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The Simpsons The Movie?
rosewood writes "Everyone loves the Simpsons so why not a Simpsons movie? I know I'm not the only one that would look forward for it. " I'm more than a little skeptical, but hell, South Park scaled pretty well to the big screen. Maybe if they could get some of the writers in from the earlier seasons (You listening Conan?) on board, they could do something awesome.
... but what the heck. I'd love to watch a Simpsons movie.
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It's really sorta hard to imagine what it'd be like, though... I think part of the beauty of the Simpsons is the simplicity of the plots, buffed by the arcane insanity of the in-between stuff that goes on, often in the background. Dunno if I could handle a full hour and a half of that, but maybe... just maybe
(Here in LA, Fox shows Simpsons 3 times daily... admittedly, there's a lot of repeats, but hey, it's Homer-ific!)
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You know you're a geek when you refer to something going from TV to the big screen as "scaling".
That's priceless.
Referring to a woman who you knew years ago as a pigtailed little girl: Wow, she sure scaled well.
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Dan Castalaneta (sp) the voice of Homer Simpson stated on the Tom Lykis show (while in Aspen) that a feature film was unlikely during the time the show is in television.
Apparently the current yearly episode load (something like 22) is about the maximum the show can handle. Apparently it takes 7 months to write, draw, animate and then do the voices for an episode.
It seems these days, they are running out of things to do with the simpsons. Perhaps they should kill them off in the movie or something. :) Anyone else notice the abundance of reused jokes and bland storylines?
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It's kinda like everyone got overdosed on South Park after the movie, I'm kinda wary of something like that happening with the Simpsons.
The Simpsons would easily scale into a full length movie...just think of all the episodes that were 2,3,4 parters. You could probably string together the simpsons for literally hours on end and never lose the humor, its just the way that show is.
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And even better is the fact that it would be made specifically as a movie...think of a full scale simpsons plot...without having to wait for the next episode. It'd be awesome.
Theres a reason the simpsons are the longest running active comedy show. And theres a reason why it also appeals to more than just one demographic group...and Im surprised it hasn't been picked up for a movie yet. Maybe the offers have come, but been refused?
Everytime it seems that they make a movie based on a hit Television show it's a sign of the end for the popularity of the TV show!
For example look what happened to The Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, god how will I ever live without my Pink Ranger.
... think about it, she's the sleeper character in the Simpsons.
If they did it right, they could grow Maggy into a new character that sustains the Simpsons for another couple of seasons.
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I have been waiting for something like this for awhile, and now my ships come in. I hope it turns out as good as the South Park Movie, though, I have my doubts. Lets pray.
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Lots of handy information here - it actually sounds pretty unlikely from what they have said over the years. Ford Prefect
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Usually, TV series suffer when they make the big screen jump. Maybe it's because it's hard for the producers to find a good way to make the translations, maybe us (me) spectators aren't used to the change, or maybe we've just had bad luck. Still waiting for the tv-series-gone-movie to prove me wrong. If it were to be The Simpsons, I'd be happy as hell! PS: Bring back The Critic!!
The guy would have to be bald. overweight, and rather thick... hmmmmm.....
William Shatner?
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The simpsons is tired. i can't remember the last time a new episode was good all the way through. in the classic episodes, the whole story would work together and the freaky side stuff would somehow all relate. the new episodes are just a bunch of jokes the writers thought up, just strewn together. sort of like that futurama crap. if they do a movie, i hope they use it to end the simpsons for good. quit before you suck, like they did with seinfeld. ed
The reason South Park "scaled" so well is because the producers took a new attitude towards the movie. It wasn't just another episode of South Park: it was a sick, twisted extravaganza which actually spent 1/5 of its total production time in the Censors office, trying to get whittled down from an NC-17 rating.
But here are some reasons why I think the Simpson's can't manage a full-length movie:
I hate to be pessimistic, but I'd hate a bad Simpson's movie even more. I mean, 10 years... to end with a crappy film would be just plain shameful.
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i happened to find a new york post on the subway on the way to school and read an article about the simpsons movie which can be found here: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/1251 .htm.
in any case, i'd love a simpsons movie. this is the last season, so it's a good time for it, etc, etc. i'm quite disappointed with how fox is giving futurama the timeslot shaft for malcolm in the middle.
