The Simpsons Movie, Are You Gonna See It?

[Evil Chris]

I'll try and be there on the first day if I have the time.

[Disease]

I'll see it when I see it.

[mel_bound]

Same. I'm a big fan, but I'm not gonna camp out for it or anything like that :p

[Erin]

there's gonna be a simpsons movie?
i'll see it when i see it.

[Rhiannon]

No doubt we'll end up with a burnt copy and I'll watch it then. I'm certainly not rushing out to see it.

[_jimmy_]

cant wait to see it, its a must see if youre a teenager i think

[Bec]

I'd only heard rumors about them releasing one
Are they definately doing it then?

[Julian]

Yes they are

[_jimmy_]

on the topic of movies, spider man 3 and transformers the movie is coming out next year or some time soon

[hillaas]

When's the Simpson's movie coming out? I've heard rumours but now it has been confirmed that is excellent! Although i voted for "I'll See It When I See It, Not Too Sure When".

[The Dying Start]

I'll see it at some point.

[luke_the edge_dragons]

i'll see it when i see it...itll b good but i dont think i'll be lining up at midnight

[Kacky]

Yeah, I'll probably end up seeing it, whenever I have time.

[*M!]

i'll see it whenever...

my brother might drag me to it when he realises it's released (i plan not to tell him)

but if we have to wait for the bloody thing to come out in Mudgee - well then i'll see it about 6 months after release date...

so sick of waiting for things...

*M!

[Kevin]

"I'm Gonna Illegally Torrent it so I get it for free."

you make me sound like a criminal lol

but judging by the most recent seasons of the simpsons, the writers are the true criminals :p

[Julian]

Hahaha too true Kev

[Mirm]

I'd heard that they wouldnt release a simpsons movie until the show had finished forever. I dont want it to end, I'll cry all the time. And the movie will be sucky. I just know it will be awful, and it will be a totally stupid way to end my most favourite show ever. Sad panda.

[Kev]

Instead of a whole new thread, I'll post this:

Matt Groening has confirmed that the movie will be released in July in all parts of the world. So we won't have to wait a bunch of months like the Tenacious D movie.


And it will contain every character that has appeared in the series.

That means Hank Scorpio is coming back :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Hank_Scorpio.png

[mel_bound]

That means Hank Scorpio is coming back :D

Mwahahahahaha. :p

[Brad]

Click me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnCR3fAVPWs)

Simpsons movie trailer.

[Strider]

As awesome as the Simpsons is, the movie is about 10 years too late. I can't believe they're still flogging the horse. Hopefully the movie is a little more funny than the last few seasons.

[cammo]

Ill be first in line at midnight :)

Grown up with this show and still absolutely love it to bits (mainly season 3 to 6)

[Neryssah]

I doubt I'll bother seeing it.

I'm so unbelievable sick of The Simpsons. All the new episodes are crap, so I hate watching them, and the old episodes have been played so many times that they make me want to scratch out my eyes.

[Liz]

I agree. The new episodes are shit.
The Simpsons just aren't funny anymore.

[Neryssah]

Exactly! It's just the same old same old.

[Liz]

The just seem to rip off everything else.
I mean, that's funny but after a while it really starts to shit me.

[damo0945]

i'll see it eventually, i still like it but i just really wish theyd show more than the same old repeats theyve shown hundreds of times, they may not be as "generally good"* as some of the others but at least itd be different...








*quotation marks used to indicate that even i'm not sure i know what i mean

[Julian]

Gah The Simpsons is so much more clever than Family Guy or American Dad. The old episodes have been played heaps but every now and then i'll see a movie or something and get where the joke came from.

[Strider]

I doubt I'll bother seeing it.

I'm so unbelievable sick of The Simpsons. All the new episodes are crap, so I hate watching them, and the old episodes have been played so many times that they make me want to scratch out my eyes.

For once I actually agree with Noosa haha I just tried to be a little more nice lol

[Liz]

Yeah, but Julian's right about it being more clever then Family Guy and that.
Family Guy = shit show that needs to be rude to be funny.
I probably sounded like my mum when I said that ^. :p

[Neryssah]

For once I actually agree with Noosa haha I just tried to be a little more nice lol

And it's very muchly appreciated :p

[Strider]

Yeah, but Julian's right about it being more clever then Family Guy and that.
Family Guy = shit show that needs to be rude to be funny.


Actually, I think most of the jokes on Family Guy are directed at adults (as apposed to kids). Which is probably why some people don't understand some of the implied humour! Simpsons on the other hand caters for just about all ages cos the jokes are right in your face and very blatant.

[AlinaPOW]

Not only am I gonna see it... I'ma wear my Bart tshirt and it's going to be fun!

