Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Although already quite animated, "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell will make the transition to cartoon form on another Fox television series, "The Simpsons."
The outspoken talent evaluator will parody himself on the Feb. 22 episode, titled "Smart & Smarter," as a tough admissions committee member at a school where the Simpsons hope to enroll their baby daughter Maggie.Read the Story.
DVD Fanatic got a chance to talk to The Simpsons producer and writer Mike Reiss, who chatted about the next "Simpsons" DVD and says that The Simpsons movie is definitely in the works. Here's two clips from the interview.
Tom: What can you tell us about the movie? We've heard that there was supposed to be a "Simpsons" movie for the past several years but you don't want to just simply put three episodes together, so how are you creating something new that's not been done before?
Mike: That's been the biggest challenge. They've wanted to do this since season two. It's been 13 years of wanting to do "The Simpsons" Movie. Finally FOX said, "Let's just do it!" We never had the greatest idea that was compelling but FOX said, "Maybe if we start paying you, you'll get inspired." And sure enough it worked! We've got a very good and interesting idea and it's different from the show. You know, it's like the "South Park" movie where it's just a bigger, longer, amplified version of the show. I can't tell you anything specific about it. My wife doesn't even know the secret.
Tom: When do you think "The Simpsons" movie will come out?
Mike: I will say two years from this summer. I think it's going to be Summer 2006 or maybe Christmas 2006. It's a reality after being just sort of this phantom idea. I think it is really gonna happen.
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Marge, the kids and Milhouse go to the library where they find there are no longer any books on the shelves. With no books for reference, the kid's reports are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge knows some history and relates to the children the following tales Click Here.
Hey fans, some appearances we thought we'd let you know about which are coming up fairly soon. First off for all you Simpson Comics fans, the Los Angeles Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention on Feb. 7th and 8th will feature Simpsons and Futurama comic book writers AND artists on stage both days. Also make sure to pick up the give-aways from the Bongo at the show as well. Click Here to check out the full sized ad.
Next up is a note for all you attending the upcoming Edinburgh Festival. Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart, has announced she's back on tour and making a stop with her one-woman show based on her book "My Life as a 10 Year Old Boy". Get all the details here.
Hey fans, some updates heading your way. First off make sure to hit your local Walgreens for a sale on the Simpsons Accent Lamps. The ad shows 2 Homer designs but there be some more with Bart and Lisa. These sold out pretty fast when they were priced at $19.99 so expect them to go even faster when on sale right now at the price of $9.99.
First update comes to use from Character UK which are makers of those fun Simpsons rubber door plaques, door hanger and rubber coasters. Make sure to hit your local stores for the Simply Irresistbale Coffe Cup and Coaster set just in time for Valentine's Day. Your Simpson Louver will adore this great set. Finally, series 15 from the World of Springfield collection is now available in most stores. You still pre-order them from Amazon.com or just go pick them up at your local retail store which most likely already has it in stock.
We've all seen at least one of those MasterCard priceless commercial and for every 1 of the ones made by MasterCard the common person has seen 3 spoofs of the classic commercial. This Super Bowl Sunday the MasterCard Corp. is taking it a step further by featuring the Simpsons doing their new line of "Priceless" commercial. Probably the most expensive 30-second Simpsons cartoon ever (costing about 2.3 million to air during the Super Bowl), MasterCard will join the list of companies that have used the Simpsons in the past to market their products such as Intel, Butterfinger and CC Lemon. You can read more about this commercial and the Super Bowl media as well as see the commercial before the Super Bowl by Clicking Here.
Hey fans, our coolest contributor [Joe] has informed us that Rix Tins has released a new Lap Tray. Featuring Ralphy on the tray with the picture of Krusty Burger in the background and the words "My tongue tastes like burning" on the side of the tray. It's 13x17 with fold-out legs and goes for $19.99 at places like SunCoast and Media Play.
New episode tonight. Homer loses his job (once again) and the plant and goes to work as a used car salesman. He doesn't do too well with job but before he leaves he picks up a 40's ambulance car and goes into his own emergency service business. Marge decides to write a best selling novel [The Harpooned Heartwhich]which features Homer and Ned as the main characters, earning her big cash but causes problems when the whole town realizes the book is based on her lovelife. Authors Tom Clancy and Thomas Pynchon guest voice as themselves as well as actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley contribute their voices when Homer buys the book-on-tape version of the book. Look for Dr. Marvin Monroe to make a come-back (wow! he ISN'T dead!) as well.
Hey fans, some "small" new products heading your way. First lets start with the new Wooly Willy keychains. We reported the first Simpsons full size Wooly Willy's not too long ago and now you have the chance to buy this fun toy for on the go with the kaychain version of it. We found these at Tower Records for $4.99 each.
Next up is some news going around about possible Simpsons Beanz. No, we don't mean the ones you eat but Mighty Beanz from Moose Toys. One of the resellers of the product, Ty's Toy Box, has announced that there will a Simpsons series of the Beanz released sometime in 2004. We can't wait and as always we'll keep you updated.