If they make this movie with the writing staff they had this year it's going to suck big time. This season, the show has was lame and it's dedicated followers even dropped off. If they want to make a big splash and possible revive the series to its former glory they need to bring back the magic that Conan O'Brien, James L. Brooks, David Mirkin, and a bunch of the writers who left the show who left to work on Futurama last year. Futurama is funny this year and the Simsons just went to the dogs.
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Did you see last Sunday's episdode? (2/17/2000)? It may have been a re-run, but I've never seen it before. Anyway, basically they killed off Maude Flanders. Just like that, out of the blue. I totally wasn't expecting it. It was crazy. Anyway, besides that fact, the rest of the episode was totally funny, I was laughing out loud many many times, which I usually don't do on a 'typical' simpsons. if this is a newer episode, than they're still good for me (unless this was a freak good show, or something)...
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Shortly before Futurama first aired, there was an interview with Matt Groening in Wired.
In the article he mentioned that he felt that Futurama had a better potential for movie development and that he personally thought the Simpsons were too limiting to expand into a feature film.
Well, if it makes you feel better... you're moderated as "offtopic" now. And please, go bitch elsewhere.
One of the former writers from The Simpsons, Mike Reiss, recently came and spoke to our University. One of the questions asked of him was "What exactly does Matt Groenig do on the show?". His response was "if you want to know what Matt Groening did on The Simpsons, ask yourself what Walt Disney did on Toy Story."
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Someone else asked why a Simpsons Movie has not yet been created. His answer was simple: if a Simpsons movie WAS to be created, Matt Groenig would be the one to write, produce, and direct it.
And that's why there hasn't been a Simpsons movie yet.
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I don't know how much Conan writes into his show, but he has some of THE most off the wall humor that sets it apart.
He showed two commercials that air in Houston. Now, mind you, his show airs at 2:10 am there and in between, have these two awful locally produced commercials. one was a wacko going nuts selling chainsaws, the other sold furniture for some company. They held a contest for best commercial, and chainsaw guy won.
Then here comes the magic. COnan said "here's the response we got when we told him that he won". Then they looped the chainsaw guy who was swingin' a saw around going "oh oh oh !" over and over. That simple video edit was hilarious. The losing contestant got a $500 GC to, the place he advertised for. heh.
and don't get me started with the infamous staring contests. too bad andy's leaving
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I doubt that we'd see a simpsons movie until the series ends. Then ppl will be more desperate for fresh material. But it sounds feasable. I mean, they'll probably make one later on... may as well milk the simpsons for all that they're worth :)
My fellow Americans, this is a momentous occasion indeed, and I wish the best of luck to our own Mr. Groenigs future.
And speaking of future, have you watched his other show, Futurama? It is a wonderful portrayal of our great nation's spirit and ingenuity for this millennium, and the millenniums to come.
Thanks to Mr. Groenig, we can keep our hope alive for the next two thousand years.
Thank you, and God bless.
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I'm under the impression that Matt Groening and many of the other Simpsons people found the Simpsons universe almost a little too confining in a way. Only so many things can happen to an average American family, after all (well, without the beetle-browed denizens of alt.tv.simpsons complaining too much...)
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Some of my favourite parts of the Simpsons are when the writers go utterly and totally nuts; a lot of my favourite Simpsons moments are like this (Homer in Space? Homer^3? Itchy and Scratchy Land?) The Halloween episodes are a good example of this - the writers basically get a chance to let anything happen, and play with the consequences.
In a way, Futurama is the logical extension. Want a planet filled with human-hating robots? Suicide booths? A homicidal Father Christmas? Coin-operated prostitution droids? A Matrix comprised of senile pensioners? Civilisation-building parasites? Easy. And it doesn't even have to be Halloween either.
I've seen the latest Simpsons and Futurama (despite being in the UK, don't ask) and the Futurama ('I have a plan so devious...') knocked spots off the Simpsons (character killed off for no apparent reason - D'oh!) Oh, and any cartoon that can make P vs NP and 2001 jokes wins points from me.
A Simpsons film could be excellent; it could also be a terrible disappointment. If it was a success, it would be a nice way of making them go out with a bang instead of a whimper.
