The Simpsons

[Commode]

They cut out the Grinch parody in the end of LETS.  Man, fuck FXX.

[Daikun]

Co-creator Sam Simon passed away.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I heard about that.

RIP Mr. Simon.

[gunswordfist]

R.I.P. Sam Simon. I'm checking out the link now.

[Avaitor]

I forgot to post about this, but yeah. RIP

[Avaitor]

No more Simpsons season sets.

This sucks for completionists, but at least we have the good seasons out. As well as the app, for non-collectors.

[LumRanmaYasha]

They could have at least put out 18 and 19, since 20 already had a set. But, as for the rest, it doesn't really matter. The good seasons are on dvd, and that's all I'd expect most people really cared to own. Most of the series can be purchased and watched legally digitally now anyways, so the lack of means to rewatch the later seasons is a non-issue.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I stopped with ten and that one was a stretch.

My friend continued to get them, and I borrowed them for the commentaries and promptly returned them. It gave me a new appreciation for Mike Scully as a stand up guy ready to admit to his faults (who also seemed like a fun guy to talk to) while simultaneously wondering how Matt Selman could defend crap like having the Loch Ness Monster employed in a casino and other wretched ideas as well as being irritating and obnoxiously repetitive most of the time. Why people wanted him to be showrunner, I have no idea. He would be far worse than Al Jean.

[Nel_Annette]

 

Well, I am a completionist... so... so...

[gunswordfist]

I stopped with ten and that one was a stretch.

My friend continued to get them, and I borrowed them for the commentaries and promptly returned them. It gave me a new appreciation for Mike Scully as a stand up guy ready to admit to his faults (who also seemed like a fun guy to talk to) while simultaneously wondering how Matt Selman could defend crap like having the Loch Ness Monster employed in a casino and other wretched ideas as well as being irritating and obnoxiously repetitive most of the time. Why people wanted him to be showrunner, I have no idea. He would be far worse than Al Jean.

....  *youtubes it*

[Spark Of Spirit]

I stopped with ten and that one was a stretch.

My friend continued to get them, and I borrowed them for the commentaries and promptly returned them. It gave me a new appreciation for Mike Scully as a stand up guy ready to admit to his faults (who also seemed like a fun guy to talk to) while simultaneously wondering how Matt Selman could defend crap like having the Loch Ness Monster employed in a casino and other wretched ideas as well as being irritating and obnoxiously repetitive most of the time. Why people wanted him to be showrunner, I have no idea. He would be far worse than Al Jean.

....  *youtubes it*

It's a fairly stupid ending to a fairly stupid episode. I believe on the commentary Mike Scully apologized for it and Matt Groening kept pointing out how dumb it all was.

[gunswordfist]

That makes me want to see it even more. I love stupid shit like that.

[Nel_Annette]

I loved it whenever Groening was in the commentaries and just badmouthing whatever episode they were watching. I think his commentary on the jockey episode was the first time he ever saw the episode, and I don't remember exactly what his reaction was (haven't listened to any of the commentary tracks in years) but I don't remember it being positive.

[Spark Of Spirit]

"WHAT IS THIS?" was his regular interjection. At the end he was pretty flabbergasted and Mike Scully apologized once more.

He never would have let most of the post-season 9 crap see the light of day if he wasn't busy with Futurama at the time. I know people like to say he has no "real" input on the series, but his criticisms in the commentaries are usually dead on which probably meant his old notes were too.

[Avaitor]

Groening gets pretty defensive about the show nowadays, but I think that's more for brand recognition.

I don't think he tunes in regularly, let alone helps at all.