Back in 1993, when David Letterman headed over to CBS to start The Late Show, The Simpsons paid tribute with a not-very-funny couch gag (see screenshot here). Why didn't they do a similar tribute when famous Simpsons alum Conan O'Brien took over The Tonight Show??? And don't give me that "they couldn't because it started in June" B.S. excuse. Also why did they choose Letterman over Conan for a not-funny-at-all segment last night?? (Don't give me that "because Letterman has the Top 10 list" crap.) These two things add up to one conclusion: 
The Simpsons is snubbing Conan!!! What is the reason? A source tells rubbercat.net/simpsons that producer Al Jean has had it in for Conan ever since Conan gave him a wedgie during a staff meeting in '92... No denial from Jean as of yet... Developing...
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posted 1/09/2010 | permalink
THERE WERE SOME CLOUDS AND THEY LOOKED LIKE SIMPSONS CLOUDS... DEVELOPING...[Boston Globe]
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posted 9/26/2009 | permalink
Or something, I can't read Argentinian [Perfil.com]
Labels: GROEN DRAIN, THE MARGE REPORT
posted 7/05/2009 | permalink
A day after announcing plans to cut as many as 800 jobs, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said Thursday it will cancel "The Simpsons" and "The Martha Stewart Show" in a cost-cutting maneuver.[Yahoo! Canada]
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posted 3/27/2009 | permalink
posted 24 November 2008 source BBC
A man in Scotland was thrown in jail after singing the "Spiderpig" song from The Simpsons Movie to a group of police officers.
Labels: THE MARGE REPORT, WHAA??
posted 11/24/2008 | permalink
posted 12 July 2008 source cnet
In an episode aired in early 2003, Homer's e-mail address is revealed to be Chunkylover53@aol.com. E-mails sent to that address would receive a response from "Homer," which was actually written by writer Matt Selman (see some of the responses here). That account has remained largely dormant until recently, when it resurfaced on AIM to spread malware to those who had added "Homer" to their buddy list:
Since then, the screen name has been inactive, until a few days ago when Chunkylover53's "Away" message appeared, prompting people to click on a link and run an executable in order to see "a *new* Internet-only exclusive Simpson's episode."
Of course, the file doesn't show a Simpsons video. It infects the machine with a Trojan that throws up error messages, crashes the computer when attempting to open Windows Explorer and drops other nasty files onto the machine, making it part of what is believed to be a Turkish botnet, according to FaceTime, which secures IM, collaboration and Web apps for corporations.
The real question: why is Matt Selman and his Simpsons co-workers spreading viruses to their fans?
Labels: THE MARGE REPORT, WEB-WATCH, WRITER WATCH
posted 7/12/2008 | permalink
posted 24 May 2007 source the rock radio
Some music sites are reporting that rock band Fall Out Boy, whose name unintentionally comes from Radioactive Man's young ward, will be on the upcoming Simpsons Movie soundtrack. But is it possible they were forced into it, in lieu of being sued by Fox for copyright infringement? What else is Fox forcing the band to do? Developing...
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posted 5/24/2007 | permalink
posted 10 March 2007 source associated press
The Mexican voice actors who dub the show for Latin America, that is.
According to Gabriel Chavez, the Mexican equivalent of Harry Shearer, the voice actors had been told they'd be doing the dubbing for The Simpsons Movie as a condition to end their 2005 strike. If they get passed over, "there will be a boycott across Latin America of the film." Which raises a question you don't really hear asked much: Who will replace the Mexican workers?
Labels: THE MARGE REPORT, VOCAL VOCATIONS
posted 3/10/2007 | permalink
posted 19 February 2007 source apple.com - trailer 3
New trailer with lots of footage up. Note how in Trailer 3, the announcer mentions Itchy while listing the multitude of characters, but leaves off Scratchy. Could this be confirmation that the feline star of "That Happy Cat" won't be appearing in the movie??? Developing...
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posted 2/19/2007 | permalink
posted 1 February 2007 source some guy on rotten tomatoes
Yes, according to some random guy on the internet. Here's a made-up quote purportedly from Matt Groening:
Die hard fans may get a long overdue recurring gag. Remember the episode where Lester and Eliza saved the day instead of Bart and Lisa? That was disturbing, and I personally expected them to come back and wreak more havoc. A decade later, we may finally get closure. "I think we put them in The Simpsons movie. They were in one draft. I'm not sure if they survive."
3/8/2007 UPDATE: I guess the quote wasn't made up! You can see it here in this interview with Crave Online
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posted 2/01/2007 | permalink