BTW, a third Futurama season (with 22 episodes) has been confirmed. There's an interesting interview here, along with loads of other cool stuff.
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Does anybody remember the 'pulp-simpson' cartoons that are floating around on the net somewhere? They were amazingly funny rough sketches (by simpson artists) of simpson characters acting out pulp simpson scenes. The picture of Smithers gimping Burns was hilarious :-)
Does anybody have a URL for any 'pulp-simpson' cartoons that are floating around on the net somewhere? They were amazingly funny rough sketches (by simpson artists) of simpson characters acting out pulp simpson scenes. The picture of Smithers gimping Burns was hilarious :-)
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...they're going to need to introduce new material. While any diehard Simpsons fan will go to see the movie, it'll quickly lose interest unless they introduce a new character, or a major new thing to the show.
Another great way to follow through with the movie would be to incorporate the ending of the movie in with some of the television episodes about a month or a month and a half after the release of the movie. How do you all feel?
Anyone know if South Park incorporated the ending of their movie into some of their new episodes?
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Ugh. Please don't involve conan if this happens. If you look at the shows that conan produced, they're the worst simpsons episodes. The original simpson producers that left to work on 'the critic' were the best. Watching a conan-era simpsons is like watching fox's 'The Family Guy'.
(Here's a great idea: Have a character mention a "funny" situation during the program, then show that funny situation actually taking place, then go back to the main plot. Repeat 50 times in a half hour show. That's the family guy!) As crusty would say, Oy!
This may seem a trifle contrived, but as I see it, there won't be a feature film now, simply because it hasn't happened yet, ie. if it was ever going to happen it would have happened _way_ earlier.
What makes me say this? Well, first of all I would have thought the pressure to do a Simpsons movie would have been pretty massive earlier in it's history, when the hype etc. about it was MASSIVE, say after season 3 maybe. That's when everybody, and their dog, and their dog's friends, would have gone to see it.
I'm not saying lots wouldn't go see it now, I'm just saying that it seems a little late in the day for a full-length feature to come out.
To generalize a little (and open myself up to flaming), other cartoon feature films, such as Beavis and Butthead, and South Park, have been released pretty early on as well. This could be related to the fact that they don't have the staying power and broad appeal of The Simpsons, but is still related.
And yes, I know it's early days for South Park (compared to The Simpsons), and it may still be around in 10 years, but it definitely doesn't have the whole from 4 year olds to grandparents appeal of The Simpsons.
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Here it is in all its glory -- Pulp Simpsons!.
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Also, someone mentioned that it would work due to all those 2 and 3 part episodes. Well, I disagree here too. First, those worked so well, again, because they were different episodes: cliffhangers were left, season finales worked into season premieres, etc. String them together and a lot of the excitement is lost. Additionally, a half-hour TV show minus commercials and opening equates down to approximately 24 minutes. At that rate, we're talking the equivalent of FOUR Simpsons episodes back to back, not just 2 or so.
So could it be done?...maybe if done carefully. Sould it be done?...I am not sure, because I am not sure those that do will do it carefully enough. If they can, do I hope it will be done?...definitely!
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Silly kiddies. Long before the series, the Simpsons were a series of animated shorts that appeared in theatres.
MPAA member Fox would release it, So I won't be seeing any Simpsons movies, Untill the DeCSS lawsuits are dropped.
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Those would be great songs and it would even be better if the fab four reunited to record those songs. "Up There" sounds like a possible Beatles song with the promise of the word "high" and MmKay kinda sounds like monkey. What you guys think, should John, Paul, George, and Ringo get back together to satisfy all?
I'm inclined to keep watching my favorite show on TV. Beyond the satisfaction of hearing Bart and Homer swear, I can't think of any other reason that a movie version would be better.
...but I haven't been able to get a clean shot.
A lot of the writing, IMO, for the past season, has been horrible. I think the series run has been great, but stop beating a dead horse. The show is over. Let it continue in reruns. Let us enjoy the fond memories. But it's over. The longer they drag the series on, the more viewers they're going to loose.
That said. The movie is a horrible idea. It can only get worse. Half-hour TV shows don't move to the big screen well. There hasn't be a successful move yet. And don't anyone try to bring up the Transformers as a counter to that.
I say, let this be the last season, then, if they must, do a final farewell movie.
