The Simpsons

catbox_9 wrote:

Great News!



The Simpsons has been renewed for 2 more seasons by FOX

That gives the show (at least) 22 seasons which would break the record it currently shares with Gunsmoke - 20 seasons.

Sadly, they used to air more episodes per season back then so Gunsmoke has 635 episodes. The Simpsons will have 440 episodes at the end of this season. Assuming they air 22 episodes in seasons 21 and 22 they will have 484 episodes - 151 episodes (7 seasons) fewer than Gunsmoke.

Can The Simpsons last 29 seasons and break the record for most episodes, too? I hope so. Luckily none of the voice actors are all that old despite the age of the show.
EDIT: Harry Shearer is 65. He would be 74 in season 29. He is important as he voices Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Julius Hibbert, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Lenny Leonard, Principal Seymour Skinner, Otto Mann, Rainier Wolfcastle, and others.

Good episode tonight...3 in a row. That's the first time they've had 3 really good episodes in a row in years. These 3 episodes were the first 3 episodes of the 20th season (the other episodes aired this year were holdovers from previous seasons). Maybe they've found their rhythm again?

They made fun of the Lions this week.

catbox_9 wrote:

Good episode tonight...3 in a row. That's the first time they've had 3 really good episodes in a row in years. These 3 episodes were the first 3 episodes of the 20th season (the other episodes aired this year were holdovers from previous seasons). Maybe they've found their rhythm again?

They made fun of the Lions this week.

I am gonna watch it tonight


I taped all the cartoons on FOX


So I could watch the WBC on ESPN

USA! USA! USA!


I only watched Family Guy and rewinded the tape to the beginning after that and went to bed


Family Guy was funny


Peter bought a brain dead racehouse and had to get a second job to pay the damages

He had medical injections done on him for research

Including the Gay Gene Injection


Peter left Lois because he was gay

but it only lasted a few weeks

He snapped out of it after he went into a bedroom with his gay lover and 11 gay guys

Let me know what you think. King of the Hill was good, too.

catbox_9 wrote:

Let me know what you think. King of the Hill was good, too.

They were all good


Even American Dad wasn't that bad


Though that show should be canceled before KOTH

gs78 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Let me know what you think. King of the Hill was good, too.

They were all good


Even American Dad wasn't that bad


Though that show should be canceled before KOTH

I can't believe American Dad is going to stay on the air but not King of the Hill. KOTH's worst episode is better than American Dad's best.

catbox_9 wrote:

gs78 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Let me know what you think. King of the Hill was good, too.

They were all good


Even American Dad wasn't that bad


Though that show should be canceled before KOTH

I can't believe American Dad is going to stay on the air but not King of the Hill. KOTH's worst episode is better than American Dad's best.

And they got " The Cleveland Show" on next fall

Keep King of the Hill and dump American Dad

Another good episode last night. That's 4 in a row

The first 4 episodes of the production season have all been great. I don't know what changed personnel-wise but so far so good.

catbox_9 wrote:

Another good episode last night. That's 4 in a row

The first 4 episodes of the production season have all been great. I don't know what changed personnel-wise but so far so good.

I taped em again on Sunday

Need to stop having WBC games

Or at least show em on MLB network that night

Family Guy was funny


I have to watch the rest tonight or Tuesday

Season 12 DVD comes out Tuesday. Can't wait!

New season (season 12) on DVD today
Season 11 was released in October so this was a long wait!

Ay Carumba! Marge Simpson poses for Playboy cover



CHICAGO – Ay Carumba!

Marge Simpson has done something that Homer might approve of but will make Bart the proudest kid in his school: She's posed for Playboy magazine.

After more than a half century featuring women like Marilyn Monroe, Cindy Crawford and the Girls of Hooters on its cover, Playboy has for the first time given the spot to a cartoon character.

And the magazine is giving the star of "The Simpsons" the star treatment, complete with a data sheet, an interview and a 2-page centerfold.

The magazine's editorial director, James Jellinek, won't say exactly how much of Marge will show in the November edition that hits newsstands on Oct. 16 — or whether she lets that big pile of blue hair down. But, he said, "It's very, very racy."

But he stressed that the mother of three — the youngest a baby, by the way — has a lot to be proud of.

