| on december 31 |
| And happy new year, you too! |
| on december 31 |
| With all the early hype and notoriety surrounding The Simpsons , it’s a wonder that the creators stuck to their guns and let the series develop on its own terms. By season five, the wisdom of their creative determination became fully clear. |
| on december 31 |
| Eddie Izzard could be the next British star to appear in The Simpsons. |
| on december 31 |
| Many of the DVD commentaries for The Simpsons mention that Fox promoted a particular episode in a bad or misleading way. |
| on december 30 |
| There’s a comprehensive 10-page interview with David Silverman, almost entirely about OFF, in the newest Hogan’s Alley mag (#12). Its probably the most informative, funny, and explanatory article in many years – lots of ‘new’ history info. |
| on december 29 |
| David Mirkin interview from animationmagazine.net “We were at a table reading for the 200th episode and I said as a very sarcastic joke, “We’re half way there!” and it got a huge laugh because people just figured that we were much closer to the end, and now it’s fairly certain that we’ll make 400 episodes. It turned out to be nightmarishly true that we had to keep pumping these things out.” |
| on december 28 |
| A Simpsons fan site, Behind the Laughter is offering on their episode area Inside The Actors Studio {349mb} file for you to download. |
| on december 28 |
| Ananova.com also reported that Groening told audiences he was pleased TV funnyman Ricky Gervais had agreed to write a ‘Simpsons’ episode. It is the first time anyone has been given free rein to write an episode, Groening said.”We trust Ricky because we’ll take his scripts and just rip it apart,” he said. “It’s the greatest show on earth and I’m sure that all I can do is make it slightly worse.” Groening said he wanted to get Eddie Izzard, Simon Cowell and the Beckhams on the hit show, too. |
| on december 27 |
| Upcoming episode: Midnight Rx.Sunday January 16th 8PM /7C. |
| on december 27 |
| Homer Simpson is going to be killed off, according to creator Matt Groening who has revealed he is going to send the bumbling Simpson star to heaven to argue with God.Though Matt also says that Homer comes back after deciding he misses Marge and his kids Bart, Lisa and Maggie too much. |
| on december 26 |
| Disabled scientist professor Stephen Hawking’s decision to make a second cameo appearance in The Simpsons has angered his wife. The forthcoming episode of the TV cartoon show will feature electro-convulsive shock therapy (ECT) being used to treat schizophrenia, a plot device Elaine Hawking thinks shouldn’t be used in an animated comedy.She says, “I’m not altogether happy with it. I just don’t think that ECT’s the sort of thing that anybody should make fun out of – it’s just not right for comedy. “I read the scripts and obviously told Stephen of my concerns, but he thinks it’s fine, so I’ll have to go along with that.” |
| on december 23 |
| The Simpsons creator Matt Groening received an Outstanding Contribution award at the British Comedy Awards last night, presented to him by famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking. |
| on december 23 |
| The Office star Ricky Gervais will write an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, it has been revealed tonight. Matt Groening, creator of the cult cartoon series, confirmed that Gervais had been signed up to pen an episode – in addition to making a cameo in the show. |
| on december 22 |
| In what has become Christmas’ finest television tradition, Marge Simpson annually waxes sarcastic about all things British in her Christmas speech.The hilarious sardonic soliloquy is delivered to British viewers on Christmas Day, to provide them with an alternative speech parodying the near-simultaneous telecast of the Queen’s Christmas Address.
:: Roll on to our newsfeed from yesterday to see actual video footage from the speech. |
| on december 22 |
| “I think more ‘Spinal Tap’ fans than ‘Simpsons’ fans,” Harry Shearer says, “but certainly some ‘Simpsons’ fans are coming as well, just judging by what gets shoved in front of me to sign.””Like the guy with the box of Simpsons toys the other night,” Owen reminds him.