[Johnny_Wah]

I like Family Guy a bit more... It's my sick sense of humor
But I'd love to see the Simpsons movie

[Julian]

Actually, I think most of the jokes on Family Guy are directed at adults (as apposed to kids). Which is probably why some people don't understand some of the implied humour! Simpsons on the other hand caters for just about all ages cos the jokes are right in your face and very blatant.
I dunno what shows you've been watching. The Simpsons has it's in your face jokes but there's so much more behind it. B-Sharps episode is the perfect example. Man I love that episode

[AlinaPOW]

I've been watching since I was what, 4? And it's only in recent years that I've picked up certain jokes or references, The Simpsons is witty as all heck!
The new episodes a couple of years ago were a bit crap I'll admit but in the last year most of 'em have definitely had me laughing so I dunno....

I pretty much only watch Family Guy for Stuey :D

[Kev]

As much as I love the simpsons, I would rather watch repeats of Futurama, Family Guy and American Dad then repeats of the Simpsons.

[Johnny_Wah]

Yeah, these days every episode I see is a repeat

[Mirm]

Actually, I think most of the jokes on Family Guy are directed at adults (as apposed to kids). Which is probably why some people don't understand some of the implied humour! Simpsons on the other hand caters for just about all ages cos the jokes are right in your face and very blatant.

I think thats a stupid thing to say. Simpsons is definitely aimed at a broader audience, but family guy is in no way more adult.
because the content on the simpsons is more advanced, covers a wider range of topics, more people like it. I loved the show when I was a kid, but I wouldn't have understood most of the pop culture references, I just liked the slapstick, the one liners and what-not.
Family Guy might pretend to be directed at adults, but the humour is just so fucking juvenile, and they know teenagers are their main audience. Its like how you see a bunch of fat loser kids sitting around, and one of them says "dickhead" out of nowhere and the other fat kids laugh.
Thats not to say I dont like family guy, but I do agree with Julian that it needs to be rude to be funny. I mean, its not even satirical. Its just people calling meg ugly, brian calling stewie gay, lois getting hurt, peter being a retard and chris talking about that stupid monkey (which is the worst thing in the entire show).

besides, pretty much every little thing on family guy was already on the simpsons ten years ago.
Family guy is funny, but its duh-duh funny. lowest-common denominator humour.
I know the simpsons has many a moment like that, but theres also the constant running commentary/satire of pop culture and current events.

maybe the reason that the simpsons was so much better ten years ago was because popular culture was so much better ten years ago. The simpsons is a mockery of society. If society gets lamer, stupider and more apathetic than ever, then so does the simpsons.

Ergo, for all of you who complain about the state of the simpsons today, you only have yourselves to blame.

[Disease]

That episode where Homer ripped off Mr Wolfe was bloody awesome.

[AlinaPOW]

Repeats-yes, there are many. Shockingly enough, I have yet to get sick of any...

[cdejonge]

I think I'll always love the Simpsons. But I guess I have a simple mind so no suprises there :p

[Rock'n'Roll]

Did anyone else notice the trailer says "The Simpsons movie in 2D".. but it looks like there's a bit of Futurama style computer animation in the crane.

And the first thing Homer crashes into looks like Scorpio!

The Simpsons movie will either extend the life of the Simpsons or kill it.. nothing much happened to The Jetsons after the Jetsons movie.

[kyle_182]

ill see it but i dont have any high hopes for it bcoz the new simpson episodes arent that good.

[Strider]

I think thats a stupid thing to say. Simpsons is definitely aimed at a broader audience, but family guy is in no way more adult.
because the content on the simpsons is more advanced, covers a wider range of topics, more people like it. I loved the show when I was a kid, but I wouldn't have understood most of the pop culture references, I just liked the slapstick, the one liners and what-not.
Family Guy might pretend to be directed at adults, but the humour is just so fucking juvenile, and they know teenagers are their main audience. Its like how you see a bunch of fat loser kids sitting around, and one of them says "dickhead" out of nowhere and the other fat kids laugh.
Thats not to say I dont like family guy, but I do agree with Julian that it needs to be rude to be funny. I mean, its not even satirical. Its just people calling meg ugly, brian calling stewie gay, lois getting hurt, peter being a retard and chris talking about that stupid monkey (which is the worst thing in the entire show).

besides, pretty much every little thing on family guy was already on the simpsons ten years ago.
Family guy is funny, but its duh-duh funny. lowest-common denominator humour.
I know the simpsons has many a moment like that, but theres also the constant running commentary/satire of pop culture and current events.

maybe the reason that the simpsons was so much better ten years ago was because popular culture was so much better ten years ago. The simpsons is a mockery of society. If society gets lamer, stupider and more apathetic than ever, then so does the simpsons.

Ergo, for all of you who complain about the state of the simpsons today, you only have yourselves to blame.

Well to me the Simpsons is very blatant humour. Actually, most mainstream American humour is. On the other hand if you look at British humour it's a lot more clever and carefully crafted. Take Monty Python for example. And British comedy series seems to have more character development as apposed to one liners (ie the Office). That's just my own observations.

My point was Family Guy is more so directed at Adults, Simpsons caters for all ages. The fact it's more rude would probably suggest the very point you're trying to disprove. Society has become more rude. When Simpsons first came out most of you probably wouldn't remember it caused a huge uproar for being too rude for kids. I remember parents complaining about banning it and so forth. The values of society have changed drastically since the late 80's. I guess the real irony of this is that it shows how stupid people are to continue watching a show which has been flogged to death for many moons. Which as you mention, you only have yourselves to blame. Good point I must say.

