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It’s so that a network can air more “new” episodes in a season while paying less money to make them.
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its good to know tv execs were always dumb as dog poo poo. 3-4 a season, really?
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Aug 27, 2018 22:20
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The Critic's last episode was a loving clip show
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Aug 27, 2018 22:39
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khwarezm posted:Clipshows are such a bizarre idea in the 21st century. Like I hear about the rationales behind them when they were a thing, but why not just make a season an episode shorter instead?
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Aug 27, 2018 22:40
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Community (yes yes I know) did an excellent mockery of clipshow episodes by airing one entirely comprised of clips from non-existent episodes.
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Aug 27, 2018 23:28
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The episode where they have gary Coleman saying whatchu talkin bout a bunch of times. By this point it was well known that gary hated the catchphrase and how his life was in shambles it just seemed dickish of the simpsons to make him do it.
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Aug 27, 2018 23:36
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Improbable Lobster posted:The Critic's last episode was a loving clip show It was surprisingly good anyway because it had Milton berle and Kareem Abdul Jabar. Man that show was good. They loving eviscerate Woody allen. Repeatedly. It's so great.
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Aug 27, 2018 23:44
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Uncle Wemus posted:The episode where they have gary Coleman saying whatchu talkin bout a bunch of times. By this point it was well known that gary hated the catchphrase and how his life was in shambles it just seemed dickish of the simpsons to make him do it. *entire class is looking at bart but instead its the USA and bart is gary coleman* *SAY THE LINE BART*
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Aug 27, 2018 23:47
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It's been covered but Simpsons celebrity worship has always been a drag
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Community (yes yes I know) did an excellent mockery of clipshow episodes by airing one entirely comprised of clips from non-existent episodes. Now that’s what I call a sticky situation
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Aug 27, 2018 23:50
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Sockser posted:Now that’s what I call a sticky situation that episode of southpark was p funny
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Aug 27, 2018 23:51
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Community (yes yes I know) yep, it's a great show
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Aug 27, 2018 23:57
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Peter Daou Bundy posted:that episode of southpark was p funny the earlier episodes of south park were so much better even now.
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Aug 28, 2018 00:17
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Milo and POTUS posted:the earlier episodes of south park were so much better even now. the smore schnopps episode where everybody continues to fight the civil war to drink for free is great
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Aug 28, 2018 00:21
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Milo and POTUS posted:It was surprisingly good anyway because it had Milton berle and Kareem Abdul Jabar. Man that show was good. They loving eviscerate Woody allen. Repeatedly. It's so great. The Critic is one of the best television shows of all time
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Aug 28, 2018 00:22
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Code Jockey posted:The Critic is one of the best television shows of all time It may not even be in the top ten animated shows of all time. It's going to be tough to make any kind of definitive list though since you're never going to get people to agree on if a show like The Simpsons, with 8-10 seasons of gold and nearly twice that in garbage, qualifies as better than a show with two solid seasons that never had a drop off in quality, let alone literal decades of unwatchable dreck. And if you look at other benchmarks, like cultural impact or viewership, you end up with things like Family Guy near the top of the list and that's not good. The Critic specifically though never really felt as good as the sum of its parts. The gags are good and the satire is stellar, especially when they're going after Woody Allen or lovingly mocking Orson Welles, but they rarely combine into a memorable or meaningful plot. It's a string of jokes that are loosely connected.
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Aug 28, 2018 00:43
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I want The Critic to come back but only if they aged every character in real time. I wanna see pathetic late 50s Jay trying to cope with the YouTube critic generation.
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Aug 28, 2018 01:23
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I'm kind of surprised nobody tries to revive Duckman, especially given that it legitimately ended on a cliffhanger and it seems like the kind of show a streaming service would be desperate to sign.
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Aug 28, 2018 01:32
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Duke Phillips was infinitely better than Mr. Burns and Mr. Burns is one of the most well developed characters on the show
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Atlas Hugged posted:It may not even be in the top ten animated shows of all time. It's going to be tough to make any kind of definitive list though since you're never going to get people to agree on if a show like The Simpsons, with 8-10 seasons of gold and nearly twice that in garbage, qualifies as better than a show with two solid seasons that never had a drop off in quality, let alone literal decades of unwatchable dreck. And if you look at other benchmarks, like cultural impact or viewership, you end up with things like Family Guy near the top of the list and that's not good. Nah, it's an amazing show. There's not a bad episode in the bunch and it's the only contemporary show that rivals good simpsons. e: eh, you were kinder to it than I thought given your first sentence. I'm very defensive of it. It's really good though. Milo and POTUS fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Aug 28, 2018 |
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Aug 28, 2018 02:39
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Maybe B&B, I guess.
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Aug 28, 2018 02:41
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1500quidporsche posted:I'm kind of surprised nobody tries to revive Duckman SeANMcBAY posted:I want The Critic to come back but only if they aged every character in real time. I wanna see pathetic late 50s Jay trying to cope with the YouTube critic generation. Jay's parents being fabulously wealthy Rockefeller republicans would be.... something nowadays.
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Aug 28, 2018 02:55
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Tom Gorman posted:Duke Phillips was infinitely better than Mr. Burns and Mr. Burns is one of the most well developed characters on the show Unfortunately Charles Napier passed away some years ago. Uncle Wemus posted:The episode where they have gary Coleman saying whatchu talkin bout a bunch of times. By this point it was well known that gary hated the catchphrase and how his life was in shambles it just seemed dickish of the simpsons to make him do it. That entire episode was incredibly mean to him for no real reason. See also the part where he's talking on an unplugged phone.
