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Learn the Superheroic Plotline Of The SIMPSONS Episode Seth Rogen Wrote (And Will Star In)!!

That sounds by Ladonite	Jul 14th, 2008 09:00:09 PM
Pretty boring. Hopefully the entertainment is in the writing, and not in the overall episode?
um.. oh, yes...quite. by MetalMickey	Jul 14th, 2008 09:00:22 PM

I could have written that.. by Sparhawk38	Jul 14th, 2008 09:00:24 PM
Futurama rules
Wow. Seth rogan. by enoodle123	Jul 14th, 2008 09:00:39 PM
And first.
Or fourth by enoodle123	Jul 14th, 2008 09:00:59 PM
Pwned.
Entertainment... by ThomasServo	Jul 14th, 2008 09:04:37 PM
...is eating itself. Parodies of satires of cliches starring people who write themselves into characters based on characters created to resemble other actors. Or something. Hollywood is eating itself.
They "did it" already&it was bad the first time by Rufferto	Jul 14th, 2008 09:12:23 PM
Maybe if they do it four more times one day it will be funny? Anyway, they always suck up to their guest stars for whatever reason. So it's only natural they would also start letting them write too. There's 0 quality control for about 10 years now. They don't really need to try at all at this point. People will watch anyway.
The Simpsons & Seth Rogen....... by Crackles	Jul 14th, 2008 09:14:15 PM
Whats not to love! You people even talk shit on short little plotlines?! You guys are nuts!! Sometimes I think talkbackers just have to be negative about EVERYTHING!! Since when have The Simpsons ever failed us? And combine that with one of the funniest guys in hollywood......fucking brilliant! I can't wait to watch this shit!
Can't be worse than the Gervais episode. by DerLanghaarige	Jul 14th, 2008 09:15:58 PM
Or can it?
TOO SOON!! by Pageiv	Jul 14th, 2008 09:16:44 PM
Ok, that's about 5 minutes of screne time.
Could be good, I'll definitely be checking it out! by Flim Springfield	Jul 14th, 2008 09:18:10 PM

OMG Simpsons related news on AICN?!?!?! by xannibal	Jul 14th, 2008 09:22:28 PM
And here I though their fate was sealed.
wow, milf lover... by omarthesnake	Jul 14th, 2008 09:24:54 PM
if you haven't watched it in eight years, how would you know the quality? either you're psychic, lying, relying on other peoples' opinions, basing huge generalizations on commercials you see in passing, or spouting off at the mouth about a subject you know jackshit about. And yes, Rufferto, people will watch anyway. You don't have to. move along to another show you don't despise so and stop worrying about it. Sheesh. Some people are only happy when they can bitch about something.
Pineapple Express..... by Crackles	Jul 14th, 2008 09:25:25 PM
looks fucking awesome! Cheech and Chong ripoff my ass! you must not have been paying very much attention to the trailer! I'm so sick of people seeing a duo smoking weed and automatically it's a fucking Cheech and Chong ripoff! Whiny fucking BITCHES!!!
I might watch this by INWOsuxRED	Jul 14th, 2008 09:30:17 PM
I also might not. The show needs new writers, even if it is just for a day, at least Seth has been a part of writing some good stuff in the past.
faloutboy by postalpez	Jul 14th, 2008 09:30:51 PM
so this is like all the horses they have had?
Well it fits the current trend... by DanielKurland	Jul 14th, 2008 09:37:08 PM
Of what the plot is in the second half of the episode is completely different than the first half.
PowerSauce by SenatorJeffersonSmith	Jul 14th, 2008 09:56:26 PM
I hope they "Unleash the awesome power of apples" in this episode!!!
If Seth Rogen Starts Losing His Hair... by LaserPants	Jul 14th, 2008 09:57:28 PM
I'm going to start calling him Seth Rogaine. HAHAHAH!! OMG!!! GET IT?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! No, but seriously, he's pretty funny, even though I thought 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN was waaaaaaaaay overrated, SUPERBAD sucked, and WALK HARD was about a bazillion times better than both and deserved to be a huge hit.
Love the irony, Crackles! by Raymar	Jul 14th, 2008 10:01:55 PM
But seriously, cancel this abomination already.
Did Anyone See The Episode With Alan Moore? by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 14th, 2008 10:14:18 PM
I hope that isn't what he sounds like in real life. And the joke with Daniel Clowes fell flat. Having him want to do Batman was a bit on the nose. A better joke would have featured him creating a superhero no sane person would possibly like. Of course that was already done to death in The Tick. Mucilage Man anyone?
I was gonna say... by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 14th, 2008 10:16:10 PM
That I've see that episode before, with the PowerSauce bar. The movie was great, but man... the show sucks now.