But if the show must stoop to the level of killing of a second-rate character and hype it up JUST to get people interested... well that should be a signal to us all.
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I think that a lot of people are being too harsh on this season, and also too harsh on futurama (which IMHO is awesome!). this season hasn't been *that* bad... but there is no doubt that it is paling in comparison to the days when Conan, John Schwartzwelder, and Sam Simon were all writing together. if they could get all three together and write a movie in the same vein as Homer Goes to College and Rosebud (the episode with Bobo, Mr. Burn's bear), i would be first in line. hell, if they could get it HALF as funny, i'd be first in line! even if the simpsons goes off the air soon, it will never REALLY go off the air (what with syndication and occasional references on futurama). i just hope that if the movie is made it isn't live action or hastily thrown together. there's my .02...
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I like the idea of a simpsons movie, but if I recall correctly its already been thought about. At one point after "3d homer" I read something about plans for a "live action simpsons" movie. Thats all i read, and never heard anything about it again.
On a side note...
Admittedly my sources aren't very solid, but lately a friend of mine who, "talks to a simpsons illustrator" has been saying that this is the last season of the show. Anyone else heard anything like this?
If it is true, it makes me wonder about the current Maude Flanders contract negotiation failure, and the increased pay and contract extension of other voices on the show.
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And for the record, I get 2 hours of The Simpsons a day. An hour on Fox, an episode on the CBC, and another one later on a local channel. And I still sit and watch whenever I can.
Here in NM we used to get the Simpsons twice a day. The only problem was, the station would show the same episodes over and over ... they had something like two seasons of episodes, which they would play in sequence. They did this for years, and if you were good enough you could accurately predict which episode would play on a given day. Needless to say I got tired of seeing 1/5 of all the possible Simpsons episodes.
Does anyone know why the stations do this? Is it because they only purchase seasons in blocks, or something? Or is it just because our station in Albuquerque is messed-up or cheap?
I am an avid fan of The Simpsons - I have seen every episode and have my own library of approximately half the existent episodes.
However, I don't believe that The Simpsons would "scale" well to the big screen. Why? Well, look at most Simpsons episodes - they are mainly slap-stick comedy, with the very well placed satire and parody embedded in the script and visual gags.
Would that work on the big screen? Or should I say, would it work for more than an hour? Or even close to an hour and a half?
I doubt it. Sure, it would be a great moneymaker - it'd be like Star Wars, people knew it sucked compared to the hype, but they went and saw it anyway because everyone else was doing it.
However, I truly believe Matt Groening isn't as interested in money as the network producers are. He has always been keen on placing rich satire about life into a comedic, cartoony sense.
In an interview, I read that Groening sold Futurama to FOX by saying "Here's another show by me - the guy who created The Simpsons! And it's just as good as The Simpsons!" Of course, FOX saw dollar signs. Though, that's not what Groening created the show for, and it shows in the show's unique style that is Groening.
In any case, that's just why I think there hasn't, and won't be, a Simpsons movie coming any time soon.
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Yeah, The Simpsons may not be as great as they were, but it's still one of the better shows on TV. And while they may not hit the mark as often as they did (or we would now like, since expectations are higher), it still rarely fails to create LOL humor.
As for the hype of killing Maude, I believe it was sweeps week, and all the networks were hyping their shows. Nothing draws viewers like sensationalism! How else could that other crap on Fox air? (Who wants to Marry...?)
Besides, it was just 2 seasons ago which produced the chili cook-off episode...a true classic and one of the best of all time. After 10 years, ideas just don't seem as original as our expectations for brilliance are too high.
A movie could work...although I'd rather see another season than a movie...
If they did a Simpsons movie its hard to imagine what kind of story it would involve. Would probably be something involving aliens invading, them going on a vacation somewhere, or showing them in the future. Those are the only things I can think of that could take up the time an avg movie last. Just hard to imagine them making the movie not seem like 3 or 4 regular episodes combined into one.
Dialog and the musical score are recorded. This process does not occur until later in the production of a movie, but for an animated movie, the dialog and music must first be recorded so that the artists can synchronize their drawings to it.
A layout artist works in conjunction with the director to determine what will be in each scene, how each character will look, and how the story can best be broken into scenes. Once this process is complete, the layout artists prepare drawings to guide the background artists and animators.
