Part 1: Pretty good beginning. The Benny Hill spoof was classic, and Homer touching everybody at the baseball game to get in the box seats was pretty cool...Hmmmm, if only I had that power at a Rockets game....so long, Mooch. B+ Part 2: Ehhh...nothing special. Only really funny part was Frick's dad ripping out Skinner's spine. The rest was was mildly amusing, at best. C- Part 3: Best one of the night, by far. Homer stabbing himself with a banana and CBG with the light saber were the best parts. It was also cool the way Milhouse and Bart aged...It said "15 years later", so that would have made them...25? They looked like they were in their mid 40's! A Overall, a solid B...about middle of the pack as far as the halloween episodes go...
The third one, by far, was the best one. I loved when Bart and Milhouse took all of Homer's donuts away and then his clothes. But what made it great was them placing Nelson there to laugh at the naked Homer and then taking Nelson's clothes off of him! LOL!
I agree, I loved the 3rd part - a tribute to the classic episode of Twilight Zone. "A Kind of a Stopwatch" http://www.thetzsite.com/pages/commentary/124.html 124. A Kind of a Stopwatch (October 18, 1963) Written by Rod Serling Directed by John Rich Starring Richard Erdman, Herbert Faye and Doris Singleton A boorish man, Patrick McNulty, is given a magical stopwatch by a total stranger in a bar one night. The stopwatch has the ability to stop time for everyone but him. After some gags, he uses the stopwatch to rob a bank vault, but on the way out he drops the watch. The watch breaks which leaves him trapped in a frozen world forever
There was also a movie about that in the '80s I think. This lady had one, she stopped it only to see a nuclear missle frozen in the sky. If she stared time again everybody would die.
Haven't they already done the Benny Hill spoof? I remember some author running around the Simpson house doing the same bit. Very boring episode. But Homer and the donuts was damn funny.
Another solid episode -- the time-stopping was brilliant. The Frick story sucked, though (except for the aforementioned Skinner spine gag). I can't believe this show is in its FIFTEENTH season. Unbelievable. I can't imagine a world without The Simpsons!
The second episode wasn't so hot, but you have to give them props for the guest voices: Jenifer Garner, that biologist/chemist guy, and freaking Jerry Lewis! That was awesome that they were able to get him.
I thought it was pretty good, but could have been better. (pretty much have the same thoughts as everyone else). One thing that threw me off was the naked swedish cop in the second episode. My mom happen to walk in at that moment and asked me what I was watching. I think she was a bit surprised when I said the Simpsons.
Thank you. Allow me to describe an argument I have been having with a friend of mine. Simpsons-obsessed-friend: "Man, I can't wait 'til the Treehouse of Horror episode comes out this weekend. Have you seen the previews? Homer becomes Death!" Me: "Too bad Family Guy beat the Simpsons to it by a couple years." Isn't this blatant copying? Looking past a few minor differences, the basic premises are the same- Death comes to take a family member, is resisted and incapacitated. The town realizes that no one can die if Death doesn't exist, leading to widespread violence. Then a fat guy puts on the robe, takes over. At the end, moral decision causes fat guy to relinquish position, everyone has a good laugh. When it's all said and done, at least Peter was going to kill the kids from Dawson's Creek.
Maybe Family Guy and the Simpsons use the same writers. Last year's halloween episode, didn't they pay a tribute to Family Guy when they showed all the Homer clones and one of them was this huge fat guy with brown hair and glasses. Isn't that guy the main character of Family Guy? If it is, then I think you have your answer...Groening is a fan of that show and is probably paying homage to it.
I'm sure the Family Guy, which I am a fan of btw, has had episodes similar to the Simpsons. Hell, the show itself is earily familiar to the Simpsons formula.
I have often wondered if the shows shared writers (ie- Simpsons writers that jumped ship to Family Guy, or vice versa), but I disagree that the shows follow the same basic formula. There are certain profound differences in the two. 1. The Simpsons characters look unrealistic, yet imitate reality, where the Family Guy characters look realistic, yet defy reality. The Simpsons characters have yellow skin and four fingers, but when was the last time you saw one of them fly? In an episode of Family Guy, Hugh Downes flies away after foiling a hostage situation. The Koolaid Man, busts into a courtroom where Peter is on trial in another episode. The best the Simpsons can do is unexpected guest cameos, but even then, they have to explain why the guests are there. Like I said, they imitate reality. In one episode of Family Guy, Peter is talking to his family and then says, "But that's just good parenting. Isn't that right Bing Crosby?" Bing Crosby then proceeds to whip Peter in the face and chest with his belt. No explanation there. 2. Because of #1, Family Guy is able to do whatever they want and be completely unrealistic, which in my mind gives them far more versatility and opportunity for humor. You may turn around and say that since the Simpsons writers have to find humor in reality, they are somehow more talented, or that their task is harder then the writers for Family Guy. But finding humor in reality while maintaining realism is nothing that crappy sitcoms haven't been doing for a long time. The only difference is that the Simpsons have been more successful and long-running. Yet still, I consider Family Guy to be a better show because... 3. Family Guy is OFFENSIVE! Family Guy treads where no one else dares. I loved that about the show (and still do). Family Guy is social and political commentary and satire, much as The Simpsons is, yet The Simpsons pales in comparison because of the offensiveness of Family Guy. Watching the Simpsons is no longer exciting because the show seems so tame compared to Family Guy. The Simpsons is like a dog with cataracts and a bad hip, but no one bad mouths it because it's been around for so long and is a loyal dog. Family Guy is like a dog with sharp teeth, who got put to sleep because it bit too many people. The only similarity I can see between the two shows is the family structure. Both have a dad, a mom, a brother, a sister, a dog, and a baby. Only Homer and Peter are similar, however. Lois is nothing like Marge. We've seen hints that Lois was a w**** when she was younger, we've seen her been falling down drunk, and her wild side completely outshines Marge's. Chris is nothing like Bart. While both are admittedly stupid, at least Bart is cunning. Chris is more like an ox than a character. Meg and Lisa couldn't be more different. While Lisa is intellectual and deep, Meg is superficial, obsessed with boys and popularity. Brian talks, Santa's Little Helper does not. End of story. And finally- Stewie is an evil genius bent on world domination, while Maggie has yet to master walking. In conclusion, Family Guy at its best completely outshines the Simpsons at its best, because Family Guy has no limits, either in morality or reality (and I wouldn't have it any other way).
^^^^^^ Nice post dude. The Family Guy is just the way I like it........sweet, straight to the people.
Dang, I hate missing a good Family Guy discussion. I'll just say that if there was any justice in the universe, Family Guy would still be in first-run production instead of syndication. but onthe bright side....Seth is working on a FG movie. and you never know, he might get some free time to re-start doing FG...the Cartoon Net VP is interested according to an article I read a while back. the only problem was that Seth was busy with other projects.