“He had every ‘Simpsons’ action figure of my characters, and I threatened him with bodily harm if they showed up on eBay,” Shearer says. “‘Oh, no, no, they’re going up on my wall, man. They’re going up on my wall.'” :: Judith Owen featuring Harry Shearer |
| on december 21 |
| The Simpsons Comic’s editor speaks (interview) |
| on december 21 |
| This year’s alternative christmas message will be given by Marge Simpson. Check out video highlights (RealPlayer required) |
| on december 21 |
| Go and watch the deleted scenes from season 5 DVD to download:Watch “Nerds and Bullies” Deleted Scene Watch “Grandpa Simpson” Deleted Scene Watch “Bart’s Casino” Deleted Scene Watch “Barbershop Quartet” Deleted Scene Watch “A Look Back with James Brooks”(click the title + thank about.com) |
| on december 21 |
| The BBC today announced plans to save £6m (€8.7m) by scrapping some of its websites. The culled sites includes funding for the cult TV site, which features shows such as Buffy, 24, and The Simpsons. |
| on december 20 |
| 4 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- The Simpsons Archive |
| on december 20 |
| Animated housewife Marge Simpson will mock soccer ace David Bechman’s alleged infidelity in the eagerly-awaited Christmas speech. |
| on december 19 |
| ‘Simpsons’ fans can take the fifth |
| on december 19 |
| There is a page at Amazon.com allready for the Simpsons – The Complete Sixth Season. |
| on december 18 |
| Interview with Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart). |
| on december 18 |
| The Simpsons is on the sixth position on calendar 2005 sales. |
| on december 18 |
| Though the quality of the show has suffered in recent years, Fox has allowed us to revisit the early, classic episodes in a comprehensive DVD series. Next week they’ll release the next installment covering the fifth season. This DVD set offers nearly 20 minutes of deleted scenes spread across nearly all the episodes. The acting and gags here are as good as anything that was left in the show. An optional commentary track allows producers Al Jean and Dave Mirkin to explain why these scenes just didn’t make the cut. |
| on december 18 |
| Animated News just got back from ASIFA-Hollywood’s special presentation of Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles. Matt Groening acted as host and writer/director Brad Bird was the guest of honor. After a screening of the film Matt and Brad had a discussion about it and then opened it up to questions from the audience. |
| on december 17 |
| The Simpsons Comics #101 |
| on december 17 |
| Today is the 15th official anniversary of The Simpsons as a full half hour series, as “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire” first aired on December 17th, 1989. |
| on december 16 |
| 8 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- Simpsons: Cape Feare |
| on december 16 |
| The Simpsons took four out of five nominations in its category as The Writers Guild of America announced nominees Wednesday for its 2004 TV awards. |
| on december 16 |
| “In the second or third year of the show, we made a key decision about the show during an episode about Kamp Krusty,” Brooks recalls. “I knew we could add 40 minutes to it because it was a great story and it would fill out in a hurry and it was a great summer movie. But we said to each other, ‘We’re a television show.’ “That may now change, though Brooks warns that no contracts have been signed as yet. “The reason we’re not committed is we care so much about what we do,” Brooks says of the show, which was created by cartoonist Matt Groening initially as interstitial cartoons for a variety series starring Tracey Ullman. “We just want to do the show proud.” says James L. Brooks. |
| on december 15 |
| Looking for Simpsons christmas gift ideas? Look no further cause we’re going to throw you bunch of links to check out:- The Homer Book – Planet Simpson (good book for real fan!) – The Simpsons Posters (large collection) – The Simpsons Store by Amazon – The Simpsons Store by ToyWiz |
| on december 15 |
| It sounds like Homer’s christmas message on new TV Guide this week is horribly-written by one of their regular contributors – who was given a list of general “Simpson characteristics”, but has never watched the show. An absolutely wretched attempt to “sound like Homer”. |
| on december 15 |
| Check out alt.tv.simpsons statistics |
| on december 14 |
| Matt Groening to moderate Incredibles Q&A sessionLife is Hell/Simpsons creator Matt Groening will be moderating the Q&A session to be held after the film. |
| on december 13 |
| Homer uses Firefox!I tried www.nuclearsecrets.com and www.nuclear-secrets.comNeither one worked. But second one is registered on December 6th this year, to some guy named “Matt Groening”, though the address is in care of a third party. Maybe that’s not really him, since I notice the badger site is registered to 20th Century Fox. |
| on december 12 |
| Sam Simon (co-creator on the Simpsons) is working with Don King… |
| on december 11 |
| The talk of a Simpsons movie has been circulating almost since the day the show first hit, but there has always been a hesitation. When IGN FilmForce spoke with Brooks this weekend, he indicated that the prospect of a movie was not out of the question. “If we feel right, then we’ll go forward, and we’re in the process of trying to feel right. |
| on december 9 |
| Upcoming episode: Fat Man and Little Boy”Bart becomes a t-shirt mogul and Homer feels like he has no place in the family. It’s an all new episode of The Simpsons Sunday December 12 8/7c. |
| on december 9 |
| 15 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- TheSimpsons.com (official) |
| on december 9 |
| DirectorJames L. Brooks said the nine original members of the animated show’s creative team, including himself and creator Matt Groening, will reunite for the film version.”The idea of the movie is that all of us who ran the show at one point and who have been there from the beginning come together as the writing team for this movie,” Brooks told Tattle during a press junket to promote his latest film, “Spanglish.”