[the_cyber_dalek]

I'm gonna see it! i can't wait. iv'e seen the trailers on the internet, they are a bit weird, but cool. It comes out June sometime :confused:

[Julian]

I don't know any adults that watch Family Guy but every teenager has seen it

[the_cyber_dalek]

I don't know any adults that watch Family Guy but every teenager has seen it


Yeah, i seeen it. Im not a die hard fan, it doesn't bother me if i miss it, but if its on, i'll watch it.

[Bec]

I don't know any adults that watch Family Guy but every teenager has seen it

My mum watches it :p

[Strider]

I don't know any adults that watch Family Guy but every teenager has seen it

Well the fact you're a teenager and you hang around teenagers, I wouldn't expect u to know many adults who watch it. I have heaps of mates who watch it who I'd consider adults, and like myself they used to watch Simpsons until the jokes got way old and quite frankly the new series just became shite.

[Jawn]

I haven't watched any new series of the Simpsons for the past 2/3 years, but I will see the movie for sure. The scene the trailer showed had me in stitches.

The Simpsons is a gazillion times better, smarter and funnier than Family Guy. Family Guy isn't funny at all, I think its horrendously shite. The episodes Ive seen where they refer to old movies (something the Simpsons mastered) are so blatantly obvious they just aren't funny. "Oh look, they have people around for dinner and the kids sing that Sound of Music song. Its funny because it was in Sound of Music." No, its not funny because you forgot to do anything with it. Just re-enacting the scene is NOT funny. The use of non-sequiters in the show also piss me off. OMG! LOL! SO RANDOM! More like, so boring. I don't want to watch a show full of stupid non sequiters that have noting to do with anything. It isn't the making the writers out to be geniuses, or "random" (I could go on another side rant as how it can't be random becuase they actually thought of it so it isnt random at all and kids should stop trying to be "oh so random" and stop using the word "random" like that, it really bugs me). The overuse of non sequiters actually try to cover up that there is no real good story behind the show. The Simpsons were great at the odd non sequiter. They knew that you can't rely on it to make the show funny. Family Guy relies on it and makes the show crap. I'm no prude, but I also hate it when a show attempts to get laughs from crude humour. Its a cheap laugh. Its boring and unintelligent. Cheap laughs suck.

[Mirm]

Well to me the Simpsons is very blatant humour. Actually, most mainstream American humour is. On the other hand if you look at British humour it's a lot more clever and carefully crafted. Take Monty Python for example. And British comedy series seems to have more character development as apposed to one liners (ie the Office). That's just my own observations.

My point was Family Guy is more so directed at Adults, Simpsons caters for all ages. The fact it's more rude would probably suggest the very point you're trying to disprove. Society has become more rude. When Simpsons first came out most of you probably wouldn't remember it caused a huge uproar for being too rude for kids. I remember parents complaining about banning it and so forth. The values of society have changed drastically since the late 80's. I guess the real irony of this is that it shows how stupid people are to continue watching a show which has been flogged to death for many moons. Which as you mention, you only have yourselves to blame. Good point I must say.

Yeah, I know what your point was. MY point was that you're wrong.
Family Guy's demographic would probably be, say, 15-25 yr olds who talk about farting a lot.
The simpsons is probably aimed maybe 10-25, all of them, ever. I don't see how you can possibly say that Family Guy is better in any way.. the simpsons aims to please a wider age group with wider interests. The more I think about it, the more I want to go and take all my family guy dvds back to the store and exchange them for simpsons season's that I dont have yet.

As for this "most of you wouldnt remember" crap.. you would have been, what, 2 when the show first started?
You ought to know that theres always some retard who wants to complain about anything fun. You really should know that, because you're doing it right now.
Its not just the 80s, in fact, the simpsons probably gets more complaints today than it did when it began. I knew kids that werent allowed to watch it because their lame parents thought it was too grown up.
But I turned out better than all those kids, and its probably because of the Simpsons. They're just that great.
but anyway, the Simpsons wasnt really aimed at children when it first began. Sure, they KNEW kids would watch it, but if it was created for children only it would have been showed on a saturday morning.

I think this argument is stupid. You act like you're so damn smart, like you're soooo informed about everything, but i guess the real irony here is that Strider the Genius watches family guy...
It makes you look stupider than anything else you've said on here, ever.

[Strider]

Did I ever once state Family Guy was better? I love Simpsons, all the older episodes anyway. I just feel my humour has changed since I was 10 years old, it's called evolution. In fact I don't even watch TV much at all. The only time I watch Family Guy is on DVD at my mate houses. I'd rather spend time getting out of the house and getting something like exercise? You know, the thing most kids don't do these days.

Anyways, I will always like find Simpsons it's just most of the jokes have been done a billion times which is why shows like Family Guy are directed at people of THIS generation, people want something different. Just cos you're stuck in the 90's doesn't mean everyone else is.

I think you're getting me confused with yourself. I pretty much started watching the simpsons when it came out, you were probably still a fetus.

