UK: General Simpsons Chat

[dannyenator]

that is a good episode but its season 1 we want seasons 8+ BBC gave us more

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

that is a good episode but its season 1 we want seasons 8+ BBC gave us more
No they didn't, the BBC repeated Seasons 4 and 5 constantly for about a year before showing 6. Channel 4 aren't doing worse.

And I like Season 1, there's a nice charm to it. Coupled with nostalgia, it makes for good viewing. I guess it is annoying for a lot of people because they already have those episodes on DVD. So do I, but for some reason I prefer to watch episodes on TV. Probably because I can do other things with the episode in the background - with a DVD I feel I should give the episode my full attention.

[H Thompson]

Look dannyenator their running a buisness It costs a lot of money to have the rights to all those seasons, Channel 4 haven't show season 7 yet, so when that starts that'll be new, and they should be starting season 13 once Celebrity Big Brother ends. There's nothing you can do, if it were that cheap and easy channel 4 would be showing season 8 and onwards.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Channel 4 is showing S3's Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes on Fri 27th January at 6pm. Celebrity BB finishes that night at 9pm, so it's possible S13 will start the following week.

[H Thompson]

Yeah you can find out from next saturday morning, check the radiotimes website for febuary 3rd. Channel 4 are also showing this new sitcom "The I.T Crowd" (written by Graham Linehan Co-writer of Father Ted, Big Train and the 1st series of Black Books)
So it would make perfect sense to start the new series of Simpsons as well.

[Adamm R)))]

Though Greased Scotsman and Adzzzzzzzzzz have helped to make up for that.
Hey, I helped :). And on the subject of the rights to the seasons, I think the ideal would be for Sky to have 1-8 and the newest season and C4 to have 9+. I can't see it happening but it would work. Terrestrial viewers would see new episodes, Sky viewers would see good episodes and the newest season at the time. I don't know about anyone else but I only ever watch non-new Sky episodes if I'm bored and it would be nice to see some entertaining ones.

[matt228]

I think the ideal would be for Sky to have 1-8 and the newest season and C4 to have 9+. I can't see it happening but it would work. Terrestrial viewers would see new episodes, Sky viewers would see good episodes and the newest season at the time. I don't know about anyone else but I only ever watch non-new Sky episodes if I'm bored and it would be nice to see some entertaining ones.
Apart from the fact that this will never happen, the idea is not very good either. Do you honestly think that Sky should only have the newest season for one year and then have to give it up for several years? You're havin' a giraffe, ain't ya? That would mean that Mr Murdoch would lose money, which would of course be a terrible thing for us all!
No offence :)

I personally think that Channel 4 should air the episodes one year after Sky One, but it'll never happen at this rate. Looks like they'll be 4 years behind for a while.

[Simpsons Forever!]

The Italian Bob airs tonight on Sky at 6:30pm - it'll be the last new episode for about a month.

I'm looking forward to seeing Sideshow Bob return, but I'm not so sure about the trip to Italy. Overall, though, it should be an enjoyable episode - another valuable installlmet of the Bob saga. Predicted grade: A-

[Adamm R)))]

Italian Bob was better than I expected. Quite funny (for a Jean ep) and although how Bob got to Italy was crazy, it worked suprisingly well. One of the better episodes of the season. Just a quick question, when Bob is discovered a guard reads a book with his picture in. Can anyone tell me what the pictures said beneath them for each picture(I've got crap eyesight and I rarely wear my glasses)?

[FuriousGeorge]

Strong first half with, Mr Burns' car breaking down, the video with the PC kid stories from around the world, the families trip around Italy, well in fact the whole 1st act.

What lets this episode down is, Lisa's drunken outburst where she rips Bob's clothes to reveal his prison uniform, as if Bob is going to wear a prison uniform underneath his suit. The chase scene into Roma, and the opera bits. It was all too silly, and not even funny at all. The only saving grace in the second act was the brief apperance of Mr Teeny and the criminal book with the images of Peter from Family Guy.

The writers really need to keep up the momentum by mainting a high standard throughout the whole show, not half the show. Also, what is with the off-the-wall scenes such as the bit in the opera and car chase? Doesn't it make the show ridicolous?

Overall, average episode, rescued by the first act, but the second best episode this season.

[Simpsons Forever!]

I really liked it, apart from the disappointing end. The Italy jokes were pretty funny. This must have been the best "Simpsons go to..." episode for ages, mainly for Sideshow Bob, though. Animation was brilliant, too. A

[dannyenator]

noooo please stop it you are making me upset taking about the new episodes

[Greased Scotsman]

S4 starts another run on Monday 30th January on C4 at 6pm, with Kamp Krusty continuing from Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes the following Friday. Most likely they'll then repeat S5 and S6 after that.

[Mario]

The opera was the worst bit. Bob's singing dragged on and on, SHUT UP! I'm half-Italian and a Sideshow Bob fan, so I was looking forward to this episode. Apart from the singing and Bob's kid saying "something-vendetta" over and over before the credits, it was a great episode. How Bob got to Italy wasn't too crazy, the car-making-machine doing that hand-kissing gesture was funny.

A-

[Simpsons Forever!]

Wezzo has updated (finally!) But his C4 listings only go up to 28th Jan, so no word still on S13!

His Sky listings only go up to 10th February, although he says at least one new episode should air on 12th, 19th or 26th February (likely to be GABF22 The Last Of The Red Hat Mamas.)

So, we'll have to keep on waiting, at least for the time being, for new episodes.

[Adamm R)))]

Disapointing update really, but glad to know he can be bothered. Season 13 news shouldn't be too far away now, most likely the week after CBB (and I'll take this opportunity to confess it's me who's keeping it on the air, I know it's terrible though).

[Simpsons Forever!]

Good news at last! Sky have listed a new Simpsons for 12th February and an encore for the following Friday, but haven't confirmed which episode will air.

[Adamm R)))]

Fantastic! Most likely it'll be Red Hat Mamas.

[Simpsons Forever!]

No new Simpsons on Channel 4 on 3rd February. Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie is on at 6pm, then at 9pm, C4 is showing a new comedy, "The IT Crowd." This could last quite a while, so it's unlikley new Simpsons will be on before March. :(

[Adamm R)))]

There is still hope. BB lasted an hour. This new show will most likely take up half an hour. The first week there is a double bill. The next week there is half an hour free. I'm pretty sure THOHXIII will air in that extra half hour.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

No new Simpsons on Channel 4 on 3rd February. Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie is on at 6pm, then at 9pm, C4 is showing a new comedy, "The IT Crowd." This could last quite a while, so it's unlikley new Simpsons will be on before March. :(

NOOO!! :yell:

WTF is wrong with channel 4? Why can't they show these new comedies (or maybe new Simpsons) on instead of those sitcom reruns they have every night?

[david195]

From Sky Programme Information:

Homer's Paternity Coot - Sunday 12th February 6.30 pm, Sky One

I think they might be planning on keeping 'Last of the Red Hat Mamas' for Easter

[H Thompson]

NOOO!! :yell:

WTF is wrong with channel 4? Why can't they show these new comedies (or maybe new Simpsons) on instead of those sitcom reruns they have every night?

The I.T crowd is a new sitcom,(from one of the writers of Father Ted, Big Train and the first series of Black Books) there starting it off with a double bill, but the week after could still be a new Simpsons.

[Adamm R)))]

^As I said, but nobody seems to care. And good news about Paternity Coot.

[snrub]

No you didn't, Simpsons Forever did

[Adamm R)))]

No new Simpsons on Channel 4 on 3rd February. Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie is on at 6pm, then at 9pm, C4 is showing a new comedy, "The IT Crowd." This could last quite a while, so it's unlikley new Simpsons will be on before March. :(
There is still hope. BB lasted an hour. This new show will most likely take up half an hour. The first week there is a double bill. The next week there is half an hour free. I'm pretty sure THOHXIII will air in that extra half hour.
Look at the two posts. I said there is still a chance as Homer_Thomson did. SF said there would be none on until March.

[Greased Scotsman]

I'm pretty sure THOHXIII will air in that extra half hour.It'll be THOH XII - XIII is in S14.

[Simpsons Forever!]

No new episode on Sky on Sunday 19th February. Simpson and Delilah is airing instead.

[dannyenator]

hey i set up this petition for c4 to show new episodes c4 said that they will only listen if i get over 3000 petitions from fans.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/tsimpsons

[Simpsons Forever!]

We need that petition! No S13 on Friday 10th February. The IT Crowd is showing at 9:30pm, but ANOTHER new comedy is starting at 9:00pm - 8 Out of 10 Cats.
The fact that the Winter Olympics starts that same day suggests Channel 4 won't be airing a new season of The Simpsons for a while now.

