the simpsons - DPChallenge Forums

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12/23/2006 10:12:17 AM · #1

we all love 'em... they've been on for 17 years as of this week (first episode 12/17/89). they provide the most insightful and witty survey of (american) society that i am aware of. they've put words in the OED (d'oh!). they have dozens of characters we reference on a daily basis (well... i do at least). they are quoted more often than shakespeare. i'm sure we can all come up with some great ideas for images that reference characters, quotations, fictional locations, and famous story-lines. i think this could be an interesting challenge.

muckpond

Nikon D200

12/23/2006 10:12:46 AM · #2

"michael jackson just told me shutup!"

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

12/23/2006 10:15:46 AM · #3

How about doing animations challenge, South Park is one of the greatest, and the Simpson, and Family guy, all of them are great. Not sure about a challenge with them but would be fun to see all the creative minds here on DPC work and show their creativity with this topic.

MattO

soup

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/23/2006 10:41:38 AM · #4

ummmmm simpsons. i can't get enough of that wonderful duff !

one of the great things about books is that sometimes they have great pictures...

err oops that one came from our president... though the IQ levels are likely comparable ;}

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/23/2006 11:13:50 AM · #5

Simpsons, best TV ever! I support this challenge...

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

12/23/2006 11:23:19 AM · #6

Originally posted by posthumous:

Simpsons, best TV ever! I support this challenge...

Ditto -- I have nearly EVERY episode on tape. I started taping them every week since 1992, and naturally I've bought all of the season DVDs as they've come out.

During the summer, my daughter and I spend nearly every night staying up until midnight watching old episodes. She's 8, and it's funny to hear her quote lines from a bunch of episodes.

Louis

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Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

12/23/2006 11:24:14 AM · #7

I'm sorry, I can't keep silent. :P Simpsons post 1995 is painfully bad.

GoldBerry

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/23/2006 11:24:16 AM · #8

AND, they finally finally finally have a movie coming out. But will the discerning fans approve?????? Stay tuned folks.

posthumous

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/23/2006 11:25:12 AM · #9

Originally posted by Louis:

I'm sorry, I can't keep silent. :P Simpsons post 1995 is painfully bad.

Well, nobody's perfect... (I'm talking about you of course)

:P

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/23/2006 11:26:18 AM · #10

I think my son has about half the available DVDs. They're a hoot! I think this would be a fun challenge.

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

12/23/2006 11:28:38 AM · #11

Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by Louis:
I'm sorry, I can't keep silent. :P Simpsons post 1995 is painfully bad.

Well, nobody's perfect... (I'm talking about you of course)

:P

Yeah, I figured this was lead balloon territory. :)

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

12/23/2006 11:54:03 AM · #12

Originally posted by Louis:

I'm sorry, I can't keep silent. :P Simpsons post 1995 is painfully bad.

What?!?! The comment of the year thing and now this?? man, I don't even know who you are anymore. I still want to have your babies and all but geesh :P SIMPSONS ROCK!! and don't you forget it! :D

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12/23/2006 12:41:32 PM · #13

Originally posted by Louis:

I'm sorry, I can't keep silent. :P Simpsons post 1995 is painfully bad.

in a quick runthrough at epguides, i've come up with:
- who shot burns (s7 ep 2)
- radioactive man (s7 ep 3)
- sideshow bob's last gleaming (s7 ep 10)
- a fish called selma (s7 ep 20)
- 22 short films about springfield (s7 ep 22) !!!
- raging abe... hellfish (s 7 ep 23)
- summer of 4'2" (s7 ep 26)
- a milhouse divided (s8 ep 6)
- hurricane neddy (s8 ep8)
- homer's phobia (s8 ep15)
- homer vs the 18th amendment (s8 ep 18)
- city of ny vs homer simpson (s9 ep 1)
- lisa's sax (s9 ep 3)
- the two mrs nahasapeemapetilons (s9 ep 7)
- das bus (s9 ep 14) !!!
- the last temptation of krusty (s9 ep 15)
- the trouble with trillions (s9 ep 20)
- lost our lisa (s9 ep 24)
- viva ned flanders (s10 ep 10)
- thirty minutes over tokyo (s10 ep 23)

i could keep going... and this is just by my memory of the titles. there are plenty more good ones in s 11 through 17 (not to mention those in the above seasons i didn't mention). go write "i will not disparage post 1995 simpsons on public forums again" on the chalk board 1000 times, and then go sit in the corner and think about what you said.

Louis

Nikon D800

12/23/2006 12:46:17 PM · #14

Originally posted by asimchoudhri:

in a quick runthrough at epguides, i've come up with:

Ack.. ok ok, I concede that it wasn't all bad after '95, and though few and far between, there's still some good episodes (but not many:P). But interestingly, "Homer Simpson vs. New York" was where the Simpson's jumped the shark for me. Now I think it's classic, and laugh every time I see it.

Sorry for the hijack.. but in support of the challenge idea, I think it'd be great to have a generalized "cartoon comedy" challenge as MattO suggests.

12/23/2006 12:48:09 PM · #15

Originally posted by Louis:

Originally posted by asimchoudhri:
in a quick runthrough at epguides, i've come up with:

Ack.. ok ok, I concede that it wasn't all bad after '95, and though few and far between, there's still some good episodes (but not many:P). But interestingly, "Homer Simpson vs. New York" was where the Simpson's jumped the shark for me. Now I think it's classic, and laugh every time I see it.

Sorry for the hijack.. but in support of the challenge idea, I think it'd be great to have a generalized "cartoon comedy" challenge as MattO suggests.

that's fine, but i don't hear any writing on that chalk board...

12/23/2006 12:51:47 PM · #16

Aye Carumba! Louis, just tell him to eat your shorts. ;-)

12/23/2006 12:53:49 PM · #17

I tend to agree with Louis that the Simpsons went downhill at some point. Homer's character changed quite a bit from the earlier episodes and the show became much less kid-friendly.

edit to add: although I must admit I am still quite addicted to it. :/

Message edited by author 2006-12-23 12:54:33.

12/23/2006 12:57:44 PM · #18

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

[...]although I must admit I am still quite addicted to it. :/

that's my point... it has changed, but still draws many of us in. if it didn't change at all it would have probably faded into the background and grown stale. what's difficult for me to objectively assess is how it would be to someone completely new to the simpsons... not sure if they would receive it the same way.

anyways, since you added this admission, you only have to write on the chalk board 250 times :-)

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

12/23/2006 12:58:14 PM · #19

I agree it has become less kid friendly but I enjoy it more than "do the bart man"...lol. granted I was like 11 back then and did enjoy watching it but as an adult I prefer it now.

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

12/23/2006 01:12:21 PM · #20

The challenge should be Expert Editing so maybe could do something like this one I made for my son a couple years ago...

Bugzeye

12/23/2006 01:32:25 PM · #21

Oh yeah! I like this challenge idea.

GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/23/2006 03:47:18 PM · #22

Funny, I was going to say that the Simpson's PRE 1995 kinda sucked...maybe not the content persay, but the animation. Wow, we've come a long way fo sho.

muckpond

Nikon D200

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12/23/2006 04:49:20 PM · #23

the episode where homer tries to gain all of the weight so he can work at home is, hands-down, the BEST EPISODE EVER. (and it's where one of my websites got it's domain name!)

"hey, mrs. 'doesn't find me sexually attractive anymore' ... i just tripled my productivity!"

"the slim lazy homer you knew is dead! now i'm a BIG FAT DYNAMO!"

Message edited by author 2006-12-23 16:49:30.