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mc2

06-03-2007, 08:58 AM

So it's the longest running prime time animate series ever, with 400 episodes being aired.

How popular is the simpsons anyway?
Here in Australia it is being broadcasted EVERYDAY, with 3 episodes being broadcasted on tuesday.

Does anyone actually know where "Springfield" is located?

Let's discuss this famous dysfunctional family from Everygreen Terrace!!

Fenix

06-03-2007, 09:19 AM

They run it every day except Saturday in America, with a new episode on Sundays.

And Springfield doesn't exist, at least not in America....It's been shot down in every state where there's a Springfield.

Lithuania

06-03-2007, 10:52 AM

They had mentioned which state is springfield in series but i dont remmeber which one...Not sure the town realy exists but there is a copy of simpsons house
http://www.neatorama.com/images/2005-10/simpsons-house.jpg

JBL

06-03-2007, 04:55 PM

Yeah there are so many springfields.. and every single time they were talking of the state they live in.. they just include bart or homer to hide it.. in some way..

remember when homer loses his right to drive and has to follow some kind of class.. they ask where people are from.. and he says something else than his state.. i don't remember what he says.. but its funny..

About the simpsons.. I used to be the biggest fan on earth..

but now i just moved to other shows..

I respect the simpsons a lot because without matt growning.. I couldn't enjoy these other shows.. I'm listening to now.. I'm refering to ATHF, American Dad, etc..

right now i'm on a South park frenzy.. the last seasons are truely great.. it's so funny.. the story is always so ****ed up.. it's insane..

but nothing is refreshing like a good ATHF episode.. it's by far the best way to relax in 11 minutes.

reject_666_6

06-03-2007, 07:43 PM

Simpsons used to be really good, but it kinda went downhill ever since the episode where Homer sings Eee-eye-ee-eye-ooh through the whole thing... I think it's weird that you can just pinpoint the episode, but it's true... I think Matt should go back to Futurama for a while, that show still has most of the charm that Simpsons used to have back in the day...

Fenix

06-03-2007, 08:56 PM

I rather enjoy Family Guy too....

And like with what JBL and Lithuania said, they mention the state only to shoot it down...
I remember and episode where Skinner is talking about the school, and he says "You know, this school was once voted the most decrepit school in all of Illinois"
And Lisa and whoever else was there give him the " :o ZOMG :o" look and are all "Whaaa-?"
He goes on to say "Yes, that's why they moved it brick by brick to here."

JBL

06-04-2007, 01:41 AM

mc2

06-04-2007, 04:51 AM

I LOVE futurama. and I still remembered this episode that made my cry :P

It was about Fry finding his dog seymore from 1999 in fossilized form. The ending of the episode was so sad that I actually cried. Then I felt really lame because I cried to a sitcom :P

Anyway here's that episode on wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Bark

reject_666_6

06-04-2007, 05:39 AM

JBL

06-04-2007, 08:22 AM

The one episode that I can remember that made me really sad was the ending of this one: http://video.glath.com/view/futurama.Time_Keeps_on_Slippin'

The ending is so damn hopeless and pessimistic, it's like psychological torture!!! :'(

hmm thats the whole episode hosted on a website with many other full episodes??

wow thats nice.. even if its totally useless for me.. since i already downloaded every episodes.

reject_666_6

06-04-2007, 06:09 PM

That website hosts a lot of cartoons and shows fully up to date. Even South Park! ;D

JBL

06-05-2007, 05:17 AM

ohh this is great... lol I have every south park, futurama, simpsons, american dad, family guy, athf, etc.... on my pc..

well.. maybe not every of them.. im probably missing some new simpsons and family guy..

hillzagold

06-05-2007, 06:10 AM

Springfield is in texas. in the episode where sideshow bob went to europe, he stabbed a globe, and shelbivile(sp?) was in texas. and springfield is right next to it

mc2

06-05-2007, 10:13 AM

Does it snow in Texas? It snows in the simpsons.

To me it seems like Springfield is made based on a stereotypical city in the West Coast. It does have striking similarities to Los Angeles.

They have that giant Springfield sign on the top of a mountain, just the same as the Hollywood sign. And when you look down at Springfield from the mountain, you see the general layout of the city also looks like LA.

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On another topic, who's your favourite character? I like Bart Simpson. Homer used to be my favourite but I think they recently overdone his stupidity. Apu is also one of my favs/

JBL

06-05-2007, 06:50 PM

Springfield is in texas. in the episode where sideshow bob went to europe, he stabbed a globe, and shelbivile(sp?) was in texas. and springfield is right next to it

are you saying they are finally telling us where is springfield??

