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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."
insightful? wtf? funny, goddamnit!
lockwood, lockwood, have you any wool
yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
Brett Favre's first TD pass went for a touchdown. Never mind that it was to the opposing defense. His first NFL pass went for a TD. After the show has broadcast, after the game has been played, after time has brushes away all the small pieces from public consciousness and ultimately living memory, all that is left are the monuments and glory. Yes, there is more sand than gold at the end. But to throw away the gold, though little it might be, for the sand doomed to be forgotten anyway, it's just crazy.
A few years ago, when the Simpsons was still relevant and funny, they didn't need to do stupid articles like this to keep reminding people that the Simpsons were still on TV.
Then again, Fox keeps crap on TV (Simpsons of late) and takes off great shows like Family Guy (past) and Arrested Development.