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THE SIMPSONS Season 14 Blu-ray Review

by Jackson Cresswell    Posted: January 11th, 2012 at 12:00 pm

In twenty-plus seasons The Simpsons has produced nearly 500 episodes, a motion picture and innumerable amounts of merchandise.  The creative minds behind the series include names like Conan O’Brien, Brad Bird (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), and James L. Brooks among others.  Through the years, the show has retained the original cast who have expanded beyond the primary characters to really flsesh out the Springfield community.  Where would the show be without Ned Flanders or Milhouse or to a lesser extent, Duffman?  Countless celebrities have made their way through Springfield while the titular family has become nearly as recognizable as Mickey Mouse.  For a show that began as a handful of minute-long interstitials, The Simpsons has evolved into a pop culture institution.  And for good reason.  In its prime, The Simpsons was the best-written, best-performed, most subversive on television.  Since the height of its popularity in the late 80s to mid-90s, other shows have caught on and caught up to the Simpson formula.

The show itself had covered so much ground by the 14^th season that it began retreading on familiar territory.  While there were still moments of brilliance in the show, the consistent quality of the first decade had started to wane.  Hit the jump for my full review of season 14 of The Simpsons on Blu-ray.

Salary Negotiations May Halt Production on THE SIMPSONS Next Spring

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: October 4th, 2011 at 9:13 am

I guess AMC isn’t the only network having problems negotiating with their highest profile series. Word is coming from The Daily Beast that Fox has come to a bit of an impasse in negotiations with the five lead actors of The Simpsons that may result in a halt of production on the long-running animated series after the 23rd season concludes next spring. Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, and others), Julie Kavner (Marge, her sisters and others), Nancy Cartwright (Bart and more), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum,  Apu Nahasapeemapetilo, and more), and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, and others) have all been told that they need to take a 45% pay cut, or risk being replaced with sound-alike actors after this season. More details on this worrisome issue after the jump.

Jury Members Announced for 2011 Sundance Film Festival; Includes Matt Groening, Bong Joon-Ho, and Jason Reitman

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 18th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

The Sundance Institute has announced its juries for this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  There are plenty of notable names that will judging this year’s in-competition films including The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, as well as directors Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), Susanne Bier (In a Better World), Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry), Bong Joon-Ho (The Host), and Clark Gregg (Choke).  Actor-writer-director Tim Blake Nelson (Leaves of Grass) will host the awards ceremony on January 29th.

Hit the jump for the full press release and a list of all of the jury members.  The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20th – 30th.

SDCC 2010: FUTURAMA Cast/Crew Press Conference

by Jason Barr    Posted: July 24th, 2010 at 4:16 pm

If you’re a fan of science fiction, comedy, and/or womanizing robots, then you’re probably aware that the animated sci-fi comedy Futurama is back by popular demand and currently airing new episodes on Comedy Central. Today at Comic-Con, Comedy Central held a press conference for the show which is currently in its sixth season. Futurama creator Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and executive producer David X. Cohen (former writer/producer for The Simpsons) as well as members of the cast including: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, and Lauren Tom took questions from the press for about half an hour before being presented with plaques from Guinness World Records for being “The most critically acclaimed animated series currently on television.”

As to be expected, the press conference was casual, light-hearted, and filled with questions and answers about the show’s return. For your reading pleasure, I’ve generated a bulleted list of highlights from the press conference after the jump.

FUTURAMA: The Complete Collection for $85 Dollars

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 11th, 2010 at 8:49 am

Amazon has an awesome deal if you are a fan of Futurama as they are selling the Futurama: The Complete Collection for $85 dollars.  The normal price is $200. The collection includes all four volumes of Futurama, as well as 4 feature-length adventures: Bender´s Big Score, The Beast With A Billion Backs, Bender´s Game, Into the Wild Green Yonder. What’s also great about the box set is it contains a limited edition Bender Head with a numbered letter from Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.  If you’re thinking about getting it…don’t wait, as it’s only a one day deal.

FUTURAMA Will Be Back With All Voice Talent Present and Accounted For

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 31st, 2009 at 9:20 pm

It looks like “Futurama” will be coming back to television with its voice talent intact.  Fox has reached a deal with “Futurama” regulars Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille , John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche that will keep the gang at Planet Express cracking wise for at least 26 episodes.  More after the jump…

FUTURAMA Getting Re-cast?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 17th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

In news that has sent the interwebs into a frenzy, Forces of Geek and The Hollywood Reporter are saying that Fox has retreated to their usual douchy-selves and will be recasting the voice actors of “Futurama” because Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and Maurice LaMarche.  It’s kind of surprising since they were all scheduled to appear at the “Futurama” panel at Comic-Con with show producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.  Hit the jump for more on this story.

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