UK: General Simpsons Chat

[Bumblebee_Man]

Well, it isn't airing for another 7 1/2 hours (give or take a bit).

Meh.

[Nameless]

We now have over 5000 replies (well, 5,001 is still over) to this thread!

And only about 500 of them are both on-topic and interesting!

[Lisa Is A Nut]

:cheer:
Anyway, Ugly Betty (Series 2) is returning to C4 on October 5th. I guess that means the Friday night airings will be put on hold..... :angry:

[Adamm R)))]

Since C4 are nearing the end of season 12, will they be going on to season 13 yet again afterwards in that slot? C4 sales has a TBA slot there. And Nameless, I think someone should email C4 about it. Preferably using that angry email someone (H Thompson?) wrote a while back. And talking of the censorship guides, is the Simpsons Crazy one up yet?

[Bumblebee_Man]

Why is it that C4 Show the 'newer' Seasons on Sundays and not during the Week? I've always found that odd.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Yeah, that is weird. You have to wait a whole week to see the newer (well, post-classic) episodes, whilst C4 show the episodes you seen a million times on DVD during the week?

[Nameless]

Why is it that C4 Show the 'newer' Seasons on Sundays and not during the Week? I've always found that odd.

Because they're already running other episodes in that slot and they don't tend to interrupt season runs?

[matt228]

My sister and mum both watch Ugly Betty and so I've seen in a canny few times. It's actually quite good.

How about this for an email to C4:
Dear Channel 4,

Recently, you stopped airing season 14 of The Simpsons on Sunday afternoons, and replaced it with repeats of season 12. Is there a particular reason for this (perhaps you are moving S14 to a more favourable timeslot)? I don't mean to criticise you for your scheduling choices; I'm sure it's terribly hard to decide when to show things. It just seems silly that you pay so much money for a series of the show and then air the old ones again. I have Sky, and so have seen all of S14 already, but there are millions of customers who have not got Sky and so are being deprived of what are, to them, new episodes.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

Regards,
Matthew

I welcome any suggestions.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Sounds like a good e-mail. If I worked for C4, I'd start to re-think the scheduling. But it would be more convincing if every UK member posted an e-mail to them....maybe even headline news.....hmm...

[Nameless]

Sounds like a good e-mail. If I worked for C4, I'd start to re-think the scheduling. But it would be more convincing if every UK member posted an e-mail to them....maybe even headline news.....hmm...

A bit unlikely. If everyone who did regularly read the UK thread emailed them they'd probably pay attention, but they wouldn't report to the newspapers 'MASS UPRISING OF NERDS AGAINST CHANNEL 4; DEMAND THAT ANIMATION BE SHOWN'

[Adamm R)))]

Go for it, Matt. And if they don't listen, I'm emailing that one H Thompson wrote a while ago.

[H Thompson]

Since C4 are nearing the end of season 12, will they be going on to season 13 yet again afterwards in that slot? C4 sales has a TBA slot there. And Nameless, I think someone should email C4 about it. Preferably using that angry email someone (H Thompson?) wrote a while back. And talking of the censorship guides, is the Simpsons Crazy one up yet?

please go with that one, and not the one I came up with, sub-brooker anger won't get you far in life.

Speaking of which I belive a new series of charlie brooker's screenwipe starts on bbc4 tuesday 10pm (although that might be wrong)

[matt228]

Sent. :)

What is that like (Screenwipe)? Funny enough to start watching this week?

[H Thompson]

It's basically t.v criticism done in a humourous way, I'd suggest giving it a try.

[matt228]

Out of interest for anyone who fancies complaining too, the email address is no longer in use, and you have to go to the link: http://help.channel4.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=C4_Author,Company={2EA1BB9C-510E-44A5-A481-01EB1DDA1669},T=CONTACT_VE,VARSET_TITLE=TV

[Adamm R)))]

I needed a new pair of headphones, so I walked over into the town in my free periods between break and lunch today. After I'd got them, I realised that I had £30 from EMA in my bank account and since I was in Smiths anyway, I picked up season 10. Probably will get started on it in a week or so.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

:cheer:
Anyway, Ugly Betty (Series 2) is returning to C4 on October 5th. I guess that means the Friday night airings will be put on hold..... :angry:

So, am I the only one who likes this show and is glad it is returning? I'm not saying I don't want to see season 14, I'm just saying. :angry:

[Ralph_Wiggum]

This sunday, NEW EPISODES! Could this mean...SEASON 19??????