[Wonderlicious]

My thoughts on Channel 4: Bastards. ;-/

[dannyenator]

Rock on angry simpsons fans

[Greased Scotsman]

We need that petition! No S13 on Friday 10th February. The IT Crowd is showing at 9:30pm, but ANOTHER new comedy is starting at 9:00pm - 8 Out of 10 Cats.8 Out of 10 Cats is pretty good - it's not a comedy, it's a topical quiz show involving statistics. Very funny.

And I'll sign the petition only if it has a little red marker saying 'Sign here'.

But at this rate, due to C4's absolutely SHITE scheduling, terrestrial will end up being five years behind Sky for Simpsons. Which means that if the show finishes at Season 20, C4 wouldn't show the final episode til 2014. And Season 18 will be out on DVD before it's shown on terrestrial.

*signs petition 1000 times*

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

Man i still have stickers saying that Season 13 is to be shown at September 2005

Bloody C4, they've let us down

[Reverend Lovejoy]

My thoughts on Channel 4: Bastards. ;-/

Same here. My Simpsons guide says "these episodes will be shown on channel 4 autumn 2005" or something like that. It's like they're deliberately trying to piss us off (BTW, I signed that petition). It's not like there aren't other times when they can show these other shows.

[Adamm R)))]

8 out of 10 cats is very good, so it could be a lot worse. Still, whats with this 3000 signitures bullshit? Are they just going to buy new episodes and never show them? Is it just me or are there only 4 signitures so far? I thought a few more than that would've signed.

[H Thompson]

Have we actually tried asking them when they plan on showing them.

[Drunk Barney]

You can ring them if you like H_T:D;)

[Wonderlicious]

Homer Thompson: I'd use the help of Channel 4's viewer enquiries (http://channel4.com/contact_us.html#viewerenqs). They may actually listen to us through complaints as opposed to an online petition; for major corporations, complaints are more a blow than petitions. As a matter of fact, here's the complaint that I have sent:

Dear Sir/Madame,

I believe that Channel 4 has the rights to Season 13 of The Simpsons (according to the site www.snpp.com), yet it has not been shown at all yet on the channel, despite being advertised as starting a run in Autumn 2005 on Channel 4 on the cover of a Simpsons book. The Irish channel RTE2 (who again, according to www.snpp.com, have almost identical rights as to what Channel 4 has) have been screening episodes from this season since last Autumn. Why have Channel 4 not screened Season 13 yet? When will they be screened? A personal suggestion would be to start airing them in the weekdays at 6pm slot after the current rerunning of Season 4, or show them in the Friday prime time slot as was done before Big Brother started (which on a side note, I think should be cancelled as it is a peverse piece of trash). I am affraid to say this, but if you don't air the Thirtneenth Season within the next few weeks, I may actually boycot the Channel. I would also like it if you could get the rights for seasons beyond Season 13 within the next few weeks, as well.

Yours Faithfully,
(my name)

And yeah, as you can tell from my last post in this thread and my complaint to the channel, I am utterly furious about Channel 4's idiotic behaviour. You know, I may actually go out and get a job so as to pay for Sky or something similar, as I'm really beginning to get desperate with Channel 4's recent behaviour (which is worse than the BBC's treatment of the show, and yes even when one includes the constantly repeated Season 4 and 5 fiasco of 1999). I do feel bad, to an extent, for downloading episodes, so it looks like in the midst of this stressful time in my life, I may have to juggle A-Levels, work, money and things that I'm an afficionado in now... :(

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

c4 said that they will only listen if i get over 3000 petitions from fans.
seriously? you actually asked them and they told you that?

[Drunk Barney]

I'm not sure what to be more annoyed about, Fox and new episodes or 4 and new episodes!

[SubsidallyManic]

Channel 4 suck. Those pizza hut adverts pushed me to the limits... but now this :angry:

As for 8 out of 10 cats... pretty average... and why not simplify it to 4 out of 5 cats? That annoys me.

[Adamm R)))]

Good email Wonderlicious, glad somebody did it. It kinda made me laugh because it reminded me so much of:

Homer: I'm beginning to think this alumni party was just a
ruse to get our money.
Benjamin: That Dean is going to get an indignant e-mail.
Doug: You should do it with bold, red letters.
Gary: My computer has 512 shades of red.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Great e-mail, Wonderlicious, but more bad news, I'm afraid. Wezzo has updated and Season 13 will not start on Friday 17th February, either and doesn't look like it will in the near future! I thought transferring The Simpsons to Channel 4 would do some good for the show and would be a fresh new start, but this is actually worse than ever for terrestrial viewers.

Sky viewers, however, have more to look forward to - HABF04 We're On The Road To D'ohwhere airs on Sunday 26th February at 6:30pm, a fortnight after HABF03 Homer's Paternity Coot. A new episode is also scheduled for 26th March, although hasn't been confirmed yet. It's odd, after the last few seasons, that Sky's scheduling is now running much more smoothly than Fox, or C4 - let's hope it isn't messed up.

[Drunk Barney]

Sky seem to be doing well with new episode...doesn't everyone think? Showing episodes at good dates (Xmas Stories at Xmas) and it isn't going huge long spells without new episodes!

(So yeah I agree with SF! about Sky)

[The lesson is never try]

i dont believe that, why only 3000? besides, i doubt you;ll get that, and you need REAL names.

[Adamm R)))]

Annoying about season 13. But great news about Sky. This is the first season I've had Sky during since season 13, so I wouldn't really know, but they seem to be showing them quicker. It's amazing how close we are to Fox this year. 26th May episode will probably be My Fair Laddy. Someone said they could be saving Red Hat Mamas until easter, which is 16th April this year.
Sky viewers, however, have more to look forward to - HABF04 We're On The Road To D'ohwhere airs on Sunday 26th February at 6:30pm, a week after HABF03 Homer's Paternity Coot.
Paternity Coot is two weeks before.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Annoying about season 13. But great news about Sky. This is the first season I've had Sky during since season 13, so I wouldn't really know, but they seem to be showing them quicker. It's amazing how close we are to Fox this year. 26th May episode will probably be My Fair Laddy. Someone said they could be saving Red Hat Mamas until easter, which is 16th April this year.

Paternity Coot is two weeks before.

So it is. New episode is on 26th March, not 26th May!

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Thanks for the information guys, I was wondering, could Channel 4/Harper Collins be accused of false advertising for claiming that Season 13 would air on Channel 4 last August, on the cover of One Step Beyond Forever?

Not only is that sticker false, it also ruins the ruddy cover image, oh well.

Funnily enough, ever since I got into Futurama again, and there has been rumour gathering about the possible return to TV/DVD movies, Sky One and Channel 4 have started showing Futurama more and more.

Over the Christmas period, Futurama was shown at 9pm every morning on C4, and Futurama is shown almost non-stop on Sky One/Two.

[snrub]

and why not simplify it to 4 out of 5 cats? That annoys me.

Because the show is about statistics and one of the most famous statistics was in advertising wiskas - "8 out of 10 cats prefer Wiskas".

[dannyenator]

I have been informed by C4 in a reply to a previous e-mail which i waited 5 months for which accidentaly(?) stated that the simpsons in box was fairly busy at the moment (does that mean that there is alot of complaints if it takes 5 months to get a reply?) :o|

[Wonderlicious]

One random question...why isn't A Streetcar Named Marge not being screened in this rerun of Season 4, whilst Brother, Could You Spare Two Dimes from Season 3 is? This is odd considering the Channel supposedly don't have the rights to Seasons 2 and 3 now, whilst they do for the forth season. Is this because of the New Orleans tragedy last September? Or does some catch in rights get Brother and Streetcar mixed up? :uhh:

[Simpsons Forever!]

Well, last time they aired it, there were a lot of complaints, due to the New Orleans song. But that was back in September, so I'm not sure if they would have the same problems now. It's probably what's keeping it back, though.

[SubsidallyManic]

Because the show is about statistics and one of the most famous statistics was in advertising wiskas - "8 out of 10 cats prefer Wiskas".

Then I guess it is Whiskas who annoys me. Plus Jimmy Carr. :uhh:

Anyway... 5 months is a long time to wait for a response.

[Adamm R)))]

One random question...why isn't A Streetcar Named Marge not being screened in this rerun of Season 4, whilst Brother, Could You Spare Two Dimes from Season 3 is? This is odd considering the Channel supposedly don't have the rights to Seasons 2 and 3 now, whilst they do for the forth season. Is this because of the New Orleans tragedy last September? Or does some catch in rights get Brother and Streetcar mixed up? :uhh:
Well I know that BBC only ever screened Streetcar once and would always miss it out on runs of season 4, maybe there is some crossed rights.
I would like to take this opportunity to point out the bottom of my sig. Take that Channel 4!

