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The Most Horrific Time of the Year

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Nathan

Here are some thoughts on the horror and horror-adjacent movies that Beth and I watched this month. Halloween in a Box – This documentary is about the cheap costumes that came in what looked like pie boxes, made by Ben … Continue reading →

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So You’ve Ruined Your Life

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Nathan

I’ve written before about the floating timeline and the problem with recent flashback episodes for The Simpsons. Last night, we had another rather confusing flashback that contradicted just about everything that had been previously established. Okay, maybe it wasn’t THAT … Continue reading →

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Simpcestry

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Nathan

There was a Simpsons tie-in book released in 1991 called The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, credited to Matt Groening, although I don’t know how much of it he actually wrote. As with most of these tie-ins, the information is pretty … Continue reading →

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Springfield, Springfield, It’s a Hell of a Town

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Nathan

YouTube recently recommended this series of Simpsons Mysteries videos, which are interesting to people like me who tend to over-analyze just about everything we enjoy. Obviously the show negates any real notion of continuity in time or place. Springfield can … Continue reading →

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I Will Survive

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Nathan

It’s fascinating how many different scenarios people have come up with for the total collapse of society. I haven’t really done much research into the Preppers or Survivalists, those who stock up on provisions in their bomb shelters so they’ll … Continue reading →

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Everyone Who Counts Loves Ned Flanders

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Nathan

I’ve been looking at TV Tropes, and I’ve noticed several mentions of how Ned Flanders has changed over the many seasons of The Simpsons, to the extent that they use the term “Flanderization” for a character’s traits being vastly exaggerated … Continue reading →

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Rocket to Your Doom

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Nathan

I watched the most recent Simpsons, and I can’t say I’m too keen on the idea of the family visiting Rigel 7, home of Kang and Kodos, in a regular episode. This is especially true so soon after the Futurama … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Crossover of Tomorrow!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Nathan

When I did a post a few days ago on a Disney Afternoon crossover that involved characters who presumably don’t exist in the same continuity, I had forgotten that a Simpsons/Futurama crossover was being aired on Sunday. The Simpsons has … Continue reading →

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The Griffins Meet the Simpsons

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Nathan

I suppose I might as well take a look at the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover, since I do still watch both shows. It was pretty heavily built up for something that probably would have gone over much better years ago. It … Continue reading →

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Wave of the Future!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Nathan

We got another look into the Simpsons’ future in the most recent episode, and it looks like they’re actually trying to be somewhat consistent this time. Several early episodes included looks into the future, one of the most memorable being … Continue reading →

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