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Aug 28, 2018 03:31
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Milo and POTUS posted:the earlier episodes of south park were so much better even now. South Park is suffering from the opposite problem the Simpsons has, which is that it’s creators went way too far up their own asses and micromanaged the show to death, whereas Groening and co have nothing to do with the show anymore and it’s just a 22-minute Korean computer art exhibition
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Aug 28, 2018 03:44
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I did a quick forums search for the name of the show and nothing showed up in this thread so far but the show 'Disenchanted' on Netflix by Groening is REALLY loving GOOD and I'm enjoying it so far. I'm probably like some people in this thread that haven't seen The Simpsons since probably the mid to late 90s, and given the clips in the OP from the recent seasons that's a good thing, but Disenchanted reminds me a good bit of Futurama level funny so far.
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fatal oopsie-daisy posted:South Park is suffering from the opposite problem the Simpsons has, which is that it’s creators went way too far up their own asses and micromanaged the show to death, whereas Groening and co have nothing to do with the show anymore and it’s just a 22-minute Korean computer art exhibition I agree but South Park can still do a funny episode once in a while regardless of their lovely politics.
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iroguebot posted:I did a quick forums search for the name of the show and nothing showed up in this thread so far but the show 'Disenchanted' on Netflix by Groening is REALLY loving GOOD and I'm enjoying it so far. I'm probably like some people in this thread that haven't seen The Simpsons since probably the mid to late 90s, and given the clips in the OP from the recent seasons that's a good thing, but Disenchanted reminds me a good bit of Futurama level funny so far. It's ok. It's not great, not terrible. Eric Andre's little demon dude is a poor Bender replacement. He doesn't emote quite enough. It's very pretty for a Groening show though.
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The last two seasons of South Park were among the worst they've ever done, but before that were several that were some of the best they've ever done. They also really haven't been that political for a while. If they do a political topic, they use it to do something absurd these days rather than spend the whole episode making a strong stance (or lack thereof).
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Milo and POTUS posted:It's ok. It's not great, not terrible. Eric Andre's little demon dude is a poor Bender replacement. He doesn't emote quite enough. It's very pretty for a Groening show though. That was my biggest complaint when I was talking about it to a friend, Andre is a relatively big comedy name right now and he's way too underutilized
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iroguebot posted:I did a quick forums search for the name of the show and nothing showed up in this thread so far but the show 'Disenchanted' on Netflix by Groening is REALLY loving GOOD and I'm enjoying it so far. I'm probably like some people in this thread that haven't seen The Simpsons since probably the mid to late 90s, and given the clips in the OP from the recent seasons that's a good thing, but Disenchanted reminds me a good bit of Futurama level funny so far. "Disenchantment" not "Disenchanted" It's got promise, but I didn't find the first season very funny. It's OK. It's pretty rare for a comedy to find itself immediately, and they've got another half-season coming. I'm sure Netflix will renew because it's got Groening and a bunch of other Simpsons greats on staff.
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The entirety of Season Six sucks compete and total rear end. But i I had to name any one train wreck, Bart vs Australia. And In also have to agree with earlier comments that South Park had a surprisingly strong run (I'd say 12 years of gold, and a few on-and-off years after that), but it had to eventually derail. Versus The Simsons, they had the benefit of not having "insert this-season's new rejects from SNL writing crap a 65-year-old suck-down gleefully" revolving door. But the tightly-controlled direction meant that once it cratered it was going tot be a fantastic burnout. That has been happening the last few years. defaultluser fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Aug 28, 2018 |
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Aug 28, 2018 06:17
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PostNouveau posted:"Disenchantment" not "Disenchanted" There’s already a season 2 order so we’ll at least get that next year. I liked it a lot overall and think it’ll only improve.
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Aug 28, 2018 06:39
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What was the lowest point of South Park? I vote PewDiePie
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Aug 28, 2018 06:45
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defaultluser posted:The entirety of Season Six sucks compete and total rear end. 
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SeANMcBAY posted:There’s already a season 2 order so we’ll at least get that next year. I liked it a lot overall and think it’ll only improve. Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next. Some of the jokes miss the mark, but it's filling the Futurama shaped void in my life. Also, Matt Berry as the prince is perfect.
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Aug 28, 2018 07:17
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Tom Gorman posted:Duke Phillips was infinitely better than Mr. Burns and Mr. Burns is one of the most well developed characters on the show Gaze into the hypnotic power of my evil eye! That entire episode was nothing but gold. One thing that always bothered me in The Critic, was how they drew Sherman's pupils in season 2. I liked them better when he wasn't coked out of his mind.
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Aug 28, 2018 08:27
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PostNouveau posted:What was the lowest point of South Park? Oprah and her minge. Also Bart vs. Australia is some of the funniest 22 minutes ever written. If you want "absurd cartoon Simpsons" it's one of the very few episodes that ever got it completely right. Unfortunately I feel that its being generally well received opened up the doors to all of their wacky adventures abroad and none of them have been anywhere near as good.
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Aug 28, 2018 08:33
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THE BAR posted:That entire episode was nothing but gold. Ehhh. Mostly. Yeah, the network change (went from ABC to Fox, right?) caused a bunch of changes, including softening Jay's animation model, adding Alice to be a constant girlfriend and doing away with all of Jay's weird gross single guy stuff. Guess i didn't notice any of that as a kid. I really loved the movie parodies, though.
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Aug 28, 2018 08:45
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that people go about their lives when lisa has balls drives me up the wall
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90% of simpsons shitposting is Australians and kiwis who took bart vs Australia and ran with it
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