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<title><![CDATA[Voilá]]></title>
<link>http://scenas.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/voila/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chemalopez</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scenas.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/voila/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[posted by: chemalopez Puntuación: ♦♦♦♦◊ Pixar: dícese de lo excepcional, brillante. Una vez más, vue]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#808080;"><strong>posted by: </strong><strong>chemalopez </strong></span></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-861" title="presto-pixar" src="http://scenas.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/presto-pixar.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="449" height="132" /></p>
<p>Puntuación: ♦♦♦♦◊</p>
<p>Pixar: dícese de lo excepcional, brillante. Una vez más, vuelven a conseguirlo. Y ahí te encuentras, una vez más también, con una sonrisa en la cara que dura poco más de cinco minutos. Suficiente. Absorbido por la historia,<strong> a salvo del abordaje capitaneado por los perjuicios “realistas”</strong> provenientes de esa parte cinefago-crítica de tu cerebro.</p>
<p><strong>Cuidado del mínimo detalle</strong> – estético y técnico – de la gestualidad como vía de expresión de los sentimientos. Magníficos y conmovedores personajes, y poco más que decir. <strong>Los cortometrajes son luces de advertencia</strong>, al público, a la competencia, a los propios creativos, con las que Pixar indica además del rumbo, el siguiente destino de sus correrías.</p>
<p><em>Presto</em> es una concatenación de desgracias – para el mago, claro está – en las que prima la acción sobre todo, y que bien recuerdan a los clásicos toma y daca de los ya casi extintos <a title="looney tunes" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes" target="_blank"><strong>Looney Tunes</strong></a> de la Warner (versión light de los Rasca y Pica de <a title="matt groening" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004981/" target="_blank">Matt Groening</a>). Una vez más, ni una sola línea de diálogo (¿para qué?), un final conciliador <strong>y un trasfondo con sofá, para que uno pueda sentarse a reflexionar cuando le parezca</strong>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Futurama (review)]]></title>
<link>http://namesadobigbrother.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/futurama-review/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seniormuchas</dc:creator>
<guid>http://namesadobigbrother.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/futurama-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A série Futurama foi criada por Matt Groening, o mesmo que o dos Simpsons. A história é sobre um ent]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Itchy &amp; Scratchy Show  /The Simpsons/1989-????/Matt Groening]]></title>
<link>http://faketvinmovies.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/itchy-scratchy-show-the-simpsons1989-matt-groening/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>irishTwin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://faketvinmovies.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/itchy-scratchy-show-the-simpsons1989-matt-groening/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Simpson d'artista]]></title>
<link>http://designthesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/httpwww-limpfish-compicsrembrandt_homer/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kemas (Design The Sign)</dc:creator>
<guid>http://designthesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/httpwww-limpfish-compicsrembrandt_homer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Come sarebbero stati i personaggi della famiglia più famosa d&#8217;America, i Simpson, se fossero n]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p id="firstHeading">Come sarebbero stati i personaggi della famiglia più famosa d&#8217;America, <strong>i Simpson</strong>, se fossero nati ai tempi di Rembrandt, Dalì o Van Gogh?</p>
<p><strong>David Barton</strong> di <a href="http://www.limpfish.com/pics/rembrandt_homer" target="_blank">LimpFish</a> ha provato ad immaginarseli e, a dipingerli.</p>
<p>Complimenti a David per l&#8217;idea originale e per la mano.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2690" title="homer_simpson_rembrandt" src="http://designthesign.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/homer_simpson_rembrandt.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="619" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[New series of Futurama]]></title>
<link>http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/new-series-of-futurama/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/new-series-of-futurama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cult sci-fi animated series ‘Futurama’ is set to return for a new series of 26 episodes. The series ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Cult sci-fi animated series ‘<em>Futurama</em>’ is set to return for a new series of 26 episodes. The series was originally thought up by Simpsons creator Matt Groening in the mid-1990s. He later enlisted former Simpsons writer and producer David X. Cohen (now <em>Futurama</em> head writer and Executive producer) to help devlop the idea. For anyone who hasn&#8217;t seen it, the premise of the series is a pizza delivery boy, Philip J Fry, who is accidentally (later revealed to be deliberately) cryogenically frozen in 1999 for 1000 years until New Year&#8217;s Eve 2999. The series revolves around his adventures adjusting to life in the 31st Century. The best character, in my opinion, is the alcoholic robot Bender. After showing for four seasons from 1999-2003 the series was cancelled and later syndicated for reruns where its fan base grew and it attracted a devoted following.  After reruns the series was revived with four straight-to-DVD films, <em>Bender’s Big Score</em>, <em>The Beast with a Billion Backs</em>, <em>Bender’s Game</em> and <em>Into the Wild Green Yonder</em>. The new series is set to begin airing around mid-2010. Producing studio 20<sup>th</sup> Century Fox has announced that the new series will air on Comedy Central. Initially the original voice cast were said to be not reprising their roles. Protests were made at this news, including a ‘Save the Voices of Futurama’ Facebook group. It has now been confirmed that the entire cast are returning. Thanks for reading.</p>
<p><a href="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/futurama_title_screen.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-662" title="Futurama_title_screen" src="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/futurama_title_screen.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><a href="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/futurama-cast.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-666" title="futurama-cast" src="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/futurama-cast.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="208" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[My Top 5 Episodes Of The Simpsons]]></title>
<link>http://urbanraymears.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/my-top-5-episodes-of-the-simpsons/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>propphil</dc:creator>
<guid>http://urbanraymears.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/my-top-5-episodes-of-the-simpsons/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hank Scorpio 1: Cape Feare 07/10/1993 Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart and the Simpsons are placed in]]></description>
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<p>1: Cape Feare 07/10/1993<br />
Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart and the Simpsons are placed in the witness protection programme. Brilliant for the scene where the FBI try to get Homer to answer questions in his new name &#8220;Mr Thompson&#8221; and Side Show Bob and a lot of rakes.</p>
<p>2: Homer Badman 27/11/1994<br />
Homer is accused of groping someone. Classic scenes include &#8220;See you in hell candyboys!&#8221; and Grounds Keeper Willie being described as &#8220;Rowdy Roddy PEEPER&#8221;.</p>
<p>3: Homer the Great 08/01/1995<br />
Homer joins a secret society called the Stone Cutters. Notable scenes include the Stone Cutters song (Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star? We do).</p>
<p>4: Hurricane Neddy 29/12/1996<br />
The Flanders home is the only house destroyed during a hurricane and Ned snaps. One thing &#8220;I&#8217;m Dick Tracy, take that Prune Face, now I&#8217;m Prune Face, take that Dick Tracy, now I&#8217;m Prune Tracy&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>5: You Only Move Twice 03/11/1996<br />