[Adamm R)))]

Nope. Springfield Up, I think.

[Imaginationland]

This sunday, NEW EPISODES! Could this mean...SEASON 19??????

There is still 5 or 6 more S18 episodes to be shown on Sky One so S19 won't be on for at least another month.

[Greased Scotsman]

There is still 5 or 6 more S18 episodes to be shown on Sky One so S19 won't be on for at least another month.
Which is a shame, because the S19 premiere has a kick-ass movie-related opening sequence. Altho it'll be good to finally see Crook & Ladder - the only S18 episode I haven't been able to get online.

I love this time of year! All the great shows return - QI, HIGNFY, Buzzcocks, Top Gear, plus between October and November we usually get about eight or nine brand new Simpsons in a row. And then it's Christmas time. Woohoo!!

[Lisa Is A Nut]

A bit unlikely. If everyone who did regularly read the UK thread emailed them they'd probably pay attention, but they wouldn't report to the newspapers 'MASS UPRISING OF NERDS AGAINST CHANNEL 4; DEMAND THAT ANIMATION BE SHOWN'

I was just joking. :) (Not too funny, I know). I doubt the national newspapers would care about this as much as die-hard fans like we do. They're more intersted in Victoria Beckham's new haircut.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

So, am I the only one who likes this show and is glad it is returning? I'm not saying I don't want to see season 14, I'm just saying. :angry:

I too, like this show, and I'm glad to see it's return. It's just C4 are trying to think of lame Friday night shows (not including Ugly Betty, I mean other shows, such as "The IT Crowd"), to fill up the schedule, rather than putting "Newer" Simpsons episodes there instead.*
*Could anyone tell me how to put multiple quotes in a post? I tried editing it into my above post, but it didn't work. Thanks. :)

[Imaginationland]

Did anyone see promos for springfield up and crook and ladder on sky one,they look pretty good and after C4 are finished with Season 12 i really hope sky buy it of C4 like they did with Season 11.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

And talking of the censorship guides, is the Simpsons Crazy one up yet?
What do you mean by "up"? If you mean just online, then it's at http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/ukcuts/ and has been for several months. If you're asking if it's been updated, then the answer is no.

I added early cuts for Season 13 on C4 but I haven't got round to adding the later cuts (rest of Season 13 & 14, and whatever's aired on Sky). I think they were posted in this thread so I guess I'll have to wade through the 20-odd pages of crap to find them at some point. ;-/

[Adamm R)))]

Looks nice, Scott. I just remembered about it then when The Britsons was mentioned and I couldn't recall seeing it finished before, so I probably forgot about it.

*Could anyone tell me how to put multiple quotes in a post? I tried editing it into my above post, but it didn't work. Thanks. :)

Just copy and paste as many as you need into one post. Do the tags yourself if you have to.

[matt228]

I didn't realise that the UK cuts site was up. Looking good, though.

Channel 4 have replied to me (with much more haste than previously):
Dear Mr Johnson,

Thank you for contacting Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries regarding THE SIMPSONS year 14. The second half of year 14 is due to be broadcast in January 2008. I have no specific dates at this time however. Please keep an eye on your TV listings closer to the time. I can assure you however that I have passed along your comments to the scheduling department. Thank you again for taking the time to contact us. We appreciate all feedback from our viewers; complimentary or otherwise.

Regards, Kara Waters
Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries
So, January 2008 it is. Ah, well. As for buying S10, I haven't yet, but I might do. It depends whether or not I'm going on a trip to Paris: if I'm going, then I might need to use my money to pay for some of it, but if I'm not (or if my grandparents step in) then I can buy it soon. I don't get EMA. The reason I'm not sure about going or not is that they have organised a trip for 30 people when there are about 120 French students (the 30 are chosen by drawing names out of a hat), plus raising £300 is quite challenging, plus I am pretty sure of going to Montpeullier in July of next year anyway so it may be advantageous not to go on this Paris trip (the people who don't go to Paris this year are given priority for the second-year trip to Lille).

Sorry for rambling. I just typed as I thought.

[Greased Scotsman]

At this rate, C4 will show S16 at about the same time as it's released on DVD.

