23 October 2003 0 Comments

Fox Threatened To Sue Fox!

Matt Groening spoke to Terry Gross on her radio show “Fresh Air” this morning and discussed a Fox News lawsuit. In the Season 14 episode “Mr. Spritz Goes To Washington”, a Fox News parody was aired, including use of the news crawl. “Fox fought against it and said they would sue the show and we [...]

16 July 2003 0 Comments

Rock And Roll Fantasy

Now in its third year, David Fishof’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is already muscling its way into pop culture, thanks to a hilarious recent episode of “The Simpsons” in which Homer signs up.In the episode, Mick Jagger inducts participants into the habitat’s free-for-all lifestyle. “There are only two rules here,” Jagger’s animated figure decrees. [...]

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21 May 2003 0 Comments

O Canada. It’s The Bart Of War

God Bless Canada, er America, for The Simpsons. TV’s longest-running and most fearless sitcom signed off for another season Sunday with a jaw-dropping finale. In the first of a double-episode ender, best friends Bart and Milhouse ended up battling on a baseball field where the boys have gathered to sing the national anthem. To stop [...]

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19 May 2003 0 Comments

Season Finale Ratings

For the final time until November we present to you the ratings report (unless a rerun rates the socks off its competition). The “60 Minutes” special held strong for CBS at 8 p.m. with a 9.9/17. FOX was second with two new episodes of “The Simpsons” earning a 6.4/11 and a 7.0/11 for Bart Of [...]

18 May 2003 0 Comments

Season 14 Concludes Tonight

Season 14, arguably one of the better seasons in The Simpsons’ recent years ends tonight with a double serving of new episodes. Bart Of War airs first at 8pm. “After his latest bout of mischief results in another encounter with the Springfield police department, Marge and Homer elect to place Bart into a program of [...]

12 May 2003 0 Comments

CBS Wins Sunday Ratings

The two-hour finale of “Survivor: The Amazon” gave CBS a runaway victory on Sunday night, both overall and among the advertiser-coveted younger set. CBS averaged a 10.5 rating/18 share in primetime, nearly four points ahead of second-place NBC, 6.7/11. FOX, 4.7/8, edged ABC, 4.5/8, for third place. Among adults 18-49, CBS led with a 7.0 [...]

9 May 2003 0 Comments

Jackson Browne Animated

“Jackson Browne becomes a badly drawn boy this Sunday when he debuts as a character on The Simpsons. In the episode ‘Brake My Wife, Please‘ Homers loses his drivers licence and discovers the joys of walking. As he walks around the neighborhood he meets people he didn’t know lived in the area including Jackson Browne [...]