I have this episode.. I think i'm going to watch it just now.

JBL

06-05-2007, 06:59 PM

Springfield is in texas. in the episode where sideshow bob went to europe, he stabbed a globe, and shelbivile(sp?) was in texas. and springfield is right next to it

I'm watching it right now.. and.. when they arrive in italy.. homer gets his american flag and says:

"That flag is mine! Don't mess with Texas! Suck it off losers, suck it off!"

edit: kk now im at the part with the knife..

and all we see is shelbeville and springfield.. it doesnt say texas at all

coalescence

06-06-2007, 01:25 PM

Because it isn't in any of the real springfields. The creators even have a contest between the real springsfields which town should be simpson city.

Immortalrulez

06-08-2007, 08:26 PM

the only springfeilds i know is the world war II gun lol

UchihaItachi0129

06-18-2007, 05:38 AM

LOL the snipers XD i love those springfeilds XD anyways everytime i here springfeild i automatically think of Illinois lol looks like 3 l's

Edit: O.O ok never mind it only looks like 3 l's when you're typing it.

mc2

06-18-2007, 05:54 AM

Does anyone think the rumor that The Simpsons movie out in July this year will be the end of the entire series?

Shockwave

06-19-2007, 07:29 AM

Does anyone think the rumor that The Simpsons movie out in July this year will be the end of the entire series?

Hmm.... hard to say. it all depends on what ending it is. I don't know much about the movie, but if it is part of the series sort of thing, it may be.

But i hope not!

Lord David

06-19-2007, 03:29 PM

Springfield is in texas. in the episode where sideshow bob went to europe, he stabbed a globe, and shelbivile(sp?) was in texas. and springfield is right next to it

West Springfield is supposedly three times the size of Texas... :P

mc2

07-11-2007, 02:54 PM

Springfield, Vermont is selected to host the premier of the movie because they said it has the most resemblence to the Springfield in the Simpsons...

UchihaItachi0129

07-16-2007, 11:38 PM

who wants to watch it?

SpongeJosh

07-16-2007, 11:52 PM

mEEEEEEEE! :thumbup:
judging from the trailer, it looks like it will live up to the series.

eclipse

07-16-2007, 11:53 PM

me too =D, and yeah it looks great ^_^

UchihaItachi0129

07-16-2007, 11:56 PM

spiderpig/harry potter FTW lol

TerranGod

07-17-2007, 04:07 AM

spider pig spider pig
does whatever spider pig does

marge: you can take spider pig with you
homer: he's not spider pig anymore, its harry popper

ImaGiNe.

07-17-2007, 03:21 PM

Man, I love the Simpsons and I cannot wait until the movie is released. Until then, DOH!

mc2

07-18-2007, 08:29 AM

I'm hoping that the movie is not an indication that the TV series is ending soon.

zeratul11

07-26-2007, 02:51 PM

just watched the movie. funny as hell. HOMER FOR PRESIDENT.

eclipse

07-26-2007, 02:56 PM

haha. spiderpig, spiderpig does whatever that spiderpig does! can he swing from a web no he cant hes apigg. watchoouuutt. yay (^(oo)^)

mc2

07-27-2007, 10:51 AM

I just went and saw the movie as well. It was halirious. Can't believe they pay everyone out from the start.

stat

07-27-2007, 11:15 AM

yah very funny movie. pig crap. you suck sign. lol

Lemmy

07-29-2007, 05:53 PM

I didnt really like the movie. It just wasnt like the series at all. There were a lot of good jokes and things like that, but I didnt like how they kept reminding me that it was the movie. I fuking knew, idiots. I was sitting in a theatre... I'll have to watch it again later anyway. Sober.

JudicatorPrime

07-29-2007, 11:25 PM

I hope the movies good, I might grab a bootleg copy once its out in theaters... I mean uuh, wait for Blockbuster to have it. Doesn't look that funny, im used to the humour in Family guy so..

Ghost

07-30-2007, 08:15 AM

Awsome movie, worth the 18-year w8 lol. I love the ending with the hammer+nail again hehe.

BoydofZINJ

07-30-2007, 08:29 AM

I have not seen a single episode since... prolly 1999 or 98? The new movie has 0 interest for me. I have not played or touched my starcraft or broodwar CD since about 2002 maybe 2001. Hearing about Starcraft 2 has made me start playing SC and BW again.

Lord David

07-30-2007, 12:52 PM

Yes it's worth going to see it in the Cinemas! Ignore the small minority of people and critics who have given The Simpsons Movie below average in their reviews and ratings. It's definitely above average (generally speaking of course), and of course you'll definitely like it if you were a proper Simpsons fan.