[Billy]

I know it's mainly from The Britsons but I'm not sure about some of the stuff on that cuts page...I'm aware of several airings of A Streetcar Named Marge on BBC2, 29th December 1996 (and the day before on BBC1), 16th January 1998 and 4th January 1999. I'm pretty sure this is accurate as I'm sure I saw it more than once on BBC2, I didn't even get Sky until September '98 and there weren't any Sky showings of the episode from April 1996 to December 2001.

It also says that there was a debate in 1999 about whether to air Natural Born Kissers, the premiere date on Sky was 20th September 1998 and it aired three more times before the end of the year.

I'd like to say I knew all that by heart but I had to look it up.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I too, like this show, and I'm glad to see it's return. It's just C4 are trying to think of lame Friday night shows (not including Ugly Betty, I mean other shows, such as "The IT Crowd"), to fill up the schedule, rather than putting "Newer" Simpsons episodes there instead.*


Thanks. I do agree with you (apart from "The IT Crowd" which I don't think is that bad), I just felt a bit alone back there.

The thing is, I heard series two of Ugly Betty would be shown in the spring. Unless I'm wrong (which is likely) it'll mean they're showing season 1 again, and although I like the show, I would find that very irritating. Like so many other people have already said, why did they buy the show if they're not going to show it until next year? :confused:

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

I know it's mainly from The Britsons but I'm not sure about some of the stuff on that cuts page...I'm aware of several airings of A Streetcar Named Marge on BBC2, 29th December 1996 (and the day before on BBC1), 16th January 1998 and 4th January 1999. I'm pretty sure this is accurate as I'm sure I saw it more than once on BBC2, I didn't even get Sky until September '98 and there weren't any Sky showings of the episode from April 1996 to December 2001.

It also says that there was a debate in 1999 about whether to air Natural Born Kissers, the premiere date on Sky was 20th September 1998 and it aired three more times before the end of the year.

I'd like to say I knew all that by heart but I had to look it up.
Interesting, I'll look into it. Where did you 'look it up'?

[Adamm R)))]

Hey HT, I caught Screenwipe last night. It was fairly funny. Except for the fact that I don't think you can criticize anything else when you have a David fucking Firth cartoon on your show.

[crosseyedandpainless]

I didn't realise that the UK cuts site was up. Looking good, though.

Channel 4 have replied to me (with much more haste than previously):

So, January 2008 it is. Ah, well. As for buying S10, I haven't yet, but I might do. It depends whether or not I'm going on a trip to Paris: if I'm going, then I might need to use my money to pay for some of it, but if I'm not (or if my grandparents step in) then I can buy it soon. I don't get EMA. The reason I'm not sure about going or not is that they have organised a trip for 30 people when there are about 120 French students (the 30 are chosen by drawing names out of a hat), plus raising £300 is quite challenging, plus I am pretty sure of going to Montpeullier in July of next year anyway so it may be advantageous not to go on this Paris trip (the people who don't go to Paris this year are given priority for the second-year trip to Lille).

Sorry for rambling. I just typed as I thought.

Good work Matt. Another bizarre midseason delay in transmission from Channel 4, but at least they haven't given up on it altogether.

As a Beckettian, I remember looking forward to them showing Krapp's Last Tape as part of a comprehensive Beckett on Film season on a Saturday night a few summers ago, until the Queen Mother died earlier that day. This led to a massive schedule overhaul, where KLT and various other Beckett films were postponed seemingly permanently. I don't believe they ever did get shown on Channel 4 (unless they were hidden away in the schedule early in the week morning or very late at night), and the co-ordinator of the Beckett on Film project publically criticised C4 for their scheduling when he received a South Bank Show award for the films.

Just as well I've got the films on DVD then :silly:
But that did seriously strike me as the signal that Channel 4 had gone from being an edgy and genuinely unusual station to becoming populist and hysterical (with a few exceptions - they still have easily the best news programme, alongside Newsnight, on the whole of television). I suspect, for instance, that nowadays they'd never screen something like the Nigel Short Garry Kasparov chess match from 1993.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Looks nice, Scott. I just remembered about it then when The Britsons was mentioned and I couldn't recall seeing it finished before, so I probably forgot about it.



Just copy and paste as many as you need into one post. Do the tags yourself if you have to.

Thanks a lot. :)

Thanks. I do agree with you (apart from "The IT Crowd" which I don't think is that bad), I just felt a bit alone back there.