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would they stick to the series' storyline? Would Maude Flanders be able to show up in the movie? Either way, I'd rather see another season than a movie...
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This is entertainment news, it's not news for nerd or stuff that matters. I'm a simpsons fan, but if I want to waste time on it, I'll watch the show or visit their website. Sucky posts like this is why slashdot troll attacks happen. I don't give a shit if someone thinks its taco's website, it's andover.net and va linux shareholders' property now, and if users like me leave because of stupid cartoon posts, they should be displeased.
The problem seems to be that the writers are emphasizing cheap gags at the expense of intelligent humor and consistent characterization. When Ned Flanders can give up God and then go back in the span of two minutes, something is seriously wrong. In the space of one episode, the writers destroyed a character that had been consistently defined in the 10 years of episodes leading up to now. And for what point?
The writers seem to have lost all sense of subtlety as well; someone should let them know that meta humor is not funny when you hit the audience over the head with it (e.g. "this episode written by Ian Maxtone-Graham"). As much as I hate to say it, the show is degenerating into the type of material that the Simpsons used to make fun of. And that is just sad.
I don't know why the new ones suck, I've always assumed the good writers left and moved on. For example Conan O'Brien, author of a couple of great episodes (Marge vs. the Monorail, for example), obviously left to go do his own thing. Also, I suspect Groening has little to do with the Simpsons since moving on to Futurama.
In any case, I think a Simpsons movie would be great, but only if they brought back the great writers from earlier seasons. Otherwise, I think the movie would be a waste of time and money.
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A movie isn't going to fix what ails the show. Here's the problem in a nutshell:
In the Critic-Simpsons crossover, they make fun of "Football in the Groin."
A few weeks ago, on the Simpsons ski trip episode, they devoted 20 seconds of screen time to Homer being hit in the groin.
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I did hear from someone in LA that a Simpsons Movie is being written. But it centres around the ancillary characters and I believe has a major portion about McBain (the Schwarzeneggeresque action here).
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I hope they don't make a simpsons movie in the same way they did the southpark one... Some things don't stay funny longer than a half hour show.
(Southpark was one of the few films I have walked out on before the end... Did they *have* to have everyone bursting into song every 30 seconds? And do Americans really hate Canadians that much?)
What do you call a comment like this? -1, Leech? I think that's it. Anyone who would stoop so low as to repost someone else's Funny comment as their own needs to be dragged out back and have some sense beat into them. This is pathetic
Hmm, probably shouldn't have even responded to this..what a waste of effort.
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The Simpsons have shaped our generation. It has evolved from a show that was about a punk kid named Bart to a hilarious satirical poke at North American life.
One of the beauties of the Simpsons that contributes to its longevity is that the characters simply don't age. This has been the downfall of many a live action sitcom.
I've been predicting a Simpsons movie to end the series. The Simpsons is the most successful primetime animated series, and will possibly become the longest running sitcom. It turned 10 last year. This only leaves shows like M*A*S*H and Cheers to compete with. A Simpsons movie would, IMHO be an excellent way to end the series.
What the hell does this have to do with anything? It isn't even based on a rumor! There are a gazillion goddamned movie ideas floating around - is it really worthy of slashdot? If slashdot were a movie it'd be a porno due to all the sucking that's been going on around here.
William H. Macy as Flanders! I swear, every time I look at that guy I think "Heidelley ho neighbor!"
...but since this reminded me; when I first saw the poster for the 'Tigger' movie, I thought it was for a Calvin and Hobbes film. I was actually excited. I wondered, then, about the possibility of seeing other strips/animation make it to the movies. Like Bloom County. I'm curious if others feel the same way...
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Beavis & Butthead Do America was the beginning of the end for B&B. Sure, it was at least in part due to Mike Judge starting up King of the Hill (how many B&B characters, or at least voices do you hear in there? I see a lot), but I think the movie was too much. Had it been done earlier in the lifetime of the show, maybe it would have been better. But by the time the movie came out, the show had already been "toned down" from the good ol' days and the movie never played to the sick (but damn funny) level the older episodes did.
But he's right, this is a gay topic.
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Although, those grits DO sound pretty good. mmm mmm
Can we have a separate "Crap from AICN" category so I can filter it out?
