| on january 31 |
| David Mirkin, who isn’t working on new episodes, is doing the commentaries for season 6. |
| on january 31 |
| Also now listed on Amazon, although it’s too early to even pre-order it: The Simpsons Sixth Season. The DVDs will probably continue coming out every 6 months now, at least until they start encroaching on domestic syndication. |
| on january 31 |
| Springfield! Springfield! has returned. |
| on january 30 |
| According to the “Coming Soon” section of the FoxTVDVD.com consumer website, The Simpsons – The Complete 6th Season will be released on June 14th. |
| on january 30 |
| Go and play Simpsons Millionaire game online! Looks interesting to me… |
| on january 29 |
| James LeBron is one of several athletic guest stars who will be featured in the episode. The cartoon James helps Homer Simpson in a Super Bowl halftime show. |
| on january 29 |
| Nancy Cartwright, along with other professionals in the field, will be delivering a Voice-Over Acting seminar on February 23 at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood. “How To Make It in the Voice-Over Industry” will give you useful tips and know-how as an aspiring actor. Find out the basics and the professional view of what it takes to establish and maintain a career in Voice-Over Acting.Celebrity Centre is located at 5930 Franklin Ave. Hollywood, CA at the corner of Bronson and Franklin. The event begins at 7:30 PM on Wednesday February 23rd. Admission is $17.00. Parking is Free, enter on Bronson. For reservations: (323) 960-3100. |
| on january 28 |
| Simpsons/Futurama Crisis Crossover II #1 |
| on january 28 |
| Pastor Homer Simpson will marry a same-sex couple. A gambling Web site has fun with speculation about which Simpsons character will come out in February. The network still isn’t talking, but it did confirm that the episode, dubbed “There’s Something about Marrying,” will air on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. |
| on january 27 |
| ‘Gervais episode’ will be recorded in June for transmission early next year. Unlike many other guest voices on the show, Gervais will be appearing as a character rather than as himself. |
| on january 27 |
| Upcoming episodes:1/30 Mommie Beerest (GABF01) Fat Man and Little Boy (FABF21) 2/6 2/13 |
| on january 26 |
| Which of the Simpsons regulars is gay – and will get married when their town legalizes same-sex weddings? |
| on january 25 |
| Radio 1 has an update on ‘The Simpsons’ episode Ricky Gervais is writing.“I’ve sneaked in a song. I love doing bad songs. It’s exorcising me as a failed pop star. I put out these songs and say, ‘See, it’s a joke, but maybe one day I could write a real one, one day, but I don’t want to. You didn’t want me last time, you didn’t want me 20 years ago. So you’re not having me now I’m fat.'”
“I’m not saying any more…” “…But it is a romantic song to Marge.” |
| on january 25 |
| Bad news for people sick of reruns this season: Fox announced that the 350th episode will air on May 1. The problem is, GABF02 is the 343rd episode, which means that there are only six new episodes in the 11 Sundays between those two episodes. (I expect new episodes on 2/13 and 2/20, a pre-emption for a movie on 2/27 (Academy Awards night), and then alternating new episodes and repeats in March and April. |
| on january 25 |
| ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Friends’ smut claim rejected |
| on january 25 |
| It’s time for cartoon characters to come out of the closet |
| on january 24 |
| A group of actors, family and fans demonstrate outside a Mexico City courthouse (photo inside) where the actors who do the Spanish language voice overs for The Simpsons television series, are involved in a labor dispute with their Mexican employer, January 21, 2005. |
| on january 24 |
| SimpsonSigs.com Base Image Contest |
| on january 23 |
| Fans of Fox’s groundbreaking animated comedy The Simpsons have been awaiting a bombshell this season. |
| on january 23 |
| Click here to read Jessica Lovejoy’s interview. (it contains some foul language). |
| on january 23 |
| ‘Simpson’ query was last week an active one in search. First off, America’s favorite cartoon family continued its Sunday night dominance and was up 16% for the week. Searches on matriarch Marge Simpson bounced 28% thanks to a picture of a new ‘do for the animated mom, while bad boy Bart — up 18% this week — remains the most popular family member in queries. |
| on january 22 |
| Fan website titled as Simpsons Central is now open. |
| on january 21 |
| Seven Forty-Two has been redesigned. |
| on january 21 |
| On Human Rights Day, December 10th, in the Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre in Peebles, Scotland Nancy Cartwright joined members of the New Scottish Parliament… |