Homer is head hunted by the friendly super villain Hank Scorpio. A personal favourite of the author. Hank Scorpio is the perfect boss, doing everything to help the employees of Globex Corporation, he even gives Homer the Denver Broncos for his help with Project Arcturus. Another episode with a great song, this one is at the end and is a top piss take of James Bond theme songs &#8220;and on Fridays the lunchroom serves hot dogs and burgers and beer! He loves german beer!&#8221;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[La serie del futuro: "Futurama"]]></title>
<link>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/la-serie-del-futuro-futurama/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neki</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/la-serie-del-futuro-futurama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tras el éxito obtenido con Los Simpsons, en 1999, Matt Groening tuvo la genial idea de crear una ser]]></description>
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<p>Tras el éxito obtenido con Los Simpsons, en 1999, Matt Groening tuvo la genial idea de crear una serie ambientada en el futuro. La historia transcurre en el año 3000, donde el personaje, Philip J. Fry aparece tras haberse quedado criogenizado 1000 años antes.</p>
<p>Philip J. Fry es un joven de 25 años que vivía en 1999 y trabaja como repartidor de pizzas. El día de noche vieja tiene que llevar un pedido a un laboratorio de criogenia, donde, tras un lamentable tropezón cae en una cámara donde queda congelado durante un milenio. Conoce a Leela, una atractiva cíclope encargada de poner los chips de trabajo. Más tarde Fry conoce a Bender, un robot antisocial que fuma, bebe, roba, anda con robopilinguis y más barbaridades…</p>
<p>Estos tres protagonistas acaban trabajando como repartidores en la empresa del tatatatatataranieto de Fry, un científico loco que pasa de los 110 años de edad y apenas puede moverse. Su trabajo consiste en hacer repartos por todo el universo, y a lo largo de cada uno de estos repartos se desarrolla la trama de la serie.</p>
<p>Teniendo en cuenta esto, la serie no tiene desperdicio. Una ciudad del futuro con naves espaciales, alienígenas de todo tipo conviviendo juntos, y miles de cosas por descubrir. 1000 años después podemos ver que la sociedad sigue teniendo los mismo prejuicios y problemas que en el siglo XX.</p>
<p>Durante el transcurso de los episodios van a apareciendo personajes variados, venidos de diferentes planetas, en la que también hay cabida para una generación de robots, y, sin embargo, eso no supone ningún problema para relacionarse entre ellos. Cada uno de ellos con una personalidad propia y encarnando a una figura real de la sociedad futura inventada por el autor.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">En Youtube se puede encontrar <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYgqSdjMTk" target="_blank">un video con la música de Futurama</a>. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[La familia amarilla: "Los Simpsons"]]></title>
<link>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/la-familia-amarilla-los-simpson/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neki</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/la-familia-amarilla-los-simpson/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[En un principio solo iba a ser una cortinilla previa a la publicidad, pero la Fox propuso convertir ]]></description>
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<p>En un principio solo iba a ser una cortinilla previa a la publicidad, pero la Fox propuso convertir estas cortinillas en una serie con capítulos de 30 minutos. A partir de aquí, Los Simpsons se han convertido en una serie para niños, jóvenes y adultos, basada en la historia de una familia americana que vive en un pueblo ficticio llamado Springfield. Todos los capítulos de las serie están llenos de una carga de humor y caricatura de la sociedad americana, al igual que los personajes, que responden a un estereotipo crítico de los ciudadanos estadounidenses.</p>
<p>El padre de la familia Simpsons, Homer, es un alcohólico holgazán que trabaja en la Central Nuclear del pueblo, haciendo lo menos posible, y teniendo una formación más bien escasa en materia cultural, sin poder aportarles apenas ninguna experiencia beneficiosa a sus hijos. Marge, la madre, es una excelente ama de casa, orgullosa de ello, que se alza como la responsable de la familia, haciéndose cargo de la misma, pero con la carga de ser extremadamente correcta y maniática de la limpieza y la perfección. Bart, el hijo mayor de la familia, es un rebelde sin causa, que no da “palo al agua” en el colegio y sus travesuras traen de cabeza a medio pueblo. Lisa, la hija mediana, se enorgullece de ser una cerebrito que está por delante de todos en su clase del colegio, pero a la que le vencen sus ideas ecologistas y sus pretensiones morales frente a la vida. Por último, está Maggie, el bebé de la familia, siempre aferrada a su chupete y que parece la única persona “normal” de la familia, aunque no sea capaz de articular palabra.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Más allá de la familia protagonista, el autor creó una sociedad variada en la que tienen cabida inmigrantes, policías, médicos, intelectuales, humoristas, cineastas, políticos y demás personajes variados que representan los distintos sectores de la sociedad real, todos con su propia personalidad y creencias, siempre con una connotación crítica.</p>
<p>En Youtube se encuentra <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZGz1Ajg7QU" target="_blank">la nueva intro de la temporada 20</a>, en HD, y para mí opinión mucho mejor que la antigua.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Groening]]></title>
<link>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/matt-groening/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neki</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cartoonsparajovenes.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/matt-groening/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Groening nació en Portland, en 1954.  Durante su infancia y juventud, tanto en el colegio como ]]></description>
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<p>Matt Groening nació en Portland, en 1954.  Durante su infancia y juventud, tanto en el colegio como en el instituto, se dedicaba a dibujar durante las clases sin apenas prestar interés al profesor y, aunque reiteradamente le llamaban la atención, prefería seguir dibujando y no hacer caso a las clases. Tras graduarse en la universidad pública de Olympia se marchó a Los Ángeles para convertirse en escritor profesional.</p>
<p>Tras varias decepciones y malas experiencias, decidió contar lo que le estaba pasando en una tira cómica llamada &#8220;<em>Life in Hell</em>&#8220;. Con el paso de los años pasó de ser un mera villeta a convertirse en una historia de ámbito internacional.</p>
<p>Fue James L. Brooks, tras haber leído Life in Hell, quien le propuso empezar con cortos de animación para el programa de variedades The Tracey Ullman Show, y así fue como nacieron Los Simpsons. De ahí pasó a ser una serie de renombre mundial con el paso del tiempo, con un gran número de capítulos y de temporadas.</p>
<p>Después del éxito que le supuso esta serie al autor, se lanzó a la creación de otros proyectos como Futurama, en la que demostró de nuevo su agudeza creativa y dio vida a un mundo futurista en el que un joven del siglo XX queda atrapado en un maquina de criogenización y se despierta en el año 3000, con una carga crítica pero a la vez caricaturesca como es propio de sus creaciones. En mi opinión, esta serie está avalada por méritos propios, pues la originalidad de la sociedad que Groening crea es espectacular.</p>
<p>Todavía no podemos decir que Matt Groening haya terminado su carrera como productor, pero lo que si es seguro es que ostenta el honor de ser el padre de la serie de televisión más popular del mundo y de haber sido y seguir siendo el punto de mira de las críticas debido a su irónico y sarcástico trabajo.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Quer ser um dos Simpsons?]]></title>
<link>http://blogfeijoadanacional.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/quer-ser-um-dos-simpsons/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>feijaonacao</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogfeijoadanacional.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/quer-ser-um-dos-simpsons/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Para comemorar os 20 anos de uma das séries de TV mais conhecidas do mundo, os produtores do desenho]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2901" title="simpsons_best20" src="http://blogfeijoadanacional.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/simpsons_best20.jpg" alt="simpsons_best20" width="450" height="167" />Para comemorar os 20 anos de uma das séries de TV mais conhecidas do mundo, os produtores do desenho <strong>Os Simpsons </strong>lançaram um concurso que vai dar a chance para um dos fãs participar de um dos episódios da série.</p>