And that's a laugh, you turned out better than all those kids cos of the Simpsons? hahaha Very debatable. And I guess you're probably the only one who believes that. Good onya, that's the spirit =)

[Julian]

Mirm is right 'cause she has mad debating skills

[Mirm]

Thankyou, Julian.


SIMPSONS RULES.

[NowhereTown]

i'll be seeing it with in the first week, i work in a cinema so i can see it anytime...

[Jawn]

Anyways, I will always like find Simpsons it's just most of the jokes have been done a billion times which is why shows like Family Guy are directed at people of THIS generation, people want something different. Just cos you're stuck in the 90's doesn't mean everyone else is.


Holy shit, if what your saying is true and Family Guy is humour for this generation.... the future is fucked. At least the Simpsons had something to say in their shows (remember the Michael Jackson episode? It got banned in South Africa because in Lisa's room there was a poster saying "END APARTHEID NOW!"). Family Guy says nothing. Family Guy is a one joke pony, and its the same fucking joke every fucking episode. Just like Little Britian. God, I hate that show.

[Strider]

To be honest, I haven't watched that much of Family Guy (I actually have a life that doesn't only revolve around TV and the net). But what I HAVE seen was a lot more funnier than the new episodes of Simpsons. And that is my opinion and the whole point I was trying to make. Depite the fact Little Britain has a lot of toilet humour and gay jokes, it's still incredibly funny. I guess different things cater to different peoples taste! Just like Micallef, some people don't find him funny at all.

Julian, if u think Mirm has mad debating skills u should probably get out more often (or visit other boards rather than this one). Anyone who has to throw in personal insults generally is a poor debater. And I'm not saying I'm good at debating cos I do it myself. If you're simply trying to blow smoke up her ass then disregard the above paragraph. :)

[AlinaPOW]

I don't know any adults that watch Family Guy but every teenager has seen it

Haha, I know plenty of adults who watch it, but they're all pretty immature :D

[Jawn]

Depite the fact Little Britain has a lot of toilet humour and gay jokes, it's still incredibly funny. I guess different things cater to different peoples taste! Just like Micallef, some people don't find him funny at all.


The thing that I hate Little Britain the most is that its the same episode over and over and over again. Its the same characters doing the same thing, just in different settings. You really can't keep doing the old lady urinating everywhere joke week in week out. Each episode needed to be different, but it was the same and thus became too predictable. "Oh... its the old lady that pisses everywhere. Yep, she did it again" or "Oh look, its the spewing person. Yep, they spewed"...

[Strider]

Different settings, yet the punchline is always the same. That sort of humour works around the whole concept that each character has an ongoing joke. I reckon it's incredibly funny hahaha Because it becomes more of "when are they gonna do it" as apposed to "what are they gonna do". And when they do something different, it's even funnier. But the good thing about Little Britain is that they left it there after 3 series. They didn't drag it on and oooon for 20 billion seasons.

[AlinaPOW]

Season 3 Little Britain sucks. Except one skit, where the vomiting lady vomits out a kidney. I find that hysterical. But overall, season 3 sucks. I LOVE seasons 1 and 2 though!

[Julian]

I'm going to that Little Britain stage show thingo. A friend bought me the ticket, i'm not a massive fan but it's enjoyable entertainment. And i'm not turning down no free ticket!

And Mirm was saying what I wanted to but I couldn't because I was so high on the fumes of you being wrong. So shutup

[AlinaPOW]

It's okay, I didn't read Mirm's post. It's amazing just how much writing the Simpsons provokes in people!

I wouldn't mind seeing Little Britian live at all! Wouldn't be too crash hot on being in the first couple of rows though...

[Julian]

Whoops, I was talking to Strider, Alina! Sorry!

[Strider]

Righto then.

The Live Version of Little Britain is even funnier. But don't take my word for it cos I'm wrong after all. I'll change my name to Mirm, that might help? hahaha

[Julian]

Did you not listen to a word I said. The majority of people in this thread agree with Mirm. I don't kiss anyones ass on these forums, fuck off

[Strider]

Well it IS a Simpsons thread after all. It'd be like going to a Backstreet Boys site and trying to prove to people that the Backstreet Boys are wash ups. What sorta reaction would ya get? I don't post things because I'm a sheep and like to agree with everyone else, I post things that I personally believe to be true :) Whether people agree with me or not I don't give to shits to be honest haha

[Julian]

That makes absoloutley no sense. This isn't a Simpsons forum, there are people from teenagers to adults here and not everyone has said they are a fan of The Simpsons, particulary the new episodes. I don't get how you can say The Simpsons has blatant humour. Like the b-sharps episode, with the constant pop culture refrences to The Beatles. Family Guy could never do anything clever like that and if they did it would just be one stupid line added in that makes no sense to the plot whatsoever. You actually haven't backed up what you've said about WHY you think Family Guy is better except for 'the simpsons has blantant humour, family guy is made for adults'.

