The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
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Re: The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
Nice overreaction!
I don't like how they are going to be censoring the episodes since the show is not referring specifically about the Japanese disaster and the "nuclear meltdowns" have been it's running theme since the show started.
http://tv.yahoo.com/simpsons/show/21...germany#032611
I don't like how they are going to be censoring the episodes since the show is not referring specifically about the Japanese disaster and the "nuclear meltdowns" have been it's running theme since the show started.
http://tv.yahoo.com/simpsons/show/21...germany#032611
German TV editing "Simpsons" for nuke references
By Scott Roxborough Fri Mar 25, 12:58 PM PDT
German Television has put a moratorium on meltdowns in "The Simpsons."
Reacting to the real-life nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan, Pro7, the channel that airs "The Simpsons" in Germany, will be reviewing current and future episodes of the show and remove or replace any that feature a disaster at Mr. Burns' nuclear power plant.
Networks in Austria and Switzerland have reportedly followed suit.
So far neither Pro7 nor Swiss network SF have pulled any "Simpsons" episodes, but both channels say they are screening shows for "unsuitable" references to nuclear disaster.
But the danger of nuclear power is a core theme on the long-running cartoon. "The Simpsons"' opening sequence features Homer tossing a radioactive fuel rod out of his car on the way home. The first "Simpsons" shorts aired on "The Tracey Ullman Show" in 1987, just one year after the Chernobyl disaster.
By Scott Roxborough Fri Mar 25, 12:58 PM PDT
German Television has put a moratorium on meltdowns in "The Simpsons."
Reacting to the real-life nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan, Pro7, the channel that airs "The Simpsons" in Germany, will be reviewing current and future episodes of the show and remove or replace any that feature a disaster at Mr. Burns' nuclear power plant.
Networks in Austria and Switzerland have reportedly followed suit.
So far neither Pro7 nor Swiss network SF have pulled any "Simpsons" episodes, but both channels say they are screening shows for "unsuitable" references to nuclear disaster.
But the danger of nuclear power is a core theme on the long-running cartoon. "The Simpsons"' opening sequence features Homer tossing a radioactive fuel rod out of his car on the way home. The first "Simpsons" shorts aired on "The Tracey Ullman Show" in 1987, just one year after the Chernobyl disaster.
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Re: The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
That was pretty awesome to see them start off the episode with the Futurama Theme and the Planet Express Ship doing a flyby.
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Re: The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
What was the dedication at the end? Looked away and only caught a glimpse of it, but not enough to make out what it said.
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Re: The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
Missed the opening, which sounds like it was the only good part of the episode.
The dedication was for Elizabeth Taylor, who voiced Maggie's first word.
The dedication was for Elizabeth Taylor, who voiced Maggie's first word.
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Re: The Simpsons -- "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" -- 03/27/11
But as is it was pretty meh.
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