The thing is, I heard series two of Ugly Betty would be shown in the spring. Unless I'm wrong (which is likely) it'll mean they're showing season 1 again, and although I like the show, I would find that very irritating. Like so many other people have already said, why did they buy the show if they're not going to show it until next year?

You're wrong, as they're showing Season 2 of Ugly Betty, starting 5th October, so it's good news, as the show's returning, but bad because the rest of schedule is filled up with useless shows (why are they showing Skins on C4? It was much more suited on E4).

[H Thompson]

Hey HT, I caught Screenwipe last night. It was fairly funny. Except for the fact that I don't think you can criticize anything else when you have a David fucking Firth cartoon on your show.

Yeah they often have a cartoon on, and I often can't tell if it's supposed to be taken at face value, or if it's supposed to be a parody of bad internet cartoons.
Missed it myself I'll probably see it on friday.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Yep, JABF13 Crook and Ladder will air on 14th October on Sky.

[matt228]

Is anyone else watching Not Going Out? It's still very good, but I think the loss of Kate has had an impact. The cleaning lady is funny up to a point, but she is kind of repetitive.

So you're all not left on tenterhooks after my ramblings in a previous post, my grandparents are going to pay for my Paris trip (for Christmas), and I'll leave my depost of £50 on Monday. If I get drawn out of the hat, I'll be going in March. Otherwise, I will not go (obviously), but will get priority for the Lille trip in year 2. Tomorrow, I'm making more arrangements about me going to Montpeullier in July. However, my mum is pregnant (woo!) and the baby will be due in late May/early June (apparantely 24th May but mum reckons she is a few weeks less pregnant than her nurse friend who examined her), so I may not want to go (unless it's driving me mad!) at such a time.

[crosseyedandpainless]

Congratulations Matt. Hope everything goes well for your mother.

[matt228]

Thanks, crosseyedandpainless! Love the name, by the way.

[gonz]

Anybody watching Saxondale after MTW tonight? I recently got int o it and now I love it.

[BigStripyLie]

I'm not a fan of Saxondale. I much prefer Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

You're wrong, as they're showing Season 2 of Ugly Betty, starting 5th October, so it's good news, as the show's returning, but bad because the rest of schedule is filled up with useless shows (why are they showing Skins on C4? It was much more suited on E4).

Thanks, I only realised this after my last post (when my dad brought in the Radio Times) and I'm used to being wrong.

So, that'll be three shows I'll be watching, but here's a thought; why don't C4 show season 14 at 8pm or 8.30? I know they're usually showing some sort of property show at that time, but it just seemed like a good idea. :confused:

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Yeah, that sounds like it could work.

[Imaginationland]

Has anyone noticed that sky have simpsons episodes at 6:30 now.

[RJF]

They often show them at 6:30,don't they?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Except for the fact that I don't think you can criticize anything else when you have a David fucking Firth cartoon on your show.
Why? They're decent sketches IMO. Though the voices are probably the funniest thing about it. Anyway I though Screenwipe was great, as always. Second half tailed off a bit.

Sigh, last Mock the Week. I've grown quite fond of that show. The quiz format is slightly redundant but it's pretty damn funny. Still, the new "Thursdays are funny" line up next week should be good. Peter Serafac-whatever is pretty funny.

[Imaginationland]

They often show them at 6:30,don't they?

they usually start episodes at 7:00 but it doesn't really matter because the episodes that are in the 6:30 slot are S11 episodes.

[Adamm R)))]

Why? They're decent sketches IMO. Though the voices are probably the funniest thing about it. Anyway I though Screenwipe was great, as always. Second half tailed off a bit.

It was pretty bad IMO, even though I was only half paying attention because I hate David Firth. Most of his cartoons are crosses between that ridiculous "random" (whatever the fuck that is) humour and morbid humour that teenage faux-goths worship him for.

Also, I'm just watching IT Crowd on +1. Forgot about QI though.

