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Data Graham posted:Yeah, in Canada the whole thing's flip-flopped. 
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Those poor loving Korean animators who had to animate that poo poo
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And that episode aired 27 years ago this month. That Troy McClure quote is older than some goons here.
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Punkin Spunkin posted:I genuinely enjoy watching new Simpsons with my SO just out of the same instinct that makes people rubberneck a car crash. That's me with my mom and Law & Order SVU. If I had a friend/family member that was interested in The Simpsons on that level, I probably would have started watching again after the Lady Gaga episode. Oh god, it's people like us keeping these awful shows undeservedly afloat... 
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You Are A Elf posted:And that episode aired 27 years ago this month. That Troy McClure quote is older than some goons here.  I was in 1st grade when that aired and two generations of people have been born since then zetamind2000 fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Dec 16, 2022 |
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You Are A Elf posted:And that episode aired 27 years ago this month. That Troy McClure quote is older than some goons here. I am old enough to have watched it when it aired, not understand any of it, but laugh anyway because my dad laughed at it so therefore it must be funny
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In just two days, the series premiere turns 33 years old. Bart and I were the same age and school grade at the time. That “have no fears, we’ve got stories for years!” song is from a 20 year old episode. I mean, I don’t know the point I’m making here, but maybe it’s time to put this show out to pasture before Julie Kavner becomes the first person to die from hemorrhaged vocal cords.
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Ah come one if they can just make it three or four more years the voice emulators will be good enough they can keep the show crawling along for as long as watching sound and images at the same time is a thing! Don't you want to watch bart get his first VR girlfriend, or Lisa jump on the popular new kid trend of getting your brain transplanted into genetically modified squid-sheep!
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dr_rat posted:With how garbage the writing is in a lot of current era simpsions. Like how are they picking the writers that are so bleh? Like you think there would be a bunch of talented writers that would of loved to of started writing for the Simpsions. Or is it just a case of there is talented writers but the producers/show runners suck any amount of comedy out of them during the script writing process. They're all Harvard failkids who want it on their resume and have no reason to put in any effort.
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Simpsons should be the first fully AI production. The scripts, the voices, the animation... just let AI take over and thy will be done.
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Looks like those clowns in Congress did it again!
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Das Boo posted:Simpsons should be the first fully AI production. The scripts, the voices, the animation... just let AI take over and thy will be done. ChatGPT has a few ideas Write an episode of The Simpsons where Homer tries to write an episode of The Simpsons posted:Homer Simpson sat at his desk, staring at the blank piece of paper in front of him. He had always dreamed of writing an episode of The Simpsons, but he had never actually tried it before. Recursive television's worth at least a season zetamind2000 fucked around with this message at 08:50 on Dec 16, 2022 |
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dr_rat posted:With how garbage the writing is in a lot of current era simpsions. Like how are they picking the writers that are so bleh? Like you think there would be a bunch of talented writers that would of loved to of started writing for the Simpsions. Or is it just a case of there is talented writers but the producers/show runners suck any amount of comedy out of them during the script writing process. i listened to an interview with a staff writer - admittedly quite a while ago, like.. over 10 years - where he mentioned that the writing team doesn't have much turnover, and something like 80-90% of the staff was made up of the same people for more than a decade. it's pretty tightknit group that's very difficult to get in. and considering he mentioned that a jr. staff writer (meaning someone who just got hired) got paid $500k per season, i could partially understand why.
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dr_rat posted:With how garbage the writing is in a lot of current era simpsions. Like how are they picking the writers that are so bleh? Like you think there would be a bunch of talented writers that would of loved to of started writing for the Simpsions. Or is it just a case of there is talented writers but the producers/show runners suck any amount of comedy out of them during the script writing process. In its golden years, the Simpsons had a very high turnover of showrunners and writers. While it was a big Harvard circlejerk, there was also weirdo outsiders like David Mirkin and John Swartzwelder. Having different showrunners every two seasons also kept introducing fresh perspectives and approaches. A lot of the turnover was because the talented, ambitious writers wanted to leave and create their own projects. Even Matt Groening has created two new shows since. But Al Jean has remained as showrunner for over 20 years. From what I've heard, he's a very nice boss and the studio finds him reliable. But the writers room is now a comfortable dead end. An entire career on one show. If you sort the list of Simpsons writers by number of episodes written, the most prolific are usually from the middle and later seasons. There's also the rampant nepotism. The Simpsons has always been infested with National Lampooners, but at least they weren't family or the less talented relatives of other writers. - Al Jean's wife has 11 writing credits. - Joel H Cohen got a writing gig because his brother wrote Flaming Moes. He now has 36 writing credits. - Bob Odenkirk's younger brother has 15 writing credits. - Dan Castellena and his wife have co-written 9 episodes. - The episode where Smithers comes out as gay was written by a father-son writing duo. Even if all these people are talented writers, they're not in a position to tell each other that their ideas suck.
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But in the Itchy and Scratchy or Krusty episodes, all the writers acted as if it was the network types who sucked the life out of TV shows?
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What are good cartoons still airing? Bob’s burgers is a joyless slog, lower decks is ok but a bit excessive on substituting references for jokes, Beavis and Butthead’s return was excellent no complaints there but that season is done.
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Charles 2 of Spain posted:Looks like those clowns in Congress did it again! How do you keep up with the news like that?
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I like yolo crystal fantasy but I can't think of much else, got tired of Rick and Morty many many seasons ago
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American Dad's been really good in the last couple seasons. Worst it's been imo is the season when it moved to TBS.