[Julian]

Oh and if you revert back to this whole 'Oh this must be some type of hidden forum hierachy to work against me', then go fuck yourself. EVERY time people start putting their arguments across, ones with their opinions and you disagree, you think that the forum must hate you because they have a different opinion and have the ability to back it up. If you dislike this, why don't you just fuck off? I mean you always brag about the great life you have outside of the boards. Oh yeah, but you care so little about what other people think of you that you would rather stay here in a place where you can whinge about how everyone one is kissing someones ass and how you are so fucking superior cause you don't

[Strider]

It makes complete sense. You're agreeing with someone about the Simpsons in a Simpson thread (not a family guy thread)......I don't know how that can get anymore simpler to comprehend.
I honestly don't care about Family Guy OR Simpsons hahaha That's the funny thing. I reckon Family Guy caters for more older people because everyone who's around my age all agree that The Simpsons has been done to death and Family guy is funnier now. I haven't even watched that many Family Guy episodes but the ones I have watched were funny, perhaps some people are right in saying Family Guy just regurgites jokes. I can't make a valid judgement on that because I haven't seen every episode. But if people around my age are saying it then there must be some truth in it. Taking into account all these people ALSO like the Simpsons. But the fact is people around my age were all brought up with Simpsons where as all the teens on this site have only been exposed to the magic of the Simpsons in the last few years (more than likely).

*waits for a response of, Oh but I've watched the Simpsons since I was 1*

[Julian]

No I didn't watch The Simpsons when I was 1. And like you said, you have only seen a couple of Family Guy episodes so yes, of course you're right. You can't make a valid argument on how the Simpsons overuse jokes and Family Guy is so amazing. Again, you haven't adressed how you think the Simpsons use blatant humour.

[Strider]

Cos it's just the same jokes over. How many times can u say Doh before it gets old? haha I just think Family Guy is different in a good way. But as I said, I love Simpsons. All the older episodes are absolute classics. Perfect scripting. I just think the jokes are very obvious and always has been in the simpsons. They're very dumbed down which again, can be extremely funny. But if it's overused then it gets old. Sure they have references to other things which appeals to older generations, but for the most part it's just 'in your face' humour.

[Julian]

I bet you anything there's still references in there that you still don't get. Like that wonderbat episode. It's actually based on some american baseball movie which I can't remember the name off. Once I saw it I thought 'hey that's from The Simpsons'. I saw the episode again and it was even better. You'd never get something like that with Family Guy. But hey you're right, the Simpsons overuses jokes like 'doh'

[Strider]

Actually, Family Guy has heaps of references that would probably go over most peoples head. For example, a lot of internet jokes have been used in Family Guy (Like the fat dude who thought he was a jedi and some computer guy animated him with a light saber in his hand). I saw them animate that guy into Family Guy and couldn't stop laughing! I'm guessing only 1% of the audience probably understood that joke. Another example is when the Dad started playing Rock Lobster by the B52's on Guitar. Most younger people don't even know who the hell the B52's are!

[Julian]

What made the fact that he was playing Rock Lobster funny though? OMG ITS SO RANDOM

[Strider]

Spot on haha And the fact it's Rock Lobster! I love that song. See, that joke probably doesn't register with a lot of people cos they'd never heard the song before they saw that episode.

[Julian]

The creators of Family Guy are geniuses!

Oh and i'll think it leave it here. I think you humiliated yourself enough by saying that not many people understood a joke with which there is nothing to get.

[Strider]

It's a matter of connecting with your audience. If your a creator and your audience doesn't know your material, it aint as funny. Common sense.

[Jake]

The thing about The Simpsons is that, no matter how many times you watch it, there's usually something you haven't picked up on yet - especially for my age group. When I was younger I picked on the general in-yer-face humour of Homer strangling Bart, or Lisa pwning Bart..but now I understand a lot more of the jokes and references that are done subtley.

Humour like 'Friends' annoy me, particularly when people say it's the funniest show. Laugh when the audience laughs? Not tricky. Family Guy is a step up, without an audience, but the jokes are still quite in-yer-face, it's mindless and doesn't need such a wide range of experiences and knowledge of world affairs to understand.

Little Britain is, mostly, in an American style of humour I reckon. Compared to the wit of things like Monty Python and such, it's just low.

/2 cents

[Mirm]

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strider, just shut up.

[Jawn]

But if people around my age are saying it then there must be some truth in it.


People around me are telling me that Fergie is a good musical artists and her songs are awesome. Is there truth in that?


Family Guy does have pop culture references, agreed... but they don't execute it as well as The Simpsons. They don't DO anything with the reference. They just chuck it in and hope people will laugh because "omg that was so totally this movie omg how random". I just don't see the funny. I again use as my reference point the episode where they chucked references to the Sound of Music in it. They had the kids singing the good night song and then they went to bed. That is what happens EXACTLY in the musical. The show didn't bother to make a joke on it, they just do animated versions of movie scenes. That isn't funny. The simpsons are geniuses at being sutble. A great example of that is the references to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest in the episode where Homer gets committed. Family Guy just doesn't get that.

