Boxy Robot

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« #40 : 10-14-2014 06:57 »
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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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DannyJC13

DOOP Secretary

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« #51 : 10-20-2014 18:51 »
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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

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« #53 : 10-20-2014 20:36 »
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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

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« #61 : 11-04-2014 00:42 »
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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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DannyJC13

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« #77 : 11-17-2014 00:16 »
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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

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« #79 : 11-24-2014 13:30 »
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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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