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ITT: We post screens that showcase the visual charisma lost by modern Simpsons
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According to SNPP, the list from Homer Bad Man is:
- "Peoples' Choice Awards" _is_ America's greatest honor.
- Styrofoam is not made from kittens.
- The UFO was a paper plate.
- The nerds on the Internet are not geeks.
- The word "cheese" is not funny in and of itself.
- The older Flanders boy is Todd, not Rod.
- Lyndon Johnson did not provide the voice of Yosemite Sam.
- If you are reading this, you have no life.
- Roy Rogers was not buried in his horse.
- The other UFO was an upside down salad spinner.
- Our universities are not "hotbeds" of anything.
- Mr. Dershowitz did not literally have four eyes.
- Our viewers are not pathetic sexless food tubes.
- Audrey Hepburn never weighed 400 pounds.
- The "Cheers" gang is not a real gang.
- Salt water does not chase the thirsties away.
- Licking an electrical outlet will not turn you into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
- Cats do not eventually turn into dogs.
- Bullets do not bounce off of fat guys.
- Recycling does not deplete the ozone.
- Everything is 10% fruit juice.
- The flesh eating virus does not hide in ice cream.
- Janet Reno is evil.
- V8 juice is not 1/8 gasoline.
- Ted Koppel is a robot.
- Women aren't from Venus and men aren't form Mars.
- Fleiss does floss.
- Quayle is familiar with common bathroom procedures.
- Bart is bad to the bone.
- Godfry Jones' wife is cheating on him.
- The Beatles haven't reunited to enter kick boxing competitions.
- The "Bug" on your TV screen can see into your home.
- Everyone on TV is better than you.
- The people who are writing this have no life.
- "Peoples' Choice Awards" _is_ America's greatest honor.
- Styrofoam is not made from kittens.
- The UFO was a paper plate.
- The nerds on the Internet are not geeks.
- The word "cheese" is not funny in and of itself.
- The older Flanders boy is Todd, not Rod.
- Lyndon Johnson did not provide the voice of Yosemite Sam.
- If you are reading this, you have no life.
- Roy Rogers was not buried in his horse.
- The other UFO was an upside down salad spinner.
- Our universities are not "hotbeds" of anything.
- Mr. Dershowitz did not literally have four eyes.
- Our viewers are not pathetic sexless food tubes.
- Audrey Hepburn never weighed 400 pounds.
- The "Cheers" gang is not a real gang.
- Salt water does not chase the thirsties away.
- Licking an electrical outlet will not turn you into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
- Cats do not eventually turn into dogs.
- Bullets do not bounce off of fat guys.
- Recycling does not deplete the ozone.
- Everything is 10% fruit juice.
- The flesh eating virus does not hide in ice cream.
- Janet Reno is evil.
- V8 juice is not 1/8 gasoline.
- Ted Koppel is a robot.
- Women aren't from Venus and men aren't form Mars.
- Fleiss does floss.
- Quayle is familiar with common bathroom procedures.
- Bart is bad to the bone.
- Godfry Jones' wife is cheating on him.
- The Beatles haven't reunited to enter kick boxing competitions.
- The "Bug" on your TV screen can see into your home.
- Everyone on TV is better than you.
- The people who are writing this have no life.
I've been watching a lot of classics Simpsons lately, forgot how much I loved the show 
The scary thing is I have an episode guide going up to the end of season 8, and I'm sure I've seen every episode in the book! I was obsessed as a kid, nice to see it still holds up over the years.
I'm reluctant to say every post season 9 episode is bad, but the show definitely lacks the sense of inventiveness these days. Maybe developing the movie partially hurt it (Which I personally enjoyed, though much more on the first viewing than the second). On the other hand, I've gone through seasons 4 and 5 via DVD boxsets and am currently progressing through 3. Woot! The commentaries are great as well, funny and really informative. It's great to get a little insight into how my favorites were made.
The scary thing is I have an episode guide going up to the end of season 8, and I'm sure I've seen every episode in the book! I was obsessed as a kid, nice to see it still holds up over the years.I'm reluctant to say every post season 9 episode is bad, but the show definitely lacks the sense of inventiveness these days. Maybe developing the movie partially hurt it (Which I personally enjoyed, though much more on the first viewing than the second). On the other hand, I've gone through seasons 4 and 5 via DVD boxsets and am currently progressing through 3. Woot! The commentaries are great as well, funny and really informative. It's great to get a little insight into how my favorites were made.
