CPA-ESQ.

Good episode - I was worried it would just be all lego, and liked how they switched back and forth.

Agree- it was a good Homer / Lisa episode

I also liked when bart made the huge robot at the end. When I was a kid we would mix up all the pieces and make what ever we dreamed up... but now Lego kits are so intricate that people must just build them and display them

CPA-ESQ.

Happened to me one time - Check your cable settings first, then on your tv.

If you use regular cable or satellite service, then the signal must be selected from the audio menu on your cable box, generally by selecting SAP or "Spanish" or "Espaņol." This will activate Video Descriptions

story

Laughed quite a bit. "Scottish steak!" was a great throwaway line.

I watched it this morning with my toddler, who likes both The Simpsons and The Lego Movie, and as soon as it was over she immediately wanted to watch it again.

That got me thinking: they're still eight seasons behind on Blu-ray / DVD releases. Why not do two a year and catch up? Release the old one that's next in line and this current one so any current zeitgeist references are still current?

Mike86

Fox was releasing two seasons a year for a while. I have no idea why they went back to only doing one a year. It's kind of ridiculous they haven't caught up by now to the last season on DVD/Blu-ray considering how long they've been releasing the series.

DaveWadding

This exceeded my expectations. WAY better than the Lego Movie.

bluetoast

Random question but do Kang and Kodos exist in the "real world" of the Simpsons or only in the context of the Halloween specials? Have they been to Springfield under non-Halloween circumstances?

Groucho

I'm pretty sure they were in the X-Files episode.

Mike86

I'm fairly sure Kang and Kodos have had appearances in non-Treehouse of Horror episodes.

boogieman03

Really enjoyed this one. Maggie being a Duplo block was a nice touch.

Groucho

When Homer is telling Lisa about how boring it is to play with your kids, my nine-year-old asked "Is that true?"

majorjoe23

I'm glad we got the lightsaber barf. I'm sick of the secular world's war on Star Wars Day/Life Day.

A-aron

Oddly enough - the DVS mode was set to "off" and the narration stayed on, but when I set it to "on" it stopped. Stupid Verizon

Crocker Jarmen

I know it's silly to worry about this, but I was bothered by them devoting a subplot to Bart rebuilding the school. Why would Homer have that going on in the back of his "dream". I would have rather seen more vignettes around the town; what is the power like? what sort of TV shows are produced in the Lego world? what is Gil selling? what's happening in the retirement home?...

My DVR crapped out about five minutes before the end, so I didn't actually see the whole show.

story

That's too bad because all of your questions are literally answered in the last five minutes!

Mike86

No offense but you're way overthinking the logic behind the show.

UAIOE

I think this episode would have been pretty good had "The Lego Movie" not come out a month and a half ago.

PhantomStranger

It was an interesting concept and the change in scenery helped make the Simpsons feel fresh again. I actually wouldn't mind it if they expanded the changes in animation to other forms for future episodes. It's time to experiment considering how stale the show has gotten by now.

windom

Ha, you got me there. And now I found out that people are calling May 5th "Revenge of the Fifth". To keep this Simpons related I'll just say "D'Oh!"

JeffTheAlpaca

Did they do this episode to sell more toys?

Anyways I liked it

mmconhea

I think Lego is overrated, overpriced, and I grew out of them long before I grew pubes. Wasn't looking forward to this episode, but I was drunk, so I watched and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was well played.

The producers have said they don't want to rush the sets. they are taking their time and getting quality commentary tracks set up, with runners/producers, actors, and guest stars. they are also gathering unique special features.
It takes time and money to get people together to do commentary (some producers and actors actually prepare-not doing it on the fly).
Also, they have to seek licensing for music for seasons made before DVD sets were considered. When the licensed music back then, it did not include distributing it on DVD.

slop101

You should get stoned and check out the Lego movie, it's even better.

The point is, they were still doing all that at a rate of 2 a year, and now it's just one.

PhantomStranger

I think it mostly comes down to slowing sales for the Simpsons' seasons. Aside from hoarders and obsessive collectors, I have to imagine sales were pretty bad for the teen seasons.