comedy writers
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Fried Watermelon posted:I wouldnt be surprised if they have some sort of AI reading news tweets and writing the episodes and jokes that way instead of getting comedy writers Honestly I feel like a computer could probably write a more competent joke than New Simpsons writers
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Jul 29, 2017 03:34
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get that OUT of my face posted:what amazes me about modern-day simpsons is how lazy their spins on real-life company names are. they either add a letter (Mapple) or remove on (Oogle). it was no secret that a fair amount of the early writers for the simpsons were strongly influenced by mad magazine. perhaps the harvard grads who coast on doing a half-assed job should look at the old stuff they did and get some inspiration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guck4FoWQss
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Someone just posted a simpsons picture in another thread and ?????
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Jul 29, 2017 07:33
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We need a smilie of Homer doing that mouth thing now
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Still makes me laugh thinking of how immensely lovely a cartoon character Dinner Dog must be
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get that OUT of my face posted:what amazes me about modern-day simpsons is how lazy their spins on real-life company names are. they either add a letter (Mapple) or remove on (Oogle). it was no secret that a fair amount of the early writers for the simpsons were strongly influenced by mad magazine. perhaps the harvard grads who coast on doing a half-assed job should look at the old stuff they did and get some inspiration compuglobalhypermeganet was great too
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Drink-Mix Man posted:We need a smilie of Homer doing that mouth thing now seconding :homer: I'd totally buy it if someone makes a good one
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Dunno if it's been posted in the 50 pages, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHV0qxKbj6U WTF it's not death metal!!
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Jul 29, 2017 11:55
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mobby_6kl posted:Dunno if it's been posted in the 50 pages, but not even close to death metal, not even remotely mistakable for death metal also I watched that Pokemon Go thing and it was horrible to the point that I felt bad for the voice actors
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Huh looks like they did actually get at least Rob to record it. And they had no idea they'd be referred to as death metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUie42wiSDg&t=258s
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mobby_6kl posted:Huh looks like they did actually get at least Rob to record it. And they had no idea they'd be referred to as death metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUie42wiSDg&t=258s and they did this on the next episode due to the backlash 
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these days they'd just say the knockoff names and expect people to laugh because references = funny
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get that OUT of my face posted:these days they'd just say the knockoff names and expect people to laugh because references = funny Part of the joke in that scene was that they were knockoffs. Mapple and Oogle are meant to be parodies of real world companies and products but its so loving lazy. I never thought I would say this, but modern Simpsons could stand to take a page of GTA's book with their fake company names: 'Lifeinvader', 'Ammu-nation', 'Pro laps', they're all usually dumb puns and sex jokes but at least they bother to work a joke into the name itself or at least make a cutting comment on the company they're parodying rather than just changing one letter and calling it a day.
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