[Billy]

Well I know that BBC only ever screened Streetcar once
According to http://web.archive.org/web/20030602110042/http://www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/home.html, it aired four times - 28th December 1996 (BBC1), 29th December 1996, 16th January 1998, and 4th January 1999. Then again, they might have been replaced at the last minute...it also lists Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming on the 14th September 2001, and I think they replaced that with Scenes From the Class Struggle in Springfield (probably due to the whole getting into an aeroplane and crashing it into a building thing). I'm sure I remember seeing Streetcar more than once, though.

[dannyenator]

Come simpsons fans spread the word get people to sign the petition.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/tsimpsons
come on people are bored and countless amounts of fans are lossing faith.

[Adamm R)))]

According to http://web.archive.org/web/20030602110042/http://www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/home.html, it aired four times - 28th December 1996 (BBC1), 29th December 1996, 16th January 1998, and 4th January 1999. Then again, they might have been replaced at the last minute...it also lists Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming on the 14th September 2001, and I think they replaced that with Scenes From the Class Struggle in Springfield (probably due to the whole getting into an aeroplane and crashing it into a building thing). I'm sure I remember seeing Streetcar more than once, though.
Oh well, there goes me trying to be informative...

And Dannyenator, I don't think enough people will be bothered to sign your petition, otherwise more of us would've signed it already. We've all lost faith already.

OFF TOPIC: Did anyone see the IT Crowd, the show that is apparently one of the ones C4 is delaying the Simpsons for? I actually found it suprisingly funny.

[H Thompson]

I wasn't suprised it's from one of the writers of Father Ted, I was actually hoping for slightly better from him.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Come simpsons fans spread the word get people to sign the petition.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/tsimpsons
come on people are bored and countless amounts of fans are lossing faith.

Including myself... oh, and I've already signed it. I go on petitionspot a lot anyway.

[Greased Scotsman]

OFF TOPIC: Did anyone see the IT Crowd, the show that is apparently one of the ones C4 is delaying the Simpsons for? I actually found it suprisingly funny.I thought it was great. The mangled foot was...eugh, but the rest was really funny (the fire screensaver was hilarious). And the knife game at the end over the credits was really cool.

This is a sitcom I'm gonna keep my eye on.

ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU SURE?

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

I sporadically caught bits of The IT Crowd, and I dont know what to make of it yet. There were some very funny moments, including the aforementioned fire screen saver.

However, I wouldnt watch it over The Simpsons, if Channel 4 actually scheduled Season 13 for once...

[matt228]

I'd like to make several points about what's been recently discussed, and other topics.

Firstly, The IT Crowd was quite funny last week, but it's not a patch on what Father Ted was.

Secondly, 8 Out of 10 Cats is a hilarious show, and it is much better viewing than repeats of S11 The Simpsons episodes.

Thirdly, The Simpsons Complete Seventh Season is a fantastic DVD set, and the special features are brilliant.

Fourthly, that petition will not actually affect C4 at all - I've signed it but I don't believe it'll work.

Fifthly, Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? was aired as part of S4 because it was a hold-over episode from series 3, and is in the S4 rights package.

Sixthly, and finally, A Streetcar Named Marge was skipped due to the New Orleans disaster.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

And thats the end of that chapter.

[H Thompson]

The IT crowd was a lot worse this week, probably due to the lack of Chris Morris.

Anyway I think it's also worth pointing out that there's a new series of Green Wing starting soon. The last series was an hour long and lasted 9 weeks so be prepared for that delaying S13 of the Simpsons as well.

8 out of 10 cats is sparodically amusing, but it's hard not to be put off by that toad faced cunt Jimmy Carr.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

"Toad faced cunt" - pure Shakespeare!

He can be annoying and terribly offensive but is often wry and amusing. I missed The IT Crowd this week, but I am currently watching The Friday Night Project. Nuff said.

[matt228]

Jimmy Carr is brilliant.
"A new survey this week revealed that there are over one million overweight children in the UK. Do you realise that if they all jumped up and down at the same time...they might lose some weight!"

[H Thompson]

But he's a performer, doesn't do much writing.

"Toad faced cunt" - pure Shakespeare!


Well I'm more inspired by Chaucer.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Well I'm more inspired by Chaucer.

"Tim Canterbury - the Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare...and...Chaucer..."

Jimmy Carr, like David Brent is from Slough. Just thought I'd throw that fact in there.

[Simpsons Forever!]

As expected, The Simpsons S13 won't be starting on Friday 24th February - more 8 Out Of 10 Cats is scheduled on C4.

[Greased Scotsman]

Yeah, I don't think S13 will start for a while - both 9 and 9:30 are used up for the next, oh, six weeks. But the IT Crowd is only a six-episode series, so there's only three weeks of that left. After that the 9:30pm slot will be open - and I think 8 out of 10 Cats' first series was on at 9:30, so there may be a shift...

[H Thompson]

Well yeah and as I say I'm sure you all remember that show Green Wing, (I didn't like it) it was an hour long and had a series that lasted 9 episodes. I've seen some trailers for that on C4, so don't be suprised if that delays s13 for another 2 months.

"Tim Canterbury - the Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare...and...Chaucer..."

Jimmy Carr, like David Brent is from Slough. Just thought I'd throw that fact in there.

Shame he's not fictional like david brent.

[snrub]

But he's a performer, doesn't do much writing.

Shows how little you know about Jimmy Carr. Of course if you hated him, why would you want to know about him! :D

I'm not a fan of green wing either, can't believe it won so many awards, and was up for awards at the end of last year when it hasn't been on for over 2 years.

[H Thompson]

Well that's not the main reason I hate him anyway.

[EspanolBot]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Greased Scotsman]

Hang on, doesn't (or didn't) Green Wing air at 10?

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

So is there no definite response recieved from the Channel 4 executives then, based on the little bombardment of complaints that a few posters here dished out then?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Ha, it's been so long since I posted in this thread, and I can see why. Loads of rabbiting on about whether Channel 4 are gonna show new Simpsons. And since 100 posts ago, there's been no new information...so we're all going off-topic.
Actually, I've only seen two Simpsons episodes on TV for about a month.

And for the record: The IT Crowd sucks. It is a fucking terrible excuse for a comedy series; utterly predictable and stupid. Green Wing wasn't too bad, but I only caught one or two episodes.
These days, C4's only comedy hits are U.S. shows (My Name Is Earl is brilliant).
Oh no, I've gone off topic too, how ironic! ;)

[H Thompson]

Well I used to get annoyed by the off topicness of this thread but I gave up and just accepted the fact that it doubles as general chit chat for uk members.

[dannyenator]

GOD DAMIT LETS KICK C4's BUTT NOW. THEY HAVE STARTED REPLYING TO PEOPLE COMPLAINTS WITH "NO COMMENT" AND "WHO CARES" I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I AM TAKING THIS FURTHER MABEY EVEN TO THE BBC TO TRY AND GET THEM TO BRING THE SIMPSONS BACK TO BBC2.

[matt228]

GOD DAMIT LETS KICK C4's BUTT NOW. THEY HAVE STARTED REPLYING TO PEOPLE COMPLAINTS WITH "NO COMMENT" AND "WHO CARES" I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I AM TAKING THIS FURTHER MABEY EVEN TO THE BBC TO TRY AND GET THEM TO BRING THE SIMPSONS BACK TO BBC2.
Calm down, Channel 4 will air S13 within a few months. BBC are not prepared to pay "football match cash" for The Simpsons, so it's not going back there for a while at least. In fact, I think C4 will be the terrestrial home of the show until it ends.

I'm not a fan of green wing either, can't believe it won so many awards, and was up for awards at the end of last year when it hasn't been on for over 2 years.
I thought Green Wing was on last year?

[EspanolBot]

I am getting a feeling that when the new Simpsons episodes do turn up, C4 are going to stick them on ridiculously late like what they did with Angel and Futurama.

[bluesonic]

Why don't BBC spend that much money? They can afford it, and it will bring in loads of viewers. I think Green Wing was in 2004.

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

Well quit your jibber-jabbing, new Simpsons is on now...shshhh...

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

I occasionally worried that this thread, and some of my posts, go off topic, but its just a general chat area for those in the UK, plus I dont think the moderators mind if we stray off topic too much.

