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New Simpsons 20th anniversary poster will make your eyes bleed yellow blood
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Think you can identify every Simpsons character ever in the history of the known universe? Be our guest.
Fox has unveiled a huge new poster of all of the show's characters in the last 20 years. You can see a bigger image of the breathtaking new poster here.
It's actually quite detailed and goes well beyond the two decade long scope of the actual show. A quick scan of the characters turned up a shot of Marge and Homer from their short days on The Tracey Ullman Show.
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What is Matt Groening's favorite episode of The Simpsons?
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More than most other shows, it's almost impossible to pick a favorite episode from The Simpsons. When a show is around for 20 years, it's hard to narrow it down to the one episode that stands out among all the rest. Sure, there are episodes that stand out to me immediately (none from the past four or five years, that's for sure), but it would be hard to choose my favorite.
The new issue of Emmy magazine asks several writers and producers from the show what their favorite episodes are, including creator Matt Groening. Can you guess which episode he picked?
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- Bob Sassone
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EW Exclusive: New poster from 'The Simpsons' celebrates 20th season
16 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST
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All this poster is missing is Waldo. Tied to the DVD release of The Simpsons' 20th season (out Jan. 12), Fox has created an updated poster of their famous shot from 2007's The Simpsons Movie. Because, clearly, they did not fit enough characters on their first poster. Slackers. (You can only enjoy this new and improved poster in larger form here—this shot is exclusive to EW!)
Springfield folks I'm glad made the cut this time around? The Golem from "Treehouse of Horror Xvii," the angel skeleton from "Lisa the Skeptic," and Ray Romano's Ray Magini from "Don't Fear the Roofer.
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This Just In: Good Girls Go Bad on Gossip
15 December 2009 10:55 AM, PST
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• Gossip Girl: Imagine us tapping our fingers together evilly and saying "egggsellent..." in the voice of Monty Burns from The Simpsons, because that's our reaction to reports that vixen Agnes Andrews (Willa Holland) has rejoined Gossip Girl, where she will no doubt contribute greatly to the coming deliquency of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen).
• True Blood: Yay to the hundredth power. This news comes from the department of awesomeness: Alfre Woodard (awesome) is set to guest star as the mother of Nelsan Ellis' Lafayette Reynolds (awesome) on True Blood (awesome).
• Community: Jack Black and a mystery comedian to be named later will both guest on Community later this season. So long...
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This Just In: Good Girls Go Bad on Gossip
15 December 2009 10:55 AM, PST
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• Gossip Girl: Imagine us tapping our fingers together evilly and saying "egggsellent..." in the voice of Monty Burns from The Simpsons, because that's our reaction to reports that vixen Agnes Andrews (Willa Holland) has rejoined Gossip Girl, where she will no doubt contribute greatly to the coming deliquency of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen).
• True Blood: Yay to the hundredth power. This news comes from the department of awesomeness: Alfre Woodard (awesome) is set to guest star as the mother of Nelsan Ellis' Lafayette Reynolds (awesome) on True Blood (awesome).
• Community: Jack Black and a mystery comedian to be named later will both guest on Community later this season. So long...
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This Just In: Good Girls Go Bad on Gossip
15 December 2009 10:55 AM, PST
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• Gossip Girl: Imagine us tapping our fingers together evilly and saying "egggsellent..." in the voice of Monty Burns from The Simpsons, because that's our reaction to reports that vixen Agnes Andrews (Willa Holland) has rejoined Gossip Girl, where she will no doubt contribute greatly to the coming deliquency of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen).
• True Blood: Yay to the hundredth power. This news comes from the department of awesomeness: Alfre Woodard (awesome) is set to guest star as the mother of Nelsan Ellis' Lafayette Reynolds (awesome) on True Blood (awesome).
• Community: Jack Black and a mystery comedian to be named later will both guest on Community later this season. So long...
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Writers Guild of America Announces TV Nominations
15 December 2009 12:46 AM, PST
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It’s mid-December and that can only mean one thing: awards season. Today, the WGA announced their TV nominations (feature nominations will be announced Jan. 11th) and it’s the usual suspects for the most part with a couple of surprises. Mad Men, 30 Rock, The Office, and newcomer Modern Family earned 3 nominations each. Meanwhile, popular fan favorite Glee received two. There are a lot of categories and nominees so I’m just going to mention the two big awards before the jump.
The nominees for Best Drama Series are: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Lost, and Mad Men. The nominees for Best Comedy Series are: 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Modern Family, and The Office.
The WGA will announce the winners on Feb. 20th. Hit the jump to see the full list of nominees.
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“Breaking Bad” - Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras,
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Coming to DVD: Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic
14 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
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Stretching the limits of the imagination, and breathing a whole new life into a classic work of Medieval literature, Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the stunning animated feature Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic on DVD and Blu-rayâ„¢ February 9th. This is a collaboration with Electronic Arts, which first conceived of a new telling of the classic story and will release its “Dante’s Inferno” videogame day-and-date with the animated feature.