<p>A campanha com o nome <strong>Best 20 Years Ever</strong>, ou em brazuca que quer dizer Melhores 20 Anos, pode ser acessada no site oficial da série <a href="http://www.thesimpsons.com" target="_blank">http://www.thesimpsons.com</a> que vai permitir que seu visitante crie um personagem com nome, apelido, idade, aparência, ocupação e frases características.</p>
<p>Não preciso dizer que o personagem deve ser um humano amarelo, né?</p>
<p>O vencedor, que vai ser escolhido pelo próprio Matt Groening, criador da série, vai aparecer em um episódio que deve ir ao ar em janeiro de 2010. O líder e vocalista do Coldplay, Chris Martin, também está marcado para aparecer como convidado.</p>
<p>Não bastasse seu desenho ser inserido no programa, o ganhador vai a Los Angeles ajudar o diretor e produtores da série a dar vida ao personagem de sua criação.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Generation NEXT at MacHomer 3: Meeting Rick Miller/The AfterParty.]]></title>
<link>http://jerseyarts.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/generation-next-at-machomer-3-meeting-rick-millerthe-afterparty/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Smith</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jerseyarts.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/generation-next-at-machomer-3-meeting-rick-millerthe-afterparty/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After the performance of MacHomer, the guests of JerseyArts were treated to a discussion with the so]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>After  the performance of <em>MacHomer</em>, the guests of JerseyArts were treated  to a discussion with the sole performer of the show, Rick Miller.   First, a little about the multi-talented actor himself.  Miller  is an actor, singer, and an architect who created the show while impersonating  Simpsons characters while at a cast party after <em>Macbeth</em>.   He has performed <em>MacHomer </em>all around the world in several languages,  as well as several other award-winning shows his production company,  WYRD Productions, has produced.  As mentioned in my other posts,  Miller impersonates over 50 characters from <em>The Simpsons. </em></p>
<p>The  discussion itself was both enlightening and entertaining.  Miller  was unafraid to answer any question posed and was kind and courteous  to everyone.  Some of the things he mentioned really stood out  to me.  A look at the “cast list” and one can see some odd  pairings between Simpsons characters and the roles of <em>Macbeth</em>.   Miller’s casting process was a combination of factors: obviously,  Homer was the fit for Macbeth, but since Bart and Lisa are difficult  for him to reproduce well and consistently, he has the Simpson children  as much smaller roles.  Clearly, Miller’s voice is a vital component  to his success, and he must take great pains to preserve it.  Also,  his creativity in regards to his writing of the show was brought up  when discussing several updates to the show over the past decade.   Miller makes edits for two reasons primarily: to keep the show fresh  in the audience’s mind (although a George W. Bush joke did seem oddly  outdated) as well as in his own mind, considering he performs the show  so often.  In fact, Miller only performs the show a handful of  months out of the year to avoid the risk of overdoing something as silly  and outlandish (and exhausting) as <em>MacHomer</em>.</p>
<p>Rick  Miller, while delving into short anecdotes and explaining various logistics  behind his creation, also seemed to be a generally nice guy.  He  constantly made jokes, even at his own and the show’s expense.   He was very aware that this concept probably couldn’t work on an epic  scale, but he also appeared to be quite proud and pleased with the success  it has had so far.  And could you blame him? By a simple agreement  with Matt Groening, the creator of <em>The Simpsons</em>, Miller has been  able to live his dream life by touring the world and entertaining over  half a million people.  And that is something I bet a majority  of artists wish they could boast.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Os Simpsons + Matt Groening]]></title>
<link>http://laizek.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/os-simpsons-matt-groening/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>laizek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://laizek.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/os-simpsons-matt-groening/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Os Simpsons é um seriado americano de televisão criado por Matt Groening para a Fox Broadcasting Com]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A dissident view of life on the show]]></title>
<link>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/a-dissident-view-of-life-on-the-show/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jaime Weinman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/a-dissident-view-of-life-on-the-show/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John Ortved says that the people quoted in his new book The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized Hi]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ausgesimpsonsed]]></title>
<link>http://plopper.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/ausgesimpsonsed/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>graval</dc:creator>
<guid>http://plopper.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/ausgesimpsonsed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Damit hat Matt Groening nun auch die letzte Hoffnung auf einen zweiten Simpsons-Film zerstört. Wie e]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Damit hat Matt Groening nun auch die letzte Hoffnung auf einen zweiten Simpsons-Film zerstört. Wie er im Gespräch mit Variety verriet, seien die Beteiligten mit der Serie bereits genügend ausgelastet, als dass ein zweiter Kinofilm drinliegen würde. Ausserdem sei die Produktion zeitaufwändiger als geplant.</p>
<div id="attachment_930" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://plopper.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/p10208021.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-930 " title="Matt Groening" src="http://plopper.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/p10208021.jpg?w=225" alt="P1020802" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Die Hände macht er sich nicht mehr schmutzig - dafür gibt es die dressierten Affen</p></div>
<p>Und dann die Hiosbotschaft: Einen zweiten Kinofilm werde es erst nach Absetzung der Serie geben. Und die liegt noch in weiter Ferne!</p>
<p>Quelle: <a href="http://www.big-screen.de/deutsch/pages/news/hdtv-news/2009_10_07_2615_vorerst-kein-zweiter-simpsons-kinofilm.php">BigScreen</a></p>
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<link>http://bsbarney.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/56/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[La mejor peor familia de aniversario]]></title>
<link>http://tumundovirtual.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/la-mejor-peor-familia-de-aniversario/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tu Mundo Virtual</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tumundovirtual.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/la-mejor-peor-familia-de-aniversario/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Los Simpsons&#8217; están celebrando dos décadas de parodiar a la sociedad norteamericana. La]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">&#8216;Los Simpsons&#8217; están celebrando dos décadas de parodiar a la sociedad norteamericana. La fiesta le está dando la vuelta al mundo.</p>
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<div id="attachment_1843" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1843" src="http://elparche.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/imgarticulo_t1_66250_20091024_202503.jpg" alt="La revista ‘Time’ en 1999 calificó a ‘Los Simpsons’ como el mejor ‘show’ de todos los tiempos y a Bart como uno de los personajes más influyentes del siglo XX. Arriba Matt Groening celebra el aniversario del programa que ha ganado 24 premios Emmy" width="420" height="290" /><p class="wp-caption-text">La revista ‘Time’ en 1999 calificó a ‘Los Simpsons’ como el mejor ‘show’ de todos los tiempos y a Bart como uno de los personajes más influyentes del siglo XX. Arriba Matt Groening celebra el aniversario del programa que ha ganado 24 premios Emmy</p></div>