"She is a stunning example of the cartoon form," he said on Friday at the magazine's headquarters in Chicago, appearing both pleased and surprised at the words coming out of his mouth.

For Playboy, which has seen its circulation slip from 3.15 million to 2.6 million since 2006, putting Marge on the cover was designed to attract younger readers to a magazine where the median age of readers is 35, while not alienating older readers.

"We knew that this would really appeal to the 20-something crowd," said Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey.

The magazine also hopes to turn the November issue into a collectors' item by featuring Marge, sitting on a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy bunny, on the cover of only the magazines sold in newsstands. Subscribers get a more traditional model on the cover.

"It's so rare in today's digital age where you have the opportunity to send people to the newsstand to pick something up," Jellinek said.

Playboy even convinced 7-Eleven to carry the magazine in its 1,200 corporate-owned stores, something the company has only done once before in more than 20 years.

"We love Marge," said 7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris.

For those who do collect the magazine — and they're out there — the cover will bring to mind another first for the magazine that occurred in 1971 when a black woman appeared on the cover in exactly the same pose and, like Marge, smiling under an impressive head of hair.

"We knew it was something all of our readers would get a kick out of," said Hennessey.

Jellinek said putting Marge on the cover, while unusual, made perfect sense. For one thing, the cover celebrates the 20th anniversary of the TV show. Further, he said there was an episode in which "Marge bears all," which suggested the at she, or at least the people who drew her, would be comfortable with the Playboy treatment.

Perhaps most important, the idea seemed like a good one to the magazine's founder, Hugh Hefner.

"He's a huge 'Simpsons' fan,' said Jellinek. "He's been on 'The Simpsons.'"

Treehouse of Horror XX was on last night. First time it aired before Halloween in 10 years. It was quite possibly the best one in 10 years as well. The first segment was awesome - it parodied a ton of Hitchcock stuff.

Sadly, it didn't get very good ratings since it wasn't aired after the World Series and FOX didn't get to promo it very well.

My sister and I each picked up an issue of Playboy with Marge on the cover That was good marketing by Playboy - I mean who ever pays for porn?

In an unrelated note; Family Guy is having a Halloween Episode and a new Christmas episode in the 2010-2011 season

catbox_9 wrote:

Treehouse of Horror XX was on last night. First time it aired before Halloween in 10 years. It was quite possibly the best one in 10 years as well. The first segment was awesome - it parodied a ton of Hitchcock stuff.

Sadly, it didn't get very good ratings since it wasn't aired after the World Series and FOX didn't get to promo it very well.

My sister and I each picked up an issue of Playboy with Marge on the cover That was good marketing by Playboy - I mean who ever pays for porn?

World Series don't end until Nov 1st i think


They be showing the Halloween episode on the 8th! had to show it earlier; which they should by the way; they should show it again on Halloween night; even late at night after baseball; but FOX won't

GO SIMPSONS!

gs78 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Treehouse of Horror XX was on last night. First time it aired before Halloween in 10 years. It was quite possibly the best one in 10 years as well. The first segment was awesome - it parodied a ton of Hitchcock stuff.

Sadly, it didn't get very good ratings since it wasn't aired after the World Series and FOX didn't get to promo it very well.

My sister and I each picked up an issue of Playboy with Marge on the cover That was good marketing by Playboy - I mean who ever pays for porn?

World Series don't end until Nov 1st i think


They be showing the Halloween episode on the 8th! had to show it earlier; which they should by the way; they should show it again on Halloween night; even late at night after baseball; but FOX won't

GO SIMPSONS!

Yeah, I guess that's the trade they made. Prior to the World Series on FOX it was before Halloween every year (on Halloween one year when Halloween fell on a Sunday). Since FOX got the World Series they air it after the World Series (and therefore after Halloween) but promote it very heavily during the World Series so it gets by far the highest ratings of the season.

I kind of have mixed emotions. I like how the episode gets outstanding ratings if it's in November, but I prefer to watch it in October.

Go Simpsons!

DVD Release Date Announced!!!


Fox has been slow as hell releasing the seasons on DVD so getting a release date is always exciting. Rather than release season 13 (seasons 1-12 are now out) Fox is going to skip ahead and release season 20 and then probably start alternating (go 13, 21, 14, 22, etc.).

Release date is January 12. Since some episodes were made in HD, this season will be on DVD and Blu Ray

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