Four More Years of The Simpsons

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Peanut

But seriously, even Lost kinda blows now.

No, it doesn't, you ***!!!

[Sage Ninja]

you know what is pretty sad? I find my self watching my dvd box sets of tv series and cartoons from the 90's and 80's more often than I watch actual TV. Thats pretty sad when you you are so out of touch with what is currently airing on television that you turn to the past to for quality shows and animation to enjoy. I hardly watch anything on tv now except for a few select tv shows and American cartoons. Am I alone in watching mostly watching dvd box sets of old tv series and cartoons instead of what airs on television?

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

Am I alone in watching mostly watching dvd box sets of old tv series and cartoons instead of what airs on television?

Nope, you're not alone. I am using present days to catch up on all the good TV of days gone by that I missed because I was too busy to watch TV period.

[Ra]

I'm just turning to crunchyroll.com for anime. That's the only way I can get my new animation fix now. That and the fact that I don't have many DVDs from my favorite shows.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Don't hate me, but I think you're all a bunch of elitist asses. The show still makes me chuckle. That's all I ask of it. I can't say that for many any other show created within the past ten-thirteen years. TV is a dying medium.

Originally Posted by Barkworm

No, it doesn't, you ***!!!

Yes it does! Wheeeeeee!!!!!!!

Seriously, I lost track of the plot a long time ago. I also quit caring when I realized they were never going to explain "the button" or the polar bears.

[Ra]

Elitist asses? Maybe. I just hate the show right now.

And when in the seven blazes of hell did Lost get polar bears?! I only saw the first three episodes before school life took over.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Nope, you're not alone. I am using present days to catch up on all the good TV of days gone by that I missed because I was too busy to watch TV period.

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

Am I alone in watching mostly watching dvd box sets of old tv series and cartoons instead of what airs on television?

That is why I have a few Batman TAS dvds, as well as some seasons of JLU and Batman Beyond. You guys do the same thing I do.

Also, my VHS tapes of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and two of the TMNT movies, as well as other Batman TAS episodes/movies have gotten a LOT of mileage as well.

It always seems like I have much more time to watch TV now than before, when the stuff that I cared about was actually brand new.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Don't hate me, but I think you're all a bunch of elitist asses. The show still makes me chuckle. That's all I ask of it. I can't say that for many any other show created within the past ten-thirteen years. TV is a dying medium.

TV being a dying medium is the only thing I can agree with right there. The only elitist asses here are the zero talent writers who think they're great because they just so happen to be writing for a show like the Simpsons, before they use it as a spring board to become executive producer of some 2 season sitcom of their own design (Note to Simpsons writers: Not everyone who writes it is going to become Conan O'Brien.) They care zero about the show's fans, and anyone one who doesn't like the direction of the show, they feel, can go suck an egg.

A lot of them produce work that screams, "look MA! I'm on TV!!!"

I fail to see how they think they're so clever relying on pedestrian gaggery making "Cletus is a redneck" jokes, and yet putting in as many obscure ellitist guest stars as possible. All they're thinking is WOW! We got Frank geary to say DOH! I'd be more impressed if Frank geary wasn't just thrown in for no apparent reason.

If there's one thing I want them to do, I want them to get to the A storyline in the first act, and no more of this one stupid thing leading to another, leading to another, leading to another, and getting to the A story 5 minutes before the show ends.

[ZariusTwo]

[QUOTE=ThirdMarioBro;613818]Don't hate me, but I think you're all a bunch of elitist asses/QUOTE]

Thankyou.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

No, it doesn't, you ***!!!

Man, I can take that abuse from someone else, but not from you.

Anyways, I still like Lost, but I really thought the 4th season was lacking.

[Mecha Cow]

I think you're just a bit intimidated by Locke's awesomeness. It's OK, there's no shame in that.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

I think you're just a bit intimidated by Locke's awesomeness. It's OK, there's no shame in that.

You just mentioned my number one reason for being angry with Lost. I <3 LOCKE!

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Seriously, I lost track of the plot a long time ago. I also quit caring when I realized they were never going to explain "the button" or the polar bears.

They explained the Polar Bears! The island was a secret experimental lab some 30 years earlier...The Others were descendents of the scientists....the Polar bears had escaped their cages....so had the um..sharks.

The button was um...ok I didn't see the ep where that was explained....course I don't like the show and only know what's going on from paying attention to convos in the chat....

But anyways...I hardly watch tv these days....except for maybe a couple reality shows and documentaries (Deadliest Catch!!! Dirty Jobs!! Meerkat Manor!! Ax Men!! FTW!!) and some sci-fi shows (1 more month till the new season of SGA! ). There's a couple cartoons (Spectacular Spider-Man and Transformers Animated mostly) I watch but I don't watch the Simpsons. I generally find something else to watch at that time like Extreme Make Over Home Edition.

[Barkworm]

The button was also explained (it controlled the magnetism on the island). TMB is an idiot.

[Hannah]

Holy F*CK, I haven't watched LOST since season one. BYE EVERYONE!

[ZariusTwo]

I've heard the island's recently become a TARDIS...how stupid IS this show?

I watched the UK "The Answers Are Here" documentary, mainly consisting of the narrator taking the piss out of the show and pointing out Jim from Neighbours is in it over and over again

[CudleyCowlick]

Oh c'mon people... hardly any love for the Simpsons. I personally have liked the last season a lot, I liked the "Donnie Brasco" spoof (feat. Topher Grace!), I loved the Vermont episode where Moe became a poet (which had freakin' Tom Wolfe and Michael Chabon!) I crapped myself when they got Jack Black, Alan Moore, Daniel Clowes, & Art Spiegelman (tho he IS a longtime friend of Matt Groening.)

These sound like good guest stars to me... and I still laugh out loud during every Simpsons episode.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I've heard the island's recently become a TARDIS...how stupid IS this show?

Yeah... apperantly the island has the ability to move thru space and time....and did so in the season finale.....

*reads what happened on Wikipedia* WTF? Claire is/was Jack's sister?!

That time travel element would probably explain the Polar Bear in the desert....

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by CrazyCowboyDion

Oh c'mon people... hardly any love for the Simpsons. I personally have liked the last season a lot, I liked the "Donnie Brasco" spoof (feat. Topher Grace!), I loved the Vermont episode where Moe became a poet (which had freakin' Tom Wolfe and Michael Chabon!) I crapped myself when they got Jack Black, Alan Moore, Daniel Clowes, & Art Spiegelman (tho he IS a longtime friend of Matt Groening.)

These sound like good guest stars to me... and I still laugh out loud during every Simpsons episode.

Ah, you just mentioned the could have been gold Comic Book episode. I thought it was half decent. Had they followed up on that, and made either the rest of the episode about the new comic store, or made a follow up episode. But they completely lost the episode in a parody of Curves (Take that slightly overweight women in their 40's ) and a Homer and Marge's marriage is in trouble plot.

I think the problem with the Simpsons recently is that they have a few really amazing episodes a year, but they fill the rest of it with pure junk, and a lot of it pandering to the younger audience.

I would have liked the Departed parody a lot better had Recess not done a plot EXACTLY like it (and much better, IMO too) years ago.

But the Primary episode and especially Homer's Mom passing on were pretty well done. I stilll watch as I am a loyalist, and the show does make me laugh every so often, but most of the times I just wish Matt would fire the current writing staff and get as many old schoolers as they can back.

[CudleyCowlick]

Oh yeah.. der... The Departed. I said Donnie Brasco. I watched them both recently and had a brain fart. Gotta love rat movies. Never saw the Recess parody, but that show seemed pretty good. I'll try and find it.