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Conan O'Brien Assembles a "Simpsons" Writers Reunion
Here's a must-watch: Conan O'Brien assembles several co-writers from The Simpsons to discuss the early days of the show, how the show was produced and what Conan actually did on the show. Great stuff.
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Watch: 'The Simpsons' Salutes 'Breaking Bad' With a 'Crystal Blue Persuasion' Couch Gag
This Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons" will open with a special "Breaking Bad"-themed couch gag that, among other things, offers a glimpse of Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) on their own sofa in their orange lab suits.
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Watch: Supercut Of (Nearly) Every Video Game In 'The Simpsons'
Regardless of where your anticipation for new “The Simpsons” episodes stands, one aspect of the show most agree is still strong is in its irreverent gallery of made-up brands, store names, and products. Names like Java The Hut and Bloodbath And Beyond hold a special place in the show's 24-year histo...
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'The Simpsons' Producer David Silverman Says There Won't Be Another Movie For 10-15 Years
To quote Homer Simpson: “TV gives so much and asks so little.” The same could be said for “The Simpsons” itself, which has for the last 25 years blazed a yellow trail through television history, with a record-breaking twenty-four (and counting) seasons, one hit movie, and an army of Springfielders s...
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Seth MacFarlane Will Find 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' For Directorial Effort, Will Appear On 'The Simpsons'
Having a $500 million dollar hit with "Ted," leading Fox's animation domination with "Family Guy," and set to host the Oscars in February, things are going pretty well for Seth MacFarlane. And he's not wasting any time in striking while the iron is hot, as he's lining...
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Plot Details For Judd Apatow's 20 Year Old 'The Simpsons' Spec Script That's Finally Getting Made
It seems Judd Apatow is revisting his past this fall. His upcoming "This Is 40" plucks two characters from 2007's "Knocked Up" and refreshes them with a new tale, and it looks like something he wrote two decades ago is getting a fresh coat of paint.
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3D 'The Simpsons' Short Film To Play Before 'Ice Age: Continental Drift'
There was a time in movie theaters when a short animated film would play before the feature presentation. Many of the legendary Tex Avery cartoons started out their life this way, until, like most things in the film industry, shorts fell out of fashion with fickle audiences. The only studio that kee...
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Watch: Bill Plympton's Couch Gag From This Week's 'Simpsons'
If the distinctive animation style of the couch gag that launched last night's episode of "The Simpsons" looked familiar (and very non-Springfield standard), that's because it's the work of indie animator Bill Plympton ("Idiots and Angels," "I Married a Strange Person!"). The extended sequence, whic...
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'The Simpsons' Springfield Location, Revealed?
And it's in... Oregon? Sort of. In an interview with Smithsonian Magazine, "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening offers the following tidbit:
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When 'The Simpsons' Went 'Inception'
'The Simpsons' explored Homer's subconscious via an 'Inception'-style dreamscape in its latest episode.
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