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tod
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response 549 of 563:
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Mar 23 21:43 UTC 2006 |
I like AMW, Cops, and Bernie Mac shows more than Simpsons. Actually, I hate
all cartoons for the most part.
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marcvh
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response 550 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:04 UTC 2006 |
Bones doesn't totally suck.
For cultural context, I think Simpsons is better than Footballers' Wives
or the endless parade of home-and-fashion shows (Cash in the Attic,
What Not to Wear, etc) they show on BBC America. Also Benny Hill and
The F***ing Fulfords.
BTW, wasn't that live-action version of the Simpsons theme done in the
UK? Or am I just assuming that since they're all driving on the left?
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twenex
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response 551 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:31 UTC 2006 |
The F***ing Fulfords was F***ing Funny.
And whether or not there was a "live-action" version of the Simpsons theme
done in the UK is irrelevant. I'm not slagging it off because it's American,
otherwise i would slag off Star Trek, Babylon 5, House (though to be fair Hugh
Laurie is British), and a whole host of other TV shows I love.
I'm slagging the Simpsons off because it's a pile of pap.
Though to be fair, my disdain for people of low intelligence might have a
whole hell of a lot to do with my opinion of it.
And I'll tell you something else. My sister and her boyfriend claim to like
the Simpsons, and to find it funny. They laugh really hard at some comedy
programmes; I've only heard them laugh at the Simpsons on the odd occasion
I do.
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marcvh
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response 552 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:55 UTC 2006 |
I found the Fulfords to be funny for about 5 minutes, but there was only
one joke and it got old fast. Maybe it got better later, but it doesn't
measure up to, say, Little Britain (which itself is merely OK.)
The "live action" thing was mentioned only to say that there are
apparently many folks on that side of the pond who like Simpsons enough
to go to considerable effort to make something that plays off it. At
least you guys don't end up seeing it dubbed with other voices, since
the voices are an important part of what makes the show work.
Babylon 5 and Star Trek are not current shows (although admittedly
neither is Benny Hill, but I just mentioned it as an aside.) If you
include shows that have gone into endless syndicated re-runs then you
introduce a lot of survivorship bias. But House is fair enough; I don't
watch it but I know people who do and seem to think it's a decent show.
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twenex
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response 553 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:00 UTC 2006 |
The "live action" thing was mentioned only to say that there are
apparently many folks on that side of the pond who like Simpsons enough
to go to considerable effort to make something that plays off it.
That's fine, but it doesn't invalidate the point that I'm not Mr. Britain,
anymore than I'm Mr. America. And I don't have to be. I'm Me. And Me doesn't
like the Simpsons no matter what anyone else thinks.
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twenex
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response 554 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:03 UTC 2006 |
At
least you guys don't end up seeing it dubbed with other voices, since
the voices are an important part of what makes the show work.
That might help! Though I do understand that the voices go a long way to
making the characters.
Babylon 5 and Star Trek are not current shows (although admittedly
neither is Benny Hill, but I just mentioned it as an aside.) If you
include shows that have gone into endless syndicated re-runs then you
introduce a lot of survivorship bias.
I was simply bringing up American shows I like to show that my bias has
nothing to do with the Simpsons being American.
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marcvh
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response 555 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:11 UTC 2006 |
I guess I draw a distinction between "a show which isn't to my taste"
and "a show which is poorly executed and just sucks."
Regarding intelligence, I guess I think that a good show should work at
more than one level. A show exclusively pitched to the low level (like
most reality TV) doesn't work for me, and neither does one exclusively
pitched to the high level.
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slynne
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response 556 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:27 UTC 2006 |
I have to admit that I enjoy TV shows that work at more than one level
too. I remember the first time I watched Sesame Street as an adult and
realized that when I was watching it at three, I missed a LOT. :) I
think that is one reason I like all the literary references in Lost. If
you dont get them, it is still an enjoyable show but some of them are
just really cool.
The Simpsons is one of the best shows ever for working on many levels
though. I am always amazed at that.
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twenex
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response 557 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:40 UTC 2006 |
I like shows that work on more than one level, too. That doesn't mean that
the Simpsons has to be one of them. Lost is one.
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slynne
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response 558 of 563:
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Mar 24 00:21 UTC 2006 |
The Simpsons doesnt have to be one of them. It is one of them.
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twenex
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response 559 of 563:
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Mar 24 00:28 UTC 2006 |
Sorry, I meant: "The fact that I like shows that work on more than one level
doesn't mean I like ALL of them, which means that I don't have to like the
Simpsons."
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slynne
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response 560 of 563:
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Mar 24 03:33 UTC 2006 |
Nope. You dont have to like The Simpsons.
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cyklone
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response 561 of 563:
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Mar 24 03:42 UTC 2006 |
I honestly don't believe he gets all the references ot US culture in the
Simpsons. The sendups of Amercian pop music, movies, comic culture, etc.,
may not translate well overseas. At least for some.
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twenex
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response 562 of 563:
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Mar 24 09:41 UTC 2006 |
I get 'em. They just aren't funny. Not the way they do 'em, anyway.
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wilt
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response 563 of 563:
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May 16 23:51 UTC 2006 |
HACKED BY GNAA LOL JEWS DID WTC LOL
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