The Simpsons -- "The Debarted" -- 03/02/08
03-02-08, 07:23 PM
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Going to start late due to the Nascar race running long.
03-02-08, 07:49 PM
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ugh...
03-02-08, 09:48 PM
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AFAIK, NASCAR did finish the race before the air time, but FOX kept on with the post-race talk.
I missed it since I had to meet someone on a short notice and didn't record the episode.
I missed it since I had to meet someone on a short notice and didn't record the episode.
03-03-08, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Ranger
AFAIK, NASCAR did finish the race before the air time, but FOX kept on with the post-race talk.
I missed it since I had to meet someone on a short notice and didn't record the episode.
I missed it since I had to meet someone on a short notice and didn't record the episode.
It was a fairly good episode, IMO. More funny moments than they've had recently, to be sure.
03-03-08, 09:47 AM
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I thought I should've known the voice of the new kid, but when I saw it was Topher Grace: I didn't feel too bad for not recognizing it.
Good thing I didn't have much else to watch and padded 30 minutes once I saw the race running over.
Good thing I didn't have much else to watch and padded 30 minutes once I saw the race running over.
03-03-08, 10:15 AM
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I am glad I taped this while I watched Big Brother, but it was a very funny epsiode. Yeah I didn't recognize the voice at first, but then it hit me it was Topher Grace.
03-03-08, 10:36 AM
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what was the song they played throughout the show? had like an irish punk feel to it
never thought I would find new music i might like in the episode of the simpsons
never thought I would find new music i might like in the episode of the simpsons
03-03-08, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
what was the song they played throughout the show? had like an irish punk feel to it
never thought I would find new music i might like in the episode of the simpsons
never thought I would find new music i might like in the episode of the simpsons
03-03-08, 11:33 AM
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My favorite joke came when Marge was filling up the ketchup bottle from the packets (paraphrase):
Lisa: Do you do it with relish?
Marge: No, I actually find it embarrassing.
Lisa: Do you do it with relish?
Marge: No, I actually find it embarrassing.
03-03-08, 11:57 AM
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Have you seen The Departed?
The Ralph bit at the end "The rat means obviousness" or something like that was the best line - I absolutely hated that part of the movie and most of the rest of it.
Anyway, this Simpsons episode was at least 100x better than anything Scorcese has ever done (with the exception of The Aviator, which I didn't realize he did until I just checked IMDB.).
03-03-08, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Chew
This episode was at least 100x better than Raging Bull or Taxi Driver?!? Were you watching the Be Kind, Rewind versions?
I didn't really like this episode. I've seen about half this season but this just stuck out as trying too hard and not really achieving anything. The last scene with Ralph and the rat just made it that much more apparent the writers don't really care anymore. Pointing out something obvious by making somebody say it's obvious just isn't particularly funny, even if it is Ralph. Where the hell was the comedy? Just fairly lame all around. Were all the real writers too busy working on the movie to write for this season?
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03-03-08, 01:03 PM
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The Simpsons has always been good at doing pop-culture reference gags, because they understand that the gag is taking the reference and putting it into a different, funny context.
A lot of people these days seem to think that just referring to something is funny, which was the central premise behind the "Family Guy" Star Wars special.
It's also nice that "The Simpsons" can make a reference without pointing to it and telling you what the reference is, and thereby sucking the life out of the joke.
There was a great gag on the nightclub tracking shot from "Goodfellas" in the episode where Bart and Nelson became best friends last year, and it was totally hilarious. But they didn't need to make 50 different "Goodfellas" references with reminders every three minutes that they were making "Goodfellas" references.
A lot of people these days seem to think that just referring to something is funny, which was the central premise behind the "Family Guy" Star Wars special.
It's also nice that "The Simpsons" can make a reference without pointing to it and telling you what the reference is, and thereby sucking the life out of the joke.
There was a great gag on the nightclub tracking shot from "Goodfellas" in the episode where Bart and Nelson became best friends last year, and it was totally hilarious. But they didn't need to make 50 different "Goodfellas" references with reminders every three minutes that they were making "Goodfellas" references.
03-03-08, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
The last scene with Ralph and the rat just made it that much more apparent the writers don't really care anymore.
And, I have never seen Raging Bull (don't care to), tried watching Taxi Driver a couple years ago, but couldn't get thru it.
03-03-08, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ScandalUMD
The Simpsons has always been good at doing pop-culture reference gags, because they understand that the gag is taking the reference and putting it into a different, funny context.
A lot of people these days seem to think that just referring to something is funny, which was the central premise behind the "Family Guy" Star Wars special.
It's also nice that "The Simpsons" can make a reference without pointing to it and telling you what the reference is, and thereby sucking the life out of the joke.
There was a great gag on the nightclub tracking shot from "Goodfellas" in the episode where Bart and Nelson became best friends last year, and it was totally hilarious. But they didn't need to make 50 different "Goodfellas" references with reminders every three minutes that they were making "Goodfellas" references.
A lot of people these days seem to think that just referring to something is funny, which was the central premise behind the "Family Guy" Star Wars special.
It's also nice that "The Simpsons" can make a reference without pointing to it and telling you what the reference is, and thereby sucking the life out of the joke.
There was a great gag on the nightclub tracking shot from "Goodfellas" in the episode where Bart and Nelson became best friends last year, and it was totally hilarious. But they didn't need to make 50 different "Goodfellas" references with reminders every three minutes that they were making "Goodfellas" references.
03-03-08, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
IMO, this is exactly why last nights episode failed. It made references but sucked any humor from em. Also why I didn't like that FG Star Wars special.
The Goodfellas reference in last years episode, that was great. And I enjoyed last night's episode.
03-03-08, 02:22 PM
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I keep typing without thinking lately, stupid brain.
I can agree with what you're saying in terms of "not funny if you have to explain it." I think I just don't like the "famous movies... as done by the Simpsons" episodes.... Save for the Eternal Moonshine episode earlier this season. But then... there really hasn't been that many to begin with, so I don't know what I'm actually complaining about.
I can agree with what you're saying in terms of "not funny if you have to explain it." I think I just don't like the "famous movies... as done by the Simpsons" episodes.... Save for the Eternal Moonshine episode earlier this season. But then... there really hasn't been that many to begin with, so I don't know what I'm actually complaining about.
Last edited by RichC2; 03-03-08 at 02:24 PM.