In terms of new Simpsons in the UK, I watched Homers Paternity Coot and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I wouldnt say it was one of the most memorable stories, and we all guessed that the situation would return to normal at the end, but there were several great moments including the really tense editing with music and close ups when Marge was waiting on the motorway, before cracking up and reversing into the tyre spikes.

The Johhny Cash montage was fun as was Moe's skipping routine.

I also loved the animation when Homer was at the bottom of the sea, and Homer's memories of him and Abe were quite sweet.

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

It was alright. Pretty good episode. Probably a 4/5, but i'll need a second viewing to confirm that.

However, one thing which concerned me was the terribly odd set-up to the main plot.

Right, Marge gets distracted and goes to go somewhere without thinking the situation through - isn't that a Homer trait?
Then on the way there, there's some kind of tax, so she goes a different route?
Then the tax peeps find and block off the route, leaving Marge having a mental breakdown???
She causes all of the cars behind her, to need more tires. after they burst.
The old tires get thrown onto the tire yard
The pollution from the tire yard causes some cold snowy mountain to melt.
Thus revealing a postman, with an undelivered letter (Addressed to the Simpsons house, even though Mona nor Abe never lived there?).

Right, how awkward was that plot development? How about this...

Grampa's forced to move rooms in the retirement castle due to a 'upper class' old person moves in. Grampa finds a load of junk of Mona's whilst moving and gives it to Homer. Thus the unopened letter being opened by Homer? That would have taken like 3 minutes instead of 7, and would have been much more believable. Which would have left another 4 minutes for more plot development, and a more human Homer, taking in consideration what a big decision this is.

[H Thompson]

Well as I just posted in the review thread.

Is anyone else now completely confused by some of the pacing issues with the show. They had a medium length opening title, a very long couch gag, a very convoluted set piece first act to get to the frozen mailman plot point, and a deleted scene over the closing credits. What the hell is going on?

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

I agree to an extent that the opening set piece and lead to the main story was bizarre but I enjoyed the exaggerated quality of it all.

Frankly, we all knew that Abe was Homer's father so having that pay-off was expected, but there were lots of good moments - I just remembered Homer's M. Night Shymalan joke.

Perhaps the letter was simply addressed to Mona Simpson, to the old farm house address, but as the postal office presumably had no records of Mona Simpson, they gave the letter to...but wait a minute, giving the letter to the Simpson family reveals that they know who Mona is and possibly her whereabouts, which could tip off the police and Mr Burns who are still hunting for Mona...hmm, this is a puzzler.

Perhaps I should stop over-analysing the show.


Deal or No Deal is on, hooray.

[Adamm R)))]

Well, Paternity Coot was OK. Another practically laughless episode, that makes average because there's nothing particularly hateable there, just like every new episode for the last four years. Man, I'm getting bored of new Simpsons.

[maggie_simpson]

I did get bored 4 years ago. I've never watched a new episode the first time it aired in about 4 years because I just didn't find them as funny. After watching a few of them repeted, my opinion remains unchanged.

[Simpsons Forever!]

First, Homer's Paternity Coot was another bland episode - not that funny, but with the occasional good joke. Some of the gags went on way too long, though, as if they were trying to fill time. 3/5 C+

Wezzo's updated and C4 aren't showing S13 until at least 11th March now (if we're REALLY lucky!) No major updates to the Sky listings.

I got a message from Channel 4 regarding new episodes:

"We should have some coming very soon but no dates confirmed as yet I'm afraid."

So, for the moment at least, things are bleak for terrestrial Simpsons fans.

[Greased Scotsman]

I'm surprised Wezzo didn't mention that tonight Sky are having a Valentine's Day double bill - I'm With Cupid and Lisa's Date With Density.

[Billy]

While over on Channel 4...Selma's Choice.

Why the heck didn't they show I **** Lisa? Sky One and BBC2 have both shown it on Valentine's Day, why not them? The same thing happened last year, they showed Treehouse of Horror IV instead...which I suppose counts as ironic.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Perhaps they showed Treehouse of Horror IV in a similar cock-up Billy and Marty did by playing "Monster Mash"...

Anyhoo, it sounds that Channel 4 themselves aren't even sure when they will be airing the new episodes, I doubt it will be March at all. And then what happens in May when Big Brother 7 arrives - The Simpsons will be pushed off the listings yet again.

And happy birthday to Matt Groening, as its the 15th in the UK.

[Simpsons Forever!]

The following promo for HABF08 Homer Simpson - This Is Your Wife! comes from a Sky article, which says the episode will air on Sky One in April. They'll probably show it in the Easter Holidays.

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1379956.jpg

[Adamm R)))]

While over on Channel 4...Selma's Choice.

Why the heck didn't they show I **** Lisa? Sky One and BBC2 have both shown it on Valentine's Day, why not them? The same thing happened last year, they showed Treehouse of Horror IV instead...which I suppose counts as ironic.
Well Selma's Choice was the next episode to be shown, as C4 show episodes in order. Don't fret, I L.ove Lisa's on tomorrow.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

The following promo for HABF08 Homer Simpson - This Is Your Wife! comes from a Sky article, which says the episode will air on Sky One in April. They'll probably show it in the Easter Holidays.

http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1379956.jpg

Brilliant, thanks for the news. Was it in the Sky Magazine then, not an online article?

[Simpsons Forever!]

It was on a Sky news article online.

Sky listings have confirmed GABF22 The Last Of The Red Hat Mamas and HABF08 Homer Simpson - This Is Your Wife! will air on Sky One in April.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

You don't happen to know when "Road to D'ohwhere" will appear do you - possibly in March?

[Simpsons Forever!]

26th February - 1 week this Sunday.

[dannyenator]

BBC have replyed to me instantly and said that the next time the contract comes up for the simpsons they will spen more money on it and bring it back to BBC2 :D

[Wonderlicious]

BBC have replyed to me instantly and said that the next time the contract comes up for the simpsons they will spen more money on it and bring it back to BBC2 :D

Well, if this does happen (in all honesty, I think that it's not 100% verifiable, as even ITV or Channel 5 could pick it up by chance at the next auction), then I'm pretty happy. The BBC seemed to treat The Simpsons much better (although they re-ran episodes a lot, by about 2001, there was more variety and there were equally new to terrestrial episodes popping up often, and at decent times). Plus, no adverts!

Oh, and wouldn't it be great if Sky somehow lost the rights completely? Busted! :D

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Oh, and wouldn't it be great if Sky somehow lost the rights completely? Busted!
That would never happen. And even if it did, it would just go to some crappy digital channel that no one's heard of.

[zippy]

Well, if this does happen (in all honesty, I think that it's not 100% verifiable, as even ITV or Channel 5 could pick it up by chance at the next auction), then I'm pretty happy. The BBC seemed to treat The Simpsons much better (although they re-ran episodes a lot, by about 2001, there was more variety and there were equally new to terrestrial episodes popping up often, and at decent times). Plus, no adverts!

Oh, and wouldn't it be great if Sky somehow lost the rights completely? Busted! :D

I dont think the BBC did treat it with that much respect. I mean I know most comedy goes on BBC2, but youve got all the popluar sitcoms on BBC1 like My family etc.

[H Thompson]

RE: scottvivian

Actually the only other channels that would possibly buy the digital rights would be BBC or Channel 4.
So we'd have it on E4/more4 or BBC3/4.

[Simpsons Forever!]

I'd be much happier to see The Simpsons back on the BBC, mainly because they'll have no irritating adverts.

[Drunk Barney]

I was thinking about this the other day. I think the BBC regret giving away The Simpsons. If ITV got The Simpsons, they'd probably air it at 5.30, as I can't see them changing there news schedules.

When do C4 have to re-new there rights for TS?

[Veryjammy]

Rose tinted glasses time again? The BBC were absolutely no better than Channel 4.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

The only bonus for the Beeb was no advert breaks, that was it. The episodes were repeated time after time, and the only thing that redeems C4 having the rights is the fact that they have the rights to Season 13 and beyond...but it seems we'll have Season 13 on DVD before Channel 4 get their scheduling priorities right.

Plus BBC2 is home to a lot of good, subversive quirky comedy, The Office started there, Little Britain did too as well as the League of Gentleman. I wouldn't mind seeing The Simpsons on primetime BBC 1 but don't see that happening.

[George Cauldron]

It was on primetime BBC1 when it first started out on terrestrial, but it simply didn't do well enough. BBC2 was the right place for it at the time, it tends to handle cult shows a little better than its bigger brother does.

