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ITT: We post screens that showcase the visual charisma lost by modern Simpsons

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canoli2006

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I think season 14 comes out on DVD next week and I remember when I used to look forward to the earlier season releases and I'm not sure if I care anymore.
 
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Gully State

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Krusty the Clown: Now, boys, the network has a problem with some of your lyrics. Do you mind changing them for the show?
Anthony Kiedis: Forget you, clown.
Chad Smith: Yeah, our lyrics are like our children, man. No way.
Krusty the Clown: Well, okay, but here where it says, "What I got you gotta get and put it in ya," how about just, "What I'd like is I'd like to hug and kiss ya."
Flea: Wow. That's much better.
Arik Marshall: Everyone can enjoy that.
 
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Henchmen21

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I've been scorched by Krusty before. I got a rapid heartbeat from his
Krusty brand vitamins, my Krusty Kalculator didn't have a seven or an
eight, and Krusty's autobiography was self-serving with many glaring
omissions. But this time, he's gone too far!
 
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Speevy

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It (like every other scene) has probably been posted multiple times, but does anyone have a GIF of Moe (I think) dipping that huge steak dinner into a deep frier, then it comes out looking like nachos?
 
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PokéKong

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Gotta love how old Simpsons just keeps getting better as you get older. I just now saw Naked Lunch for the first time, then came across this joke again.
 
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PetriP-TNT

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What the hell I haven't watched a single Simpsons episode in like... 2 months?! Maybe it's a good thing, I have watched Simpsons daily for like 10 years anyway.
 
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Mael

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PetriP-TNT said:
What the hell I haven't watched a single Simpsons episode in like... 2 months?! Maybe it's a good thing, I have watched Simpsons daily for like 10 years anyway.
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You're in luck I don't know how to avatar quote
 
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LyleLanley

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PetriP-TNT said:
What the hell I haven't watched a single Simpsons episode in like... 2 months?! Maybe it's a good thing, I have watched Simpsons daily for like 10 years anyway.
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Good thing I do know how to avatar quote!
 
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Mael

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LyleLanley said:
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Good thing I do know how to avatar quote![/QUOTE]
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Last time I tried it failed so...

edit : GODDAMNIT

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I definitely can't
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Murkas

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So I watched an episode from one of the later seasons for the first time in a good year or so, the one where Homer and Marge go on vacation and Bart and Lisa chase them around the world or something.

For a good few minutes it changed into some weird "8bit" graphics of them chasing and running with a musical score and I was there like "what the fuck" 4 minutes with nothing at all happening...

Maybe it was referencing some film or show that I haven't seen, all I know is that it was not funny and horrible. Made me appreciate my S5-8 box sets all the more.

P.S. Quick way of making GIFs from said box sets? I wanna contribute to this thread again.
 
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Cohsae

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Murkas said:
So I watched an episode from one of the later seasons for the first time in a good year or so, the one where Homer and Marge go on vacation and Bart and Lisa chase them around the world or something.

For a good few minutes it changed into some weird "8bit" graphics of them chasing and running with a musical score and I was there like "what the fuck" 4 minutes with nothing at all happening...

Maybe it was referencing some film or show that I haven't seen, all I know is that it was not funny and horrible. Made me appreciate my S5-8 box sets all the more.

P.S. Quick way of making GIFs from said box sets? I wanna contribute to this thread again.
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I think I know which part you're talking about, IIRC it's from Catch Me if You Can (that movie where Leo DiCaprio is a conman).
 
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Jasoco

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Murkas said:
So I watched an episode from one of the later seasons for the first time in a good year or so, the one where Homer and Marge go on vacation and Bart and Lisa chase them around the world or something.

For a good few minutes it changed into some weird "8bit" graphics of them chasing and running with a musical score and I was there like "what the fuck" 4 minutes with nothing at all happening...

Maybe it was referencing some film or show that I haven't seen, all I know is that it was not funny and horrible. Made me appreciate my S5-8 box sets all the more.

P.S. Quick way of making GIFs from said box sets? I wanna contribute to this thread again.
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You suck. That movie is great and the reference is awesome. Watch more movies please.
 
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Souldriver

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Murkas said:
So I watched an episode from one of the later seasons for the first time in a good year or so, the one where Homer and Marge go on vacation and Bart and Lisa chase them around the world or something.

For a good few minutes it changed into some weird "8bit" graphics of them chasing and running with a musical score and I was there like "what the fuck" 4 minutes with nothing at all happening...

Maybe it was referencing some film or show that I haven't seen, all I know is that it was not funny and horrible. Made me appreciate my S5-8 box sets all the more.

P.S. Quick way of making GIFs from said box sets? I wanna contribute to this thread again.
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Huh, this is one of those few scenes in newer episodes that I actually like and have stuck with me.
 
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Jasoco

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Goes to prove that unrecognized references are terrible when you don't get them.

Except in my case where it actually makes me want to see what the reference was for.
 
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Murkas

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Well that's just me, But I'm sure we can say that older Simpsons use to make references that were funny to the people who didn't get them and hilarious to the people who did. I don't believe this is the case now.
 
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Barrow Roll

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Jasoco said:
Goes to prove that unrecognized references are terrible when you don't get them.

Except in my case where it actually makes me want to see what the reference was for.
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Or maybe references stink when knowing it is a requirement for the joke to be funny?

Milhouse being chased off of the dam. Absolutely hilarious without having seen The Fugitive, and even more hilarious after you've seen it.

Hell, my avatar is a perfect example. Even if you haven't seen Terminator 2, the entire premise of a dancing robotic Richard Simmons that regenerates and has it's ass blow up is hysterical.
 
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Jasoco

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I call it the "Family Guy Syndome". When they came along they made it okay to reference stuff even people in their 50's might not even remember as well as stuff no one at all would remember except a few.

But "Catch Me if You Can" was a great movie. One of Tom Hanks' best and the role that broke Leo DeCaprio from his chick flick typecasting. It's not wrong to parody something popular that recently came out.
 
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Barrow Roll

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Jasoco said:
But "Catch Me if You Can" was a great movie. One of Tom Hanks' best and the role that broke Leo DeCaprio from his chick flick typecasting. It's not wrong to parody something popular that recently came out.
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Nope, it's not wrong at all. Old Simpsons is huge on the topical references.

I haven't seen the episode or the movie in question but from the description that the original poster brought up, it sounds like they just took a scene from a movie and injected Simpson's characters in there. Is that enough for the joke to be funny? Is it just hoping to get a few chuckles out of people that recognize the scene? Is it really worth 4 minutes of screen time? Just sounds like the same lazy crap writing I've come to expect from new Simpsons.
 
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Professor Beef

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Barrow Roll said:
Nope, it's not wrong at all. Old Simpsons is huge on the topical references.

I haven't seen the episode or the movie in question but from the description that the original poster brought up, it sounds like they just took a scene from a movie and injected Simpson's characters in there. Is that enough for the joke to be funny? Is it just hoping to get a few chuckles out of people that recognize the scene? Is it really worth 4 minutes of screen time? Just sounds like the same lazy crap writing I've come to expect from new Simpsons.
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If it's the same episode I'm thinking about, the family is trying to chase Bart because they believe he's traveling all over the world and they have a tracking device on him, but it's actually a bird that he stuck the device onto.
 
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AceBandage

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Professor Beef said:
If it's the same episode I'm thinking about, the family is trying to chase Bart because they believe he's traveling all over the world and they have a tracking device on him, but it's actually a bird that he stuck the device onto.
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Actually, Homer and Marge are trying to go on a vacation without the kids, but Bart and Lisa won't let them.
 
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