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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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Here's what I posted at the NHC. A couple things wont make sense entirely without reading the page there, but...whatever.
Anyways, here's my review. First off, let's just get the negatives out of the way first:
Some awkward pacing here and there (no big deal though) The dancing cartoon animal in Homer's head. Amusing, but done before and I could see it coming a mile away. Repeating the bash at Disney's California Adventure (funny the first time, not as funny here) The ending could have been a tad more poignant. But I'll get to that.
So what was good? Well, pretty much everything else! The first two acts in particular were remarkably funny. The beautiful mind bit, all of the scenes of Homer bonding with his mother, Kent Brockman....I don't think there were any gags at all that weren't amusing on some level, and I laughed out loud numerous times. Plus, there was good use of side characters, and even the relief of seeing Judge Snyder in place of Judge Harm again. Awesome. Again, the pacing was a tad off at points, but no big deal. Homer also seemed a little dumb at points, but in this case it was done so lovably (especcially in the mentioned bonding sequences) that I didn't really care. Going back to what Tibor predicted I'd hate, I actually was laughing at the "driving away" bit. As he said, both amusing, and yet somehow combining a little heart into it. I did care about Homer's loss despite the gag, so it worked well for me. It was a hightlight if anything.
As for the third act, it pretty much kept up the same momentum. Lots of great gags (again none that failed), many of which had me laughing out loud. "Will you marry me? What do you mean no! I hope your car blows up" on the sign was one of the highligts. On top of that though, I was also suprised how well some of the serious moments worked. The casket scene was remarkably touching, again blending humor into it well also. The casket rolling away might've been a bit much, but I didn't really mind it. In fact in retrospect I think it might have added to the scene, and to Homer's despair (and the fact that it wasn't actually her body saves it). The scene in which she "died" in particular was very moving though. Even though I thought she would die ahead of time I was very suprised and did really find myself caring. That's no small feat, and though they ended with a Wiggum joke (which I thought was funny anyway), they didn't have Nelson say "Haw haw" or any similar joke that would have ruined the moment. Finally, the scene at the dinner table with the family was remarkably good and very sweet. The ending would have worked better, certainly, if it stopped on the newspaper message (as others have said), instead of adding her talking about clam chowder. But even that somehow was no big deal to me and didn't really ruin an otherwise sweet moment, and intriguing ending.
Final: Was it as good as "Mother Simpson"? No, not really. Even in the classic era I very much doubt that a sequel could match it. But it was still very good and, though it didn't touch me as much as Mother Simpson, still was very touching (a season premiere with an emotional side? Has Fox lost thier minds?) and also very funny. Maybe as the months go by we'll find ways to pick it apart, but for now all I can give it really is an:
A
Frankly, anyone who didn't like it to at least some extent shouldn't be watching television anymore.
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Nefnar
Professor
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I wouldn´t call this season crap I'd call it shit. The simpsons are losing their sense.
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User_names_suck
Professor
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well i just finshied watching THOH XIV and it was quite good, it didn't have any really dumb jokes, reaper madness was the best. it could have been a little funnier though, there seemed to be a lack of jokes, especially in frinkenstien
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Juliet
DOOP Secretary
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I just seen the new Simpsons Halloween special and I thought to it wasn’t a very good episode at all. I only like the bit where Bart and Milhouse stops time. It was funny where Homer was trying to eat his donut and he ends up naked with Nelson. Hehe I laugh out loud when Nelson almost said “Ha Ha”.
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Jamesbondcja
Professor
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Well just saw Halloween 14 and was pretty impressed. Especially the Fantastic 4 ending...Sweet!
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M Jackson
Professor
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I saw the new Treehouse of Horror on Sky One tonight, and I was really suprised. It was one of the best Halloween eps ever! I laughed out loud about 5 or 6 times, mainly because of the OTT graphic violence. Everything was really well done and felt much fresher than some recent episodes. Maybe now that Matt doesn't have Futurama to concentrate on (F*** U Fox!), he's putting all his (and his teams) effort back into The Simpsons!? I can't judge the quality of the new series based on one episode, and a halloween one at that, but things are looking up!
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Mr. Potter
Professor
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I can't watch the Simpsons. I can't. I just try to watch 5 minutes of an episode, but I can't. It's just too bad.
That states my impressions about the new season.
