Tag Archives: The Simpsons

The Oscars? I love ‘em. But …

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

When the Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, I stopped what I was doing and watched a few rounds of the nominations. I didn’t study them and dissect them the way I would have for about a decade when … Continue reading →

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‘The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror’ for 2012

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

For a couple of decades, “The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror” was an annual ritual in my household. Even after we weren’t watching the show regularly, we would tune in each October (sometimes November, when Fox pre-empted the show for post-season … Continue reading →

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‘Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie:’ Totally in your face

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Leave it to “The Simpsons” to have the final word on adding unwanted — and hated — characters to a TV show. I’m talking about Poochie, the “proactive” and “totally in your face” canine added to the show-within-a-show, “Itchy and … Continue reading →

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‘The Simpsons’ marks 500 episodes

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

“The Simpsons” reached its 500th-show milestone tonight, in case you’ve been living off the grid for a while now and haven’t heard. As has been the case since the mid-90s, the episode was pretty hit-and-miss. There were some funny moments, … Continue reading →

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‘The Simpsons’ approaching 500th episode

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

We’ve been watching a lot of episodes of “The Simpsons” in my household lately. Not new episodes, but classics from old DVD collections. My son has discovered the show and is currently obsessively watching the fifth season which, I’m startled … Continue reading →

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Halloween horror: ‘Walking Dead’ rocks, ‘Simpsons’ sucks

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Here we are, on the eve of Halloween, and various movie channels are having marathons, ranging from the classics on TCM to later, lesser “Halloween” movies on AMC. Into the mix comes the latest episode of “The Walking Dead” on … Continue reading →

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