<p>La leyenda cuenta que Matt Groening creó Los Simpsons en menos de 20 minutos. Que basado en los miembros de su familia y en sus nombres esbozó de afán los personajes en una servilleta en la oficina del productor James L. Brooks. Esos 20 minutos se han convertido en 20 años de una de las series de televisión más exitosas de todos los tiempos. O, como el mismo equipo realizador del programa los llama, &#8220;los mejores 20 años de la historia&#8221;.</p>
<p>Con este eslogan la cadena FOX ha realizado todo tipo de eventos para festejar el cumpleaños: la semana pasada Homero, Marge, Bart, Lisa y Maggie desfilaron por una alfombra amarilla en el Barker Hangar, uno de los escenarios más exclusivos del sur de California, junto a su padre de carne y hueso y a los actores que les prestan sus voces, para apagar las velas de un ponqué. Además, el Servicio Postal lanzó una serie de estampillas, y recientemente se creo un concurso para que los aficionados inventen un habitante de Springfield; el ganador aparecerá en un capítulo en enero. Marge se unió a Marilyn Monroe y Cindy Crawford en la lista de famosas que han aparecido desnudas en Playboy, como la primera caricatura en posar en carátula. Otro hito para la comedia que más ha durado, y el dibujo animado que mayor tiempo lleva en el prime time de Estados Unidos. Pero, ante todo, un nuevo paso para esta serie que a finales de 1989 cambió la historia de la televisión con una sola idea: &#8220;Entretener y trastornar es mi clave secreta&#8221;, dice Groening, de 55 años.</p>
<p>&#8220;Antes de &#8216;Los Simpsons&#8217; no había nada que se les pareciera y es difícil imaginar que un fenómeno similar vuelva a ocurrir&#8221;, explicó a SEMANA Chris Logan, coautor del libro The Psychology of The Simpsons, quien en sus clases de sicología social de la Southern Methodist University usa ejemplos del programa. &#8220;La mayoría de los espacios de aquella época representaba a las familias norteamericanas de una manera poco realista: todos juntos resolvían sus dificultades en armonía. Pero &#8216;Los Simpsons&#8217;, una familia de clase media, nos mostró la frustración y la imperfección con humor y creo que nos sentimos identificados. El &#8217;show&#8217; cautivó a las audiencias nacionales e internacionales diciendo lo que la gente pensaba pero no decía&#8221;. El único antecedente podría ser Casados con hijos, que apareció en 1987, una comedia que exageraba las situaciones de una familia disfuncional y cuyo éxito &#8220;demostró que el público estaba preparado para que el &#8216;american dream&#8217; se hiciera pedazos&#8221;, según analizó la revista Time.</p>
<p>Groening quería retratar a la sociedad norteamericana tal como es, desde su perspectiva de alguien que pasó muchos trabajos en su juventud para integrarse a ella. El creador de un imperio estimado hoy en 5.000 millones de dólares lavó platos en un ancianato y fue chofer y mecanógrafo de un director de cine senil. Mientras vendía comida rápida en el local Licorice Pizza, esperaba que alguien notara su talento, pues repartía una historieta titulada Life in Hell (Vida en el infierno) en la que por medio de un conejo llamado Binky, reflejaba la desesperanza de su vida en Los Angeles, después de haber abandonado su natal Portland para ser escritor y dibujante. Tendría que pasar algún tiempo repartiendo periódicos, archivando documentos y contestando llamadas en Los Ángeles Readers antes de que ese diario empezara a publicar su caricatura.</p>
<p>Cuando James L. Brooks se interesó en Life in Hell para incluirlo en un corto de un minuto en el programa The Tracey Ullman Show, de FOX, Groening prefirió ofrecerle a Los Simpsons, por temor a perder los derechos de aquél, que ya le producían algún dinero. El 17 de diciembre de 1989 la familia se estrenó con su propio espacio de media hora con un episodio navideño en el que su talante era evidente: Homero conseguía un trabajo extra como Santa Claus para pagar la remoción de un tatuaje que Bart se había hecho. Se trataba de una arriesgada estrategia para sacar adelante la cadena que tenía serios problemas con su rating. Desde Los Picapiedra en los 60, no había una comedia animada en el horario nocturno, pues se pensaba que eran exclusivas de los niños y que hacerlas con la calidad requerida para el prime time sería muy costoso.</p>
<p>Pero superaron ese obstáculo al utilizar estudios coreanos menos sofisticados y el truco les dio resultado. FOX decidió tomar un nuevo riesgo al enfrentar, con éxito, su serie al gigante del rating de la cadena NBC, The Cosby Show. En 1991 el famoso Bill Cosby describió a Bart, su rival, como un modelo negativo para los niños. Algunas escuelas estadounidenses prohibieron a sus alumnos usar la camisa más popular de la época (se vendían un millón al día en promedio), en la que el pequeño Simpson decía &#8220;mal estudiante, y orgulloso de serlo&#8221;. Hasta el entonces presidente de Estados Unidos, George H. W. Bush, durante su campaña por la reelección, se fue en su contra: &#8220;Queremos hacer que nuestras familias sean más como los Waltons y menos como los Simpsons&#8221;. La comparación con esa serie de televisión tuvo respuesta en boca de Bart: &#8220;Hey, nosotros somos como los Waltons, también rezamos todas las noches por que termine la Depresión&#8221;.</p>
<p>Por su temática universal que toca desde religión hasta política y calentamiento global, la influencia de la familia más famosa de Norteamérica se ha expandido a más de 90 países, incluso del mundo islámico, en algunos de los cuales hubo modificaciones como que Homero no tomara cerveza sino gaseosa. Una tribu de una aldea en Kenia obtuvo la licencia para hacer esculturas de los personajes, luego de que un turista llevó varias figuras que sus habitantes empezaron a reproducir. Expresiones de los Simpsons han hecho parte del lenguaje cotidiano de las personas: el famoso &#8220;d&#8217;oh&#8221; que Homero deja escapar cada vez que algo le sale mal fue incluido en el diccionario de inglés de Oxford. Y al parodiar la sociedad, han criticado la televisión e incluso se han burlado de la propia FOX. Hubo un episodio en el que una van de la ultraconservadora Fox News aparecía con la pancarta &#8220;Bush-Cheney 2004&#8243; mientras sonaba la canción We are the Champions. &#8220;El mejor humor tiene un fuerte punto de vista y uno no tiene que estar de acuerdo con él. Me considero más o menos progresista, pero puedo disfrutar de los idiotas de derecha que son graciosos&#8221;, ha expresado Groening.</p>
<p>Los Simpsons, que hoy cuentan con 10 millones de espectadores, abrieron la puerta para el boom de comedias animadas como Family Guy y South Park, &#8220;que muchos jóvenes de hoy prefieren porque son más irreverentes. Después de todo, lo que alguna vez fue exceso en la creación de Groening hoy es normal en los medios&#8221;, opina Logan. &#8220;Pero probablemente nunca habrá otra serie que refleje tan bien su época en la pantalla&#8221;, dijo a SEMANA Chris Turner, autor del libro Planet Simpson. Aunque sin duda el mundo ha cambiado, la familia Simpson lo ha resistido todo. Algunos de los actuales creativos de la serie vieron los primeros capítulos cuando eran niños, y muchos de los que antes eran seguidores de Bart, hoy, de adultos, prefieren a Homero. Lo mejor de todo es ver que en los tiempos modernos un matrimonio siga tan unido después de 20 años.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Best Thing You're Not Jerking Off Too - Amy Sedaris]]></title>
<link>http://podpocalypse.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/the-best-thing-youre-not-jerking-off-too-amy-sedaris/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>samproof</dc:creator>
<guid>http://podpocalypse.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/the-best-thing-youre-not-jerking-off-too-amy-sedaris/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I know what you&#8217;re thinking. Wait, actually I don&#8217;t and actually I don&#8217;t care. Cau]]></description>
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<p>I know what you&#8217;re thinking.</p>
<p>Wait, actually I don&#8217;t and actually I don&#8217;t care. Cause it&#8217;s probably something like &#8220;Hey Come on respect the woman&#8221; or something like that.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" style="width:534px;height:306px;cursor:default;" src="http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/tim_monaghan/amysedaris.jpg" alt="amysedaris.jpg image by tim_monaghan" width="534" height="306" /></p>
<p>And this is all I have to say : <strong>Marge Simpson is in Playboy.</strong></p>
