tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post5976696835081471575..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: The Simpsons vs the New World OrderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-39118314658558774702007-07-27T06:48:00.000-07:002007-07-27T06:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reviews Cowboy. I completely agree...Thanks for the reviews Cowboy. I completely agree that "The Simpsons" is probably the most subversive TV show ever....but....so was <I>All in the Family</I> when it first aired. <BR/><BR/>The problem with <I> All in the Family </I> and, I fear it is the same with <I> The Simpsons </I> is that the characters become "cute and cuddley" and far too comfortable.<BR/><BR/>For instance, with <I> All in the Family</I>, Archie Bunker became so adored by the American public that his bigoted, prejudiced ways became acceptable. The Simpsons characters are becoming the same way....especially Homer...<BR/><BR/>We need a good "kick in the pants" every now and then to remember that parody is supposed to reveal the truth, not be simple entertainment.<BR/><BR/>Hizzhonerhizzonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446264132937822026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-23786978439755716632007-07-27T04:57:00.000-07:002007-07-27T04:57:00.000-07:00"She blinds everyone with her super high beams, sh..."She blinds everyone with her super high beams, she's a squirrel-crushing, deer-bashing driving machine - Canyanero!"Psychomikeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319160468680121029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-48592668234900152202007-07-27T00:55:00.000-07:002007-07-27T00:55:00.000-07:00Fuzz sez...The brilliance of the satire and the fa...Fuzz sez...<BR/><BR/><I>The brilliance of the satire and the fact that play on Fox and are a top little earner for Citizen Rupert is one of our age's sweetest media ironies.</I><BR/><BR/>Fox programming has had some successes worthy of note. X-files, as I recall, was a product of early nineties Fox. <BR/><BR/>The Alien Autopsy portended the Fox that we have grown to loathe. The News arm was akin to a slow boil; it was not as obviously fascist among the rest of the MSM more practiced in hiding their various corporate biases.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-40525835725220556912007-07-27T00:32:00.000-07:002007-07-27T00:32:00.000-07:00Fuzz sez...Yeah Dudes, I dig The Simpsons too. A d...Fuzz sez...<BR/><BR/>Yeah Dudes, I dig The Simpsons too. A dysfunctional family; essentially decent folk who squabble with, and tease each other but always stick tight, unconditionally, when heat comes from without. Their odysseys are many and the man of the house ain't called Homer fer nuthin'.<BR/><BR/>The brilliance of the satire and the fact that play on Fox and are a top little earner for Citizen Rupert is one of our age's sweetest media ironies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-91406617428923413852007-07-26T23:28:00.000-07:002007-07-26T23:28:00.000-07:00Damien, Sadbuttrue ...Great links! I missed the "A...Damien, Sadbuttrue ...<BR/><BR/>Great links! I missed the "A Street Car Named Desire" episode somehow...and the entire plot with Sideshow Bob is brilliant. Likewise, Burns and the Puppies. Burns is an inspired character in whom almost every evil is embodied. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Lenny Bruce mention. Terrific. Hope you caught my Carlin posts recently, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-83114620244927604622007-07-26T17:30:00.000-07:002007-07-26T17:30:00.000-07:00Lenny Bruce showed us that sometimes the only way ...Lenny Bruce showed us that sometimes the only way to expose America to uncomfortable truths is through humor. Others have followed and admirably made us laugh at the foibles of a nation and a world that just doesn't make any sense under close examination - George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock and Jon Stewart come to mind.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you'll enjoy this bit from Canada's Martin Short: <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzLO2UJdmxM" REL="nofollow">RFK jr. interviews BigOilCo. representative Nathan Thurm</A>SadButTruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977090207448656065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-42641546558228229402007-07-26T16:16:00.000-07:002007-07-26T16:16:00.000-07:00It's hard to know where to start with the fantasti...It's hard to know where to start with the fantastic Simpsons. I've always been attracted to the lyrics. <BR/><BR/>When Springfield put on <A HREF="http://www.area51newmexico.com/simpsons/simpsons_street.html" REL="nofollow">"A Street Car Named Desire"</A> we get the rollicking lyrics <EM>"You can always depend on the kindness of strangers ... a stranger's just a friend you haven't met."</EM><BR/><BR/>Then there was the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Feare" REL="nofollow">Cape Feare</A> episode where Bart forestalls Sideshow Bob from killing him by getting him to sing the entire score from H.M.S. Pinafore. Hilarious!<BR/><BR/>And Burns trys to kill some <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Dozen_and_One_Greyhounds" REL="nofollow">puppy dogs</A> for his <A HREF="http://www.area51newmexico.com/simpsons/simpsons_vest.html" REL="nofollow">wardrobe</A>:<BR/><BR/><EM>"See my vest, see my vest,<BR/>Made from real gorilla chest,<BR/>Feel this sweater, there's no better,<BR/>Than authentic Irish setter.<BR/><BR/>See this hat, 'twas my cat,<BR/>My evening wear - vampire bat,<BR/>These white slippers are albino<BR/>African endangered rhino......"</EM><BR/><BR/>Too hard to decide. They're all brilliant. And wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com