Archive | June, 2006

30 June 2006 0 Comments

Metallica Set For Season Premiere

According to a posting on Metallica’s official web site, their much-anticipated appearance on “The Simpsons” will air as the program’s season premiere on September 10, 2006 on the Fox network. The four members of Metallica recorded their voices for the program last September. Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett — along with members of Arch [...]

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29 June 2006 0 Comments

Bart Simpson Comics #30 Out Now

Bart Simpson Comics #30 hit the book stands yesterday! Bart gets bent out of shape when all of his friends get caught up in a reading frenzy over the newest kid’s fantasy novel, and he literally sets out to destroy literacy. Then, a school field trip goes awry when Bart, Milhouse, and Martin end up [...]

23 June 2006 0 Comments

It’s Official! Futurama’s Back!

Comedy Central has resurrected the former Fox animated series from “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. At least 13 new episodes of Futurama will be produced — the first since the series’ original run from 1999-2003. The new batch is part of a deal the cable network made with 20th Century Fox [...]

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22 June 2006 0 Comments

Season 18: Premiere Date Announced

Fox had unveiled its fall schedule today, revealling the premiere date for Season 18 of The Simpsons. The network’s latest primetime premiere date before the Major League Baseball playoffs begin in October will be Sunday, September. 10, when it rolls out the season premiere of The Simpsons as well as other comedies American Dad, Family [...]

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18 June 2006 0 Comments

Simpsons Comics #119 Out Now

Hitting the stands on Wednesday is issue #119 of Simpsons Comics. Having deprived the citizens of Springfield of electricity one too many times, and discovering his popularity at an all-time low, Mr. Burns decides to win back the public with a weekly television show giving one lucky person a chance to become his protégé. Who [...]

14 June 2006 0 Comments

All Units Mustered For Simpsons Movie

In the months before 20th Century Fox launches its big-screen version of “The Simpsons” next year, parent company News Corp. plans to muster every part of its entertainment empire to promote the film, president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin said Tuesday. In so doing, News Corp. will maximize the marketing muscle of its various [...]

10 June 2006 1 Comment

178212 + 184112 = Springfield Theory

In the 1995 Halloween episode of the award-winning animated sitcom The Simpsons, two-dimensional Homer Simpson accidentally jumps into the third dimension. During his journey in this strange world, geometric solids and mathematical formulas float through the air, including an innocent-looking equation: 178212 + 184112 = 192212. Most viewers surely ignored this bit of mathematical gobbledygook. [...]