[matt228]

QI was great, as always. Missed IT Crowd. Watched Mock the Week twice (Sky+), shame that it has to come to an end but was a great show. Also watched Heroes today (from BBC3, Wednesday): very good stuff. Studio 60 was good too. Yes, I spent my morning catching up on Sky+. At least I had a productive afternoon: job-seeking and homework. Fabulous. Two extra days off and I spend 6 hours of one of them working or looking for opportunities to work. What the fuck is wrong with me? Ah well, they'll "get back to me" in 2 weeks or less. And if they don't, what happens? My pizza is free? Wow that was a lame attempt at comedy, but at 2:13am can you blame me? I'm sure other people get this too: online and you can't seem to log off even though you know that everything on the internet that could possibly interest you has either been looked at already or is empty because it's so late. I need to be up at around 9:30, and yet I persist in talking to people on MSN. Why?

Ah well, I'm off to bed. :)

[RJF]

Anyone catch IT crowd last night?I thought it was pretty good.Maybe the best episode ever.I missed QI,though.Does anyone know when it's repeated?

[Imaginationland]

Breaking News
http://www.onthebox.com/program-details.aspx?program=470035 C4 have bought the rights to S9 it will air on the 7th of october right after the final episode of S12,i wonder what season did channel 4 swap with sky.

[Rich Texan]

I miss the BBC2 era of The Simpsons. Damn ads. If it was still on BBC2 I probably wouldn't have bought the DVDs.

[H Thompson]

Those who didn't watch it on BBC4, watch QI next friday, Jonny Vegas was excellent.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Hey, they used the indent again on C4. Before Friday night's "My Name is Earl," the indent of Homer in the garden trying the get some beer was used. I never thought they'd use it again.

[Bumblebee_Man]

^They use it before their 6:00pm Simpsons, quite a lot of the time. It's a sort of 'Cut' Version, though.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

^They use it before their 6:00pm Simpsons, quite a lot of the time. It's a sort of 'Cut' Version, though.

Sorry. I never usually watch the 6.00pm episodes, as I have most of them on DVD, or I'm out with friends. Anyway, the last episode of "The IT Crowd" was on Friday. I thought it was funny in parts, but it was okay. Ugly Betty will be returning for a second series to replace it next Friday. I also fell asleep watching "Fonejacker," as it was the first time I'd seen it and it wasn't very enjoyable to me.....And I was tired.

[Billy]

Interesting, I'll look into it. Where did you 'look it up'?
http://web.archive.org/web/20021207195233/www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/home.html , it's an awesome archive of Sky and BBC schedule data from Summer '95 to early 2002.

I'm also in love with the IT Crowd, never really watched the first series but loved the second! Moss's voice just makes everything funny, it's the verbal equivalent of the Benny Hill music.

[Adamm R)))]

Those who didn't watch it on BBC4, watch QI next friday, Jonny Vegas was excellent.

I'll be sure to, I remembered the repeat of Friday's last night and it was very good.

[Bumblebee_Man]

Sorry. I never usually watch the 6.00pm episodes, as I have most of them on DVD.

I have them all on DVD, but it doesn't stop me watching them on TV.

Did anyone catch the National Movie Awards last night? The Simpsons Movie won the Best Animation Award, beating Shrek The Third, Happy Feet and Flushed Away.

[H Thompson]

The thing that annoys me though about Moss though, is that it's basically that actors only schtick, it works well for that character, but he does the same thing in everything I've seen in him, it doesn't actually require any talent on his part.

[Imaginationland]

Anyone see I'm Going To Praiseland just there i gave it a B Children Of A Lesser Clod is on now.

[gonz]

The thing that annoys me though about Moss though, is that it's basically that actors only schtick, it works well for that character, but he does the same thing in everything I've seen in him, it doesn't actually require any talent on his part.

Have you seen him on The Mighty Boosh?

[H Thompson]

Well that was a bit different, but he still wasn't really demonstarating great ability

[gonz]

Yeah, a lot of people I know don't really like his acting style at all.

[Imaginationland]

Children Of A Lesser Clod-B- very good episode espacially arnie pie's line " I can't see through metal Kent"! :LOL:

[Lisa Is A Nut]

I have them all on DVD, but it doesn't stop me watching them on TV.

Did anyone catch the National Movie Awards last night? The Simpsons Movie won the Best Animation Award, beating Shrek The Third, Happy Feet and Flushed Away.

I forgot to watch it, although I wanted to, as I'd seen a very short clip on the advert for it. I'm glad they won, obviously. :)
Did Matt or any actors have to do a speech? Or "Couldn't they make it?"

[Adamm R)))]

Springfield Up was probably the best of season 18. Weak among other format benders though, I'd put it on par with Behind the Laughter.