Film Roman, the acclaimed animation studio behind such films as Dead Space: Downfall (based on the Electronic Arts game “Dead Space”) and Hellboy Animated, took a wholly new approach to creating the circles of Hell the films’ hero Dante must navigate. Under the guidance of producer Joe Goyette and working from a story and creative vision by EA/Visceral Games executive producer Jonathan Knight, this unprecedented project enlisted some of the best animation studios in the business to create unique visions of the underworld,
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'Glee,' 'Modern Family' break through with Writers Guild
14 December 2009 1:43 PM, PST
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Several usual suspects -- "30 Rock," "Mad Men," "The Office," "The Simpsons" -- picked up multiple nominations for the 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards -- but a couple of new shows broke through too.
"Glee" and "Modern Family" are both up for best comedy and best new series at the guild's awards, which will be presented Feb. 20. "Modern Family" also picked up an episodic comedy nomination for its pilot, written by series creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.
The other comedy series nominees are "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Office." For drama series, the contenders are "Breaking Bad," "Dexter," "Friday Night Lights," "Lost" and "Mad Men." Someone from "The Simpsons" will win in the animation category, as its writers swept all five nominations.
Below is a partial list of the nominees in the TV and radio categories (movie nominations will be announced later). The complete list is at WGA.org.
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The Simpsons Review: "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?"
14 December 2009 7:52 AM, PST
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On this week's episode of The Simpsons, a power failure during a snow storm convinced Bart he wanted a baby brother. Trust us, it made sense during the context of the episode.
You can catch up on the events in our "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" recap, including why Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning all guest starred.
Overall, the episode was fairly entertaining with the plot and story line advancing quickly in Simpsons fashion. Our only real complaint was the brother dream sequence dragged on a little too long without enough laughs.
Some fun notes from the episode:
Sideshow Bob and his brother were back during the dream sequence! Even without dialogue we were thrilled to just see Bob, one of our favorite characters.
Homer's only advice to Bart about his body, "point and shoot" later saved his life.
Barney was back as The Plow King! Might we see a return of Mr.
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Review: The Simpsons - O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
14 December 2009 7:41 AM, PST
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(S21E08) The last episode of 2009 also has the distinction of being the 449th episode of The Simpsons. The series will come back Sunday, January 10th for a 450th episode extravaganza, including a one-hour 20th anniversary special. It's certainly a big year for Tracey Ullman's one-time back-up series.
The beginning of the episode had an almost frantic pace, as it set up about four or five different possible plotlines, before finally settling on Bart's jealousy of Lisa and Maggie's relationship. His attempts to help his parents create a little brother for him were a little disturbing, but that was more than made up for by a fantasy sequence featuring many famous brothers.
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What's On Tonight: White Christmas, Jacksons, Oprah, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
13 December 2009 9:17 AM, PST
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At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then a new, two-hour Extreme Makeover and Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special.
CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7
NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Eagles vs. the Giants.
Fox has two new episodes of Brothers at 7, followed by new episodes of The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, and American Dad.
At 8, AMC has White Christmas.
Lifetime Movie Network has The Christmas Hope at 8.
At 9, CBS has a new Cold Case.
A&E has the series premiere of The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty at 9 (two episodes).
Also at 9: Showtime has the season finale of Dexter, then the season finale of Californication.
At 10, Biography has two new episodes of William Shatner's Raw Nerve.
IFC has two episodes of Arrested Development at 10.
At 11:45, Cartoon Network has the season premiere of Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
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Jack Black & Illumination Entertainment Invest in Cryptozoology
12 December 2009 8:37 AM, PST
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Animation films, whether it’s the new school CGI or old school hand drawn, have always been popular with kids of all ages and in recent years, have become fun for adults to watch as well; so, it’s no surprise to read a story over at Variety announcing a new CGI feature film involving Jack Black. Writer Jason Micallef pitched an idea to Illumination Entertainment which is an extension of Universal headed by Chris Meledandri.
Micallef’s pitch in set in the world of Cryptozoology, which is the study and search for unknown, yet often talked about, animals or beings. My guess is it will include “monsters” like the Yeti, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster and maybe even mermaids or dragons. Black, who at one time was thought to be voicing a character, will now only be producing with business partner Ben Cooley via their production company Electric Dynamite.
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DVD and Blu-ray Details: Anchor Bay's Animated Dante's Inferno Feature
9 December 2009 5:56 PM, PST
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Anchor Bay released the details on its upcoming animated feature adaptation of the video game Dante's Inferno, and we have all the details to walk you through every circle of hell!