I agree that the past few seasons hasn't entertained me. I haven't bothered watching any new Simpsons episodes for a very long time. But to write off the show on the later seasons is giving it rough justice. The show will be remembered in 20 years time, Family Guy won't.

[Strider]

The thing about The Simpsons is that, no matter how many times you watch it, there's usually something you haven't picked up on yet - especially for my age group. When I was younger I picked on the general in-yer-face humour of Homer strangling Bart, or Lisa pwning Bart..but now I understand a lot more of the jokes and references that are done subtley.

Humour like 'Friends' annoy me, particularly when people say it's the funniest show. Laugh when the audience laughs? Not tricky. Family Guy is a step up, without an audience, but the jokes are still quite in-yer-face, it's mindless and doesn't need such a wide range of experiences and knowledge of world affairs to understand.

Little Britain is, mostly, in an American style of humour I reckon. Compared to the wit of things like Monty Python and such, it's just low.

/2 cents

I agree with that. But it' also true with just about anything related to movies or TV. Take Grease, when I was a kid I watched that show and it was just a singalong. When u get older u look at it from a different perspective and start to pick up on all the sexual connotations and hidden jokes which kids have no understanding of.

I reckon Little Britain is a dumbed down version of Monty Python. Not as politically motivated, just more of the 'dressing up as women', and childish jokes. Still funny tho.

[Strider]

People around me are telling me that Fergie is a good musical artists and her songs are awesome. Is there truth in that?


Family Guy does have pop culture references, agreed... but they don't execute it as well as The Simpsons. They don't DO anything with the reference. They just chuck it in and hope people will laugh because "omg that was so totally this movie omg how random". I just don't see the funny. I again use as my reference point the episode where they chucked references to the Sound of Music in it. They had the kids singing the good night song and then they went to bed. That is what happens EXACTLY in the musical. The show didn't bother to make a joke on it, they just do animated versions of movie scenes. That isn't funny. The simpsons are geniuses at being sutble. A great example of that is the references to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest in the episode where Homer gets committed. Family Guy just doesn't get that.

I agree that the past few seasons hasn't entertained me. I haven't bothered watching any new Simpsons episodes for a very long time. But to write off the show on the later seasons is giving it rough justice. The show will be remembered in 20 years time, Family Guy won't.


There may be truth in that, perhaps. Just cos you don't like her style of music doesn't take away from the fact she may be a good musician however.

And I agree that Simpsons will be remembered for a long long time. But you'll find most of the repeats on TV have been all the popular episodes, so it probably reflects the quality of the latest series...

oh btw, nice pic Mirm, did u have a haircut? I think red suits you.

[Jessii]

Repeats-yes, there are many. Shockingly enough, I have yet to get sick of any...

My pet bird can whistle the simpsons theme, and none of us taught it to her, its just cause it's always on foxtel.


I think South Park is better then Family Guy..

[damo0945]

i dont think i get sick of them either, just sort of can't be bothered getting into them, but if i bother to watch theyre still good

[Bec]

I can't be bothered getting into a debate or anything about this but:

I like the simpsons but I've seen the old episodes so much now that they aren't really that funny anymore, and I don't find the new episodes too funny to begin with.

I like family guy but it would be a lot better if when they made random references to things, they actually did something funny with it rather than just re-enacting it, like a few people mentioned.

I also like Little Britain but the jokes get old quickly, and some of them I didn't even find funny the first time. I liked watching the 'very little britain' they used to show on abc after Dr Who, I think the 15 minuteish timeslot worked better for that show.

And since Jessii brought it up, I prefer South Park to all the shows I just mentioned.

[Tyler_who]

I don't prefer anything over anything else. I like them all the same including Futurama, dont know if it was metioned.

[Bec]

I don't think it was but I really like Futurama too :)

[Strider]

I don't mind Futurama, but everytime I watch it I can't help but compare it to the Simpsons or relate all the characters to their Simpson equivalents. Some of the episides are pretty funny tho.

[Tyler_who]

Zoidberg's cool

[damo0945]

zoidbergs a freakin legend "two meals in a week!"

[Julian]

I don't mind Futurama, but everytime I watch it I can't help but compare it to the Simpsons or relate all the characters to their Simpson equivalents. Some of the episides are pretty funny tho.
I do that with Family Guy with Brian being the dimwitted father, that girl being the smartish independent girl, the boy being dumb as well and Meg being fairly similar to Marge. Except there's a talking dog and Stewie. But yeah, LETS NOT GET INTO THIS AGAIN.

Futurama is great

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

i hate little britain so much. I'm never ever going to find it funny.

[Mirm]

I do that with Family Guy with Brian being the dimwitted father, that girl being the smartish independent girl, the boy being dumb as well and Meg being fairly similar to Marge. Except there's a talking dog and Stewie. But yeah, LETS NOT GET INTO THIS AGAIN.

Futurama is great


You mean peter being the dimwitted father?
I don't think meg or chris are comparable to bart and lisa, really.

I'd compare brian to lisa, I think. The voice of reason, the person who realises more that everyone else in the family is completely stupid. I dunno.. I've just never seen that many similarities between the griffin family and the simpson clan.
Probably because simpsons has been on for so long that the characters have played so many different roles, and the family guy crew havent really done many different things yet. Or something.