And new episodes at 5:30 and 7 next week? What are they?

[Bumblebee_Man]

Did Matt or any actors have to do a speech? Or "Couldn't they make it?"

It was Yeardly Smith who went up to collect the Award. I was hoping for Dan to go up and do another Homer speech.

Congratulations to The Simpsons.

[Imaginationland]

Springfield Up was probably the best of season 18. Weak among other format benders though, I'd put it on par with Behind the Laughter.

And new episodes at 5:30 and 7 next week? What are they?

I beleive they are Rome-old and Juli-eh and Boys Of Bummer.

[Adamm R)))]

Ah, I just checked Sky Guide and was about to say that. Thanks anyway.

Was this known about before? It's not on Wezzo's page. Oh well, now season 18 might be done by November.

[Imaginationland]

Ah, I just checked Sky Guide and was about to say that. Thanks anyway.

Was this known about before? It's not on Wezzo's page. Oh well, now season 18 might be done by November.

And C4 getting Season 9 wasn't on wezzo's page too i have a link here http://www.onthebox.com/program-details.aspx?program=470035

[Adamm R)))]

Yes, yes, but I thought it was fairly notable since Wezzo's listings are different, but for Channel 4 his listings are only up to the beginning of season 8.

EDIT: Oh wait, I didn't realise that was listings for Sunday. Kinda lame considering it's been out on DVD for a year and it's nice to catch an episode circa season 12 that I can rip to shreds to make me feel better about myself after spending another weekend not leaving the house. I wonder what C4 will do when they've finished season 8 on weekdays.

[Imaginationland]

Yes, yes, but I thought it was fairly notable since Wezzo's listings are different, but for Channel 4 his listings are only up to the beginning of season 8.

He should have it up on his next update anyway S9 starts next week on sunday if you check his page all of the november scheduale has yet to be announced so there must have been a big season swap over from C4 to Sky.

[Bumblebee_Man]

C4 should carry on into Season 9 at the 6:00pm slot. They'll probably start from Season 1 again after 8, it really annoys me when they only show older episodes in that slot and newer ones on Sundays... I mean, who watches TV on Sunday Afternoons?

[Imaginationland]

C4 should carry on into Season 9 at the 6:00pm slot. They'll probably start from Season 1 again after 8, it really annoys me when they only show older episodes in that slot and newer ones on Sundays... I mean, who watches TV on Sunday Afternoons?

I don't think they will start to air S1 again usually after S8 it goes back to S5 or S6.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

It was Yeardly Smith who went up to collect the Award. I was hoping for Dan to go up and do another Homer speech.

Congratulations to The Simpsons.

I don't think she's ever given a speech for the show in the UK. Also, I would've liked Dan to do another Homer speech, as he did at a TV awards show. If he did, I wouldn't have seen it, but I'm sure YouTube would provide it soon enough.

I'm also excited because it's my birthday in 3 days, and I've asked for the Season 10 DVD, as I didn't bother getting it when it was released.

[matt228]

Springfield Up was decent, but with quite a low amount of jokes that made me laugh out loud (or even subtle ones that made me laugh on the inside). C+

I didn't watch the C4 episodes, was busy watcing Frasier on Paramount and also Beverley Hills Cop (Sky+) at my grandparents' house.

I have no idea why there are new episdoes on Sky One at 5:30 and 7 next week. I thought my Sky+ was playing up.

[Imaginationland]

Springfield Up was decent, but with quite a low amount of jokes that made me laugh out loud (or even subtle ones that made me laugh on the inside). C+

I didn't watch the C4 episodes, was busy watcing Frasier on Paramount and also Beverley Hills Cop (Sky+) at my grandparents' house.

I have no idea why there are new episdoes on Sky One at 5:30 and 7 next week. I thought my Sky+ was playing up.

Because sky wan't to speed up the S18 episodes it has being going on for too long and they wan't too get on to S19 oh and Springfield Up! gets a B+ for me.

[Simpsons Forever!]

The 6:30pm Sunday slot for 28th October has been changed to a repeat of Bart The Murderer :( - no news yet on whether a new episode will still air on 21st.

[Imaginationland]

The 6:30pm Sunday slot for 28th October has been changed to a repeat of Bart The Murderer :( - no news yet on whether a new episode will still air on 21st.