<p>Ok? Get it? Your argument is moot. That means it&#8217;s invalid. And Amy Sedaris is fucking hot. Why? Cause she told us she is. That&#8217;s right, she didn&#8217;t pussy foot around it like these waify little chicks of Hollywood. She just went out an owned it.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/11/amy_sedaris_sexy.jpg" alt="http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/11/amy_sedaris_sexy.jpg" /></p>
<p>Look let&#8217;s back track. You&#8217;re probably like &#8220;Wait, WTF does Marge Simpson appearing in the November issue of Playboy Magazine have to do with anything?!&#8221; Well let&#8217;s have a look:<!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01505/simpsons_1505523c.jpg" alt="Marge Simpson poses for the November issue of Playboy" width="460" height="288" /></p>
<p>Sure that&#8217;s great and all if you .. I don&#8217;t know, like yellow skin and don&#8217;t have access to real porn, or skinamax, or facebook.. or still have a myspace account&#8230;</p>
<p>But seriously it&#8217;s nothing we haven&#8217;t seen before. In fact the truth is, anyone with a curious eye an internet connection has probably stumbled upon Marge and the Other Simpsons doing much, much worse then posing naked. There&#8217;s tons upon tons of &#8216;Fan Friction&#8217; (I&#8217;ll call it) penned from horny illustrator wanna be&#8217;s with &#8216;The Yellow Fever&#8217; as it were. So what&#8217;s the big deal about Marge being in playboy?</p>
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<h2>&#8220;So in a way, you&#8217;d be stroking off to Matt Groening&#8221;</h2>
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<p>Well the truth is, this is Matt Groaning&#8217;s Marge &#8211; So in a way, you&#8217;d be stroking off to Matt Groening. Assuming that&#8217;s your interest in that particular magazine and said &#8220;article&#8221; within.</p>
<p>And Funny women or not, Marge is a culmination of almost entirely male brains. Hollywood, and the Simpsons is no excuse, is a Man&#8217;s world (more or less). So come on guys. If you really want to sensationalize a woman for her funny side, for being &#8220;real&#8221;, hell for being 3 dimensional &#8211; Amy Sedaris is the only option. (and yes Sarah Silverman is a damn good second chair.)</p>
<p><img src="http://thatssofetch.com/images/silverman1.jpg" alt="http://thatssofetch.com/images/silverman1.jpg" width="238" height="300" /><img src="http://insidemyhead.onsugar.com/files/ons/169/1695451/39_2008/sarahsilverman-gm_l12.jpg" alt="http://insidemyhead.onsugar.com/files/ons/169/1695451/39_2008/sarahsilverman-gm_l12.jpg" width="241" height="300" /></p>
<p>And I want you to realize, I&#8217;m not a super fan. I&#8217;m not going out of my way to listen to NPR just in hopes of hearing the awe inspiring quip&#8217;s and chaff&#8217;s of this acclaimed funny women.  But if she so happens to settle on in to an episode of Conan, I&#8217;ll now I&#8217;m in for a good ride. Which in a way, I wish was a favor I could return to the frolicking fairy of foolery.</p>
<p>Point being, as you settle in with your subscription to an 80 year old mans legacy (talking about Hugh Hefner here) and open up to the illustrated pictures of 55 year old man (that one&#8217;s Groening) just remember there are real women out there that are not only 3 Dimensional, they&#8217;re funny and intelligent.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e-esyK9fk2I/SJhS3AgFHmI/AAAAAAAABB4/n-fSyzyAnYE/s400/StrangersWithCandy.jpg" alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e-esyK9fk2I/SJhS3AgFHmI/AAAAAAAABB4/n-fSyzyAnYE/s400/StrangersWithCandy.jpg" /></p>
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<link>http://contestandco.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/vinci-con-i-simpson/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sono passati vent&#8217;anni e non ce ne siamo quasi accorti&#8230; In compagnia di Homer, Bart, Lis]]></description>
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<p>Sono passati vent&#8217;anni e non ce ne siamo quasi accorti&#8230; In compagnia di Homer, Bart, Lisa abbiamo fatto il pieno di follia e divertimento e quale miglior modo di celebrare l&#8217;evento che vincere dei fantastici premi?<br />
<a href="http://www.telefilmmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Telefilm Magazine</a> e Fox Home Video in occasione dell&#8217;uscita della stagione 12 in DVD, hanno unito le forze e per tutto il mese di ottobre (per la precisione <strong>fino al 15 novembre</strong>) avrete la possibilità di partecipare al contest online.<br />
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Come? Semplicissimo, basterà spremersi le meningi e tirare fuori <strong>uno slogan, originale e divertente</strong>, che rappresenti al meglio la nostra amata famigliola ed inviarlo a vinci[@]telefilmmagazine.com. Ad insindacabile giudizio della redazione verranno poi premiate le tre idee più divertenti: il secondo ed il terzo classificato riceveranno in omaggio proprio il <strong>DVD </strong>della dodicesima stagione dei Simpson più una simpatica <strong>spilla</strong>, mentre per il vincitore in palio c&#8217;è DVD, spilla ma anche&#8230; un <strong>poster con dedica firmato dal grande Matt Groening </strong>in persona!</p>
<p>E allora cosa aspettate? Spremete le meningi e fatevi contagiare dalla follia dei musi gialli!</p>
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<link>http://chiveta.com/2009/10/20/vazaram-as-fotos-da-nova-playboy/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chiveta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chiveta.com/2009/10/20/vazaram-as-fotos-da-nova-playboy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Por mais que tomem cuidado, as fotos das mais aguardadas celebridades nuas em revistas masculinas, s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Por mais que tomem cuidado, as fotos das mais aguardadas celebridades nuas em revistas masculinas, sempre vazam!</p>
<p>Desta vez foram as da nova coelhinha da Playboy americana, que há muito vinha sendo sondada pelo chefão Hugh Hefner&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://chiveta.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/marge_chiveta_capa.jpg" alt="marge_chiveta_capa" title="marge_chiveta_capa" width="500" height="672" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2611" /></p>
<p>Ninguém menos que Marge Simpson!</p>
<p>Percebe-se que foi abolido o uso do Photoshop, recurso que tantas celebridades são obrigadas a recorrer. Aliás, o ensaio conseguiu mesclar sutilidade com ousadia e ainda fazer referência a imagens clássicas&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://chiveta.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/marge_chiveta01.jpg" alt="marge_chiveta01" title="marge_chiveta01" width="500" height="579" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2612" /></p>
<p>Como no <i>momento Marilyn Monroe</i> acima!</p>
<p>O fotógrafo se apropriou ainda de um estilo puro, deixando algumas fotos levemente amadoras!</p>
<p><img src="http://chiveta.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/marge-playboy-02.jpg" alt="marge playboy 02" title="marge playboy 02" width="500" height="726" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2613" /></p>
<p>Ou você não viu a sombra do mané gordão e careca ali?!</p>
<p><img src="http://chiveta.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/marge_chiveta03.jpg" alt="marge_chiveta03" title="marge_chiveta03" width="500" height="695" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2615" /></p>
<p>O encontro perfeito do sofisticado (representado pelo champanhe) com o rústico (a latinha de cerveja jogada, provavelmente, pelo mesmo mané da sombra da foto anterior) deram um toque especial à coelhinha.</p>
<p>Cá entre nós, Marge Simpson bem que estava precisando dar um <i>upgrade</i> em sua imagem pessoal que estava arranhada depois das fotos que andaram circulando pelos tablóides&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://chiveta.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/marge_censurada_chiveta.jpg" alt="Marge_censurada_chiveta" title="Marge_censurada_chiveta" width="498" height="568" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2616" /></p>
<p>Ô Marge, deixa esse papel pra Britney Spears, a Paris Hilton, a Lily Allen ou a Amy Winehouse, pô!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajzolj Chris Martint a Simpsons családnak]]></title>
<link>http://shortscore.net/2009/10/20/rajzolj-chris-martint-a-simpsons-csaladnak/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xnail</dc:creator>