From the Press Release
Film Roman, the acclaimed animation studio behind such films as Dead Space: Downfall (based on the Electronic Arts game “Dead Space”) and Hellboy Animated, took a wholly new approach to creating the circles of Hell the film' hero Dante must navigate. Under the guidance of producer Joe Goyette and working from a story and creative vision by EA/Visceral Games executive producer Jonathan Knight, this unprecedented project enlisted some of the best animation studios in the business to create unique visions of the underworld, including such noted Asian animation studios as Production Ig (Kill Bill animated sequence), Dongwoo (Batman: Gotham Knight), Manglobe (Ergo Proxy, Samurai Champloo), Jm Animation (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and more.
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Awesome Orsons: Who's the best on-screen Welles?
8 December 2009 6:39 AM, PST
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Christian McKay's performance in Richard Linklater's film has got tongues wagging about a possible Oscar nod. Was he some kind of an Orson?
"What you're really doing is […] presenting to the public that part of you which corresponds to the part which you're playing. There is a villain in each of us, a murderer in each of us, a saint in each of us. And the actor is the man or woman who can eliminate from himself those things which will interfere with that truth."
It's perhaps fitting that Orson Welles maintained such views on acting: that each time the camera rolls or the curtain rises, the players are pulling out aspects of themselves in order to portray particular characters. For when Welles himself has been depicted on screen, the results have been remarkably varied. For such a studied individual, there seems to be no one interpretation of him,
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Simon Cowell's first appearance on television
8 December 2009 12:52 AM, PST
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Friendly, funny, modest – that can't be Simon Cowell, can it? We revisit the first TV appearances of some well-known faces
It's 1990; the Berlin Wall has fallen, Mandela is free and Thatcher is hanging by a thread. The people of Britain ought by rights to be out in the streets, singing, hugging strangers and putting flowers in each other's hair. Instead they are sat at home watching Sale of the Century, a gameshow offering inspiring prizes of useless, fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck tat at a reduced, cutting-me-own-throat price. The population are huddled round their televisions watching this glorified market stall of a programme, and little do they know they are about to witness the most significant and auspicious event that entire century could hope to offer. They are about to see Simon Cowell's first television appearance.
Now that his quest to ascend to television godhood is near completion, it is hard to conceive
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Buzz Break: Curbside Service
7 December 2009 11:50 AM, PST
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· Hey, it's the first official still from Sex and the City 2! What is that car wearing, am I right?
· Danny DeVito spoke to Vanity Fair about his It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia nude scene: "When somebody says to you, 'Your character comes out of a couch naked,' you don't know what it's going to be like until the flounder is moving across the naugahyde."
· Mr. Burns from The Simpsons very nearly triumphed in the NYC Mayoral race (well, kinda). I mean, after the whole gay marriage imbroglio in the state, could he really have done any worse?
· McG is still threatening to make two more Terminator movies.
· Hey Barbara Walters, why are you making Adam Lambert pre-tape his View performance? "Because people seem to be afraid of what he'll do." Gotcha.
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Ratings: Football hot, 'Cold Case' not
7 December 2009 9:20 AM, PST
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Viewers reached for the comfort food of CBS' 60 Minutes and NBC's Minnesota-Arizona football matchup on a wintry Sunday night, according to early Nielsen estimates. NBC won the evening, as usual, thanks to Sunday Night Football; the Eye Net's Cold Case, however, continued to fade, dropping 1.2 million viewers since its last airing. ABC's Desperate Housewives, meanwhile, scored with its much-promoted plane crash episode, soaring up 2 million viewers since its last episode. During the rest of the weekend, CBS continued to reign on Friday on the strength of Ghost Whisperer (8.2 million), Medium (7 million), and Numb3rs (7.4 million); Fox's Dollhouse earned its cancellation with a dismal 1.9 million,
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The Simpsons celebrates 20 years
7 December 2009 12:38 AM, PST
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One of the most popular comedy series on the small screen, The Simpsons is set to celebrate a record-breaking 20 years on TV, making it the world's longest-running animated sitcom.The characters of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the cast made their television debut on December 17, 1989. With 448 episodes airing in 120 countries since then, the show has earned 25 prime-time Emmys and scores of other major awards, Daily Express reported.The creator of the legendary show, Matt Groening is reportedly planning a huge birthday party at Fox studios in Hollywood in 11 days' time, ...
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Phish Turn Up The Volume But Can't Turn Back The Clock In New York
4 December 2009 11:10 AM, PST
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By Adam Rosenberg
I saw Phish last night. A lot of people did (Madison Square Garden is a pretty large room), but it was new for me. I've seen them perform in concert more than 70 times over the years, but not once in the past almost-decade. Granted, they spent part of that period on hiatus, so no one was seeing them then. But I fell off that train in 1999, catching only sporadic shows until mid-2000. So last night was a sort of homecoming. And I have to say, as cynical as I've become of that scene in the years I've been away from it, the show was fan-damn-tastic.
For starters, the setlist really delivered. Enjoyment of a Phish setlist is largely a personal thing; different songs move different folks, and this is a band with a catalog that — between originals and covers — is literally hundreds of songs deep. The selection
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