They already have a plot, according to Brooks. But nobody’s ready to talk about Homer and gang’s big-screen escapades just yet. “We’re going to put some fake plots out there just to make it interesting,” he joked. |
| on december 8 |
| Just a word to all Bart Simpson fans out there – the Daws Butler biographies are in! Nancy Cartwright’s loving foreword to her mentor starts the book, which you can find at here. |
| on december 8 |
| Proper D’oh is offering latest Simpsons episode download “She Used to Be My Girl” on their mainpage. Go get it! |
| on december 8 |
| The Simpsons Movie website |
| on december 8 |
| Season’s greetings from the Simpsons |
| on december 8 |
| Jean noted that Fox News has been an occasional “Simpsons” target, “but the only trouble we got into this time was with the broadcast standards and practices department, which told us we couldn’t air it prior to the election because then it would present an ‘equal time’ problem.” |
| on december 7 |
| 16 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- The Simpsons Gallery – The French Halloween Site |
| on december 7 |
| 17 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- Zone Simpsons |
| on december 6 |
| Former “Simpsons” scribes Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein are teaming for a half-hour comedy in development at Fox. |
| on december 6 |
| 18 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- Simpson Crazy |
| on december 5 |
| 19 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- Proper D’oh – CBG’s VGC |
| on december 4 |
| Actress Yeardley Smith, who is the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running TV show, is writing a memoir, called tentatively Are You Gonna Eat That? |
| on december 4 |
| 20 days left. The Simpsons websites are preparing for the christmas:- Old Man Simpsons – Last Exit to Springfield |
| on december 3 |
| Nancy Cartwright writes about preparing for an audition and how to stay professional despite it all |
| on december 3 |
| Steven Keslowitz’s book: The Simpsons and Society is a collection of entertaining scholarly essays; it’s an accomplished work with many insights to share and now 90 pages longer than first edition! |
| on december 3 |
| Nancy’s guide to top 10 gifts for a Simpsons fan |
| on december 3 |
| Homer has been named the fifth greatest TV show characters of all time |
| on december 2 |
| Al Jean and Mike Reiss remember development hell on the Simpsons |
| on december 2 |
| Matt Warburton of the Condo (Matt discusses his entry into his career on OFF, and “Three Gays of the Condo”). |
| on december 2 |
| We won’t see any ads on The Simpsons Archive in the future. Webmaster, Jouni Paakkinen discussed briefly about it: “I’m contacted weekly by various advertising companies who’d like to use the site for marketing, but that’s not our thing. You won’t see banner ads etc. now or in the future. Modest on-topic referral links on pages that would exist anyway are as far as we’re taking it.” |
| on december 2 |
| Bruce Gomes (one of the contributors at snpp.com) has revamped his one of the biggest document, The Simpsons Book List. |
| on december 1 |
| Tony Hawk (guest star on the Simpsons): “The biggest validation was being on The Simpsons – it’s such a measure of being a pop-culture icon. They rarely put people on The Simpsons that they want to make fun of – unless they’re pretending it’s that person. If the famous person is being imitated by a voice, you know that they’re going to destroy them, but if it’s the actual voice of the person then that means you’ve come of age.” |