Wow! I thought I was the only one who noticed the P and NP joke!
Cool.
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(Hmm that last part didn't make sense... sigh)
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Also, MOST of the many people that go into making this show are TOO busy to start a large project like that. If there ever WAS a movie, it wouldn't be until after the show got cancelled.
Oh, and before you recommend "hey, how about a live action movie?", consider that most of the actors look NOTHING like their characters, so imagine a Homer Simpson with a Dennis Franz voice! And remember that most of the actors (with an exception of Yeardly Smith, who has only played Lisa, Mrs Winfield, Maggie in "Bart vs Thanksgiving" and a couple of chorus extras) play multiple characters, so it would be IMPOSSIBLE to keep all of the voices the same.
Read http://www.snpp.com/guides/movie.html for a collection of official quotes from the Simpsons staff on the movie
oh, and if you see ANYTHING about the Simpsons Movie on imdb, remember that this is the same site that once accepted a submission about the Futurama movie, starring Mr T as Fry and French Stewart as Bender!
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Conan O'Brien wrote for Simpsons? I never knew that! That kicks ass! I love that guy!
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Forget about a movie ... does anyone know why the TV series is still only available on video and not on DVD?
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Simpsons is now what it has always been. A serious kick in the testicles of society. Early on no one noticed that and they all laughed at the simple humor. Now the satire is more obvious and the weak minded have had their bubbles burst.
Incase you didn't notice the comic store guy wearing the "worst eppisode ever" Tshirt was making fun of you losers. The simpsons rocks. Nuff said. Now that I've offended you I'll go live under a bridge.
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Don't ever compare the Simpsons to South Park. *spit* The Simpsons is a far better show.
Not if the movie ends up anything like the comic strip.
How the comic strip based on a cartoon based on the inspired "Life in Hell" strip can suck so bad is beyond me.
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I heard Matt Groening on NPR's "Fresh Air" before the release of Futurama and he said a Simpsons movie was unlikely largely due to the contract he has with FOX. He said that if he were to make a Simpsons movie, FOX would make a bundle and he wouldn't take home jack. In fact, it sounded like one of the major reasons he started Futurama was to have a show where he was more in control of the product licensing and was getting a bigger piece of the pie.
Y'know all this talk about the Simpson movie
reminds me of the episode for the Radioactive Man movie where the comic store guy logs onto the usenet address:
alt.nerd.obsessive
Sound a little familiar.
Don't get me wrong. I love the Simpsons, and have religiously watched every episode except for the last three new ones.(Fsck!!)
But whoever wrote that Radioactive Man episode described us to a T.
As for the movie, with good writers it would be a great opportunity to end the series and pass the torch to Futurerama via a Generations-eqsue crossover. Worse things have happened.
Or just make it like Seinfeld and bring back every single guest voice in the history of the Simpsons.
*Peanuts* was a witty, subtle comic strip which appealed both to adults and children. The tv specials (e.g, "a Charlie Brown Christmas") also were clever and adult-watchable.
The Peanuts movies, however, (excerpts shown on last week's Charles Schulz tv tributes) came across as kids stuff. It seemed they couldn't sustain the wit/poignancy for 2 full hours.
I didn't see the South park movie so, I don't know how it turned out, but I'd fear that the Simpsons-writers, clever as they are, couldn't make it work.
...will have much success. I like the Simpsons, but what are they gonna make a movie about? They've tried this before, to no avail, because they couldn't come up with a good strong plot. Then again, when has the Simpsons ever had a good strong plot? I just felt like pointing out it won't be a success, despite the many fans.
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I don't think the big screen is right for our loveable friends from Springfield. I have watched the Simpsons faithfully for years and they are great, but part of what makes the show great is it's half-hour format. We geat great, yet simple plots filled with wit and satire and a cast of characters to rival any other show on television. South Park woked on the big screen only because the show is crazy and beter suits the TV to movie role. Matt Groening is smart to not take chances with something that already works well and doesn't need any drastic changes.
Why would you want to kill any of the four beatles? I realize that some nut tried over the holidays to do George, but he is fine and John, Paul, and Ringo are still going strong. They are the world's most talented rock band ever. Just imagine Lennon siging "Up There"- so what if the lyrics are not there, it sounds like a Beatles song.
