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    Advertising During The Simpsons More Expensive on Hulu than TV

    Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin

    The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight

    The Simpsons Finally Arrives at iTunes Store

    The Simpsons Gets 20 Years of Apple Jokes Out of the Way at Once

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    06/25/09

    In reply to Advertising During The Simpsons More Expensive on Hulu than TV
    "So there's still technically more money in TV, which will change as soon as Hulu begins cramming 9 minutes of ads into each program."


    I don't think that means what you think that means. I think it means that it will change when Hulu begins cramming 6 minutes or less of ads into each program.


    The point wasn't wrong, but the threshold is much lower.


    Hopefully HULU won't go this direction though. Hulu is great for catching up on something you missed, failed to record, or otherwise couldn't watch the first time.

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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    06/25/09

    @bustedchain: Presumably, more ads would inherently lessen the value of each ad. So I'm not sure that any of us can make any bold statements - which is why our comment was tongue in cheek to begin with.
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    06/25/09

    In reply to Advertising During The Simpsons More Expensive on Hulu than TV
    Perhaps if the quality of television ad would increase, I'd be able to remember them. The Prius ads are good, as are the Ally Bank ads.


    There is nothing better than be an unrepentant douchebag to a doe-eyed five year-old.

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    06/25/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: the kid with the truck makes me laugh the hardest.
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    06/25/09

    @Nick: Because his eyes get so big with tears and confusion? Because that's why I laugh at it.


    I will watch any ad repeatedly that involves making a child cry.

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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    i ain't too sure about this. i have seen homer drive and i vote no confidence. who remembers this scene?


    **homer driving hits an animal statue
    Homer: Doh
    Lisa: A deer
    Marge: A female deer.

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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    The really annoying one is the Yoda skin.
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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    If you're using TomTom I recommend the GlaDOS voice skin.
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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    Meh. I've got Dr. Nightmare speaking on my Garmin, but I prefer to listen to music (if I hear a low mumble, I know to check the screen real quick for potential turn info). Oh yeah, and my car icon is Batman's Tumbler.
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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    Is it just me or did Homer actually get an email at around the time he says "destination?"
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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    I totally disagree. I could easily listen to Homer give directions. Although, I prefer the nice British lady that gave directions in the rental car I had in Germany.
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    06/16/09

    @IcemanD:


    i know, i really need to get a british chick voice.


    the one my tomtom came with sounds like the bitch who tells you 'if you'd like to make a call, please hang up and dial again. if you need help, hang up and dial your operator'

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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    C'mon TomTom, everyone knows that the best voice to give you directions is Mr. Burns.


    You infernal ninny, if you can get it into your bug-addled brain, turn that tiller 60 degrees right at the next intersection!


    You've arrived at your destination, no thanks to you you clod-hopping slack-jawed slug-a-bed!

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    06/16/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Please, Burns has no concept of technology, he would just have Smithers plan out the course on an giant atlas or something.


    Unless you wanted to go to Prussia or the Ottoman Empire...

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    06/16/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Two words - velocitator and deceleratrix.


    Nothing's better than trying to dupe people into believing that those are the technical terms for the gas and brake.

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    06/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Re-vulcanize my tires!
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    06/16/09

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: Did I miss the autogyro?
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    06/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:

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    06/16/09

    In reply to Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
    Does he say 'Mmmm Donuts' everytime you pass a Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme?
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    06/16/09

    @BergenCountyJC: No, but it does suggest that if you want eternal happines...
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    02/15/09

    In reply to The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
    Nice to see Mr. Sparkle at the store.


    (He banishes foodstuffs to the land of wind and ghosts.)

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    02/15/09

    In reply to The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
    Why are there people hanging out and frolicking in a cemetery? It's not a park, people; it's a graveyard as evidenced by Frank Grimes' tombstone.
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    02/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Frank Grimes, or Grimey as he liked to be called, taught us that a man can triumph over adversity.
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    02/15/09

    In reply to The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
    The animation is crisp.


    The plotlines and jokes are stale.

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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    02/15/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: That pretty much sums it up.

    I'm the biggest Simpsons fan out there and I still watch every new episode but I seldom find myself laughing. Its sad, really. They just don't bring it anymore.
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    02/15/09

    @Closed captioning provided by Homerjay: What was your favorite episode of the Simpsons? Mine, personally, is the episode "You Only Move Twice." Though it only beats my other faves by only 0.1% :)


    Though they all have something in common: almost all of them are located before Season 12. /._.\

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    Image of Madge Gristle Madge Gristle
    02/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I think the show has just evolved. Homer and Bart are no longer the ones bringing in the majority of the humor. In fact my favorite character on the show has become Marge. She's so naively genius.


    And it's not like they can't write a good story (well, I suppose it depends on the writers) - because I think the Movie ended up being one of their best overall stories that brought back a lot of the classic qualities of the characters personalities.

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    02/16/09

    @Madge Gristle: Follow-up. Last night's episode was the best in a long time. Then again, they had a new director and focused less on elaborate sight gags and distracting guest voices.


    Al Gore for a single joke is the perfect mix.

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    02/16/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Last nights WAS good. I actually laughed. Good story, good progression, CRAPPY ending.


    I guess you can't have it all. Family Guy wasn't that good either, which is unusual.

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    02/15/09

    In reply to The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
    People who realize there's no apostrophe in "Simpsons"?
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    02/15/09

    @UGA: There isn't?


    That's weird.

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    02/15/09

    @Andham: "Simpsons" is a plural of the name. As in "'The Simpsons' is what members of the Simpson family prefer to be called."


    With an apostrophe, it would be "The Simpson's" as in "The Simpson's Show is a program about OJ Simpson, who prefers to be called 'The Simpson' since killing his ex-wife."

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    02/15/09

    In reply to The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
    Who watches the Simpson's?
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    02/15/09

    @Andham: People who know how to use apostrophes.
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    02/15/09

    @Andham: Screen name says it all.
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    02/15/09

    @Andham: idiots who don't know what's funny and jumped on the simpsons bandwagon way past their prime. i've come to that conclusion because if you enjoyed season 1-10 of the simpsons then there's absolutely no way you can find the new episodes watchable. either that or the old jokes were always way over your head.
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    02/15/09

    @thirty6chambers: You got it all wrong. Seasons 1-10 were when Family Guy was actually funny. Complaining about new episodes of The Simpsons would be like complaining about someone only getting you the T-Bone from Ruth's Chris because it's not the filet mignon. The episodes are still funny. Maybe they aren't as funny as the first 10 seasons, but they are still funny nonetheless. Even then, a lot of the Simpsons episodes are funnier later because they are based off of pop culture and they remind you of how ridiculous things were 10 years ago. 10 years from now, you'll watch one of the newer episodes of The Simpsons and laugh when it reminds you of how ridiculous things are right now.
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