Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1442 times:
I just hope it's better than some of the recent seasons.
DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1407 times:
Quoting Newark777 (Reply 1): I just hope it's better than some of the recent seasons.
Episodes, maybe, seasons, no way. It seems to have become cool to rag on the show.
Quoting Levent (Reply 2): Exactly what I was thinking... they seem to be running out of ideas...
I think it is more an issue of being so ripped off by others.
Quoting Yanksn4 (Reply 3): They've been out of ideas for the past 6 years. I think this movie should be their farewell to the world.
They have always had episodes that did not appeal to one person, but appealed to others.
The recent gay marriage one was a classic, with Homer presiding over the ceremony and starting it with "Queerly Beloved" and ending with " The news is not all good, they have written their own vows!"
Dont take life too seriously because you will never get out of it alive - Bugs Bunny
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1407 times:
Quoting DeltaDC9 (Reply 4): It seems to have become cool to rag on the show.
So you are saying it is just as good as a whole as it was 10 years ago? It's become cool to rag on it because everyone knows it's true.
No one is really saying it's bad (well, some are), but it has declined from its heyday.
Leskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6075 posts, RR: 72 Reply 8, posted (6 years 10 months 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1258 times:
Unfortunately, they're going to have to find a new voice for Marge here in Germany (for the translated version): Elisabeth Volkmann, the actress that did the voiceover for her, was found dead at the age of 68 years yesterday in Munich.
DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (6 years 10 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1206 times:
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 9): Weren't they faced with something similar in america with regards to homer in the first series?
I dont believe so, the guy from The Tracey Ulman show, Dan Castelanetta (sp?), has always done the voice AFAIK, but it has changed over time. I saw an interview where he talked about that. Homer has definatly gotten dumber over the years, and rightly so. How many blows to the head has he sustained?
Phil Hartmans death was a big blow though, he cracked me up.
I may be wrong now, but I dont think so.
Dont take life too seriously because you will never get out of it alive - Bugs Bunny
DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (6 years 10 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 13): So they have been removed now then, or is someone else doing their voices now?
Not sure really, but there have been a lot of characters that have died in the show like Flanders wife Maude. There was an episode where they named them all, but I cant remember the list. Hartmans characters may be on that list.
Dont take life too seriously because you will never get out of it alive - Bugs Bunny
WhyWhyZed From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 914 posts, RR: 18 Reply 15, posted (6 years 10 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1178 times:
Quoting DeltaDC9 (Reply 14): Hartmans characters may be on that list.
More than likely so. I believe his death was around the year 1997, and I can't really think of any episodes where either of his two characters stared in after that date. Therefore, they most likely retired the characters in respect of Phil Hartman himself.
Regarding the killing of Maude and other characters, it's an attempt to keep the show fresh. The same characters every episode would be really reptitive and boring. South Park is another example of this, look at how many times the 4 primary kids have changed, as well as other characters such as Officer barbrady, the school bus driver, etc. being killed off.
EasternSon From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 660 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (6 years 10 months 22 hours ago) and read 1113 times:
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 9): Weren't they faced with something similar in america with regards to homer in the first series?
No, Homer's voice did change, but it was a conscious decision by Dan Castellaneta. He realized one day he was basically doing a bad Walter Matthau impression. It evolved slowly in the "jerk-ass" Homer voice we hear today.
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 16): Wasn't she killed to free the woman doing her voice of her contract?
Speculation is that she basically quit because she wasn't getting paid a lot for her work. She demanded more money, knowing she wouldn't get it, and they killed Maude with a t-shirt. Some consider Maude's death is the point where the show "Jumped the Shark"
"The only people for me are the mad ones...." Jack Kerouac
WhyWhyZed From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 914 posts, RR: 18 Reply 22, posted (6 years 10 months 6 hours ago) and read 994 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 20): No... 'Maude Flanders' is voiced by Maggie Roswell who still does other current voices.....Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover.....
This seems to be true, according to imdb.com. The website lists her for doing voices of Maude and other characters during this past year. She might not have done any Maude voices recently, despite it being listed, but I know there have been a couple of "flashback" episodes since the death of Maude.
EDIT: Just noticed this now on the "trivia" part of the website...
Quote: Left "The Simpsons" (1989) cast in spring 1999 after the show's tenth season when 20th Century Fox refused her requested raise increase from the $2000 she earned the past three seasons until her departure.Before her departure, Roswell had been flying into LA from her Denver home on her own money to record her lines.
Quote: rejoined The Simpsons, after a three-year absence due to a salary dispute. [2002]
RJpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (6 years 10 months 5 hours ago) and read 981 times:
A few months ago I went to a presentation by Mike Reiss, one of the main Simpsons writers...It reawakened my deep love of the Simpsons that had been dormant for the past few years! He was REALLY funny and it was cool to hear some personal stories of his from over the years of writing episodes.
One of the highlights was...
MikeReiss: Barbara Bush once said my show was stupid. I said 'look at your son, lady!'.
25 Birdwatching: Found another source: http://filmthreat.com/index.php?section=videos&Id=413 http://filmthreat.com/index.php?section=videos&Id=414 Soren
26 WhyWhyZed: " target=_blank>http://filmthreat.com/index.php?sect...d=414 Thanks Soren!! - Jason DePodesta
27 RJ111: The Simpsons is truly dire now. I can't stand any of the recent series, it's pissing on the legacy. I shall be avoiding the film like the plague.
Sponsor Message: 
From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11949 posts, 
From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, 
From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, 
From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 914 posts, 
From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6075 posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2002, 5047 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