| on january 21 |
| Former Simpsons producer gets skewed in 3D CGI with new project |
| on january 20 |
| Matt Groening wants ‘The Only Gay In The Village’ to appear on the hit show. He has revealed he is a big fan of BBC comedy Little Britain – and would love to work with the show’s stars. Groening is now planning to get Matt Lucas – famed for his brooding PVC-clad gay Welsh character Daffyd – and David Walliams on board for an episode. |
| on january 20 |
| McFarlane Toys is proudly bringing an all-new line of action figures based on characters from the Simpsons fans everywhere. These amazing new Simpsons action figures will be released this fall in two separate multi-figure boxed sets. |
| on january 20 |
| James L. TBrooks will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award on February 20 in Beverly Hills. |
| on january 19 |
| The big post-Super Bowl push this year, as Fox airs the NFL championship game Feb. 6, goes to two animated series – one new and one old. Right out of the post-game show, The Simpsons will feature Tom Brady, Yao Ming, Michelle Kwan and other athletes in a new bowl-themed episode in which Homer Simpson is chosen to choreograph the halftime show. Janet Jackson is NOT listed as a guest voice. |
| on january 19 – 35Xth episode? |
| There are some talk behind the simpsons fan scene about correct counting and will The Heartbroke Kid really be the 350th episode or is it already #352?Matt Garvey speculates: The episode is production #GABF11, which makes it 352nd in that order (but not necessarily to air); We’re already fairly well behind (6 episodes by mid-January), and as some sources (e.g. Don Del Grande) have speculated, Fox might be delaying new episodes a bit so they coincide with new Family Guy and American Dad episodes in the summer; also, it might just be a short season for a number of reasons. |
| on january 19 |
| Yeardley Smith’s (voice of Lisa) solo show More which played Off-Broadway last year is heading for a California run at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank. |
| on january 19 |
| Large wagers are being placed that the devout Christian character in the Simpsons, Ned Flanders, is to be “outed” in an upcoming episode. |
| on january 19 |
| Mexico’s ANDA union is standing behind the striking actors who provide the voices of The Simpsons for Latin American audiences. |
| on january 18 |
| On the webnews:- Old Man Simpson looks good. – The Simpsons Web in french language. |
| on january 18 |
| Over a year ago, FOX executives approached the creative team on The Simpsons about the possibility of doing a Super Bowl-themed episode to take the coveted post-game slot after Super Bowl XXXIX. Not only did the gang accept the challenge, but they also recruited several of the biggest names in professional sports to do vocal cameos. |
| on january 17 |
| The Simpsons, America’s most colorful family, will celebrate an unprecedented 350 episodes on Sunday, May 1 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Read official press release on our site about it. |
| on january 17 |
| Download Midnight Rx from here. |
| on january 17 |
| CGEF’s 5th anniversary! |
| on january 17 |
| Seeking cheap Canadian prescription drugs, Homer Simpson crossed the border into Manitoba Sunday night. |
| on january 16 |
| New Superbowl-themed episode is following Super Bowl XXXIX on february 6th. |
| on january 16 |
| Ricky Gervais has already begun writing the script but is keeping its subject matter a closely guarded secret. He will also write a part for himself in the episode. |
| on january 16 |
| Upcoming episodes:1/16 – Midnight Rx (FABF16) When Grampa complains about the high cost of prescription medication, he and Homer (and Flanders and Apu) have the solution: smuggle it in from Canada. 1/23 – DOUBLE FEATURE 1/30 – DOUBLE FEATURE |
| on january 16 |
| The Gospel According to … |
| on january 15 |
| Hank Azaria star in Eric Idle’s world-premiere musical based on the cult-classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. |
| on january 14 |
| The disagreement between the actors’ union and a Mexican contracting company is in the hands of government labor arbitrators at a time when the actors say they normally would be sitting down to tape the upcoming season of “The Simpsons.”. |
| on january 14 |
| Marge Simpson has surrendered her towering blue coiffure to help market a new hair care line. |
| on january 13 |
| The actors who dub cartoon series The Simpsons into Spanish have appealed to fans to help them keep their jobs. |
| on january 12 |
