Archive | October, 2004

27 October 2004 0 Comments

The Simpsons Library Of Wisdom

Perennial today announced the launch of a new Simpsons book series. The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, which will be introduced in November 2004 with two inaugural volumes, THE BART BOOK and THE HOMER BOOK. With the publication of these books Perennial will have more than 5 million Simpsons books in print. “This is an incredible [...]

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26 October 2004 0 Comments

Homer Hits RadioTimes Cover

British magazine Radio Times will herald the upcoming American election with an exclusive magazine tie-in edition with The Simpsons and Fox. This week’s cover will feature an illustration of Homer Simpson sitting in the White House and include the character’s own manifesto for a better America. It will also feature an exclusive interview with the [...]

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25 October 2004 0 Comments

Vote Homer For President

Doughnut-guzzling, beer-quaffing Homer Simpson may not be the model father but he has won the hearts of British TV fans who want the nuclear power plant worker to be the next U.S. President. Former president George Bush notoriously said American families should be “closer to the Waltons than the Simpsons” but Homer was overwhelming favourite [...]

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25 October 2004 0 Comments

Scooby Dooby D’oh!

The Simpsons have lost their place in the Guinness World Records book as the cartoon comedy series with the most episodes – to Scooby-Doo and his ghostbusting gang. The fearful hound, together with his friends Velma, Shaggy, Fred and Daphne has featured in a total of 350 episodes since the cartoon first aired in 1969. [...]

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23 October 2004 0 Comments

Christina Aguilera To Guest Star

“Pop singer Christina Aguilera is set to make an appearance on The Simpsons, according to The Sun today. The newspaper claims that Aguilera stars as a “showbiz wannabe” when Lisa Simpson auditions for a Pop Idol-style talent show. Viewers can expect to see Aguilera’s appearance on the show later on in the sixteenth season.” We’d [...]

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22 October 2004 0 Comments

Season Five DVD Press Release

Fox has issued an official press release regarding the release of The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD. All the details we’ve been told already are there, such as the release date and price, but there was speculation on whether every episode would include commentaries. The press release clears this up, with commentary for [...]

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21 October 2004 0 Comments

Simpson Satire Defines Generation

The Simpsons cartoon is not just a satire of its time, but also a ground-breaker for pop culture, says the Canadian author of a new book about of the show. Chris Turner, the Calgary writer of Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation, was in London yesterday for a [...]

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