[kj] FW: Re: who hates the simpsons.....

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Thu Jul 26 19:08:40 EDT 2007

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As soon as you watch a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm you come to
understand where most of the genius of that show comes from, the entire
George character is actually Larry David in (semi) real life, the
inter-weaving plots, and the whole Larry David sense of humour...

One of my all-time favourite misanthropes.

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> I have to admit that I don't watch the Simpsons (althought it sounds

> like they touch on some good political topics), but my wife can't

> understand why I watch the Seinfeld re-runs over and over and

> over... </DIV>

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> <DIV></DIV>From:  Alexander Smith

> <vassifer at earthlink.net> Reply-To:  "A list

> about all things Killing Joke (the

> band!)"<gathering at misera.net> To:  "A list about

> all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

> <gathering at misera.net> Subject:  Re: [kj] FW:

> Re: who hates the simpsons..... Date:  Thu, 26 Jul

> 2007 16:54:32 -0400 > >Yeah, I have to agree with Folk

> Devil on this point -- I've always   >loved the Simpsons,

> but the promotional campaign in regards to this   >movie

> is reaching full, maddening saturation. Enough

> already! > >Alex in NYC > > >On Jul 26,

> 2007, at 4:33 PM, folk devil wrote: > >>so, have you

> simpsonized yourself on

> myspace,   >>yet?...................no, i

> haven't...the current PR is leaving a   >>nasty

> aftertaste, and I used to like the show..to a

> point... >> >> >>>From: "Brendan"

> <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> >>>Reply-To: "A list about all

> things Killing Joke

> (the   >>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net> >>>To:

> "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

> band!)"   >>><gathering at misera.net> >>>Subject:

> Re: [kj] FW: Re: who hates the simpsons..... >>>Date: Fri, 27

> Jul 2007 08:25:02 +1200 (NZST) >>> >>>At the end

> of one episode as the credits were rolling you hear

> the >>>magazine store guy go "worst episode EVER" in the most

> hilarious >>>voice...my

> favourite. >>> >>> >>> > yeah gotta

> agree Oliver, so many

> killer lines in each  episode, >>>  i

> can't >>> > wait >>> > to see the

> film >>> > >>> > >>> > 3 that

> keep popping into my head for no reason >>>

> > >>> > "Millhouse got a tip from a  4 year

> old  about a dead alien" >>> > >>>

> > " you know that corpse?"," what jimbo killed him!" no but

> he   >>>poked him >>> >

> with >>> > a stick!" >>> > >>>

> > "since the dawn of civilisation, man has yearned to destroy the

>  >>>  sun! >>> > >>>

> > >>> > On 26/07/07, B. Oliver Sheppard

> <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> >>>wrote: >>>

> >> >>> >> The Simpsons is great social satire. It

> works on one level for >>>  kids, I >>>

> >> guess, but it skewers religion (Homer being told in a moment

>  >>>of  crisis >>> >> that the

> Bible has all the answers he needs, flips through it,

>  >>>and >>> >> announces with disgust, 'Oh,

> this doesn't have any answers

> at   >>>all!'), >>> >> and so much

> of American culture so relentlessly that a lot of

>  >>>it >>> >> probably passes over most

> kids' heads -- but, hey, it's a   >>>cartoon,

> and >>> >> kids love cartoons by default, right? Just

> like adults dismiss >>>  them by >>>

> >> default, generally. >>>

> >> >>> >> Recent episodes dealt with offshoring

> jobs to India, another   >>>with the >>>

> >> Patriot Act, Burns buying up all the media operations

> in   >>>Springfield, >>> >> the

> bad US healthcare system (Homer, Apu, Grandpa running

> in   >>>drugs from >>> >> Canada,

> when Apu is arrested for being a suspected

> terrorist   >>>trying to >>> >>

> cross the border)  -- they deal with a lot of serious

> issues   >>>but it's >>> >> done

> in such an absurdist way. I like the show -- a lot. >>>

> >> >>> >> -Oliver >>>

> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>

> >> melinda grant

> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> > its

> tosh....does not appeal to me ok.. >>> >>

> > >>> >> >> From: uncle benny's magical bra

> & liquorice factory >>> >> >>

> <fatpotanga at gmail.com> >>> >> >> Reply-To:

> "A list about all things Killing Joke (the >>> >>

> >> band!)"<gathering at misera.net> >>> >>

> >> To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net> >>>

> >> >> Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke vs Johnny Cash mash

> up >>> >> >> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:12:03

> +0100 >>> >> >> >>> >> >>

> On 26/7/07 17:07, "melinda grant" wrote: >>> >>

> >> >>> >> >> > any way for all those

> simpson

> fans on list(--its kinda >>>for  kids

> and >>> >> >> teenagers >>> >>

> >> isnt it,not adults--well mantally backward

> ones   >>>perhaps..lol..ive >>> >>

> >> never liked it!!!! >>> >> > >>>

> >> > fats wrote..... >>> >>

> >> >>> >> >> Looks at shoes, scuffs ground

> & whistles... >>> >> > >>> >>

> > >>> >> > bet you were at the premier,wernt

> you  ;-D)))))) >>> >> >> >>>

> >> >> >>> >> >>

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