<guid>http://shortscore.net/2009/10/20/rajzolj-chris-martint-a-simpsons-csaladnak/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A sorozat készítői Chris Martin-karakter megalkotására hívják fel nézőiket, rajongóikat. A játék val]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" title="Chris Martin" src="http://www.gossipboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/cmartin.jpg" alt="" width="108" height="144" />A sorozat készítői <em>Chris Martin</em>-karakter megalkotására hívják fel nézőiket, rajongóikat. A játék valódi téttel bír: a legjobban sikerült <em>Chris Martin</em>-figura felbukkan majd a <em>Simpsons </em>egyik jövő évi epizódjában (mely része lesz a <em>Simpsons</em> sorozat húsz esztendős jubileumi sorozatának). A pályaműveket <a title="simpsons" href="http://thesimpsons.com/character" target="_blank">erre</a> a  címre kell elküldeni október 24-ig, azokat <em>Al Jean</em> executive producer és<em> Matt Groening</em>, a sorozat atyja értékelik. A győztes október közepén Los Angelesbe utazhat, ahol együtt dolgozhat majd a <em>Simpsons</em> vezető animátorával és producerével.<!--more--></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Simpsons comemoram 20 anos de existência com sessão de gala nos EUA]]></title>
<link>http://sammyfecury.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/simpsons-comemoram-20-anos-de-existencia-com-sessao-de-gala-nos-eua/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sammy Fecury</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sammyfecury.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/simpsons-comemoram-20-anos-de-existencia-com-sessao-de-gala-nos-eua/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Equipe do desenho compareceu a festa neste domingo. ‘É estranho estar aqui depois de 20 anos’, diz c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Equipe do desenho compareceu a festa neste domingo.<br />
‘É estranho estar aqui depois de 20 anos’, diz criador da série.</strong></p>
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<p>Matt Groening, criador da família Simpson, posa ao lado de atores vestidos como seus personagens. Com direito a um tapete amarelo – no lugar do tradicional vermelho – os dubladores, roteiristas e animadores da equipe responsável pelo desenho comemoraram duas décadas da família com uma festa neste domingo (18) em Santa Monica. “É realmente estranho. Eu pensei que o programa ia fazer sucesso quando comecei. Mas o fato de estarmos aqui 20 anos depois, e ainda falando sobre ele, é muito peculiar. E bastante feliz”, disse Groening.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt goes rocking]]></title>
<link>http://cafedesignorants.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/matt-goes-rocking/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cafedesignorants</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cafedesignorants.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/matt-goes-rocking/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dopo anni in cui diverse band e musicisti hanno fatto apparizioni più o meno volontarie negli episod]]></description>
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<p>Dopo anni in cui diverse band e musicisti hanno fatto apparizioni più o meno volontarie negli episodi dei <strong>Simpsons</strong>, ha fatto un certo scalpore la notizia che il loro creatore <strong>Matt Groening</strong> è stato invitato a curare il prestigioso evento indie ATP che sta per <strong>All Tomorrow’s Parties </strong>(<a href="http://www.atpfestival.com/" target="_blank">www.atpfestival.com</a>) che si svolgerà al Butlins Holiday Center a Minehead nel Regno Unito dal <strong>7 al 9 maggio 2010</strong>.</p>
<p>Quello che i media britannici fanno notare è che si parla di un evento musicale (<strong>i cui biglietti sono in vendita dal 16.10</strong>) di cui non si sa ancora nulla quanto a band facenti parte del lineup e il centro della scena è tenuto da un non-musicista, Matt Groening appunto. In realtà già nel 2003 Groening si occupò di curare un festival a Long Beach LA recuperando grandi artisti del passato come Iggy and The Stooges o James Chance (ex leader di James Chance and The Contortions) o nomi minori delle college radio degli anni 90, per cui ci si aspetta che Groening ripeterà quel tipo di scelta e questo ha già sostanzialmente dato il la a prevendite “al buio”</p>
<p>Il prestigioso magazine inglese <strong>NME</strong> ha colto l’occasione per fare <a href="http://www.nme.com/photos/15-classic-band-cameos-in-the-simpsons/155336/1/1">una carrellata di alcuni grandi artisti protagonisti di cameo negli episodi dei Simpsons</a>.</p>
<p>Qui vi riporto due tra i più geniali.</p>
<p>I ramones che suonano  Happy Birthday alla festa di compleanno di Burns e i Green Day che appaiono nel Movie.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/QhKQKLiHxAw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/QhKQKLiHxAw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p>Man in Black</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Satisfying Combination Platter: Chris Vance at Third Eye Gallery]]></title>
<link>http://artkc365.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/a-satisfying-combination-platter-chris-vance-at-third-eye-gallery/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stevebrisendine</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artkc365.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/a-satisfying-combination-platter-chris-vance-at-third-eye-gallery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Barry White&quot;, Acrylic, Charcoal and Spray Paint on Clayboard. Chris Vance Combined 9 a.m.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_3596" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 392px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3596" title="Vance" src="http://artkc365.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/vance.jpg" alt="&#34;Barry White&#34;, Acrylic, Charcoal and Spray Paint on Clayboard." width="382" height="382" /><p class="wp-caption-text">&#34;Barry White&#34;, Acrylic, Charcoal and Spray Paint on Clayboard.</p></div>
<p><strong>Chris Vance</strong><br />
<em>Combined</em></p>
<p>9 a.m.-4 p.m.</p>
<p>Third Eye Gallery<br />
2024 Main Street<br />
(gallery entrance on Baltimore)<br />
Kansas City, MO<br />
816.931.7160</p>
<p>Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Friday<br />
Runs through: Oct. 30</p>
<p>Artist&#8217;s site: <a href="http://www.chrisvanceart.com" target="_blank">http://www.chrisvanceart.com</a><br />
Gallery site: <a href="http://www.thirdeyekc.com">http://www.thirdeyekc.com</a></p>
<p>If art is Chris Vance&#8217;s diary &#8212; and it is &#8212; he sure does a lot of free writing.</p>
<p>The paintings in Vance&#8217;s show <em>Combined</em> are marked not only by cartoonish, illustrative imagery but also by a completely intuitive approach to their creation.</p>
<p><em>My work is the expression of daily events that form ideas and transform the canvases,</em> Vance writes. <em>I don’t attempt to settle the piece before paint hits the canvas. I like the canvas to tell me what it needs in the form of line and color. I look at composition and balance, and my feelings drive the piece on a subconscious level.</em></p>
<p><em>Ideas are an internal ingestion and the art is the medium of the expression. Understanding my work is to understand me as a person. Evolution in the paintings shows how small ideas turned into big ideas and those ideas back from big to small. The smallest things in life strike ideas that fuel my work in progression.</em></p>
<p>&#8220;Progression&#8221; is the overarching theme of <em>Combined</em>, which runs through Oct. 30 at Third Eye Gallery in the Crossroads. It includes the various media Vance has used over the past two years &#8230; and he has assembled some unusual combinations.</p>
<p>Barry White, today&#8217;s featured work, links the street (spray paint) with the studio (charcoal and acrylic). Vance makes those elements work together &#8212; or, rather, play together. The characters, without being derivative, suggest everything from Matt Groening&#8217;s <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_Hell" target="_blank">Life in Hell</a></em> to the copy of <a href="http://www.beanotown.com" target="_blank"><em>The Beano</em> comic</a> I picked up in London when I was ten.</p>
<p>You might see something entirely different in Vance&#8217;s work, though &#8230; and that&#8217;s as it should be. <em>Combined</em> might be his diary &#8212; but each of us reads it with different eyes and sees it from a particular point of view.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Why I'm not surprised that Sonic Youth were on Gossip Girl]]></title>
<link>http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/10/18/why-im-not-surprised-that-sonic-youth-were-on-gossip-girl/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alyx Vesey</dc:creator>
