Fav episode of the simpsons

[Bruiser Chong 0]

I thought it had to have been good seeing as Fox hyped it for almost a month.

It was. I don't know what people want. Granted, the series isn't as good as it used to be, but this episode was still very intelligently done and that alone keeps it from crap, since that's such a rare quality these days.

[Vern Gagne 0]

The ending to the third episode was pretty much a copy of Burns' creating a robot, and ending up stitched to Homer's body.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Did Homer do something crazy?

[AndrewTS 0]

This is sort of an aside, but I just finished watching the season opener, this year's "Treehouse of Horror", and all I have to say is:  Ugh.  Maybe the worst Treehouse EVER.

Agreed.

 

What happened to the real Mr. Burns?

I never thought any of the characters should be taken too seriously in the Treehouse of Horror episodes. I could name 10 or 15 lines or things that made this episode worth watching again.

 

But then again, I know there are a lot of Simpsons haters out there. Not specifically here, but just in general. I had my away message up that I was watching it and my friend, who likes to antagonize me, put one up that said he was watching American Dreams and to hell with a show that had been on for 15 years with no storyline and where the characters never aged. It's people like this that The Simpsons is wasted on. They think it's stupid because it's a cartoon, it's been on a long time or you actually have to have some knowledge in pop culture or the finer points of life to get all of the jokes.

I really like the Simpsons, but I get the "jumped shark" vibe that plenty of people were complaining about *a lot* lately. It's not bad by any stretch, and a mediocre Simpsons is still way better than most of what is on TV. However, I know they're capable of better, and I'd prefer to see them try a new series rather than drag a few more mediocre seasons out of this.

 

I really liked last year's THoH, too.

 

However, when I see virtually any show rip off Fantastic Voyage, it seems like they've run out of ideas. Yes, the THoH eps are almost all ripoffs of classic horror/sci-fi movies or Twilight Zone eps. Okay, it can work if a good enough twist is put on it (Family Guy), but far too often it is a rehash of the same ol' ideas. I think it's very telling that the awful Sea Lab 2021 resorted to the FV ripoff in its SECOND SEASON.

 

Cute reference with Marge's suit being eaten away to Welch's 1,000,000 Year B.C. bikini, though.