I give it 8/10 it's good, as long as you watch it for real! (Yep don't bother to download, maybe later, but watch it for real first)

DontHate

07-31-2007, 05:07 AM

Yea this was really funny, surprisingly. I thought it was going to suck like the family guy movie or like the the current season's simpsons episodes, but man... this one was funny.
9/10.

FlyingTiger

07-31-2007, 07:39 PM

haha i enjoyed the movie a lot. Very few parts were meh... i just wished it was longer ^_^

Scarecrow

07-31-2007, 10:51 PM

Would be cool to see a poll of your ratings.

I haven't seen it, but I personally suspect that The Simpsons work better as a series. Maybe I should check it out though.

mc2

08-01-2007, 08:14 AM

You are right scarecrow, I personally thought the series is better than the movie. In the movie, they didn't focus enough on springfield and many of those all time favourite springfield residents. Even though an eipsode from the series is slightly better than the movie, I still recommend everyone go and watch it. It is well worth the effort and time :)

GrahamTastic

08-13-2007, 10:16 PM

I love the Simpsons! They make me laugh.
"Cream of toast??" -Homer
"Mrs. Simpson made me gay!" -Rod (or was it Todd?)
"Mmmmm...Sacrolicious!" -Homer
"Napien stimulates your brain's napping centers, and attacks your body's awake-ajins."-Sleep Drug Commercials

Wlck742

08-13-2007, 10:18 PM

lol, the Simpsons are great. Longest running TV show in the US. Too bad people don't watch it as much as they did 10 years ago.

GrahamTastic

08-14-2007, 04:34 AM

Thats because there are too many rip-offs of it like Faminly Guy and American Dad, etc. etc.

Itsmyship

08-14-2007, 04:42 AM

Eh, but then again, the simpsons have done everything, so you can't really get too out there on originality....as South Park has taught me :)

Protosscommander

08-14-2007, 08:22 AM

Yap simpson is the most popular games years ago hehehe and we dont expect until now wow!!! great...

mc2

08-14-2007, 08:52 AM

Eh, but then again, the simpsons have done everything, so you can't really get too out there on originality....as South Park has taught me :)

This is true. The Simpsons has addressed every possible issue in human society. And one of the reason that their ratings are declining is that they have less meaningful episode nowdays. It's clear that they've ran out of ideas. All they do now is put heavy emphasis and exaggerate Homer's stupidity.

I think that should start "recycling" some of the better old episodes. One of favourites are when Homer is hypnotized to pretend that he is 10 years old again. Then he started screaming out of control. In the end of the episode they located Smithers' father's body. That episode had a very good plot, and the development of the plot, and the climax is very well done, not to mention intelligently blend humor into the story. So maybe make an episode with a similar plot would be a better way then showcasing the sillyness of Homer.

Also, how about Springfield actually hosting an Olympics? The last time the IOC was angered by Bart's jokes and left the city. Some of the older, more brilliant ideas can definitely be expanded further, and make into new episodes.

Itsmyship

08-14-2007, 03:07 PM

I'm going to watch it tomorrow!

as for south park, the first season was great. then it went downhill when the creators developed some fetish for gay/racists jokes and every episode was the same stuff

Not really. The thing with South Park is that its in a lot of ways smart humor (not saying that you're dumb dragoon :)). Personally, I think South Park is one of those shows that actually got better as it got older. Take this last season for example...I would give nothing but good reviews for all except one episode. There was also the Scientology one that I thought was the most cleverly and well done episode I had ever seen in any show. South Park goes with the times, that's why it can keep ressurecting itself.

DaygoWop

08-14-2007, 03:21 PM

i agree with ship. South Park definitely goes with the times and does a damn good job at making jokes. it really isnt all about gays and racism anymore. Some of the stuff is just downright "wrong" (i.e. when the little kids had to play against the detroit red wings for the cancer child...heh) that it will make u laugh for hours.

JBL

08-14-2007, 05:13 PM

Eh, but then again, the simpsons have done everything, so you can't really get too out there on originality....as South Park has taught me :)

south park is much more original than the simpsons.. trey parker and matt stone really tries to do something no body will expect.. and they often reach their goals.

DontHate

08-15-2007, 03:23 PM

the simpsons as of now aren't that great. there are better shows going on... at least the movie was accually very nice. i didn't expect homer do give us the finger. rofl.

DaygoWop

08-15-2007, 03:27 PM

the movie was decent, the only thing i didnt like was bart cuz he would never be that sensitive. But I did like it cuz it was different. Spider pig, Spider pig, doees whatevr a spider pig does! Hes not spider pig any more! He is Harry Plopper! HAHA!