<guid>http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/10/18/why-im-not-surprised-that-sonic-youth-were-on-gossip-girl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LES meets UES in matrimony; image courtesy of gossipgirlinsider.com So, I finally saw last week]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 509px"><img title="LES meets UES in matrimony; image courtesy of gossipgirlinsider.com" src="http://static.gossipgirlinsider.com/images/gallery/rufus-getting-married.jpg" alt="LES meets UES in matrimony; image courtesy of gossipgirlinsider.com" width="499" height="349" /><p class="wp-caption-text">LES meets UES in matrimony; image courtesy of gossipgirlinsider.com</p></div>
<p>So, I finally saw last week&#8217;s episode of <em>Gossip Girl</em>. For my money, there is nothing surprising about Sonic Youth performing &#8220;Starpower&#8221; and bassist/guitarist Kim Gordon marrying Rufus Humphrey and Lily van der Woodsen-Bass-etc. The reason, as I will outline chronologically below, is that flirtations with mainstream popular culture is completely in keeping with their career. This cameo isn&#8217;t an isolated incident. If anything this network-savvy band pioneered how indie does synergy.</p>
<p>March 1, 1988: Ciccone Youth, a side project formed in 1986 between the band and Minutemen bassist/co-founder Mike Watt releases <em>The Whitey Album</em>. In this configuration, they took part of their name from Madonna&#8217;s surname. They also covered some of her songs, including &#8220;Into the Groovey&#8221; and &#8220;Burnin&#8217; Up.&#8221; For good measure, they also covered Robert Palmer&#8217;s &#8220;Addicted to Love.&#8221; Were they taking the piss or celebrating 80s blockbuster pop? Maybe both? You decide.</p>
<p>June 26, 1990: <em>Goo </em>is released on DGC, marking their major label debut.<em> </em></p>
<p>In 1991, the <em>Goo</em> video album is released, a clip accompanying each song on the album. Among them are &#8220;Mildred Pierce&#8221; which features Sofia Coppola dressed as Joan Crawford, who starred in the 1945 film noir of same name, &#8220;Disappearer,&#8221; which was directed by Todd Haynes,<strong> </strong>and a few clips directed by <a href="http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/10/17/music-videos-auteuses-tamra-davis/" target="_blank">Tamra Davis</a>, including &#8220;Dirty Boots&#8221; and &#8220;Kool Thing,&#8221; which also featured Public Enemy&#8217;s Chuck D.</p>
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<p>September 17, 1991: Kim Gordon co-produces <em>Pretty on the Inside</em>, Hole&#8217;s debut album, released on Caroline, a subsidiary of Virgin.</p>
<p>July 21, 1992: <em>Dirty</em> is released. Two noteworthy music videos come along with it. Actor Jason Lee, then unknown, is featured as a tragic skateboarder in &#8221;100%. The clip was co-directed by Davis and Spike Jonze, who just made some movie about kids and monsters based on a children&#8217;s book. Chloë Sevigny, once a <em>Sassy</em> intern, stars in &#8220;Sugar Kane,&#8221; which also showcases Marc Jacobs&#8217; Perry Ellis grunge collection.</p>
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/3AS22gK0rGg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/3AS22gK0rGg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>August 9, 1993: &#8220;Cannonball&#8221; is released as the lead single to The Breeders way-ruling <em>Last Splash</em>.<em> </em>Kim Gordon co-directs the music video with Jonze.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/0RiJMZQXa2o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/0RiJMZQXa2o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>September 14, 1993: <em>Judgment Night</em> is released, along with a successful soundtrack from Epic that pairs alternative/metal acts with rap groups. Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill collaborate on &#8221;I Love You Mary Jane.&#8221;</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img title="Cover to Judgment Night (Epic, 1993); image courtesy of brianorndorf.com" src="http://www.brianorndorf.com/images/2008/04/14/judgment_night_sdtk_cover.jpg" alt="Cover to Judgment Night (Epic, 1993); image courtesy of brianorndorf.com" width="400" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cover to Judgment Night (Epic, 1993); image courtesy of brianorndorf.com</p></div>
<p>1994: Kim Gordon creates X-Girl with Daisy von Furth, a sister clothing line to Beastie Boys Mike D&#8217;s X-Large collection. I see DJ Tanner wear an X-Girl blue jumper on <em>Full House</em> and want one.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/URPAxMjyVak&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/URPAxMjyVak&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>August 25, 1994: Sonic Youth contributes &#8220;Genetic&#8221; to the <em>My So-Called Life</em> soundtrack. Released on Atlantic, the compilation features other Juliana Hatfield, Afghan Whigs, Daniel Johnston, and (of course) Buffalo Tom, who every fan remembers played a show on Pike Street.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 536px"><img title="Track list to the My So-Called Life soundtrack (Atlantic, 1994); image courtesy of mscl.com" src="http://www.mscl.com/img/merchandise/soundtrack_backcover.jpg" alt="Track list to the My So-Called Life soundtrack (Atlantic, 1994); image courtesy of mscl.com" width="526" height="486" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Track list to the My So-Called Life soundtrack (Atlantic, 1994); image courtesy of mscl.com</p></div>
<p>September 13, 1994: <em>If I Were A Carpenter</em>, a Carpenters tribute album, is released on A&#38;M. An alternafest, acts like American Music Club, Shonen Knife, Babes and Toyland, and Matthew Sweet share time with SY, who cover &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRiyN_Zn5L8" target="_blank">Superstar</a>.&#8221; In late 2007, the song would make an appearance in the movie <em>Juno</em>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 311px"><img title="Cover to If I Were a Carpenter (Rhino, 1994); image courtesy of whizzo.ca" src="http://www.whizzo.ca/carpenter/albums/if_i_were_a_carpenter.jpg" alt="Cover to If I Were a Carpenter (Rhino, 1994); image courtesy of whizzo.ca" width="301" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cover to If I Were a Carpenter (Rhino, 1994); image courtesy of whizzo.ca</p></div>
<p>October 27, 1995: CBS airs &#8220;The State&#8217;s 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special,&#8221; marking the MTV sketch comedy troupe&#8217;s network television debut. Sonic Youth is the musical guest. Few people watch (I am one of them), and CBS decides to pull the plug. </p>
<p>May 19, 1996: Fox airs &#8221;Homerpalooza,&#8221; <em>The Simpsons</em>&#8216; penultimate episode of its seventh season. In it, Homer goes on tour with Hullabalooza (re: Lollapalooza), taking canons to the gut to the bemusement of thousands of jaded slackers. Several acts made guests appearances, including Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, Peter Frampton, and Sonic Youth. The band also provides an &#8220;alternative&#8221; version to Danny Elfman&#8217;s iconic theme song, perhaps getting closer in tone to what creator Matt Groening had originally envisioned when suggesting that avant-jazz composer John Zorn write the show&#8217;s theme song. The song is later featured on Rhino&#8217;s <em>Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons: Original Music From The Television Series</em> compilation.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 528px"><img title="Im so disillusioned!; image courtesy of taringa.net" src="http://sonic.vividores.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/simpsons_sonic_youth.jpg" alt="Im so disillusioned!; image courtesy of taringa.net" width="518" height="376" /><p class="wp-caption-text">&#34;I&#39;m so disillusioned!&#34;; image courtesy of taringa.net</p></div>
<p>June 5, 1996: James Mangold&#8217;s debut feature, <em>Heavy</em>, is released in the states. Moore composes the score.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/0-e6IEHAR6A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/0-e6IEHAR6A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>June 1998: I watch the &#8220;Kool Thing&#8221; video at a Gadzooks in the <a href="http://www.mallofamerica.com/#/main/home/home" target="_blank">Mall of America</a> during a trip to Young Life camp in Minnesota.</p>
<p>July 13, 2001: Larry Clark&#8217;s <em>Bully</em> is released in theaters. Moore composes the score.</p>