Is it just me that thinks that the show has been in steady decline for about four years? When I look at the episodes that are still funny, no matter how many times I watch them, they're mostly from the 5th season (the exceptions being the Stonecutters from season 6, the X-Files from season 7, which are my all-time favourite episodes). The Simpsons seemed to get steadily better until season 5 and then started to taper off afterwards. IIRC, the 5th season was the one with episodes such as the one where Homer goes into space, Homer goes to college ("We played Dungeons & Dragons for three hours--and then I was slain by an elf :-("), Germans buy the nuclear plant, Mr. Burns builds the casino, Bart becomes Mr. Burns's heir, Homer goes a month without beer, and Homer and Mindy nearly have an affair.
Sure, there have been some gems ever since, but in the past two or three years I've seen several episodes where I hardly smiled at all, let alone laughed, whereas five years ago, almost every episode was really, really funny, and it was the little touches, especially the endless references to scenes from movies from the Wizard of Oz ("We'll see about that! Fly my pretties! Fly!... Continue the research.") to Rain Man ("Do the card counting thing!") that really made them work.
Mr. Sparkle is disrespectful to dirt!
That episode made me laugh until my stomach hurt. The Japanese commercial was so goddamn funny! I gotta see it again...NOW!
Blar.
Wait a sec.
The first five minutes lead up to the main plot in The Simpsons? I sort of see where you're coming from, but I think it's more than that.
From the first two or three minutes of the show, you have no freaking clue what the main plot is going to be. The beginning stuff has absolutely nothing to do with the end stuff. Sometimes, there never really gets to be a main plot, and it's just strange events that would normally have nothing to do with each other.
I think that would carry incredibly well onto the big screen. Even if the movie really was an entire series of seemingly unlinked events, it would be fun to watch how it all fits together. Their transitions are always quite smooth, and just think of all the great footage they could pick from for the trailers.
Then again, I grew up in a family where every episode of The Simpsons is taped, without commercials, every Sunday night. So maybe I'm biased.
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this has got to be a troll ..just had to point that out
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I'm not usually an AC, but I have to be to spill this. Some friends of mine are/were active in production of various Nickelodeon 'toons, including their cash cow, The Rugrats. Some of you may have heard about or seen the Rugrats movie that came out, and sratched your head at some of the strange and lame ideas scattered throughout the plot line (the wolves, the evil clowns, etc.) As it turns out, these were all the "pet" ideas of one or the other of the show's creators, who were suddenly back on the project after playing a more background role for several years, a la Groening.
The problem isn't that the original creators had lost anything (they've gone on to create other new popular shows), but that suddenly being confronted with having to do something "signature" for the movie while just not having the time to devote to the entire project is very, very hard..
Some people here might think they want Groening to go out and do what needed to be done to get a Simpson's move made, but you should be careful about what you ask for in cases like this. :-(
would make a full-length movie ...
But either way if they do this it needs to somehow work Hank Scorpio into the plot.
The scorpio episode definitly ranks up there, nothing quite like the massive James Bond-esq fight scene (and a character who looks suspiciously like Norman Schwatzkopff getting his neck broke by the acrobatic chick).
Homer: [reading] "Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you.
This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start. Drop me a line if you're on the East Coast, Hank Scorpio."
[a whole football team is on his lawn] [disappointed] Aw, the Denver Broncos!
Marge: I think owning the Denver Broncos is pretty good.
[a player tries to catch the ball, but falls] Homer: Yeah, yeah.
Marge: Well, explain to me why it isn't.
[another player tries to catch, but hits the ball with his head]
Homer: [sighs] You just don't understand football, Marge.
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ThanksYou know, the Evil Clowns was the name of one of DEVO's fake bands. I know Mark Mothersbaugh (former DEVO dude) does the muzik for Rugrats...
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As for incorporating the movie ending into the show, I don't think that would be fair to people who hadn't seen the movie.
I must've been dreaming... I'm sure I saw something about a Simpsons movie - maybe a "making of" or something - as a filler between programmes on some obscure satellite channel. They were talking about computer animation and 3D graphics, but I was channel hopping and went past it too fast to notice. Can anyone confirm any of this, or was I really dreaming?