[Aaron]

South Park < Little Britain < Family Guy < Simpsons < Futurama

[Jessii]

So it seems Green Day are gonna be in the simpsons movie, lots of people are saying this cause check out this pic from the trailer!
http://channelv.com.au/fileup/resource/file/12623.jpg



They look like they are about to get hurt!

[mel_bound]

haha I heard about that, naw they look so cwoote! :p

[kelso]

im so pumped to see it
and that GD ref. is hilarious

here's another cap, and the stage backdrop is very similar to what GD's looked like on the American Idiot tour
http://www.greendayauthority.com/images/simpsons3.jpg
and they even got Mike's hair! hahaha

[Jessii]

Whilst representatives from 20th Century Fox were yet to confirm the band's cameo, according to punkbands.com their record label have revealed the band do appear, and have written a song specifically for the film.

[kelso]

they wrote a song for the movie? really??
that's awesome!

[Jessii]

The terrified look on their faces in the photo makes them look like they are about to get squashed or something.

[kelso]

haha
they're on a boat or something and they're sinking into the ocean
...dont know why
we;ll have to wait and see:rolleyes:

[mel_bound]

Global warming caused by George Bush made the ocean rise and sink their stage.

Duh :p

[Kacky]

That's cool! I didn't know they wrote a song specifically for the movie.
And I wonder why they're on a sinking ship? Hmm.

I guess I'm going to have take a trip to see this when it comes out.

Global warming caused by George Bush made the ocean rise and sink their stage.

Duh :p

:eek: Never would have thought of that.

Speaking of Green Day and Global Warming...I'm one of the lucky Green Day fans that got chosen to be featured in the NRDC video.

[kelso]

Global warming caused by George Bush made the ocean rise and sink their stage.

Duh :p

they'll prolly say that in the movie! hahaha

[Burner]

When i get around to it. I have tight schedual!

[Julian]

You mean peter being the dimwitted father?
I don't think meg or chris are comparable to bart and lisa, really.

I'd compare brian to lisa, I think. The voice of reason, the person who realises more that everyone else in the family is completely stupid. I dunno.. I've just never seen that many similarities between the griffin family and the simpson clan.
Probably because simpsons has been on for so long that the characters have played so many different roles, and the family guy crew havent really done many different things yet. Or something.

Yeah, I meant Peter

[Evil Chris]

That's cool! I didn't know they wrote a song specifically for the movie.
And I wonder why they're on a sinking ship? Hmm.

I guess I'm going to have take a trip to see this when it comes out.



:eek: Never would have thought of that.

Speaking of Green Day and Global Warming...I'm one of the lucky Green Day fans that got chosen to be featured in the NRDC video.

What does NRDC stand for?

[damo0945]

its some environment thing

[The Dying Start]

Wow. I must work at a hardware store, because I'm rivetted.

[Jessii]

Paul bought tickets to the gold class premiere for us :)
(Gold class is greater unions fancier cinema that is 18 plus, you get full reclining chairs and proper meals and alcohol bought in to you. :)
So yeah peoples.. advance tickets went on sale today.

[Kacky]

Whaaaaat? I wish we had movie theatres like that here.

[Colezy]

Gold Class is THE BEST!! :D
I might go and see it. I have a few friends who wanna see it too.

[Jawn]

I hate cinemas so much right now I might not even go to see this movie at the cinemas. Nah, who am I kidding. But seriously, is it just my local Village cinema that is now selling freaking hot dogs and pizzas at the snack bar? Whats with that? Who needs pizzas and hotdogs to watch a movie? What happened to a choc-top and popcorn? As it is, you get a bucket when you order popcorn. I don't want a bucket of popcorn.

[Jessii]

Need a hug Jawn?

[AlinaPOW]

See it?? Heck I'm in it!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/llama_on_film/DSC05202.jpg

I don't go to the Village Cinemas snack bar unless i'm with parents and they're paying for my overpriced snacks so therefore i haven't been since i was 10 or something... i haven't noticed any hot dogs or pizza though...

[Jessii]

You need to paint your skin yellow in that photo.

[AlinaPOW]

mmm... good idea! i'll get on to it when i'm bored!
I'm impressed though... you're seeing THE SIMPSONS in gold class.... class it up a notch...

[Jessii]

Hoyts have a cinema like that too called La Premiere, where you get unlimited popcorn and coke but you're just up the back in a special area of a normal cinema, and you can only get food bought in to you during previews, where at gold class you tell them exactly what time you want it bought it haha, and can go in as early as you want and hang in the bar.

We only do it for movies we've been waiting ages for.

[AlinaPOW]

yeah village cinemas has gold class its rad... you get your m&m's in a martini glass... fancy :)

[Neo]

I remember the first time I went to gold class I fell asleep during star wars and missed practically the whole movie. mmm those recliners are so comfy :o

anyway, Im so excited. I cant wait to see this movie :D

[cammo]

Just got back from seeing it then and it was really really awesome. Think season 4 with better animation, more heart and funnier jokes. Sooo many references to old episodes! Do yourself a favour and go see it!