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CyberKnight
Urban Legend
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« Reply #58 on: 11-16-2003 19:11 »
« Last Edit on: 11-16-2003 19:11 »
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My thoughts on THOH XIV: Well, it wasn't too bad. Of course, it doesn't compare to anything like "The Shinning", but then I don't think any of the subsequent THOH shows have. "Reaper Madness" wasn't actually as bad a copy of the FG plot as I expected, largely because it was compressed into one act. I do express slight reservations that Homer was more willing to sacrifice his wife than himself (although obviously that didn't happen, in the end, and the switch was very much in-character ). "Frinkenstein" was the weakest segment, in my opinion. I think it was largely that it felt too rushed (I really think the reduced time is hurting the show, by the way). Finally, "Stop The World, I Want to Goof Off" was none too shabby, although I do have one minor quibble - wouldn't it have been quicker for Bart and Milhouse to go get another watch from the makers? Despite the fact that they're obviously not the same character, seeing the 20s Bart again made me shudder a little bit (I detest "Bart to the Future" ). I won't (and can't) get an impression of how the season is going to turn out, largely because the THOH episodes have been better than the rest of the season over the past few seasons. I'm still feeling a few of my nitpicks regarding the editing remain valid, though, although largely I suspect this is down to them trying to pare the deadspace to a minimum because of the short runtime. It's silly things like music cues that I feel aren't being lead-in properly, etc. Still, the episode wasn't particularly awful, in my opinion, and it did manage to avoid one of my personal dislikes; toilet/sexual humour (except for the "penis" joke, which I was willing to forgive). The only problem I'm seeing now is that this doesn't leave much material left over. Personally I'd like to see more of the subtle political and social commentary that permeated the show in it's earlier seasons.
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Futurama_Hil
Urban Legend
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Originally posted by Shadowstar: Jeez, I didn't realize that 3/4 of PEEL's population hated the Simpsons this much. Hey now, I don't hate The Simpsons. I used to always watch it Sunday nights with my family. But now there's several reasons why I seem to have a dislike to them: 1) Any dumb ass can see The Simpsons is not what it used to be. I used to laugh a lot, now I only laugh once or twice. They're running out of plots, Homer is just not funny anymore, and everything's really been done to death. The more I think about it the more I miss the genious this show once possesed. 2) I admit, I may be cranky from this shell of a show still getting more episodes and Futurama not. I think it may be, in comparison, that I see Futurama much more enjoyable and so The Simpsons seem less complimentable in my eyes. They only really have comedy, I've gotten a bit emotional in the Simpsons, but no where as close as I have gotten in Futurama, and their comedy really is getting dry. The Simpsons is also less witty and has less plot twists than Futurama. I consider myself more wise than most of my schoolmates, and I always love to have one-ups over them. Whereas, in Futurama, I may understand a joke they don't. It's good to feel that way, no? Well, in The Simpsons, there seems to be less and less of those. That's basically my reasons, make of them what you wish. I'll still watch this show- hey it's better than 80% of other TV- but not out of my way to watch it. I think I still like the show, and I've never hated it.
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leelaholic
Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #71 on: 11-17-2003 08:29 »
« Last Edit on: 11-18-2003 00:00 »
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cut and paste from my review at NHC WOO! This was a great episode!! The music cues were great, the singing was cool, the songs were good. Man, the Simpsons season 15 is making Futurama look like a disgrace![edit]Okay, it's not, whatever[/edit] 5/5 Also, before I saw the Bart of War rerun, I didn't realize how good it was (especially the dig at South Park).
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TriforceBun
Delivery Boy
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"Last night's episode wasn't bad, it was certainly better than the crap during season 14. However, the "Evita" parody seemed a little dated ("take that, movie from 5 years ago!" )"
It wasn't a parody of the movie, it was a parody of the MUCH more famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical!
As for the episode, I loved it. It was the best episode I've seen in YEARS on the show; the songs were produced well, the gags all worked, the plot was great, the editing was great, the pacing was great, no sexual/toilet humor...it felt like something out of season 8 (only better!). Really awesome episode overall, though next week's has me a little scared...
5/5 A+...best thing I've seen on TV since Jurassic Bark.
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User_names_suck
Professor
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i'm sure 'regina monolouges' will be crap, where they'll have a load of crap sterotyping on us brits.
just remember these first few have been holdovers and so will 'regina monlouges'
maybe the jean era will be a reverse of scullys era, starting of good and then getting so far it seems this will start of bad and eventually be really good
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