MY EYES! by TheTagger	Jul 14th, 2008 10:17:04 PM
THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!!!
Omarthesnake by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 14th, 2008 10:20:45 PM
I have been watching for the past 8 years. It doesn't put a big smile on my face. I might say that I have yet to see a new episode worse than "Don't Fear The Roofer" featuring Ray Romano. But that's a pretty shit compliment.
Devin From Chud Saw The Watcmen Trailer... by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 14th, 2008 10:36:40 PM
Just thought I'd let the Devin Faraci fans know that...
I have seen episodes since the 90s. by iamnicksaicnsn	Jul 14th, 2008 11:32:40 PM
And yeah, in comparison, they've pretty much sucked hard. ESPECIALLY compared to the old ones. Oh, and the movie was lame too.
let me summarize this talkback-past, present, & future by BadMrWonka	Jul 14th, 2008 11:49:22 PM
hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate...ChocolateReign drops knowledge...BadMrWonka is slightly drunk and types this...hate hate hate hate hate hate hate...ChocolateReign gives BadMrWonka kudos...hate hate hate...BadMrWonka writes a witty response to ChocolateReign...hate hate hate hate...Herc writes something...hate hate hate...BadMrWonka writes something witty to Herc...hate hate hate hate...this page is moved off the front page and no one reads it anymore...hate
Simpsons is DEAD. by fiester	Jul 14th, 2008 11:56:22 PM
This is the equivalent of adding a Cousin Oliver. Stunt casting at it's worst. Was a great show, but all good things must come to an end.
I just watched the first 10 seasons by David Cloverfield	Jul 15th, 2008 12:09:28 AM
during the last few months. Damn it's a good show. But also the transition from oldsimpsons to newsimpsons is not that shocking this way. There's some funny shit in all of the seasons I tell you. And how can someone hate the Simpsons movie is beyond me. Maybe if it was ten years since they saw an episode.
ChocolateReign: "I wish I were dead" by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 15th, 2008 12:28:04 AM
There's something we can agree on...Nah, you're alright. To be fair I have a lot of love for the Simpsons. It had a golden age, then a silver age, but now we're in the age of lead. It relies to much on randomness and a tone that twangs about like a rubber band. I'd love to see them do an episode where nothing unnatural or bizarre happens, just to see if they still could.
David Cloverfield by BadMrWonka	Jul 15th, 2008 12:32:47 AM
I: -love the simpsons -have a good sense of humor -have watched the Simpsons faithfully -have a pretty big penis (OK, that last one was for me, but I spend a lot of time in the AICN talkbacks and I have to make sure the ladies know I'm packin!) and I didn't like the movie at ALL!!! there were some funny moments, but here is my gripe: if you're gonna do it, do it RIGHT. the movie is 90 minutes, so it at LEAST has to be as funny as 3 Simpsons episodes back to back. and it wasn't. at all. push the god damn envelope! it'sa movie, go crazy! I wanted to see some REALLY funny stuff, and instead I got a sort of weird and not as funny version of the show on FOX.
oh good, they keep giving Seth Rogen more work! by Boomers_Lips	Jul 15th, 2008 01:03:19 AM
DIE.
Best TV show ever! by otm shank	Jul 15th, 2008 01:09:51 AM
Period.
WOW by Series7	Jul 15th, 2008 01:24:19 AM
Seth Rogan as a cartoon voice. You couldn't just say, HEY ITS MONDAY!
Alan Moore was on the Simpsons? by newc0253	Jul 15th, 2008 03:39:30 AM
I love that the guy bitches (with ample justification) about Hollywood fucking up his stuff, but has no problem appearing in a once-beloved TV show that's now well past its sell-by date. Also, ain't the guy supposed to be a recluse somewhere in Northamptonshire? I guess he literally phoned it in.
The Movie by Prossor	Jul 15th, 2008 03:51:18 AM
even for something as the movie they still couldnt get that style of humor during the 90's era that they had. Even though it was really witty with crap like spiderpig and all, it's still the 2000's simpsons form of humor, which is totally different and utterly worse than the 90's era.
Will it be as funny as El Privates? by Desk of Steel	Jul 15th, 2008 05:14:40 AM
Seriously, it's the funniest stuff in the last 2 years. Vagiant!www.myspace.com/elpriv ates
by Desk of Steel	Jul 15th, 2008 05:15:20 AM
Whoops!!! www.myspace.com/elprivates
Simpsons' will run till 2012 ( when the world blows up) by Yeti	Jul 15th, 2008 06:06:16 AM
Seriously though it's been renewed for 4 more years I can see it run through to it's 25th season. Thoughts?
