Patrick Duffy, who played the patriarch on the beloved TGIF sitcom Step by Step, wants the Lamberts to reunite — will ABC make our '90s dreams come true? Plus, find out why Matilda the Musical might be Broadway's next hot ticket, a Twitter music app may be on the way, and The Simpsons take on Breaking Bad!
If you can't get enough of The Simpsons, then create your own Springfield with the relaunch of The Simpsons Tapped Out app (free) for iOS devices. The game lets players build their own version of the famously dysfunctional town, hang with favorite characters from the classic cartoon, and sample life as a Springfield citizen.
Written by the show's writers, the game immerses you in the lives of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and the whole Springfield crew. Watch how to earn donuts (mmm, donuts) in the "life-ruiningly fun" game's trailer.
Springfield was made over into Westeros in this week's episode of The Simpsons, which features a parody of Game of Thrones's opening credits — complete with the signature theme music. Watch this very cool interpretation, which includes the Simpson family in medieval garb, plus a stop by Burns Landing.
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Halle Berry lent her voice to The Simpsons this past Sunday, presenting Bart's animated short with an Academy Award.
The Simpsons simply cannot be stopped. Fox just picked up the animated juggernaut for a 23rd season, which means it will hit a huge milestone: its 500th episode. That means there's almost 200 hours of Homer, Bart, and the gang on file (and if you want to get technical, it means you could watch back-to-back episodes for a week straight and never repeat an episode). I've been a casual viewer of the show since its inception, and I have to admit that this year's Treehouse of Horror Twilight spoof reminded me of why the show is still worth watching. If nothing else, I may always root for it just because I remember watching the very first episode with my sister when we were too young to understand that a cartoon could be for adults. What about you — do you still watch The Simpsons?
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Poking fun at The Twilight Saga is nothing new (just ask Jimmy Fallon or the cast of Vampires Suck), and this week The Simpsons took their turn in their annual Treehouse of Horror episode. We had a peek at "Edmund Sullen," the cartoon version of Edward Cullen, a few weeks ago, but now you can watch the full clip, entitled "Tweenlight." Harry Potter's own Daniel Radcliffe lends his British accent to Edmund, who saves Lisa from an accident before touring the forest with her clinging to his back. There's even a cute nod to Jacob thanks to Milhouse.
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On this week's episode of The Simpsons, the mysteriously buzz-worthy graffiti artist Banksy put his famous tags all over the title sequence. The artist's presence didn't simply end there, though: following the standard opening credits, the audience is taken to what looks like a sweatshop, where Asian works are seemingly forced to help animate the Fox cartoon and provide promotional merchandise.
It's a bleak social commentary to say the least, featuring child labor, dungeons, and animal cruelty. Apparently it's in response to recent reports that Fox outsources animation to South Korea, and the dark short film created an issue for both the broadcasting and animation department at Fox. I can't blame them; while the sequence makes a statement (albeit one that may go over most casual viewers' heads), it can't be good for Fox's reputation. How do you feel about Banksy's sequence?
