In the words of Jeff Albertson (aka Comic Book Guy) --"Worst. Episode. Ever."
This episode was nothing more than a pastiche of random 90's references -- Marge and Homer move into Springfield Place (a take on Melrose Place), Marge sports 'The Rachel', Homer invents grunge after a brief stint in a Color Me Badd-esque R&B lite group and I fight back the urge to drive golf tees into my eyeballs.
It seems that all the writers did for this episode was watch a marathon of VH1's I Love The 90's and pick out their favorite parts:
Writer #1: Dude! Remember that Closing Time song?! Dude! I love that song! We should put that in the episode.
Writer #2: Bro, you know who rocked in the 90s? Bush. Heh-heh...I said Bush. We should put that in too!
[The writers high-five and across the country, a girl wails in agony because she realizes that not only do these no-talent numbnuts have the life she wants, but they're getting paid for screwing up an iconic television show]
Why don't the new episodes have the wit and the heart of the movie? Or better yet, why couldn't The Simpsons just retire with dignity like Seinfeld did?
Simpsons are still the best, and their always actual...
ReplyDeleteYou're just a grumpy little loser who doesn't have a life
BUT, I can string together a cohesive sentence and I don't post anonymous messages on other people's blogs, so while I may not have a "life" in your estimation, undoubtedly I have the upper hand.
ReplyDeleteLong story short -- you're a putz.