Now get Ron Moore involved! by DJJester	Jul 15th, 2008 07:24:31 AM
Battlestar Simpsons!!! thats what we need next :D
Season 11 by conniebrean1	Jul 15th, 2008 07:34:36 AM
When Herc? When????
Watchmen Babies!!! by HewligansHaircut	Jul 15th, 2008 07:46:50 AM
Alan Moore - Watchmen Babies in the DVD, "V for Vacation" ..... One of the funniest, most geeky moments the Simpsons has ever given us....
I always thought they'll cancel it at 20 seasons by David Cloverfield	Jul 15th, 2008 08:32:37 AM
And then relaunch it a year later with a teenage Bart and Lisa. I almost want them to do that. Could be interesting, the two flash forwards were great. But of course, the way they've mocked stunts like this, It would look pretty stupid.
Best Episode Ever . . . by kevinwillis.net	Jul 15th, 2008 09:24:15 AM
Was when Bart sold his soul. Arguably, it's been all downhill from there but downhill for the Simpson's is still miles above the competition. While there are more stinker episodes these days, they still have plenty good ones. And I really enjoyed the Simpson's Movie. It just needed more Frink. Of course, the Simpson's always needs more Frink.
The Simpsons have been terrible for years... by Alkeoholic77	Jul 15th, 2008 09:50:00 AM
But I can't stop watching. It's like hanging out with your buddy from high school who you don't really like but you have been hanging out with him for so long that you just feel obligated to.
Will Rogan's character be... by magic_ninja	Jul 15th, 2008 10:17:29 AM
A sarcastic fat ass? You know, because that would be such a stretch from the other roles he plays. I'm sure Devin over at CHUD is already writing up a billion star review on this episode already.
Too much POLITICS and current events by Rufferto	Jul 15th, 2008 03:11:07 PM
jokes in the "new" Simpsons. They used to have moral lessons in some great old episodes but it was never in your face. It was more ambiguous so the viewer could take what he wanted from it. What's most pathetic to me is the Simpsons today actually tries to mimic shows that have taken from it. It tries hard to be some sorta liberal South Park. I just can't laugh at that. The show used to have much more ingenious tact. It seems to have melted into something the very thing that it used to make fun of all the time. O well. I'm probably the only one who thinks that way.
Land of the Jockeys by conniebrean1	Jul 15th, 2008 06:40:06 PM
occurred during Family Guy's second season, which had at that time not become anywhere near the juggernaut it is today. I don't think the comparison is really valid.
Weird crap with characters no one cares about by bah	Jul 15th, 2008 08:05:41 PM
I finally figured out what's wrong with newer Simpsons after the 90s episode last season. These writers are not invested in the characters. It's not so much that they changed the show's history -- I really liked the episode, honestly. But when people started complaining, it brought to light that that was the problem. A big part of the appeal was you felt for the characters and wanted them to win in the end. Plus, It used to be the really bizarre stuff was saved for Halloween episodes. Now, continuity doesn't matter, and anything they smoke is a potential episode. Luckily I have "My Name Is Earl" now, which has everything the Simpsons used to -- bent humor, outstanding and sprawling supporting cast, vulgarity, and heart.
Seth Rogen needs to be placed into a ditch by Prossor	Jul 15th, 2008 08:13:46 PM
and shot in the back of the head, just for having the name Seth Rogen.
The problem with the Simpsons is... by Juemad	Jul 15th, 2008 08:17:57 PM
it no longer has any heart. In the past the characters had to go through a major struggle each episode... Homer being tempted to cheat or facing his mortality, Bart struggling to pass or dealing with the heartbreak of his first crush, Lisa campaigning to have her beloved Malibu Stacy be meaningful to young girls. All of that came from excellent writing, which is what the show has been missing for many years. I went to the movie with very low expectations and was still disappointed. Laughed maybe once or twice.
David Cloverfield by Nice Marmot	Jul 15th, 2008 09:54:21 PM
You just gave my idea for the series finale. I haven't watched the show in a couple years, just bask in its prime on DVD, but have been thinking for a while that the coolest thing they could do in the series finale was have it so that everyone has aged realistically. Or would that just put us back in the timeline when Lisa almost married the British snob? Hell, I'd revisit that for an hour or two. As long as it's not a damn clip show coughSeinfeldcough.
WTF is Seth Rogan? by Stalkeye	Jul 17th, 2008 05:11:43 AM
..waitaminute..that's the guy from Knocked up?!?...eh, pass.
Simpsons is played out. by Stalkeye	Jul 17th, 2008 05:16:23 AM
family Guy is my cup of sake.(Japanese rice wine)although sophomoric,it delivers the goods when spoofing pop culture, especially superheroes (the Iceman gaybar scene was some funny shit.) that and Robot Chicken, is that show still airing BTW?

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