The Simpsons - "500 Keys" - Talkback [5/15]
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Heeeeey You
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This sounds really good!
Lyndsay <3 J.
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That couch gag was win.
...I want a 90% off returned Wedding Cake :crying:
Maggie locked in the car with the keys AND a wedding cake? What wacky misadventure could POSSIBLY unfold?!
...I want a 90% off returned Wedding Cake :crying:
Maggie locked in the car with the keys AND a wedding cake? What wacky misadventure could POSSIBLY unfold?!
R.R. {Insert Quote Here}
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Man, I need a gif of the way Homer got the frosting off Maggie's head.
Miss_t1983
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I like this one because every member of the family has a subplot.
The real matthew
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This felt like classic Simpsons to me, The Simpsons is DEFINITELY getting better. 
~*~ BJ ~*~
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I hardly remember Seasons 14 through 16 and I've barely seen any episodes from Seasons 17 through 22, but I remain fairly confident that there's no gag in the history of the show worse than Brandine and the umbilical cord. That was like the anti-funny.
I can't shake the feeling that this episode was trying to be "22 Short Films About Springfield", but didn't have the chops to pull it off. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either - it just sat there, begging me to laugh at it. Every so often, a potentially good joke would come along and then fall flat on its face. For instance, Chief Wiggum being too fat to bend over ("Stuff on the ground is outside my jurisdiction") and not being able to apprehend Snake crawling between his legs could have been funny if it had stopped there...but then he has to lose his hat, and his pen, and his pants, and then his high school girlfriend has to walk by. Sorry, writers, you killed it.
All the money this show makes, I'm surprised they can't splurge on better CGI. There was a lot of it in this episode, especially on the Duff blimp, and it all looked like something out of a PlayStation 1 cutscene.
I think the only big laughs I got were from Homer sucking the frosting off Maggie's head, and Nelson making a wooden "Haw Haw" in shop class. It says a lot about the writing quality of an episode when only the sight gags make me laugh.
I can't shake the feeling that this episode was trying to be "22 Short Films About Springfield", but didn't have the chops to pull it off. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either - it just sat there, begging me to laugh at it. Every so often, a potentially good joke would come along and then fall flat on its face. For instance, Chief Wiggum being too fat to bend over ("Stuff on the ground is outside my jurisdiction") and not being able to apprehend Snake crawling between his legs could have been funny if it had stopped there...but then he has to lose his hat, and his pen, and his pants, and then his high school girlfriend has to walk by. Sorry, writers, you killed it.
All the money this show makes, I'm surprised they can't splurge on better CGI. There was a lot of it in this episode, especially on the Duff blimp, and it all looked like something out of a PlayStation 1 cutscene.
I think the only big laughs I got were from Homer sucking the frosting off Maggie's head, and Nelson making a wooden "Haw Haw" in shop class. It says a lot about the writing quality of an episode when only the sight gags make me laugh.
xraptor777
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I like Lisa solving mysteries.
It makes good use of her intelligence and penchant for butting in.
It makes good use of her intelligence and penchant for butting in.
andreasgraphics1
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Well just like every modern day Season of The Simpsons in the past 5 years, there's always one episode I'm partial to. And this is one of them. I could nitpick the problems found in this episode but really, compared to the past few weeks, this one kept me entertained and that's all I ask from the Simpsons.
I will say this much though: at least they put some thought into the story and gave every family member a sub-plot no matter how short or pointless a few of them were in the end.
I will say this much though: at least they put some thought into the story and gave every family member a sub-plot no matter how short or pointless a few of them were in the end.
I wouldn't say the show is getting better, I'd say I'm just getting used to how trite and mediocre it's become the shock has worn off.
(Get's ready to be called a 'hater!')
Anyway, this episode was just like that fake classroom--appearing like a buffet of stimulation, but upon closer inspection, a deception to make substance appear where this is none.
(Get's ready to be called a 'hater!')
Anyway, this episode was just like that fake classroom--appearing like a buffet of stimulation, but upon closer inspection, a deception to make substance appear where this is none.
You're right about the Wiggum thing. If they had stopped it with Snake I would have laughed, instead of having to take the laugh back into my mouth.
But since you've admitted you haven't seen much of the show lately, trust me on two things:
1) There have been worse gags than the umbilical cord one (is that even a medical possibility? I thought it would eventually rot away if it wasn't cut).
2) There has been worse CGI than the blimp. Much worse. The blimp was one of the better efforts I've seen; it blended in pretty well. Also, get used to vehicles being done by computers, they're a royal pain to animate by hand and cost more.
But since you've admitted you haven't seen much of the show lately, trust me on two things:
1) There have been worse gags than the umbilical cord one (is that even a medical possibility? I thought it would eventually rot away if it wasn't cut).
2) There has been worse CGI than the blimp. Much worse. The blimp was one of the better efforts I've seen; it blended in pretty well. Also, get used to vehicles being done by computers, they're a royal pain to animate by hand and cost more.