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FireWorksWell posted:American Dad's been really good in the last couple seasons. Worst it's been imo is the season when it moved to TBS. It's so weird -- MOST of the episodes from that season don't even suck outright imho, but the only ones that stand out as good to me are the one where Snot learns karate from that guy whose hero is (pre-president) Joe Biden, the one where the old actress thinks Stan is a reincarnation of her dead husband, and the one where Stan tries to be cool with college kids & fails miserably. Then the next season is probably in the top three of the entire show for me.
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YeahTubaMike posted:It's so weird -- MOST of the episodes from that season don't even suck outright imho, but the only ones that stand out as good to me are the one where Snot learns karate from that guy whose hero is (pre-president) Joe Biden, the one where the old actress thinks Stan is a reincarnation of her dead husband, and the one where Stan tries to be cool with college kids & fails miserably. Yeah looking at the list for 12 the only episodes I didn't like were Fung and the texting episode, but I guess those were bad enough to bring my view on the season down. White Porsche Christmas is one of my all time favorites for instance.
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Was Rabbit Ears pre or post TBS? I enjoyed that episode a lot. I’d look myself but the season numbers and what episode belongs where seems different depending on what site you’re on
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I’ve been catching up on the past few seasons of Family Guy long after they’ve aired after having not seen it for a good while, and by Jove, it’s been pretty funny and solid. It’s definitely not something I would admit to liking again, but what I’ve seen has been pretty consistent. It’s almost like Seth MacFarlane being busy with other projects like The Orville and not giving a poo poo about Family Guy or American Dad! anymore (aside from voice acting) has made both series better.
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FireWorksWell posted:Yeah looking at the list for 12 the only episodes I didn't like were Fung and the texting episode, but I guess those were bad enough to bring my view on the season down. White Porsche Christmas is one of my all time favorites for instance. Yeah, American Fung was terrible. Was the texting episode Seizures Suit Stanny? Because that one is terrible too. I don't remember White Porsche Christmas because I tend not to watch Christmas episodes of any show unless it's really close to Christmas...so I guess I have something to do this weekend. You Are A Elf posted:I’ve been catching up on the past few seasons of Family Guy long after they’ve aired after having not seen it for a good while, and by Jove, it’s been pretty funny and solid. It’s definitely not something I would admit to liking again, but what I’ve seen has been pretty consistent. Yeah, I like post-cancellation Family Guy. This latest episode sucks because the episodes where Brian's douchebaggery is front & center are kind of bleh, but I haven't really had any complaints lately. edit: missing word YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Dec 16, 2022 |
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You Are A Elf posted:I’ve been catching up on the past few seasons of Family Guy long after they’ve aired after having not seen it for a good while, and by Jove, it’s been pretty funny and solid. They removed Quagmire.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:What are good cartoons still airing? Bob’s burgers is a joyless slog, lower decks is ok but a bit excessive on substituting references for jokes, Beavis and Butthead’s return was excellent no complaints there but that season is done. Bluey is good. A bit toddler centric but the parents are actually really well characterized and they slip in a ton of jokes the target audience has no chance of getting.
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hatty posted:Did they kill him? Pretty much.
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Wasn't there a "Stewie and Quagmire have a surprisingly nice time together in Paris" episode sometime very recently?
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The man who made Rick and Morty Bushworld Adventures gets a free pass for life We're going to go to Bendigo, Morty I've got a real gun Morty. I'm gonna kill you today, Morty. You're actually gonna die! I'm gonna kill you then I'm gonna kill myself!
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Toxic Mental posted:The man who made Rick and Morty Bushworld Adventures gets a free pass for life Anyone who liked that and Smiling Friends would probably do well to dig up the Damo and Darren shorts on YouTube from the same guy.
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MassiveSky posted:They removed Quagmire. Yep. I stopped watching the show around the time they started doing the Star Wars parodies (which I looked up was season six) because Quagmire was a sex pest and rapist played up for laughs. Same thing with Herbert the pedophile. No thanks; poo poo’s vile.
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Porfiriato posted:Anyone who liked that and Smiling Friends would probably do well to dig up the Damo and Darren shorts on YouTube from the same guy. My brother, those are the videos that taught me how to do the Aus accent Oi Damo oim goin down to the bottleo to get some fourex, give us ya cennuhlink ya cant
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You Are A Elf posted:Yep. I stopped watching the show around the time they started doing the Star Wars parodies (which I looked up was season six) because Quagmire was a sex pest and rapist played up for laughs. Same thing with Herbert the pedophile. No thanks; poo poo’s vile. Yup, I liked the show years ago but not since learning maybe the plan was to say awful stuff to mock vile people, but turns out those folk are some of their biggest fans and are getting life lessons. From Jon Krakauer’s book Missoula: quote:The accused rapist, Calvin Smith, had graduated from a small-town high school the previous June, where he'd distinguished himself as an athlete. Individuals who knew Smith have described him as "kind," "easygoing," and "goofy." But he had never had sex before meeting Kaitlynn Kelly, and a look at what he has posted on a social media site suggests that he was a frustrated, involuntary celibate. On January 11, 2011, Smith posted a line from the animated sitcom Family Guy on his Facebook page: "women are not people god just put them here for mans entertainment."
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MassiveSky posted:Pretty much. Did they replace him with an Italian American sex pest only to bring the real Quagmire back half a season later?
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