BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–The folks at FXX got all of us excited Monday about this amazing new ap Simpsons World. Search and watch all 552 episodes. Create and curate your own playlists. Read scripts and watch episodes at the very same time! This is Nerd-vana for Springfield nation. Then comes the whammo–not available in Canada. D’oh! Thus
The Simpsons 24th annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode aired Sunday. A highlight was the extended title sequence by Guillermo del Toro. The Mexican-born director of such films as Pacific Rim and Hellboy was invited to guest direct the opener, as Simpsons’ long time showrunner Al Jean explained to me this past summer at the Fox
Blades battlers Shae Lynn Bourne and Anson Carter Remember the CBC? The Canadian public broadcaster has coasted along with reruns since around the time the Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup. No network can afford to take the summer off anymore but that’s exactly what CBC did. With the surprise exit of former programming
I’m not the biggest fan of Family Guy, which marked its “freakin’ sweet” 200th episode Sunday. The episode found Brian breaking Stewie’s time machine, sending the entire series into a backwards spin.The reason I’ve never been sold on the show is that it seems to be made by folks with no life outside of television.
Why the guy from UPS thinks I’m Rupert Murdoch The 2012-13 primetime network television season officially begins Monday, right after Sunday’s Emmy Awards.My UPS and FedEx delivery guys already know that. They’ve been bringing boxes, padded envelopes and other mailers to my door non-stop since the start of the month.This is the time of year
With Canucks out, can anyone win? With Vancouver, Ottawa, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicagoall out of the hunt, ratings for the Stanley Cup playoffs have been slammed into the boards. Afternoon games are also denting CBC’s playoff coverage, forcing them to air more reruns in prime time as season finales start popping up on other
Matt Groening and James L. Brooks flank Homer. Photo Frank Micelota/FOX Tonight at 8 p.m., The Simpsons airs episode No. 500 (Fox and Global). The title: “At Long Last Leave.” Fox marked the occasion by unveiling a bronze bust of Homer Simpson on the studio lot Thursday.A lot of credit must go to showrunner Al
Good grief! Has it really been 46 years since A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered? A trio of evergreen Christmas specials are celebrated today in an article I wrote in The Saturday Star. I was asked to try and sum up their enduring appeal. Several theories are shared.Certainly, for a boomer who saw them all the