[The lesson is never try]

dont get your hopes up, dannyator is probably lying if you ask me,did he not say if 5000 people signed a petiition or something to that effect c4 would show season 13? The facts are that bbc probably wont buy it back, channel 4 will probably still outbid since the amount of viewers it gets are good fgor channel 4.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Somehow I don't think Channel 4 are short of cash, they have one of the biggest cash cows on TV - Big Brother, and they can do things like poach Paul O'Grady from ITV1.

And why does it matter about a petition, either way, Channel 4 can be accused of false advertising. Why should we go to such lengths to get a show broadcast?

[matt228]

In a dream world, either Channel 4 and E4 would have the terrestrial and satellite rights to the show and they'd air them like Friends (whereby the new episode aired one day before on E4) or Invasion (where the next episode was aired straight after the new one on Channel 4.

I think it would do very well on BBC1 - let's not forget, when it finally reached terrestrial, it started on BBC1.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

RE: scottvivian

Actually the only other channels that would possibly buy the digital rights would be BBC or Channel 4.
So we'd have it on E4/more4 or BBC3/4.
I was actually thinking of a channel called FX, which took the rights for Family Guy and (I think) KotH from Sky. Unfortunately, this channel is only available on Sky digital, and not on Telewest. They would be quite likely to bid for it if it came up. But there's no way anyone would outbid Sky One, The Simpsons is their most popular show and they've got plenty of money...

[Simpsons Forever!]

The new Sky magazine arrived today (March 2006) and said April would have a new Simpsons episode every week! That means we'll get 5 new episodes!

I'll speculate as to the episodes:
2nd April: HABF06 The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
9th April: HABF08 Homer Simpson - This Is Your Wife!
16th April: GABF22 The Last Of The Red Hat Mamas
23rd April: HABF07 Bart Has Two Mummies
30th April: HABF09 Million Dollar Abie (Or whichever episode follows HABF08 in the US.)

It'll be something like the above, anyway. I can't wait until April, now! In the meantime, HABF04 We're On The Road To D'ohwhere airs this Sunday on Sky.

[Drunk Barney]

Awesome news. Recently, I've given up d.l episode. 1. Because there mostly meh at the moment 2. I have dial up. 3. Because Sky are airing them very close to the U.S air dates.

But what about the 26th of March?

[Simpsons Forever!]

Probably HABF05 My Fair Laddy, but the Sky Magazine, whilst listing a new episode, didn't give any details.

[Adamm R)))]

^Awesome news SF! I wonder where my Sky Magazine has got to then...

[david195]

Brilliant news about the 5 new episodes in April. April is looking set to be an excellent month for me what with 5 new Simpsons episodes, a new season of 'Doctor Who' starting, 'Chronicles of Narnia' and 'King Kong' on DVD and a lovely Easter holiday to look forward to too. Anyway Sky Programme Information have updated their site with April's listings. The only episode confirmed so far is 'Last of the Red Hat Mamas' which will indeed air on Easter Sunday at 6.30 pm.

[Drunk Barney]

Thanks David195:) And I forgot to say, thanks Simpsons Forever!

I actually think Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife will air the week before it does in the US, as there will be a lot of hype meida wise on the episode. I think they will want to air it as close to the US release date as possible. How long, after did The Regina of the Mongloues air after the release date in the US? If I remember correctly they aired it on a Friday for some reason.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Here's the actual quote from the March Sky Magazine on Sun 26th March page:

"THE SIMPSONS
6:30pm, Sky One
It's another brand-new episode! Things will get even sweeter next month when there'll be a trip to Springfield every weekend, including a special outing written by and starring Ricky Gervais!"

Also, Wezzo's updated and whilst there's no S13 on 3rd March, the 9pm C4 slot for the 10th March is unfilled as yet, so there is hope at last!

DB: Regina Monologues aired on 23rd Nov in US and 9th Jan in the UK, if my memory serves me correctly.

[EspanolBot]

Yay, only two-ish weeks to go!

[Billy]

DB: Regina Monologues aired on 23rd Nov in US and 9th Jan in the UK, if my memory serves me correctly.
Correct. If you're interested, IMDb.com has both US and UK airdates for every Simpsons episode from Who Shot Mr Burns Part 1 to Homer's Paternity Coot (including Springfield's Most Wanted), except the ones that don't have IMDb pages yet. Plus a few pre-95 that I found on the internet.

Anyone know what the quickest Simpsons episode to premiere here is? Homer's Barbershop Quartet must be close, premiering only three days after the US.

[Drunk Barney]

Thanks for the link Billy, but what do you when you go on there to get this info?:)

[Billy]

http://web.archive.org/web/20030622083028/http://www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/uktv/ (1995-2002), http://www.xfilesuk.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=11&topic=250&start=0 (2002-2004) and this forum (2004-present). Plus old versions of the SNPP page for a gap of a few months in mid 2002 (using old posts on uk.media.tv.simpsons and Web Archive). For post 2002 episodes I look for the latest source possible, like someone saying a new episode was on 'tonight' rather than 'in two weeks time' as schedules can change in that time.

It was interesting to find them out. I had no idea Miracle on Evergreen Terrace wasn't shown here for almost a year (US 21st December 1997, UK 20th December 1998). That may have been the only time I've watched a new episode on Sky One and assumed it was a repeat.

[Billy]

Oh, and another thing - I know I'm a bit late here, but The Italian Bob got an absolutely incredible rating of 1.536 million. That's the biggest Sky One rating for a Simpsons episode in three years - last one to get that high was Barting Over, the '300th' episode, in April 2003! (1.59 million) At this rate we'll break the all-time Sky One Simpsons record, 1.65 million in February 2001 for Skinner's Sense of Snow...

[Simpsons Forever!]

That's interesting news about the ratings - I suppose because loads more people are getting Sky now that it will inevitably go up in viewers. Where did you get the figures from?

[Billy]

Barb.co.uk. Their ratings go back to July 1998.

[Simpsons Forever!]

That's an excellent site for UK ratings info - thanks!

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

That's interesting news about the ratings - I suppose because loads more people are getting Sky now that it will inevitably go up in viewers. Where did you get the figures from?

Thanks for the info, Forever!, thats brilliant news about Simpsons episodes in April, is this the first time that Sky One has done something like this; aired a new ep every single weekend continuously?

No doubt they want to cram in new episodes before one of the most anticipated episodes yet - "This is Your Wife!".

Every chat show that has Gervais on always has to ask him about The Simpsons, so hype, especially in the UK, is buzzing.

[Adamm R)))]

Anyone else have the latest Sky magazine yet? Mine's nowhere to be seen.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Thanks for the info, Forever!, thats brilliant news about Simpsons episodes in April, is this the first time that Sky One has done something like this; aired a new ep every single weekend continuously?

No doubt they want to cram in new episodes before one of the most anticipated episodes yet - "This is Your Wife!".

Every chat show that has Gervais on always has to ask him about The Simpsons, so hype, especially in the UK, is buzzing.

It's not the first time they've done it. In October 2004, when they had a huge backlog of S15 to get through, they aired a new episode every weekend, kicking off with a double-bill. Nevertheless, we're still due for 6 new episodes in a row, with the added bonus that it's over the Easter holidays!

[dannyenator]

dont get your hopes up, dannyator is probably lying if you ask me,did he not say if 5000 people signed a petiition or something to that effect c4 would show season 13? The facts are that bbc probably wont buy it back, channel 4 will probably still outbid since the amount of viewers it gets are good fgor channel 4.

Firstly i aint lying crappy C4 told me by e-mail that the only thing that would make them even consider about re sceduling. If the ammount of simpsons fans viewing the simpsons are good for channel for why the hell are countless amounts of fans complaining and not watching the simpsons. :angry: BBC asured me that when the opertunity nexts comes up to bid for the simpsons they will bid higher. also C4 bought "new" episods than why the hell have all there so called "new" episodes been shown on BBC before. Where are the new episodes?

[Greased Scotsman]

It's not the first time they've done it. In October 2004, when they had a huge backlog of S15 to get through, they aired a new episode every weekend, kicking off with a double-bill. Nevertheless, we're still due for 6 new episodes in a row, with the added bonus that it's over the Easter holidays!And yet you've still forgotten that we had a seven-episode run over Christmas between Bonfire of the Manatees and the Italian Bob.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Thanks for that both Greased Scotsman and Simpsons Forever!

Having new Simpsons in the Easter Holidays is an added bonus, I can't wait.

And hopefully by then we should have some confirmation of the release dates for Season 8 on DVD...perhaps.

[Simpsons Forever!]

No S13 on Friday 10th March - more 8 Out Of 10 Cats and The IT Crowd, I'm afraid.

[The lesson is never try]

it wont be on till next August now, dont forget big brother takes up most of the schedule for June July and half of August.

