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Wizard Master posted:Was it: Simpsons doesn't exist after season 10 at the very max. For context, I think the Simpsons Go To Japan ep might be in season 10, so I include that because it still had a few funny gags left. To add to this list, though, maybe the lowest point was when apparently Marge got breast implants? I thought Maude's death was handled pretty badly, too. That was the real start of the end. JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Feb 4, 2017 |
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Geez, actually watching some of these clips like the China trip and Box Fort are making me seriously hate this show. I have to actively cordon off my memories of the earlier seasons to keep them pristine.
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Pawn 17 posted:Is it possible that The Simpsons has never been funny and the "golden years" were only good because we were kids when we watched them?
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TF2 HAT MINING RIG posted:Maybe the last season would have been more coherent if the election results weren't so crazy in the real world.
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May 23, 2017 14:04
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54 40 or gently caress posted:I literally cannot tell which ones are jokes
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Aug 29, 2017 15:40
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OutOfPrint posted:I turned on the last few minutes of a newer episode last night from 8:22 to 8:26. In those four minutes, Homer was kicked out of a helicopter onto a mysterious island, brought to an automated house. The guy who brought him to that house wiped his memory by hitting himself in the head with a shovel. Homer then entered the house using a line from 1989 (which was actually funny), met a billionaire, and was introduced to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Ken Jennings, Susie Ormon, and another guy I can't remember with explanations of who they are. Each guest star got no more than 3 lines in that episode.
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Sep 6, 2017 15:27
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Milo and POTUS posted:Yeah. I mean it's so loving lifeless. And the single best bit is still Moe in the lie detector and any who says otherwise can go right to heck
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Oct 3, 2017 21:12
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54 40 or gently caress posted:It’s actually pretty outrageous how the stereotypical racist caricatures haven’t been slowly phased out
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Nov 16, 2017 21:49
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PostNouveau posted:That was a solid gag they haven't done in, like, 15 years.  BTW, rewatching season 2 now and these episodes are real tear-jerkers. Absolutely top-notch writing, acting, and music. Also, there are some amazing shots here that needed serious storyboarding to pull off, something that modern Simpsons just bails on. I checked out about 3 mins of a recent show and each cut was like 20-30 seconds long with digital zooms instead of changing backgrounds. The characters would just turn to face the camera if they needed to have a back-and-forth conversation. Super lazy. JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Nov 17, 2017 |
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Nov 17, 2017 02:13
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I just finished rewatching the poison fugu episode and when Homer fearfully blurts out to "Marge, I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!" and they have tears streaming down their faces, I'm like HOLY poo poo even while knowing he's obviously not dying. And then he reconnects with his dad and they say they love each other and he puts off his other bucket list items... and this is freakin' joke character Grandpa Simpson! The actors actually gave a crap then too, which really helped sell the scenes.
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Nov 17, 2017 04:26
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The episodes I'd recommend from Season 1 are: 1 - Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Really solid, heartwarming episode where they introduce Santa's Little Helper. 2 - Bart the Genius Some nice bonding scenes between Bart and Homer. 4 - There's No Disgrace Like Home The episode where the family keeps shocking each other and paradoxically bonds over their dysfunction. 5 - Moaning Lisa Great scene at the end where Marge tells Lisa to smile no matter how bad she's feeling, but when she sees Lisa's friends being little shits to her, immediately apologizes. 8 - The Telltale Head Introduces a bunch of characters for the first time and shows that Bart has a conscience. 9 - Life on the Fast Lane Great episode for Marge and Homer's relationship. 12 - Krusty Gets Busted The origin for Sideshow Bob's obsession with killing Bart. Basically, I'm a sucker for any tear-jerky scenes where the family realizes they love each other. It really flies in the face of George Bush complaining that he wished families were more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.
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Nov 17, 2017 15:50
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porking a pork bun posted:Homer Goes to College He seemed a bit more malicious and uncaring about the nerds' predicament. Still a funny episode, but I was soured on the second half.
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Pelosi de Bundi posted:season 9 was still funny, but it was definitely a change in tone. homer buying snake's car and destroying the murder home was really cartoony and wacky, and it just wasn't quite right.
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Feb 21, 2018 18:38
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PostNouveau posted:The longer clip is worse. For context, Marge has edited a beloved book from her childhood because she hasn't read it in decades, realized it was racist and is trying to reshape it into something Lisa will love.
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Apr 9, 2018 18:14
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Milo and POTUS posted:when he scratched the bottom of the lasagna pan it made the unmistakable sound of metal on metal. Yet I would advise AGAINST putting metal in the microwave. are we to believe this is some sort of magic microwave We goons really are the comic book nerds in that classic scene, right?
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Jul 1, 2018 05:36
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DanAdamKOF posted:There's an animation mistake
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Jul 3, 2018 13:28
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houstonguy posted:Good luck. I’ve tried twice, but it becomes soul-crushingly monotonous by around season 15. The golden age flies by, but then the number of laughs dwindles until you realize you haven’t laughed at all in like 40 episodes, and they’re revisiting plots they’ve already done like 3 or 4 times, and everyone sounds tired and the writing is so lazy. Almost all of the plots are lazy recycles of earlier story beats as well. Like, Homer has a dumb idea to sell grease just like when he had an idea to sell sugar and Lisa has to deal with a new classmate voiced by a celebrity (both of these rehashed plots are in the same ep btw).
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Jul 3, 2018 21:44
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fatal oopsie-daisy posted:i just saw this on youtube  This dude!
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SirPablo posted:Why are people discussing SP? Also the "almost there" gag with the stick when he wants pizza and the whole "bathroom out of order" joke. Actually, now that I think about it, the most memorable jokes (at least, to me) from that episode are all in the span of like a minute. The family touring NYC and the other stuff with Homer aren't as amazing as those 3 gags in the middle of the show. JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Aug 29, 2018 |
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Aug 29, 2018 15:08
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On an early seasons rewatch, I decided to wade into Season 10 a bit and stopped right at the episode where Homer finds out his middle name and becomes a hippie. That was the worst Homer had ever acted on the show so far, just complete rear end in a top hat to everyone. I also think an earlier ep where Homer gets drunk and stares at Maude's cleavage, then tries to get out of marriage counseling and barely apologizes to Marge is pretty bad, as well.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:When You Dish Upon a Star is the worst jerkass Homer and pointless celebrity guests up to that point.
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Plan Z posted:It won't go away from my recommended. I tried clicking through a few clips, and it really comes off as the type of sheltered nerd who has only really been around the same two dozen people just like him all his life. You can make arguments for and against Apu, but he makes a lot of the dumb ones for him pretty much based entirely on his views and experiences. The one clip I remember is like "I don't want anyone to be bullied, but you can only blame the bully, not the cartoon he uses to mock you," which is an argument I feel like anyone who wants to pass the fifth grade could take down.
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