| The actors who for 15 years have provided the voices for the Latin American episodes of The Simpsons, known in Spanish as “Los Simpson,” say they are ready to take to the streets in protest after their employer, Grabaciones y Doblajes Internacionales, said it was considering replacing them. |
| on january 11 |
| Wherefore Homer? Kings, witches, and doughnuts…mmmmm…. doughnuts….abound in Rick Miller’s Machomer. |
| on january 11 |
| James L. Brooks to receive Eddie award |
| on january 9 |
| Happy birthday, Al Jean! |
| on january 9 |
| The Simpsons DVD Companion and Cuts Guide |
| on january 8 |
| Nagging Questions for… David Silverman |
| on january 8 |
| According to Movie Tome, The Simpsons Movie will be released in November, 2008. They have given a brief synopsis (collected from lots of sources, and they can’t reveal them):Homer takes up stunt driving after watching TV. He ends up crashing the family car in doing so. In order to set things right, Homer takes the family out to dinner. There, Homer blows up his house to collect insurance. Things turn drastically wrong when Homer finds out he doesn’t have any insurance. How can Homer set things right (if he can)? |
| on january 8 | ||
Internet bookie posts odds on Simpsons characters coming out of closet:
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| on january 8 |
| High resolution versions from season 5 dvd/deleted scenes are now available:simpsons_barbershopquartet_hi.wmv simpsons_bartscasino_hi.wmv simpsons_grandpasimpson_hi.wmv simpsons_jamesbrooks_hi.wmv simpsons_nerdsandbullies_hi.wmv |
| on january 6 |
| Bill Gates keynote presentation at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas crashed. “Demonstration of Microsoft Media Center crashed during the presentation on integrating digital photography,” says vnunet.com. TV host Conan O’Brien was on hand, saying he couldn’t criticise Microsoft because it had implanted a Pentium in his brain, and suggested Gates should be played by Milhouse from The Simpsons (check out the photo!).Heh. |
| on january 5 |
| Upcoming episode: Midnight Rx.After Burns cancels the employee drug program, Grampa and Homer goes to Canada for cheaper prescriptions and get caught smuggling. Don’t miss an all-new episode of The Simpsons, Sunday January 16 th 8PM /7C. |
| on january 5 |
| Matt Groening received an Outstanding Contribution award at the British Comedy Awards on december, presented to him by famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking.This is where MG contacted to Gervais about write episode for the Simpsons. Gervais said he had completed a first draft. “I bang it down, give it to them, they make it funny and I claim the credit,” he said. |
| on january 4 |
| In-depth look at the latest Simpsons DVD boxed set by the Simpsons Archive. |
| on january 4 |
| It seem strange that The Simpsons, a TV show about a family of losers, should be such a huge success. Broadcast around the world for more than 15 years now, it continues to reap hundreds of millions of dollars annually and has turned the show’s creator, Matt Groening, into a household name. For those working behind the scenes of the animated smash hit, success has been just as sweet. |
| on january 4 |
| The Best DVD’s of the 2004 (including 2 Simpsons seasons) |
| on january 2 |
| Sexy singer Kylie Minogue revealed that she has competitions with her stylist to see who can be the “geekiest”. They are always teasing each other about what they watch on the TV and have now made it into a competition. “Willie and I have competitions on who can be the geekiest. He’ll completely admonish me for watching The Simpsons” Kylie was quoted as saying. |
| on january 2 |
| More than $400 worth of decorations have been stolen from Dean Wolken’s yard near Sheridan and Evans. Wolken spent thousands of dollars for more than 50,000 lights and more than a dozen huge inflatable displays including Bart Simpson. |
| on january 2 |
| Review of Bart Simpson Comics #21 |
| on january 2 |
| Dan Castellaneta (voice of Homer) at experimental theater club, The Second City in Piper’s Alley. Tickets: $17-$19. |
| on january 2 |
| Nat Bankston whose running against Mayor-President Bobby Simpson, delighted in calling him “Bart” and revealed, “I’m going to get a Bart Simpson doll and sit it in front of me at the debates, and every time Bobby says something I’m going to slap that doll.” |
| on january 1 |
| Matt Groening told audiences that he was pleased TV funnyman Ricky Gervais had agreed to write a Simpsons episode.”We trust Ricky because we’ll take his scripts and just rip it apart.”
So, it won’t be “full episode” written by Gervais after all – as it has been speculated so far. |
| 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. |