[cammo]

And seeing as though someone else put pics up before, heres mine.

http://a118.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/76/l_3176d2421904b9b760dd78bd7d79a9bd.jpg

(yes thats a copy of the Springfield Shopper)

http://a10.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/76/l_c021e88514d31073d8cbc8f6331ae051.jpg

http://a126.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/l_2c3bdac2f8a8dae0bfa36413b2ad03c5.jpg

[atomgal]

Cool!! Where did you get a copy of the Springfield Shopper?

Here are some pics from the Kwik-E-Mart in Times Square.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00541.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00543.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00545.jpg

[Kacky]

I want one of those donuts, they look really yummy! :D

[atomgal]

Some more, including me with Apu...

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00548.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00547.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00556.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00555.jpg

[atomgal]

I want one of those donuts, they look really yummy! :D

They were! We had to get one, although we were disappointed they weren't filled with purple. ;)

[atomgal]

And finally, my favorite thing: the signs!

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00560.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00559.jpg

This made me laugh more than anything else in the store:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/atomgal22/DSC00558.jpg

[Jessii]

There was a copy of Springfield shopper in the Perth newspaper on the weekend.

Glad you had fun Cam!

[Fundie]

Oh my good the whole world gets Springfield-ed *lol*

Locking forward to the movie, sure it'll be fun

[AlinaPOW]

yeah we got the Springfield Shopper down here too! :D

[Bec]

We did? Where?

[Ally]

In the Sunday Herald Sun last week.

[Bec]

Aw. I didn't know :(

[AlinaPOW]

cha-ching!

[The Dying Start]

I might be waiting for a dvd, methinks!

[Mirm]

I saw it this evening, it was pretty good.

[Belinda]

I saw it today and I'm a big Simpson's fan. I thought I would be dissapointed but to me it certainly delivered and was laughing all through it. Argh Ralph is a tripper.

[CC001]

Yeah I'll try and see it in the first couple of weeks... hoping it will live up to the TV shows!

[Colezy]

Belinda!! Hi!

I might go and see it on Saturday...or sunday.

[Jessii]

I just saw it. Theres a teensy bit more at the end of the credits.

[Neo]

I was planning on going tonight, but all the sessions were either sold out or only had front row/sore neck seats!! jebus. I might go on tuesday or something because its a school night which means less kids :)

[damo0945]

i saw it, it was rad

[WhitefalconTLE44]

i wanna see it, i'll probably go sometime this weekend.

[Colezy]

I might go on tuesday or something because its a school night which means less kids :)

Dunno about NSW, but in tassie Tuesdays are cheaper too! :D

[Neo]

oh yeah, tight arse tuesday! I totally forgot about that. I haven't been to the cinema in quite a while :p

[Burner]

Its just a 90 minute episode. meh.

[WhitefalconTLE44]

yes!, i'm going to see it in a half an hour:D

[Kacky]

I saw it today. I quite liked it. :D

Spider pig, spider pig...

[Kylie eats dugong for tea]

I saw it last night. I loved it! The animation was so good and it was hilarious.

[kelso]

yes!
gonna see it tomorrow

[atomgal]

It was pretty good... I missed some of the jokes because I was laughing so hard. The sound and the animation were excellent.

[Evil Chris]

As much as a simpsons geek I am I must say this, the movie was good, however it ended too quick. They don't need to make it a 4 hour epic but they could have extended it because it was short.

[_jimmy_]

It was GREAT!!! but the greenday cameo was abit bleh~

"spider pig, spider pig, does whatever a spider pig does, can he swing, no he cant, thats because hes a spider pig, spider pig~" LMAO

[Grumma]

Well . . .

I still haven't seen it :p

Was going to see it a couple of weeks ago cept we skipped that and went straight back to her place . . .

Ended up watching This Is Spinal Tap actually lol

[Burner]

How romantic.

[Kacky]

Haha, who wouldn't want to watch This Is Spinal Tap...?!

[Jessii]

I want a amp that goes up to 11.

[Burner]

Only Chuck Norris has amps that goes past 10.

[Quakin Jake]

I saw it a wihle ago... I thought it was okay. It should've been better though. It was too much like the new episodes for my liking. The funniest bit I thought was the bomb squad robot, that was probably 1 of the 3 times I laughed out loud at that movie...

[_jimmy_]

Maybe it would have been better as a Special movie length episode?

[Grumma]

Only Chuck Norris has amps that goes past 10.

What about the guy in the movie?

:p

[mat]

feel asleep in it :D

[Kimjar]

Oh...your....god. It's mofo mat! Kristen and I were just talking about you last night and how much we love your sexy bitch ass. Where have you been?

[Burner]

What about the guy in the movie?

:p

Thats doesn't count coz its not real.

[mca0008]

i saw it last night and i thought it wooda been so much betta but then again it has been 10 years so i suppose it cooldnt have been much beeta

[Tyler_who]

You See Barts Penis

[damo0945]

fwfr.com??