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Sunday, 15 December 2002
A Sign of the Apocalypse?

Tonight's episode of The Simpsons...wasn't all that funny. It was only mildly amusing. Guest star Kelsey Grammer was great as he always is on the show, but I didn't laugh out loud. I think that's a first.

Must kill the boy...

In my topsy-turvy world, I've always known that at least I can count on The Simpsons to make me laugh. Was it an off week, or finally, after, what, 14 seasons, are they losing their touch?

Hold me!

Posted by ginevra (link)
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You're right. It wasn't funny. The stilts weren't funny, the musical number wasn't funny, and many of the throwaway jokes really were meant to be thrown away. Usually the strength of The Simpsons is in its non-sequitur moments, but not last night.

Poor Mr. Grammer. They should have done better by him. He DID get most of the not-quite-so-crappy moments in the show, though. "And this doesn't seem... odd... to you?"
Posted by GreyDuck on 16 Dec 2002 13:08
I couldn't figure it out, did they kill off Duff Man? It look like he was only shot in the arm. Still, he does tedn to overreact.
Posted by Ginevra on 16 Dec 2002 20:58
Yes, both Duff Man and Comic Book Guy went to the Marvel School of Melodramatically Narrating Events as They Occur.

Posted by Godfrey on 17 Dec 2002 10:09