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The Simpsons Turn 10

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the best-show-on-television dept.

SkulkCU writes "The Simpsons turn 10 today. I still laugh throughout every show. " I still say that the Simpsons is the best show on television last decade. This season has been stronger than the last couple too.

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  1. No Surprise by AT · · Score: 3
    No surprise here. The Simpsons doesn't suffer from some of the usual TV show killers:
    • Actors outgrowing their roles
    • Actor's egos and ambitions outgrowing their roles

    Smithers, massage my brain...
  2. the relevant Bart quote... by Laural · · Score: 3

    "If I ever have a hit show, I'm gonna run that sucker into the ground..."

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  3. Re:A measure of success by Tower · · Score: 3

    Excellent (with appropriate finger tapping): Used as a response to anything impressive or well-planned (such as a Ferrari or plot to take over the world).

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  4. Apu's card program . . . by osterby · · Score: 3

    I love that Apu scene where we learn he has a Computer Science Ph.D. He pulls out his stack of punch cards for a Solitaire program or something. Dr. Finkelman: "Computers will get bigger and bigger until only the richest kings of Europe will be able to afford them."

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  5. Re:Somebody dies next month by Stavr0 · · Score: 4
    Yep. This is due to Maggie Roswell leaving the show.
    "According to a reliable source, Mrs. Roswell's characters are actually set to disappear from the show; Mrs. Mitzman Gaven would provide Maude Flanders' voice for Faith Off [BABF06], in which the character would die."

    Found it at:
    http://www.snpp.com/episodes/season11.html
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  6. Slashdot's TROY McCLURE by JustShootMe · · Score: 4

    Hi, I'm troy McClure. You may remember me from shows such as "I open sourced Natalie Portman", and "Trolling for Moderator points!"...

    With apologies to all of the hard working ACs out there...


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  7. We Get No Respect by Shaheen · · Score: 5

    We as the viewing public of The Simpsons have not gotten much respect from the lawyers of the FOX network.

    During the past 6 months, many Simpsons sites have received cease and desist letters from their attorneys because the sites contain archived multimedia of The Simpsons.

    I don't understand why FOX doesn't see the coverage of The Simpsons on the web as a GOOD thing - it's almost free advertising. Also, I believe I read an interview with Matt Groening in which he stated that he himself loves the coverage of his show on the web.

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  8. Somebody dies next month by SpiceWare · · Score: 5

    A regular character will die during the February sweeps. They don't say who. My guess would be Grandpa as they don't do much with him anymore.

    Upcoming guests include Betty White, Stephen King, Britney Spears, and Kid Rock & Joe C.

    I read it this morning in the dead-tree version of the Houston Chronicle. I found the online article so you can read it if you like.

  9. New Simpsons Website by Cplus · · Score: 5

    They completely revampaed the official site today. It has a new splash page, a new free ISP (paid by adverts), and a webcast of the Simpsons receiving their star on the Hollywood walk of fame. The webcast is today at 5:00pm EST, half an hour from now, D'oh.


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  10. A measure of success by Snackwell · · Score: 5
    I'd say one of the best barometers of how well a show has succeeded over the long term is how many of its catch phrases have migrated into the common vocabulary... and the Simpsons are a goldmine of 'em.

    The most elegant and widespread, of course is simply,
    D'oh!
    I mean... sure it was said B.H. (Before Homer), but almost anyone who says it now, including in other TV shows or movies, is referring to the king himself.

    Then there's some others

    • "Haw-haw," with that only-could-be-Nelson inflection
    • Eat my shorts
    • Mmmmm, [fill in currently-being-eaten food item]
    • I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, no one can prove a thing

    All of this of course is separate from the revolution in prime-time animated television that the Simpsons spawned.
    Point? Merely this: a hearty huzzah for the Simpsons, and ten more years of success.
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