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03-22-2012 , 07:30 AM

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the real news itt is that the government is writing episodes of the simpsons and south park

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03-22-2012 , 07:38 AM

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I liked the simpsons in 91 when i was rocking a bartman t shirt other than that im good with it .

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03-22-2012 , 07:58 AM

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In before there are a million references to luck and gambling, Lisa loses all the money, poker becomes illegal and everyone has a street party or some BS. Gonna be a terrible episode.

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03-22-2012 , 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chicken10der

the real news itt is that the government is writing episodes of the simpsons and south park

This.

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03-22-2012 , 08:29 AM

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Eat my shorts.

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03-22-2012 , 08:40 AM

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So obv the DOJ is gonna seize Lisa's college fund right?

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03-22-2012 , 08:47 AM

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anybody who has watch recent seasons know how hard this will suck.

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03-22-2012 , 09:15 AM

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Like idk the 2010-2011 season had good eps or moments, it just came on tv in my country. But like reading what everyone has said, I guess the latest season is really ****ty.

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03-22-2012 , 09:24 AM

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(It turns out that Homer doesn’t trust banks and has stashed Lisa’s college fund in an online poker site.)

**** you simpsons

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03-22-2012 , 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Star Wolf 64

However the one question I have is what the hell took them so long to do a poker episode? Its widely known that Sam Simon loves poker and ESPN makes sure to show him, Ray Romano and Jason Alexander every year at the WSOP

Sam Simon hasn't worked on the show since season 4.

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03-22-2012 , 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by daxile

I refuse to watch any new episode of the simpsons. Seasons 1-9 > everything, tyvm.

The most common quote from any Simpsons fan is "The show was so much better in season (current year minus 3)". That has not changed since about season 5.

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03-22-2012 , 10:00 AM

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I don't think they realize what a touchy subject it is to do an episode about an online poker player losing his money. They could have had a poker episode without that theme... could have had Homer accidentally end up with a main event seat and luckbox the tourney and then travel the world playing poker or something along those lines.

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03-22-2012 , 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Euthanizer

An old Twilight Zone that is rarely shown called "The Rip Van Wrinkle Caper" was on TV days after Bernanke's gold statement.

Only days after? Do you really think the network cared enough to swap out a scheduled episode of an old Twilight Zone just to capitalize on something the Federal Reserve Chairman said? Episode lineup is scheduled well in advance of the air date and I'm sure they have better things to attend to than monitor the economy to increase Twilight Zone viewership.

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The most common quote from any Simpsons fan is "The show was so much better in season (current year minus 3)". That has not changed since about season 5.

This is theoretically possible; it just has to get worse with every passing year. Don't have a cow, man.

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03-22-2012 , 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by IamPro

Like how they finally do one when online poker is pretty much irrelevant (in US) and while most of the population think its illegal in US

umm, that's kinda how they do their humor.

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Originally Posted by Euthanizer

The online poker government propaganda begins. Watch for every popular show to dedicate some time to the subject and all of it to have the same viewpoint.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a current example:

The new South Park dissed gold just like Bernanke did the other day.

An old Twilight Zone that is rarely shown called "The Rip Van Wrinkle Caper" was on TV days after Bernanke's gold statement. In the episode, 4 guys steal 1 million in gold bricks, then enter suspended animation machines that wake them in 100 years in order to avoid capture and have a form of currency in their new era. Yada yada yada they kill each other over the gold and when a future couple happens upon the last dying man, there was this exchange:

"...the man named George gets back into his car to report Farwell's death to the police, he quizzically remarks to his wife, "Can you imagine that? He offered this to me as if it was really worth something." The wife vaguely recalls that it had indeed been valuable at some time in the distant past. The husband replies, "Sure, about a hundred years or so ago, before they found a way of manufacturing it," and tosses the gold bar away.

I'm sure there are tons of other anti-gold sentiments on other shows right now. Fortunately, it seems the government is on our side regarding poker. The Simpsons episode should give us an idea of exactly what Washington's stance is.

i hardly ever do this, but cool story, bro

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03-22-2012 , 10:58 AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDKir9O4FQs

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03-22-2012 , 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Euthanizer

Hurrrrr durrr de derp derp derp.

Oh man wow

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03-22-2012 , 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Punker

The most common quote from any Simpsons fan is "The show was so much better in season (current year minus 3)". That has not changed since about season 5.

Current year minus three? No, it stopped being a quality show after season 9. Maybe a small crowd started saying that in season 5 but most people agree: 9.

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03-22-2012 , 12:49 PM

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It takes 8 months to make an episode of the Simpsons, and it could of been written when online poker was at its height of popularity.

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03-22-2012 , 01:15 PM

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I just like the part where they refer to Jen Tilly as "actress and poker expert."

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03-22-2012 , 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Coprolagnia

It takes 8 months to make an episode of the Simpsons, and it could of been written when online poker was at its height of popularity.

wtf south park release an episode on the Syracuse/sandusky scandal 2 weeks after it happened. they had an OWS episode too will it was happening.

it's not 95 anymore.

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03-22-2012 , 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by leconnaisseur

wtf south park release an episode on the Syracuse/sandusky scandal 2 weeks after it happened. they had an OWS episode too will it was happening.

it's not 95 anymore.

Most of the animated shows (Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Etc.) send their work to Japan to be animated, which is why they usually don't cover current events. Southpark is more of paper cutout animation.

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03-22-2012 , 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jewboy420

That will be the 24th season, they need to end the show. I love the Simpsons just as much as the next guy, but FFS.

Oh and the episode does seem funny, The Simpsons is the longest running prime time TV show.....EVER!

In America.

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03-22-2012 , 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by leconnaisseur

wtf south park release an episode on the Syracuse/sandusky scandal 2 weeks after it happened. they had an OWS episode too will it was happening.

it's not 95 anymore.

I love both South Park and The Simpsons, but dude, compare both in terms of animation, effects, sound etc. The Simpsons is 1000x more techical/complicated. South Park creators chose for the style they use because they can make episodes on very short notice, iirc taking an episode typically takes 2 weeks but can be done in 1 week if necessary.

You just can't make a The Simpsons episode in that timespan. Maybe 8 months is much, I have no ****ing idea, but saying it should be able to pull off what SP is doing is ridiculous.

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03-22-2012 , 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Euthanizer

The new South Park dissed gold just like Bernanke did the other day.

lolwut? they made no statement at all regarding gold as a store of value. they were dissing home shopping network overpriced junk jewelry and how much cash4gold undercuts its customers.