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SonicPanther
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I was confused why South Park entered such a weak episode, but I think "You're Getting Old" missed the cutoff date. But now Futurama doesn't really have competition...unless there's a ridiculous snub, which is certainly a possibility.
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DotheBartman
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Seems odd that South Park didn't enter "You're getting Old", perhaps it will be entered next year instead.
Yeah, it aired too late by a matter of days. A shame, because it deserves to be nominated, but it would eligible next year, assuming Matt and Trey don't decide another episode is more deserving. "Crack Baby Athletic Association" was a pretty great episode actually, but I'd still say "The Late Philip J. Fry" is the most obvious winner here. The big question is whether one of those shows will get it or The Simpsons will win just for being "The Simpsons"....I hope not but it's happened before. I can't see Robot Chicken or Cleveland Show (bleeech!) pulling it off.
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Gorky
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Riding on my wave of bad feelings about "The Silence of the Clamps," I figured I might as well compare my episode ratings from last season with my ratings for this season thus far:
Season 6A Rebirth - 9/10 In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela - 7/10 Attack of the Killer App - 8/10 Proposition Infinity - 6/10 The Duh-Vinci Code - 7/10 Average: 7.4/10
Season 6B Neutopia - 7/10 Benderama - 8/10 Ghost in the Machines - 7/10 Law and Oracle - 8/10 The Silence of the Clamps - 5/10 Average: 7/10
This means pretty much nothing, I suppose, but it does show that thus far--for me, at least--seasons 6A and 6B are comparable in quality. And I suppose that's something to be pleased about.
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spira
Liquid Emperor
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Interesting.
My 6A ratings: 9/10, 5/10, 7/10, 8/10, 8/10 Average = 7.4
My 6B ratings: 5/10, 7/10, 8/10, 9/10, 6/10 Average = 7.0
...this seems to support my earlier claim that sometimes I think we are the same person. No, that wasn't intentional.
Even without the math, I think they're comparable.
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Gorky
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...this seems to support my earlier claim that sometimes I think we are the same person. No, that wasn't intentional.
At least we seem to rate the individual episodes differently--it's only our averages that are the same. That ought to make you feel like less of a pathetic loser (which is to say, less Gorky-like).
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Just Fan
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« Reply #213 on: 07-15-2011 07:04 »
« Last Edit on: 07-15-2011 07:06 »
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Gorky
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Thanks for the clip, Just Fan (and also, welcome to PEEL). I enjoyed that clip; the TV show previews themselves weren't terribly amusing (I did like the toddler wrestling, though), but the return of Doubledeal and the Orphanarium makes me happy. So it looks like Leela has been visiting the Orphanarium to read to kids or tell them stories or something, and will probably become outraged by the programming they've thus far been subjected to? That's not an awful premise by any means, and I always like seeing the orphans and how Leela interacts with them. This episode could be good.
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i_c_weiner
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« Reply #219 on: 07-16-2011 17:44 »
« Last Edit on: 07-16-2011 17:45 »
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From Maurice Lamarche's Facebook (this is a caption to a picture of him and Seth Green): Within 3 hours of learning I'd been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Voiceover Performance (for Futurama), who do I bump into while walking into the studio (to record our 3rd episode of season 7), but fellow nominee in the same category, Seth Green! We had a great chat about what fans we are of each other's shows (I think Robot Chicken is AWESOME, and personally, my money's on Seth on awards night, and he deserves it!) and how the nomination made us each feel, and then we went in to work our individual shows, but not before Seth snapped this nice pic of us on his iPhone. Despite not being much news, I decided to post it to make sure somebody else didn't post it saying "Z0MG SETH GREEN 0N FUTUREAMA!!!" By "our 3rd episode of season 7", I believe he didn't mean that Seth is appearing on the episode but rather that "our" refers to the Futurama staff. Regardless, good to hear that things are progressing well on recording next season.
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Aki
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Looks like a nice clip from "Yo Leela Leela", and I think TLPJF has a real chance of getting the Emmy award.
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Aki
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Mentioning Rusty just made me think of Rusty Nails, who Groening has credited as the inspiration to Krusty the Klown.
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Gorky
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Same here, Aki. I'm glad I wasn't the only one dorky enough to notice that. And that "Popular Slut Club" theme song is so funny to me, even if it's not the most, uh, subtle parody.
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Aki
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I didn't get what "Popular Slut Club" was a reference to. Isn't it just the general type of childrens' programming that has slutty girls thinking of things they shouldn't think of in another ten years (or less)?
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Gorky
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Yeah, I just took it as a lampoon of stuff like those Bratz dolls and shows like "Pretty Little Liars" and the typical fare on, like, the CW. In short: bullshit stuff in which I have no interest and that is setting the feminist movement back by decades. I don't think it was one specific reference to one specific show. My point is just that calling it "Popular Slut Club" is very, you know, pull-no-punches.
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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God, I watched Toddlers and Tiaras with some friends last night. It made me feel worse than usual about being an American. And I thought Extreme Toddler Wrestling was the funniest of the three potential shows presented in the clip. I wonder if Leela's show is going to be a straight-up parody of "Yo Gabba Gabba," or if it's going to be more an amalgam of the various programming available to li'l tykes these days.
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Aki
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Why do you watch these programmes? I just stay away from them when I realize they're not good, and I spend my time doing useful things (or less useful things that I enjoy).
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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I don't know why I watch it so much (its oddly compelling) and I suppose adding my own running commentary means I can make fun of the horrific human beings on display. Oh, rest assured, my friends and I were mocking the show the entire time. It still just makes me sad to think that this is the way real people live, and they enjoy something so exploitative and creepy. As far as the question of what to parody goes: I agree with you that it can be nice for the parodies to be more concentrated and focused, but I guess what I'd prefer is a sort of middle ground. The writers don't have to parody one particular TV show, just the tropes of the children's programming genre in general, without being too specific. That said, I wouldn't hate it if they stuck strictly to Yo Gabba Gabba; I just feel like that's a pretty narrow focus, and one that would alienate viewers who have no idea what it's a parody of (whereas the Star Trek stuff in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" works because it's mocking an entire sci-fi institution; Yo Gabba Gabba isn't an institution, it's just one part of this Nick Jr./Playhouse Disney/Noggin conglomerate).
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Aki
Professor
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The difference between a car crash and lousy television is that a car crash is enjoyable.
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SpaceGoldfish fromWazn
Urban Legend
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The difference between a car crash and lousy television is that a car crash is enjoyable.
I wouldn't call Toddlers and Tiaras lousy television, it feels like a documentary on a truly disturbing phenomenon in the south. If we were talking about Jersey Shore or Keeping up the the Kardashians, I would say touche. Jersey Shore makes me more ashamed to be Italian American then the mafia does, and the Kardashians need to shrivel back into obscurity the way Paris Hilton seems to have done. Haven't heard a peep out of her for a long time, and the world is a better place for it. I love the artwork for the cover.
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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Thanks for the info, DtB. Guess I know what I'm asking Mommy and Daddy to get me for Christmas...
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