[Drunk Barney]

Maybe there planning to do S13 and then S14 straight after.

[D'oheth!]

more 8 Out Of 10 Cats and The IT Crowd, I'm afraid.
No, not more. They're in fact repeats which is unbelivably pointless.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

So are the repeats of Everybody Loves Raymond which C4 show at 8:00.

[dannyenator]

for the love of god. Give us New Simpsons. I think C4 just bought the contract to anoy. DAM YOU C4

[Adamm R)))]

No, not more. They're in fact repeats which is unbelivably pointless.
No they're not. I thought the IT Crowd was only meant to last 6 episodes and they've already shown 5. Oh well both that and 8 Out Of 10 Cats are quite enjoyable so...

I'll just paste my review of D'ohwhere here:

I enjoyed this episode, but only because of the context. On it's own, it was an average episode, the only part I really liked was Homer and Bart laughing at the 'posh' father and son. I hated the subplot, if it counts as that, it was very short and pointless (although with two 'long' jokes, it probably was just a time filler). I hated the way it was never resolved. However, in the current season, with only a few episodes with some good jokes, it was a breath of fresh air. There were quite a few funny jokes here.

[I Shot Mr Burns]

Iam annoyed about the lack of new episodes but at least we get the repeats. something which BBC2 seemed to neglect every time there was snooker or tennis on. the 18.00 show has run non-stop since it started and we have even had extras for special events and for that i would be grateful to channel 4. bearing in mind it took years for BBC2 to show season 11 after 10 this wait is nothing really.

[Adamm R)))]

^There was a breif stop a few times for cricket on C4, but yeah C4 are still better than BBC were. Still, I never complained about the lack of new episodes on BBC because we were never promised new seasons that took ages to get. This could just be because I was at Maggied then and there was little British following there.

[Simpsons Forever!]

We're On The Road To D'ohwhere was an odd episode, but I enjoyed it and the jokes were all funny. 5/5 A But this might change after I re-watch it.

[matt228]

In case people are wondering, the sixth and final episode of The IT Crowd airs this Friday (3 March), at 9:30pm.

The fourth episode 8 Out of 10 Cats (of seven) airs this week at 9pm.

If C4 decide to air S13 the week after 8 Out of 10 Cats finishes, that'll mean new episodes starting on Friday 31 March. Not that I think they'll bother.

[Adamm R)))]

What's replacing The IT Crowd then? I doubt it will be S13.

[Greased Scotsman]

In case people are wondering, the sixth and final episode of The IT Crowd airs this Friday (3 March), at 9:30pm.See if you look at RadioTimes.com, you'll see that Friday 10th has an IT Crowd episode scheduled as well - I think the finale is a two-parter.

EDIT: It says on RT.com that the Friday 10th episode is a repeat - dear God, I hope they're not repeating the whole series again.

[Adamm R)))]

^What? We have to wait for S13 because of some stupid repeats?

[H Thompson]

Well to be fair they've probably got a series of something else planned and it wouldn't make sense to have a few episodes of Season 13 and then starting a new series of something else, and there's a reason they'll want to show this new series at this particular time instead of Simpsons.

I'll bet you it's a new series of Green Wing, and that's an hour long and will probablly go on for 9 episodes. So no season 13 for about 3 months and you can all stop pointlessly speculating.

[Drunk Barney]

NEWS

I've rang Channel 4 and they have given me an answer, or atleast the nearest answer we will get at the moment

SEASON 13 WILL AIR....

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in the "SUMMER"

I asked when aboutce in Summer. He said he didn't know. I asked him why they were taking such a long time. Again he didn't know. He said he only knows they will air in the summer.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Thanks for ringing up, Drunk Barney! The news isn't great, though. Summer could mean as early as June or the end of August. And if they're airing that late, will Season 14 follow on, or will they delay that until NEXT Summer? They've really messed up the scheduling - fewer people will see new Simpsons in Summer than Autumn/Winter, being on holiday/outside until late. I'm thankful Sky are keeping up to date, otherwise it would be a loooong wait. When does S14 get sold to terrestrial? I hope it goes back to BBC2.

[Wonderlicious]

From Channel 4's estimates, my guess is that Channel 4 is going to screen Season 13 on Weekday evenings, after this run of their back catalogue (Season 1, Seasons 4-6, Season 11 and possibly 12), and from a little figuring out, in June or July. You know, if that is the case, I hope they keep all episodes of The Simpsons at 6pm and on T4 (speaking of which, they should show older episodes there as well to speed up the long episode chain). As they've had the rights to Season 13 since around September (I remember that being reported on SNPP) and Ireland's RTE channels started showing it back then, I'd expect Season 14 to probably be obtained in the Autumn, and maybe screened after that. Hopefully after this fiasco, Channel 4 will get more new episodes (i.e. stuff from Seasons 15-17 as well).

[Adamm R)))]

My Sky Magazine finally arived, it does appear that there could be a new episodes all in April. And it's just fantastic that on the first day of spring, we get the word that S13 will be shown in 'Summer'. I don't know if I'm more annoyed about the wait or that I have to change the last line of my sig :'(.
I expect this thread will dry up until summer now because we've got nothing to bitch about.

[Greased Scotsman]

I expect this thread will dry up until summer now because we've got nothing to bitch about.Not really, if there's a new episode every weekend in April, then we'll have tons to discuss.

(PS My Fair Laddy is an absolutely cracking episode)

[Rjones]

When does my fair laddy air on S1?
also anyone from bristol?

[Xerobll]

According to the American posters, My Fair Laddy isn't that good, but i will have to wait and see I guess

[Adamm R)))]

When does my fair laddy air on S1?
also anyone from bristol?
March 26th and call it Sky One or Sky1 please, because S1 would normally mean season 1.

[Rjones]

My bad, I thought season 1 was referred to as S01, but I'll say Sky1 from now on.

[H Thompson]

Nothing to do with Simpsons but A lot of you will be intrested but don't look in media discussion.
Peep Show and The I.T crowd recomissioned.
http://www.broadcastfreelancer.com/broadcast/content/ViewEditorialContentStory.do?contentId=4208

[Veryjammy]

According to the American posters, My Fair Laddy isn't that good, but i will have to wait and see I guess

The ones who say it isn't good are wrong :D

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

You shouldn't be posting links to episode downloads, this board has got into a lot of shit from Fox lawyers about that, apparently. Though I doubt they'd look here ;)

[david195]

A small update on Sky's April schedule.

'The Seemingly Never-Ending Story' is scheduled to air on Sunday 2nd April at 6.30 pm.

'Bart Has Two Mommies' is scheduled to air on Sunday 9th April at 6.30 pm.

Also, there won't be a new episode on Sunday 30th April but there will be a new one on Easter Monday at 8.00 pm, so we should still get our five new episodes for the month.

Sky will also start repeating the first few episodes of season 17 in April.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Thanks for the news david195 - I bet the Easter Monday one at 8pm is Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife and it's brilliant that we'll get two new episodes over the Easter Weekend. I'm really looking forward to The Seemingly Never-Ending Story, too.

In C4 news, digitalspy reports Charlotte Church is being lined up to host a new chat show on Friday nights so this may fill in the gap somewhen between now and Summer, while we wait for S13.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds29779.html

[H Thompson]

Well according to the real radio times there's no I.T crowd repeats but double bills of "My Name is Earl" That would make a lot more sense.

[Greased Scotsman]

I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned this yet (since I know there's a lot of QI fans on here) but Linda Smith (panellist on QI, HIGNFY and Radio 4 programmes) died on Monday from ovarian cancer.

I only found out today, and I'm stunned. She kept it hidden all this time.

News story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4759968.stm)

[H Thompson]

Yeah I heard about that as well very sad and shocking. RIP linda.

[matt228]

Deeply shocked by her death. She was on Just a Minute a few weeks ago, and she was funny as ever. I've only ever seen her on Have I Got News for You, QI and heard hear on Just a Minute, but I always thought she was quite funny. RIP Linda.

[Simpsons Forever!]

I was just as surprised when I found out - I'll miss her most on Just A Minute, she was hilarious on that programme. RIP

[Adamm R)))]

Thanks for the April update David195 and it's good to hear about The IT Crowd being brought back, the series finished last night and was fantastic, I'm going to buy the DVD.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Channel 4 are showing The Games: Live on Friday 17th March, from 8:30pm - 10:00pm.

[Adamm R)))]

^The Games is decent, I'm a sucker for every celebrity/reality show. I don't mind season 13 being held up if it's for something that's pretty good.