Souldriver
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Wait, what is this exactly?Cohsae said:
Edit: the credits from Kent Brockmans program or something?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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They rarely even do regular old signs anymore, other than the church sign.Jasoco said:
VGChampion
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I miss those signs. I always liked the "Preceding violence" once. :lol
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Sideshow Bob Roberts is totally underrated.
BigGreenMat
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AstroLad said:
Something must be screwy on my end then. This thread inspired me to rewatch my simpsons dvds and these episodes were in my season 4 box set. All the box sets have different color schemes and these definitely were with season 4... weird.
DeaconKnowledge
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I would say that the first 5 or so Sideshow Bob episodes are guaranteed classics. It was when he lived with the Simpsons or some such that they ruined him (and Frank Grimes, by proxy).
In fact, any top ten list I would ever make would have Grimes' and a Sideshow Bob ep in there somewhere.
In fact, any top ten list I would ever make would have Grimes' and a Sideshow Bob ep in there somewhere.
beelzebozo
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my favorite sideshow bob episode is still "black widower."
"who used my chapstick?"
"oh, i did, here you go."
"i don't want it.'
"then i go and spoil it all by doing something stupid like exploooode youuu"
"who used my chapstick?"
"oh, i did, here you go."
"i don't want it.'
"then i go and spoil it all by doing something stupid like exploooode youuu"
Darko
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Souldriver said:OMG!! How on earth did I miss this thread!!!!!?????!!!!!!! BEST.THREAD.EVER.
I'd like to contribute with a less famous scene that I just recently discovered as hilarious. It's from Summer of 4 ft 2. The slow way how Homer's face changes to a laugh when seeing Bart's "mystery date" is amazing. :lol :lol
:lol
OMG YES!, i used to rewind that shit and play it over and over :lol :lol :lol :lol
Killa Sasa
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Loved this show right up to season 13. Yeah it lost some of its luster, but it remained better than most TV. There are still some more recent decent ones too - I liked the 24 one for instance.
In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.
In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.
I know we're supposed to post screencaps of OLD episodes to show somethign that the simpsons doesn't have anymore, but this scene for last sunday's episode brought back some memories:
You see, Homer and Grandpa were drunk dancing around on top of barrels, and they smashed together, resulting in... crazy body proportions!
I know it's nowhere near the crazyness of the older episodes, but look at it! Homer's leg is longer than the rest of his body, Grandpa's face is all wrong... And the scene really jumped at me while i was watching, like "hey, something different happened there!".
It's nowhere near how it was, but it was nice to see it again.
You see, Homer and Grandpa were drunk dancing around on top of barrels, and they smashed together, resulting in... crazy body proportions!
I know it's nowhere near the crazyness of the older episodes, but look at it! Homer's leg is longer than the rest of his body, Grandpa's face is all wrong... And the scene really jumped at me while i was watching, like "hey, something different happened there!".
It's nowhere near how it was, but it was nice to see it again.
Souldriver
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Thing is, if people started this thread just to show "how much the Simpsons suck nowadays", I personally think that, while I do prefer the older visuals of the Simpsons, the visuals are the least of the Simpsons problems.drizzle said:I know we're supposed to post screencaps of OLD episodes to show somethign that the simpsons doesn't have anymore, but this scene for last sunday's episode brought back some memories:
You see, Homer and Grandpa were drunk dancing around on top of barrels, and they smashed together, resulting in... crazy body proportions!
I know it's nowhere near the crazyness of the older episodes, but look at it! Homer's leg is longer than the rest of his body, Grandpa's face is all wrong... And the scene really jumped at me while i was watching, like "hey, something different happened there!".
It's nowhere near how it was, but it was nice to see it again.
If they somehow managed to get the quality up to the old seasons, but with the new HD widescreen 3D visuals, I wouldn't complain.
The scenario's really were a gazillion times better 10 years ago, but the longing back to the older visuals is for a great part just nostalgia, I think.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Crazy body proportions isn't what gives the Simpsons its charisma. That picture is so stale to me. It's so plainly computer generated with perfect lines and coloring on everything. It's missing the fun.
That picture of Homer telling Bart there's a boogeyman exemplifies the sort of visual humor we miss. That picture is funny and tells a story without any context.
That picture of Homer telling Bart there's a boogeyman exemplifies the sort of visual humor we miss. That picture is funny and tells a story without any context.
I do agree that story-wise, it's been lacking for a while.
