Posted on July 15th, 2008 by Iride Daley Did you know that South Park’s website has an avatar/wallpaper creator where you can make yourself as a SP character?!
It’s really fun. Here’s me looking at something amusing off screen:
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Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by Iride Daley Well, I think it is pretty safe to say that the Simpsons’ 400th episode was pretty lame. I think the South Park take on 24 was way better. I must admit, however, that I did enjoy the short from the Tracy Ullman Show that replaced the intro to the 401st episode. That said, Family Guy TOTALLY stole the show on Sunday night. One of the best episodes I have seen in a LONG time, due mostly to three awesome parodies and one funny scene:
First, there was Caddyshack. This is dead on:
Then, the Jetsons. I almost peed my pants. The political commentary that surrounds it is pretty good as well:
I LOVE Axel Foley. Not much of a parody, but really funny if you ask me:
And finally, what would a time travel episode be without the obligatory Back to the Future Spoof? The Chicken/Peter fight reference is an added bonus:
The Simpsons should give their cape and sceptre to South Park, with a smaller one for FG.
It always kind of bugs me when people talk about “Simpsons should hang it up” and it not being as good as Family Guy or South Park or whatever. Cause even if its not as good as either of those shows (and that’s debatable), its still better than 90% of what’s on TV.
I will agree that Family Guy was better than Simpsons this week. But I liked the Simpsons a few months back where Bart and Lisa built a cardboard box fortress better than both of them.
I agree with that. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy The Simpsons anymore. It’s just sad to see something that was formerly so great sink so low. The Simpsons in its prime was better than South Park or Family Guy will ever be, it’s just so sad to see them struggling now. It’s like watching an interview with Muhammed Ali, I just wish they had had the self-respect and discipline to go out while they were still on top like Seinfeld. Saying it is better than the other crap on TV isn’t saying much at all. I don’t know what kind of original programming you have on CBC, but a blank screen has got to be better than at least 60% of shows in the U.S.
At the end of clip two Death lists the people killed and Peter admits he doesn’t know who those people are.
What chunk of the populations of the U.S. and Canada do you think know who those people are, and who are worse in the short and long runs, the people who support/like the Tucker Carlsons, etc, or the people who don’t even know who they are?
I watched the Simpsons religiously until about season 13, and since then I miss it more and more often. I actually have been pretty bad about watching Family Guy as well the last couple seasons, though I am going to download them when the season is over. But yes, while the Simpsons isn’t what it once was, I’m pretty sure that if it were taken off the air, its place wouldn’t be taken by some excellent show, instead we’d be treated to more of the crap that we’re getting already. The little quality that does actually make it to air seems to happen in spite of the tv networks’ efforts, not because of them.
As far as Tucker et al. are concerned, it’s always easier to face the enemy you know.
The Mad TV shot reminded me of a clip Pagz and I were talking about the other night. We both agree that’s it’s quite literally the only fun thing they’ve ever done.
This may be more fitting to the other Iwright article comment section but whatever.
The trouble with this whole discussion is that we’re dealing with quality of music or television or whatever as a totally objective thing, but its subjective. One bee’s feces is another man’s honey so to speak.
Foley watched Simpsons until season 13 and then petered off. That’s fine, but I petered off at about season 8 and then got back into it about 13 cause the writing started to be a lot funnier to me.
Same thing applies to music, as discussed in the other article. Most people would tell you that Pink Floyd’s high point was around Dark Side of the Moon, but I love the early Syd Barrett stuff much more. And I know people who swear by their late 80’s early 90’s stuff. Personally, I think their later stuff wonks, but I don’t think that makes the people who like it wrong.
Because we’re all like snowflakes my children…
… we’re all very pretty.
The Simpsons was one of the best shows back-in-the-day, but a lot of folks are forgetting that more shows are being made every day. Pretty soon we’ll have enough stellar-awesome-amazing shows on the tube that we would be able to sit down and really, really enjoy it, 24/7.
The Simpsons is better than many shows out there, but between all the heavyweights these days (Heroes/Lost/Family Guy/etc etc) there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to fit the Simpson’s in.
You know, and still go to work and such.
Don’t ask me man, I don’t even have cable
I don’t either! I do obtain shows through different means (for example, maybe I rent them on DVD! Maybe.).
And all those shows I obtain don’t have commercial breaks or anything, and I have enough of them to fill all my off hours, and the simpson’s isn’t one of them.
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on July 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm #
I say boo to the limited facial hair options under the Canadian options.