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<p>July 25, 2005: Gus Van Sant&#8217;s <em>Last Days</em>, the director&#8217;s take on Kurt Cobain&#8217;s final days,<em> </em>is released in the states. Gordon appears as a record executive based on <a href="http://www.dannygoldberg.com/about.html" target="_blank">Danny Goldberg</a> trying to turn the main character&#8217;s life around. Moore also served as a music consultant.</p>
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<p>May 2006: Former Pavement bassist Mark Ibold joins the band. This has nothing to do with matters of synergy or cross-promotion; I just happen to think he&#8217;s kinda cute. He was also featured in a comic strip, but the name escapes me. His catchphrase is something to the effect of &#8220;I&#8217;m Mark, the bassist from Pavement&#8221; but I&#8217;m butchering it. My friend Susan told me about it, so maybe she&#8217;ll share in the comments section.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img title="Mark Ibold, perhaps around the time he was dating Oksana Baiul and before the Pavement reunion tour; image courtesy of amazon.com" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/A1i0zWDsc1L._SL600_.jpg" alt="Mark Ibold, perhaps around the time he was dating Oksana Baiul and before the Pavement reunion tour; image courtesy of amazon.com" width="500" height="306" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Mark Ibold, perhaps around the time he was dating Oksana Baiul and before the Pavement reunion tour; image courtesy of amazon.com</p></div>
<p>May 9, 2006: Moore and Gordon <a href="http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/05/09/swagga-like-us-musicians-do-motherhood-their-way/" target="_blank">appear</a> with daughter Coco in &#8220;<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7460695148577794496#" target="_blank">Partings</a>,&#8221; the <em>Gilmore Girls</em>&#8216; season six finale. </p>
<p>June 15, 2007: <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/26991-starbucks-to-release-sonic-youth-celebrity-compilation/" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a> reports that SY will be contributing a track to a Starbucks compilation.</p>
<p>November 21, 2007: Todd Haynes&#8217;s <em>I&#8217;m Not There</em> is released. Gordon&#8217;s makes a cameo as folkie Carla Hendricks, who is based on Judy Collins. The casting furthers my suspicion that SY friend Todd Haynes must have been influenced by the band&#8217;s fandom of The Carpenters and preoccupation with Karen Carpenter&#8217;s tragic struggle with anorexia. They cover &#8220;Superstar.&#8221; He makes a biopic about Carpenter called <em>Superstar</em>. Coincidence?</p>
<p>September 8, 2008: Choosing not to renew their contract with Geffen, SY sign with indie stalwart Matador.</p>
<p>November 3, 2008: Moore and former Be Your Own Pet frontwoman Jemina Pearl <a href="http://stereogum.com/archives/video/thurston-moore-and-jemina-pearl-cover-the-ramones_033211.html" target="_blank">cover</a> The Ramones&#8217; &#8220;Sheena Is a Punk Rocker&#8221; specifically for &#8220;There Might Be Blood,&#8221; a season two episode of <em>Gossip Girl</em>. </p>
<p>February 16, 2009: Gordon debuts a clothing collection called Mirror/Dash for Urban Outfitters.</p>
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<p>Is this bad? Hmm, maybe. I suppose it depends on your outlook. I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s no worse than The Flaming Lips <a href="http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/18/wayne-coyne-reminiscences-about-90210-appearance-15-years-late/" target="_blank">performing</a> on <em>Beverly Hills, 90210</em> (although, maybe for it to be equal, Wayne Coyne would have to play a short-order cook at the Peach Pit). Beyond paying the bills and circulating their brand, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if there was a fair amount of post-modern, art-school, post-Warholian why-the-hell-not? factoring into all of Sonic Youth&#8217;s above-ground forays. Or perhaps they (gasp!) like many of these texts and ventures. </p>
<p>Perhaps the band knows that dabbling with the mainstream is tricky business. Maybe this explains why Moore (and, to a lesser extent Gordon and guitarist Lee Ranaldo, though not media-shy drummer Steve Shelley) cultivated an authoritative presence in recent music documentaries like <em>Punk: Attitude</em>, <em>Kill Yr Idols</em>, and <a href="http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/04/22/how-did-you-celebrate-record-store-day/" target="_blank"><em>I Need That Record!</em></a> It may also have fueled a need for an outlet through which to channel more experimental projects, resulting in the band forming <a href="http://www.smellslikerecords.com/sonicyouth/" target="_blank">Sonic Youth Recordings</a> in 1996, along with Shelley&#8217;s Smells Like label and Moore&#8217;s Ecstatic Peace label. In addition, Ranaldo has done a considerable amount of writing, creates installation projects with his wife Leah Singer, has an extensive solo career, and has performed improvisatory film scores as a member of <a href="http://www.sonicurbs.com/textoflight/pag/" target="_blank">Text of Light</a>.</p>
<p>And, you know. The band is still really good. Even as folks mine their discography or weave them into above-ground mainstream corporate media culture enterprising, they&#8217;re still challenging themselves and making great music<em>. </em>Earlier this year, the band released<em> <a href="http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/02/12/coming-june-9-sonic-youths-the-eternal/" target="_blank">The Eternal</a></em>, their 16th album. Peaking at #18 on the Billboard charts, it also boasts a consistently great set of songs and a painting by late guitarist John Fahey for its cover. This blurring of art and commerce, for good or for bad, is in keeping with the band and their contributions to music culture.</p>
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Il 16 settembre scorso, in concomitanza con l&#8217;uscita del cofanetto da collezione della stagione 12 de <a href="http://aizercast.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/marge-simpson-senza-veli-sulla-copertina-di-playboy-usa-di-novembre/">I Simpson</a> (cofanetto composto da 4 dvd arricchiti da contenuti speciali) sono iniziati i festeggiamenti per i 20 anni dei Simpson, la famiglia più irriverente della tv.</p>
<p>Correva l&#8217;anno 1989 quando furono messi in onda per la prima volta in america i corti animati versione <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gli_Antenati">antenati</a> de <strong>I Simpson</strong> durante il <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman_Show">Tracey Ullman Show</a> (in prima serata). In Italia, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart e Maggie giunsero solo nel 1991, prima su <strong>Canale 5</strong> e poi su <strong>Italia 1</strong>.</p>
<p>Matt Groening, il geniale fumettista creatore dei Simpson (nonché papà di <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dad!">American Dad</a> e <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama">Futurama</a>), in un&#8217;intervista rilasciata al settimanale <a href="http://www.style.it/cont/vanity-fair/home-vanity-fair.asp">Vanity Fair</a> (nr.42 &#8211; 21 ottobre 2009) rispondendo alla domanda se si aspettava così tanto successo ci dice:<br />
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<blockquote><p>Si, me lo aspettavo. Quando è andata in onda la prima puntata non esisteva nulla di simile. Ero certo che sarebbe piaciuto perché era esattamente il tipo di programma che avrei voluto vedere in Tv da ragazzino. Diciamo che ero un po&#8217; naif e arrogante. I miei sogni di gloria si limitavano però al solo pubblico americano, non immaginavo affatto che la faccenda potesse rivelarsi un fenomeno di proporzioni planetarie. Gli adulti si dimenticano di com&#8217;erano da bambini. Io ho giurato che l&#8217;avrei tenuto a mente per sempre.</p></blockquote>
<p>Per commemorare questo evento la <a href="http://www.craftvillageuk.com/site/web/home">Craft Village UK</a> ha realizzato una serie di busti da collezione scolpiti a mano raffiguranti Home, Bart, Marge, Lisa, ecc&#8230; <strong>John Ortved</strong> ha ascritto un libro sulla vera storia della famiglia più importante del mondo, in uscita in Italia il prossimo 19 novembre (disponibile su <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simpsons-Uncensored-Unauthorized-History/dp/0865479887">Amazon</a> in lingua originale). Ma non finisce qui, si parla anche di un seguito al film de I Simpson (su <a href="http://magazine.foxtv.it/2009/10/08/i-simpson-un-secondo-film-si-ma-con-calma/">magazine.foxtv.it</a>) e tante altre sorprese. I festeggiamenti per questo anniversario termineranno a gennaio 2010.</p>
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