[Adamm R)))]

SNPP update, nothing we didn't know:
HABF05, "My Fair Laddy", should air on Sunday 26th March at 6:30pm.
HABF06, "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", airs on Sunday 2nd April at 6:30pm.
HABF07, "Bart Has Two Mommies", airs on Sunday 9th April at 6:30pm.
GABF22, "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas", airs on Sunday 16th April (finally).
HABF08, "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife", guest-starring and written by Ricky Gervais, is planned for Monday 17th April at 8pm.
A to-be-confirmed new episode airs on Sunday 23rd April.
According to this HABF08 and HABF05 are the only two that aren't confirmed.

[Simpsons Forever!]

It's a pretty good update, notice they're repeating a bulk of S17 episodes towards the end of April, too. Hopefully, Sky will continue to keep on top of new Simpsons over the Summer.

[SIP.TK]

SKY is a great channel to watch the simpsons on.

[Greased Scotsman]

I'm 99.99999997% certain that the 23rd April episode is Million Dollar Abie.

This is very unlike Sky...we're getting UK air dates for episodes that haven't even aired in the US.

[729]

How many times has Sky One shown Marge vs. Everyone? I've only seen it on its premiere. What about Don't Fear The Roofer, has that ever been repeated?

[Nameless]

don't fear the roofer has definitely been repeated. i'm pretty sure i've seen marge vs. everyone on the schedules too.

[Drunk Barney]

Welcome back Nameless!:D It's nice to see you back and posting on the forum:)

Have you seen any more of S17, if so I'd be intrested to see the grades...?:)

[Nameless]

yeah, i'll probably update my sig sometime soon...

anyway, to make this post more content-filled, i could tell you the amazing story of how i came to vanish for three months, which is a thrilling story involving a jungle, an insane plan to take over the world and an exploding bottle of Ribena...but that story's a lie, so i'll tell the boring one, where my computer blew up.

[Drunk Barney]

yeah, i'll probably update my sig sometime soon...

anyway, to make this post more content-filled, i could tell you the amazing story of how i came to vanish for three months, which is a thrilling story involving a jungle, an insane plan to take over the world and an exploding bottle of Ribena...but that story's a lie.lol :D

so i'll tell the boring one, where my computer blew up

It must of been fun coming back to check all the episodes you've missed. To find out which episodes were good, which sucked etc. Though, I'm sure you weren't pleased to find out that Channel 4 won't air S13 till the Summer!

[Nameless]

Oh well, at least we have a date.

Do we know why they keep on replacing the new episodes? Any reason? Possibly they were hoping to show s13 followed straight away by s14 (If they started in July-August it might be time to get the rights for s14 by the time they were done)?

[Drunk Barney]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Then that would be nearly a year of new Simpsons!:D

[Nameless]

If they treat it the same as S12 and use it all up much too quickly, it could be half a year...was there any reason for them speeding it up with all the double bills?

[The lesson is never try]

I thought youd died in some sort of freak explosion! Anyway good to see you back. I doubt they will start airning in July, early august, since big brother will occupy that slot.

EDIT: Where has dorkus gone?

[H Thompson]

my computer blew up.

Can't imagine why.

Anyway great to see you back.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Wow, great to see you back at last! Have you seen any of the threads where we speculated where you'd disappeared to?

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Nothing to do with Simpsons but A lot of you will be intrested but don't look in media discussion.
Peep Show and The I.T crowd recomissioned.
http://www.broadcastfreelancer.com/broadcast/content/ViewEditorialContentStory.do?contentId=4208

Good news about Peep Show returning, thats an unexpected pleasure.

Thanks for the new news as well, guys. Summer for Season 13 - presumably it will play second fiddle in scheduling terms to Big Brother which we should be enduring over the summer.

[Nameless]

Wow, great to see you back at last! Have you seen any of the threads where we speculated where you'd disappeared to?

no, but i'd be very much interested in seeing them.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Here we go, although it's locked now:

http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?t=52584

[Greased Scotsman]

Welcome back Nameless - glad to see you haven't given up your (apparent) day job.

Now, as TLINT as said, our quest turns to Dorkus Malorkus, who has also seemed to vanish off the face of the Earth.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Sky listings have confirmed (as we all thought) that HABF05 My Fair Laddy will air on Sunday 26th March.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

Sky listings have confirmed (as we all thought) that HABF05 My Fair Laddy will air on Sunday 26th March.

Good to know. Thanks.

[Nameless]

C4 are going into their second run of S6 following S5 at the end of March. I'm willing to bet that S7 will come after it.

[Adamm R)))]

I've only recently been watching C4 and I know this is probably been brought up before, but how terrible are they at censorship? I knew about the scream in THOHIV but I've only just seen the Ramones on Rosebud and the energy convention bit in The Last Temptation Of Homer. Truly awful, they should leave 'bastard' in, no one cares.

[Nameless]

there will be kids watching the show, there'll be complaints if they leave words like 'bastard' in. you can get the episodes on dvd anyway.

they did leave 'bastard' in for the first few episodes of s6, i presume they didn't look at them properly or something.

also, C4 currently don't have anything scheduled for friday 31 march at 9pm. here's hoping they have a change of heart and decide to put s13 on...

[Adamm R)))]

^Everything from season 6 was orignally shown uncut (even the Mayor Quimby oral sex bit in Homer Badman, we mentioned it at the time) except on the final episode, Who Shot Mr Burns (part one), they cut Crazy Old Man's 'You bastard' in the town hall. I expect some of this will change when they re-run it.

[Nameless]

They cut 'bastard' out of Sideshow Bob Roberts, I clearly remember it.

[=-Robby-=]

On sky/one the real life simpsons advert has started.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Really? I heard it was starting March 20th. Was it before a particular episode (ie a new episode) or before every episode? Did it lead directly into the actual episode(s)?

I've only recently been watching C4 and I know this is probably been brought up before, but how terrible are they at censorship? I knew about the scream in THOHIV but I've only just seen the Ramones on Rosebud and the energy convention bit in The Last Temptation Of Homer. Truly awful, they should leave 'bastard' in, no one cares.
The last two were cut on the BBC, so I'm not surprised.

[Adamm R)))]

^It's not the fact that they were cut, it was how poor it looked. Rosebud had a very quick cut away and The Last Temptation Of Homer was merely muted, with the lips still visible.

[alt.nerd.obsessive]

there will be kids watching the show, there'll be complaints if they leave words like 'bastard' in. you can get the episodes on dvd anyway.


Maybe they are being overly sensitive about what they show, after all the furore when "A Streetcar Named Marge" was broadcast so soon after the New Orleans tragedy...

But still, at 6pm of an evening, hearing the word bastard could cause offence. I never understand these censorship laws, apparently you can say "arse" in a live broadcast and there will be no retribution (hence Ricky Gervais saying it repetedly when he was on Richard and Judy).

[Greased Scotsman]

I never understand these censorship laws, apparently you can say "arse" in a live broadcast and there will be no retribution (hence Ricky Gervais saying it repetedly when he was on Richard and Judy).So does that mean that Willie's "The PTA will tear you a new arse" went uncensored in Whacking Day?

[Terrier Williger]

Love the new Sky 1 "Live action" Simpsons advert (http://www.ntlworld.com/tvradio/real_simpsons.php?page_zone=213.6.1) which they seem to be showing during the Futurama or Simpsons slots.
Not a bad effort, really like the orchestra scene, and Homer at the Power Plant and in his car (looks like he's driving a Lada!). Disappointed with Marge though - they could at least've given her a beehive, even if it's not blue.

[Billy]

I was wondering why it ended so abruptly on the Internet version I saw - they hadn't added the "Come home to The Simpsons on Sky One" text yet.

Was watching All's Fair In Oven War today, which I don't think I've seen since the premiere, and James Caan's "Next time, I fly" was left in. Is this new?

[matt228]

Saw the live opening on the Internet last week. Impressive, I thought. Not like Sky to go to that much trouble.

What was strange was in the article I read accompanying it, it mentioned "the new 17th season of the show starting on March 20" - of course S17 has been on since the end of 2005.

Never mind - I didn't expect much from The Sun! :D

[Terrier Williger]

I was wondering why it ended so abruptly on the Internet version I saw - they hadn't added the "Come home to The Simpsons on Sky One" text yet.

Was watching All's Fair In Oven War today, which I don't think I've seen since the premiere, and James Caan's "Next time, I fly" was left in. Is this new?
Not that I'm a aware of - I've got a copy I made from Sky on 17th October and that end sequence with James Caan was there.
Saw the Simpsons live ad at 6:30 this morning on Sky Sports 1, so they must be showing it, as and when on various sky channels.

