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Behind the Scenes of The Simpsons
Tim writes "The Seattle Times is running a short article about the production process behind 'The Simpsons.' Nothing too elaborate, but there are some interesting pieces of information scattered throughout the piece, including a few jokes from a future episode." From the article: "Invitations to the table read are considered among the hottest tickets in Hollywood, and each visitor has an assigned seat. Celebrities, usually with children in tow, are a fixture. It takes about 40 minutes to run through an episode that will run 22 minutes and 30 seconds (plus commercials) when it airs next season. After the session, there is applause and stretching. Groening and most cast members linger to chat, autograph the scripts and pose for snapshots."
...but that's unpossible.
Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.
Right, they have a responsibility to call it quits.
For all the complaints, The Simpsons still has a loyal following tuning in every week. When the numbers decline significantly the show will change, or die. Until then, well, why change what works just because you're bored with it?
If only there were some form of controlling apparatus for your TV that would allow you to change the channel and watch something you find more entertaining... Perhaps it could even be done remotely. Yes, a TV remote controlling apparatus, I'll se if I can find some investors for my idea to solve your problem. I believe I will call it... The TV remote controlling apparatus.
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Ullman shorts, Christmas show,
Marge's fling, Homer's bro,
Bart in well, Flanders fails,
Whacking snakes, Monorail,
Mr. Plow, Homer in space,
Sideshow Bob steps on rakes,
Lisa's future, Selma's hubby,
Marge not proud, Homer chubby,
Homer worries Bart is gay,
Poochie, U2, NRA,
Hippies, Vegas, and Japan,
Octuplets, and Bart's boy band,
Marge murmurs, Maude croaks,
Lisa Buddhas, Homer tokes,
Maggie blows Burns away,
What else do I have to say?!
You'll never stop the Simpsons,
Have no fears, we've got stories for years like...
Marge becomes a robot,
Maybe Moe gets a cell phone,
Has Bart ever owned a bear or...
How about a crazy wedding?
Where something happens, and do-do do-do-do
Sorry for the clip show!
Have no fears, we've got stories for years!
... they're not worth the download anymore.
Yes, we all love "Mr. Plow"! Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE!
You people are the same ones who killed Futurama and SeaLab.
Nah. Sealab just wasn't half as funny without Harry Goz.
"Awww, there go my nipples again, there, Edith!"
...to see how American cartoons are made!
The Simpsons are the most relevant thing on TV. I have to control the desire to firebomb Fox when they replace the Simpsons with some useless sporting event or even worse some starwars movie. The only things that should disrupt a Simpsons episode is a currently occuring natural disaster in the immediate viewing area, or perhaps the actuall declaration of war by congress. Anything less than that is not an excuse for interupting the normal Sunday night ritual of watching the Simpsons.
Things that are not more important than the Simpsons:
1. Presidential address.
2. Military action this is not accompanied by a declaration of war. (The Gulfwar, Gulfwar II, Vietnam, etc. fall into this category. US entry into WW II would not.)
3. Terrorist Attacks (I can wait 30 minutes to hear about that!)
4. The SuperBowl.
5. The olympics...
6. Birdflu outbreak.
7. Alien Invation
These things can wait until the Simpsons are over....
Think Deeply.
Worst slashdot post ever.
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.
What are you talking about.
It's a perfectly cromulent article that embiggens us all.
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