The Simpsons

[domino harvey]

A fun idea, I could pretty easily make a Top 25 or even 50 of perfect Simpsons episodes.

[domino harvey]

01 Three way tie between the entirety of Season Four thru Six

[mfunk9786]

"Homer Badman" would top my all-time list, that's for sure.

[domino harvey]

It's in my spec Top 5. Last Exit to Springfield and Marge vs the Monorail seem like an untoppable Number One and Two though

[mfunk9786]

OK, y'all want me to take the initiative and run this thing or what? Swozie? Wanna do it or should I?

[domino harvey]

All I know for sure is I'm not getting any movie watching done tonight now that I'm digging out these DVD sets

[swo17]

OK, y'all want me to take the initiative and run this thing or what? Swozie? Wanna do it or should I?

I'd be happy to tabulate unless you have a burning desire to do it yourself. A key question would seem to be timing--mainly, how to coordinate this with the ongoing decades and genre lists. Maybe wait until after the 2010-2014 and "all time" lists have wrapped up? Also, would the Simpsons movie be eligible?

[mfunk9786]

I think doing it as a parallel Other List would be fine since it's such a different thing, but that's up to you. As far as the tabulation, I would need a primer, so if you'd rather just do it, that's alright with me.

And I don't see any reason why the movie shouldn't be eligible, unless we have a reverse-Deadwood situation going on.

[matrixschmatrix]

"Homer Badman" would top my all-time list, that's for sure.

Haha did I accidentally bury my own post about this very episode by doubleposting

[mfunk9786]

Just did you a solid because I'm bored at the office

EDIT: Oh, wait - hahahaha that literally did nothing to assist with the post being buried. Sorry.

[Ribs]

As somebody who has found the lists sub-forum incredibly daunting I would like to voice my support for this idea and would eagerly participate as though my filmic knowledge is lacking if there's one thing I do know it's The Simpsons.

(And, not to make it too crazy with even more spotlights than previously mentioned, but I think allowing four might be better, given surely most everyone's spotlight from a 4-10 would come from the first half there? Maybe 1-3, 4-7, 8-12, 13-Present? 12 is probably the last season I'd go up to bat as still being consistently pretty good. This might be wholly unnecessary given I'm sure such a project would end up resulting with the participants watching basically the entire block of the first ten seasons regardless and whatever few favorites from later on they already like)

[domino harvey]

The List is happening now

[Lemmy Caution]

I just have two words:
Woohoo

[flyonthewall2983]

Al Jean shared some of the script of an unaired episode that was to feature Prince on Twitter today

[domino harvey]

I assume Prince said no because that's awful?

[flyonthewall2983]

Who else has rejected guest spots? The one that comes to mind is Tom Cruise for the guy in "Brother from the Same Planet" that befriends Bart.

[domino harvey]

Exhaustive list here

[matrixschmatrix]

As I recall, Prince said yes- to a script that wound up being a spec script written by some dude, and not the one the Simpsons staff actually made. He then turned down the real one.

[flyonthewall2983]

De Niro would have been interesting if he played a character, rather than just doing another cameo.

[flyonthewall2983]

Damn

[mfunk9786]

I am shocked that this thread was bumped for any reason other than pronouncing that Frinkiac lets you make GIFs now

[Drucker]

Ah so that's what happened on Twitter.

[flyonthewall2983]

BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksburg penned a touching ode to Marge on Twitter, starting with a very good question

[domino harvey]

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[Ribs]

Renewed through the end of Season 30, putting it at ~30 more episodes than Gunsmoke