[Drunk Barney]

I wonder what Sky will do after April's episodes. They'll only have about 6 or 7 episodes left. Will they spread it out to the new Season? Or air them in May/June and go without them for a few months?

[Nameless]

They'll probably have a giant gap like with S15, they won't want to lose their claim of 'new Simpsons all year round'.

[H Thompson]

I don't know about that actually, I think they might have finally had the sense to realise that if there going to have 3 month gaps between episodes, it might as well be between seasons.

[Drunk Barney]

What do you people want them to do?

I'd love it if they did 1 week behind every episode, then have a gap when the US has a gap (for summer) That way, we can keep right up to date with the discussion.

[Nameless]

i really don't think they'll be having a break between seasons, then they'd get unenlightened people asking "why don't you have new simpsons anymore?"

of course, with s15 they were probably getting the same people asking "why don't you air your new simpsons anymore?"...

[Simpsons Forever!]

Sky have published their May highlights for Sky One, but The Simpsons isn't mentioned, suggesting there will be no (or at least very few) episodes that month.

[Greased Scotsman]

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but Sky One are having a St Patrick's Day special on the Simpsons - 18th Amendment on now, with Father, Son and Holy Guest Star on at 8pm. For some reason The Cartridge Family is also in between, but I can't think why.

[Nameless]

maybe because of the scotsmen taking part in the riot? considering sky, it's possible.

[Wonderlicious]

Nothing major here, but the reply to my e-mail finally came today...

"We do have the rights and the premiere of series 13 will follow later this year Joseph

Best
Iain"

I know that this is old news, yet it's fun trivia just the same, I guess... :uhh:

[Billy]

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but Sky One are having a St Patrick's Day special on the Simpsons - 18th Amendment on now, with Father, Son and Holy Guest Star on at 8pm. For some reason The Cartridge Family is also in between, but I can't think why.
The 18th Amendment, of course, was delayed an entire year so it could premiere on St. Patrick's Day 1998. Funny how possibly the top three delayed episodes (The Cartridge Family, Miracle On Evergreen Terrace, and Homer Versus the 18th Amendment) are all from 1997.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

For some reason The Cartridge Family is also in between
How many times have Sky One shown The Cartridge Family now? I remember last year it was on Sky for the first time, but I haven't noticed it the schedules since then (I don't watch the show on TV a whole lot).

[Nameless]

why was miracle on evergreen terrace delayed?

[The lesson is never try]

probably to show it as a christmas episode on christmas day/eve like christmas stories this year.

[Billy]

That's right. It was first shown on the 20th December 1998, 364 days after the US, and then shown twice(!) on Christmas Day.

By the way...
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4179/simpsons1006yd.png (http://imageshack.us/)
100 PAGES! YAY!!!!!111111

[Simpsons Forever!]

Woohoo! That's a nice pic, Billy!

Unfortunately, though C4 starts a new series of The Green Wing on Friday 31st March, blocking out new Simpsons for the forseeable future.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

100 PAGES!
Yet the useful posts account for only 10 pages... ;)

[matt228]

Funny how possibly the top three delayed episodes (The Cartridge Family, Miracle On Evergreen Terrace, and Homer Versus the 18th Amendment) are all from 1997.
Don't forget The City of New York vs Homer Simpson, which aired last year for the first time since August 2001 - it was banned in September 2001 after the "9/11" (surely us British folk should call it 11/9?) attacks in New York. That was from 1997 too. They're all season 9!

[Greased Scotsman]

How many times have Sky One shown The Cartridge Family now? I remember last year it was on Sky for the first time, but I haven't noticed it the schedules since then (I don't watch the show on TV a whole lot).I think last night was only its third or fourth airing. I definitely remember at least one repeat after the ban was lifted.

[dannyenator]

have i been missinformed or is it true Simpsons is ending in 2008 after its 19th season?
IMDB gave me this info
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/697/697108p1.html

[H Thompson]

Well if that site says Simpson's has been given an early commision for 2 more seasons, In what way does that imply that it's going to finish after season 19?

Nothing else anyone has said suggests 19 will be the last.

[Simpsons Forever!]

That article means Season 19 will finish in 2008, not The Simpsons.

Anyway, regarding S13 - The Green Wing will carry on for 8 weeks - meaning new Simpsons are likely to start to be shown again on C4 from Friday 26th May 2006.

[H Thompson]

There's no "the" in the title why do some people add "the" to shows that don't have "the" in the title, "The peep show" "the family guy" "the american dad" you wouldn't say "the I'm alan patridge" would you, it just really annoys me for some reason.

[Simpsons Forever!]

OK, the Homer Thompson, but I won't change my post to keep yours relevant. :)

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

A better question would be why has Sky removed 'the' from it's listings of the show, now it just says 'Simpsons' like their in a rush.

[H Thompson]

It got stolen by people using it for shows that don't need it.

[Ivan]

just like the creativity of the Simpsons got stolen when Mike Scully moved in as EP

[Greased Scotsman]

A better question would be why has Sky removed 'the' from it's listings of the show, now it just says 'Simpsons' like their in a rush.Well if they left it as "The Simpsons" in the TV Guide the half-hour slot would cut off the end so it would be "The Simps..."

[Adamm R)))]

Anyway, regarding S13 - The Green Wing will carry on for 8 weeks - meaning new Simpsons are likely to start to be shown again on C4 from Friday 26th May 2006.
I doubt this, today I found out that Big Brother starts that week. It could be 10 weeks after that until season 13 starts.

[H Thompson]

Simpsons can probably fit around it though because on fridays they would usually have an 8:30 and 9:30 show of Big Brother so Simpsons would fit the 9:00pm slot fine.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

A better question would be why has Sky removed 'the' from it's listings of the show, now it just says 'Simpsons' like their in a rush.
maybe people were searching under 'S' in the tv guide for the show, instead of 'T'?

[Nameless]

I doubt this, today I found out that Big Brother starts that week. It could be 10 weeks after that until season 13 starts.

Looks like a summer start, then. Last time BB was on they gave Simpsons the axe and it didn't come back on 'till...August, wasn't it?

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I doubt this, today I found out that Big Brother starts that week. It could be 10 weeks after that until season 13 starts.

I'm sure I'm not the only one pissed off about this. I've got used to season 13 being pushed back, but for shite like BB... :angry:

[Wonderlicious]

I'm hoping that they'll come to their senses and just put Season 13 in the 6pm slots so we can forget that this horrible wait never happened. They put Season 11 there over Christmas, which kind of defies the Channel's mission of just putting on classic episodes in the early evening spot (that was a comment on Season 11's age, not quality, even though through my eyes a good number of Season 11 episodes don't get a "classic" mark). Let's also hope that someone drops a bomb on the Big Brother house before anyone can get in it so as to speed up time. ;)

[Adamm R)))]

Let's also hope that someone drops a bomb on the Big Brother house before anyone can get in it so as to speed up time. ;)
Sounds like a plan. I kinda like watching BB, even though I know it's awful TV. Gives you something to talk about at the water cooler the next day. Well it would if I had a water cooler. Or someone to talk to by it.

[Wonderlicious]

Sounds like a plan. I kinda like watching BB, even though I know it's awful TV. Gives you something to talk about at the water cooler the next day. Well it would if I had a water cooler. Or someone to talk to by it.

Well, I'll bring the water cooler from the common room down with me to Devon and we can chat. Just don't expect me to listen when it comes to Chantelle talk. :D

[Adamm R)))]

Don't worry there's no way I can talk about Chantelle without screaming. :D

[Nameless]

season 11, one of their newer seasons, had already been run and they had nothing else to air that hadn't been aired that recently. i doubt they'd put s13 on at 6pm.

[Greased Scotsman]

maybe people were searching under 'S' in the tv guide for the show, instead of 'T'?Nope - the TV guide listings have always ignored 'The' at the start of show names.

[=-Robby-=]

Well if they left it as "The Simpsons" in the TV Guide the half-hour slot would cut off the end so it would be "The Simp..."
The Simple Life?

[H Thompson]

Don't worry there's no way I can talk about Chantelle without screaming. :D
OMG how dare u!!! :-@ Chantelle is sooooooo H0T!!!!! :aww: :aww: :aww:

[Wonderlicious]

So you think that Chantelle is a sex bomb, Mr Thompson? Well have I got a new girlfriend for you!

http://www.southbaynet.com/images/barbie-dolls/holiday-barbie-1995.jpg

;) :laugh:

[H Thompson]

Just so everyone is sure, I am joking when I say that.

[matt228]

"Oh ma god" - Chantelle

She has fewer brain cells than I have textbooks about astrophysics.

EDIT: Just noticed this is post 3000...wahey!?