Hey hey fans, make sure to hit your local news stands this week for the Sept. 2004 Issue of The Hollywood Reporter. This special month's issue is all about TV Milestones and our favorite family hit a few as we all know. The Longest Running Sitcom on TV with 16 seasons and 335 episodes so far. Show lands in the 80's category since it was released Dec. 17th 1989. "Although they are simply animated drawings, this comedy series, starring TV's most dysfunctional family, has not only become one of the media's best pop-culture gauges but one of its best representations of the changing family dynamic." The magazine also has an article of the show which you can Read Here. Pick up your copy today for $5.99, this issue covers shows from 1940's to present. Very cool issue.
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on ABC TV, Sunday, September 19th 2004 and sees a host of ex Berklee College of Music students and a faculty member pick up nominations.
Alf Clausen, who leads one of the last remaining live orchestras on television, is nominated in two categories: Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore), The Simpsons, "Treehouse Of Horror XIV;" and Outstanding Music And Lyrics, The Simpsons, "The President Wore Pearls," lyrics by Dana Gould. Clausen has been the composer for several television series, including Moonlighting, for which he received six Emmy nominations; The Simpsons, for which he has received two Emmy awards and 16 additional Emmy nominations; ALF; and The Critic. His feature film credits include Half-Baked, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Splash, and Weird Science. Clausen, class of 1966, studied arranging and composition at Berklee and has also been an instructor at the College. Full Story.
New Line Home Entertainment and Laser Pacific's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition was the big winner at the 2004 DVD Awards with Leonard Maltin, winning in six categories, including the prestigious "Best of Show" award. The 7th annual award celebrating excellence in DVD authoring and presentation took place Monday, August 30, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in conjunction with the Entertainment Media Expo (EMX). Still Simpsons Season 4 DVD Won in the category of Best DVD for Television Series. A full list of winnder can be found Here.
Hey fans, we took a trip to our local Spencers Gifts to see what cool new Simpsons merchandise might be out. The first was a very cool new Moe's Tavern Light Box. This is basically a big plastic box that you hang on the wall that has the Moe's Tavern Proudly Serves Duff written/drawn on it (as shown) with lights in box of the front panel. This is a very cool item for anyone looking for that special something for the bar or just a cool light for their room. This item was going for $49.99. Next up was a small Gemy Homer which talks when you push the button located in front of Homer. It's supposed to go on the dash of your car (just the right size) and says phrases like "Why are all the slow drivers always in front of me" and "Why are all the stupid drivers always behind me". This item goes for $7.99.
Hey gamers, we just got word of the newest Simpsons board game to be released. Spin and solve the puzzle with TV's number one family! Scheduled to ship 11/03/04 The Simpsons Wheel of Fortune Game will be a treat for the whole family. MSRP for this item is $12.00 which is great in our opinion. We'll keep you updated as more info on this product is released.