This season is not as bad as previous ones were, and obviously, old simpsons is still much, much better. But it's not completly devoided of crazyness. It's just much, much less apparent.
I do understand that the "dirty" look of hand made episodes is much, much better, and that you can see even before the transition to HD.
This season is not as bad as previous ones were, and obviously, old simpsons is still much, much better. But it's not completly devoided of crazyness. It's just much, much less apparent.
I do understand that the "dirty" look of hand made episodes is much, much better, and that you can see even before the transition to HD.
Johnny Ryall
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I miss Phil Hartman.
In a way, theyre all winners: 10 Simpsons episodes from the past 5 seasons that stand among the series best
cool article from the onion's av club
cool article from the onion's av club
Souldriver
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I'm only at the first episode, and it's the London one. How the hell do they want me to take their article seriously, when they claim that episode is a "true classic".levious said:
Edit: or is it irony, considering the connection with the Onion?
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Darko said:
you got the dud!
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
no, the a.v. club isn't parody.
maybe i'm just jaded, but i think all the episodes on their list are still extremely mediocre.
maybe i'm just jaded, but i think all the episodes on their list are still extremely mediocre.
Out of the episodes that I've seen from the past 5 seasons, they should have included The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Starlevious said:
Souldriver
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Or Dial N for Nerder That episode was quite nice.Guzim said:
I actually quite like the AV Club but their Simpsons lists are usually WACK. See, e.g., 15 Simpsons Moments That Perfectly Captured Their Eras.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
it's too bad DAILY RADAR shut down. they have a list of the top 50 simpsons moments that was just excellent; before there were complete dvd sets, it was a way to remind yourself of all the things you'd forgotten about past episodes.
Who Shot Mr. Burn's? [Part 1] is all kinds of awesome and one of my favs. Dialogue throughout the whole episode is just plain superb.
Barney: "These fumes aren't as fun as beer. Sure, I'm all dizzy and nauseous, but where's the inflated sense of self-esteem?" :lol
Burns: [chuckling] "Oh, those wheels are squeaking a bit. Perhaps I can sell him a little oil?"
Mr. Burns was on top form throughout! :lol
Barney: "These fumes aren't as fun as beer. Sure, I'm all dizzy and nauseous, but where's the inflated sense of self-esteem?" :lol
Burns: [chuckling] "Oh, those wheels are squeaking a bit. Perhaps I can sell him a little oil?"
Mr. Burns was on top form throughout! :lol
MrPing1000
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This is one of the great threads on gaf. So many great moments, and I lol'd just from looking at pictures n small quotes.
An episode popped into my head but the damn thing has gone again.
An episode popped into my head but the damn thing has gone again.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
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. . . to the grossly corpulent.
. . . to the grossly corpulent.
T.M. MacReady
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6 pages and no mention of Bort Liscence Plates!?
Shame on you Gaf!
Shame on you Gaf!
SCULLIBUNDO
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:lol
But they're not!
But they're not!
Skittleguy
Ring a Bell for me
"I'm a brick"
There's also a funny clip in one of the newer episodes where Lisa pretends to be a college student. She goes back to school and the kids are rolling down a hill and Ralph just looks forward for like 5-6 seconds then falls down the hill. Gets me every time.
There's also a funny clip in one of the newer episodes where Lisa pretends to be a college student. She goes back to school and the kids are rolling down a hill and Ralph just looks forward for like 5-6 seconds then falls down the hill. Gets me every time.
Just saw this quote on a forum...never let this thread die!
Burns: There you are...there you go, little fellow...and you. [one of the puppies stands on its hind legs] [gasps] Smithers, look: he's standing up. I've never seen anything so adorable! Do you know who it reminds me of?
Smithers: Benji?
Burns: No.
Smithers: Lassie?
Burns: No, no, no, a person. You know who I mean.
Smithers: Snoop Doggy Dogg? Bob Barker? David Brenner?
Burns: No, no! The person who's always standing and walking.
Smithers: Rory Calhoun?
Burns: That's it!
Burns: There you are...there you go, little fellow...and you. [one of the puppies stands on its hind legs] [gasps] Smithers, look: he's standing up. I've never seen anything so adorable! Do you know who it reminds me of?
Smithers: Benji?
Burns: No.
Smithers: Lassie?
Burns: No, no, no, a person. You know who I mean.
Smithers: Snoop Doggy Dogg? Bob Barker? David Brenner?
Burns: No, no! The person who's always standing and walking.
Smithers: Rory Calhoun?
Burns: That's it!
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