Boxy Robot
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"Super Franchise Me" was just horrible. So, so, so horrible. The best part was Marge saying “It’s like they don’t care if you make money as long as they make money. What kind of company does that?” and then the FOX logo and fanfare briefly appearing. The plot was just so ridiculous and shitty, and that ending was so abrupt and odd.
In regards to last week's episode, I enjoyed Nick Offerman's guest role, but the B-plot was super weak. The main plot was fairly weak, too, to be honest.
I thought both episodes were pretty decent, but I literally cannot recall the subplot of the Offerman episode whatsoever. I've been sitting here for at least five minutes trying to recall ANYTHING from the episode I watched just a week ago. That's the problem with modern Simpsons, it's very rarely awful but it's often just incredibly dull and uninspired, offering some funny moments that you won't recall a couple hours after viewing.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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The subplot involved Marge running Homer's fantasy football team. I actually thought most of the best lines from the episode came from that story.
"But no amount of refreshing could alter the facts: Despite a breathtaking ignorance and a powerful dislike of the sport, a rookie housewife had defeated a savvy veteran, proving conclusively that fantasy football is basically just luck."
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SolidSnake
Professor
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The Rabi being the infamous death was something I kinda saw coming... I mean I wouldn't have minded seeing Krusty actually die (we have 26 years of memories with this guy, and he's even more dried up than the show is), but the Rabbi is kinda welcome as well.
So far that episode and the rest of Season 26's episodes have been pretty awful. Nothing particularly great or let alone good stood out, and I always find myself falling asleep partway through the episodes..... Sad, really. But that's just The Simpsons as of today...... Nothing can be done about it at this point.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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What was the point of killing off Krusty's father? Was Jackie Mason just tired of doing the voice? Or was it to pull in ratings?
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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"The Others" was okay, but like MRM said, it focused on Marge & Homer's relationship too much. I enjoyed "School is Hell" quite a bit. However, "A Clockwork Yellow" was the worst segment for me, probably because I have yet to see A Clockwork Orange, so most of the references were lost on me. I also liked the South Park-versions of the Simpsons at the end.
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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That was awful but it was better than most recent episodes of the show. Possibly the best episode since the Lego one. "School is Hell" was crap but less offensively crap than they often are these days and it had one or two jokes that worked. "A Clockwork Yellow" was crap, but A Clockwork Orange is a masterpiece, so they scored browny points merely through association. I'd say it was better than the first segment. "The Others" was definitely the best segment, but it was still crap. It wasted a good premise and ended on a stupid, cheap joke. I've said it before, but as soon as a principal member of the cast dies, causing the show to end, then two years later, they'll start making CGI films starring the Simpsons with a new voice cast as seen with the John Ratzenberg cameo at the end. Haven't they gone to Hell and made fun of Clockwork enough? I can't speak for seasons 13-26 because I don't tend to remember them at all - they instantly fall from my mind because there's nothing worth remembering - but they only referenced A Clockwork Orange something like three times in seasons 1-12 and, even then, it was usually very brief and small. Bart was dressed as Alex at the Halloween party in "Treehouse of Horror III", for instance... a minor detail.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Eh, I thought it was just okay. A few chuckles, nothing special, but nothing actively terrible either. Obviously the best bit was seeing The Simpsons animated in so many different styles at the end... This one had a bit of an old-school Treehouse of Horror vibe, in the sense that it wasn't afraid to venture to some pretty dark places, which was much appreciated. I honestly thought that last year's ToH was better, though.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Saw the Season 26 premiere on Sky, pretty shit really and boring. Krusty's father dying was a bit pointless. What the hell was up with that couch gag though? Dragged on longer than the average Family Guy joke and wasn't funny at all!...
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I agree that this week's was much better than usual, so I get why people go on about Matt Selman.
Matt Selman's episodes are generally very strong (by current Simpsons standards, of course). They should just put him in charge of the entire show already, especially seeing as Al Jean checked out somewhere around season 17 (not that his previous seasons were brilliant or anything, but you could at least tell he was trying). Unfortunately, I can't see Jean ever stepping down at this point... I miss the days when Simpsons show-runners used to only ever serve two year stints.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Airing in 2018!
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Offtopic, but a Futurama/Rick and Morty crossover would be brilliant.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Eh, at least we have a Rick and Morty couch gag coming up to look forward too, so that's something.
For real? When was this confirmed?
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Wow, that's awesome news.
Though nothing will beat Don Hertzfeldt's couch gag. "I AM SIMPSON!"
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Thanks for the link Snake, I look forward to seeing this couch gag. Though nothing will beat Don Hertzfeldt's couch gag. "I AM SIMPSON!"
Beamer is right, that couch gag was flawless.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I agree on Blazed and Confused, it was surprisingly decent given the target of the satire, which The Simpsons normally fumbles these days... Granted, to a large extent, they still did - but the end product was at least watchable and entertaining, which was a pleasant surprise. I was really dreading this episode.
Annnyway, moving swiftly along to Covercraft - I actually quite enjoyed it. The only big laugh for me was the last few moments of the sequence over the end credits, and the storyline was hardly original (seemed like somewhat of a cross between Homer's Babershop Quartet and Team Homer), but again, it was a pleasant 20 minutes with few-to-no moments that made me cringe in disgust.
Come to think of it, this season's actually been surprisingly decent. The worst episode so far was Clown in the Dumps, which still wasn't completely terrible. I'm also seeing Matt Selman's name on more and more episodes now, which is always a plus (his episodes tend to feel more fleshed out and generally make some use of their ideas, rather than Al Jean's which feel like scraps of ideas thrown together haphazardly). I'm still doubtful they can surpass this level of quality for more than one or two episodes a season, but hell, even if they just retain it, it'll be the best season the show's had in years.
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