How did you find tv listings up to the 28th of october can you provide a link please to the website that had those listings.

[HugeF1]

Can anyone tell me what series they are up to on C4? Obviouslt non repeated stuff.

[Simpsons Forever!]

How did you find tv listings up to the 28th of october can you provide a link please to the website that had those listings.

Sky Programme Information - it has complete listings up to November.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Can anyone tell me what series they are up to on C4? Obviouslt non repeated stuff.

C4 are currently showing S14, but have stopped halfway through and will continue airing new episodes in January.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post!

[Imaginationland]

Sky Programme Information - it has complete listings up to November.

Thanks,what season do you think Sky have given to C4 since C4 have S9 now.

[matt228]

Thanks,what season do you think Sky have given to C4 since C4 have S9 now?
Sky have given S9 to C4, as you said. C4 will probably give S12 to Sky as soon as they finish airing it (or perhaps the earliest season they have, is it S4?).

I watched the repeat of Screenwipe (very early Saturday morning, about 1:30am). It was very good, not what I expected at all (I thought it was going to be like a mockumentary about this guy's life). I've set the Tuesday night episodes on a Series Link. :)

[Simpsons Forever!]

Sky will air JABF12 Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot on 21st October, usual time, but won't air a new episode on 28th, it seems, so Rome-old and Juli-eh and Marge Gamer will be the only S18 episodes still to be seen by November.

[Adamm R)))]

^Rome-Old is on Sunday in the first of two episodes.

[Bumblebee_Man]

Rome-Old is a Decent episode. The Lord of the Rings parody is great, if a lttle OTT.

[Simpsons Forever!]

^Rome-Old is on Sunday in the first of two episodes.

Typical - I go to Uni and they show a double-bill of new episodes for only the second time ever the next week! :uhh:
What time are they on? 6 and half-past?

[Imaginationland]

Typical - I go to Uni and they show a double-bill of new episodes for only the second time ever the next week! :uhh:
What time are they on? 6 and half-past?

5:30 and 7:00.

[Adamm R)))]

Yeah, isn't there some stupid celebrity show on in between? Or something like that, I remember seeing the advert for the line-up last week.

Out of curiousity, SF!, when was the other double bill?

[Simpsons Forever!]

Back in October 2004 for S15 - My Big Fat Geek Wedding followed by The Wandering Juvie.

[HugeF1]

C4 are currently showing S14, but have stopped halfway through and will continue airing new episodes in January.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post!
Thanks SF!

[gonz]

Thursdays Are Funny kicking off today. I'll probably watch the Peter Serafinowicz Show, as it looks and sounds pretty good.

[Imaginationland]

Sky have given S9 to C4, as you said. C4 will probably give S12 to Sky as soon as they finish airing it (or perhaps the earliest season they have, is it S4?).

I watched the repeat of Screenwipe (very early Saturday morning, about 1:30am). It was very good, not what I expected at all (I thought it was going to be like a mockumentary about this guy's life). I've set the Tuesday night episodes on a Series Link. :)

C4's earliest season is S1 so they will probably give that to Sky.

[coolcoates]

Anyone watch the Peter Serafinowicz Show? I only caught the second half of it, but what I saw was absolutely hilarious! Looks like it might be a hit ;)

[H Thompson]

Yeah it was alright, as I was expecting it to be, but that Jennifer Saunders thing was fucking awful, I flicked over to that Alistar McGowan thing for a bit instead.

[Greased Scotsman]

I don't know if it's been said here already, but Top Gear returns on Sunday (with Helen Mirren as the guest), and Have I Got News For You starts next Friday, with Ross Noble as a guest.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Anyone watch the Peter Serafinowicz Show? I only caught the second half of it, but what I saw was absolutely hilarious! Looks like it might be a hit ;)

I did! I watched the whole thing with my dad, and we were laughing almost the whole way through, so that was a good sign.

[matt228]

The show that was on at 9:30 on Thursday night was fucking dreadful (the last 5 minutes were anyway).

[RJF]

Watched Peter Serafinowicz last night.Thought it was excellent,way better than I was expecting.Anyone seen Look around you?It's this amazing show he also wrote.You've got to check it out if you haven't.
Caught a bit of that Jeniffer Saunders thing.Seemed alright but I didn't really see enough to judge.
QI's on tonight,hooray.

[Adamm R)))]

QI was hilarious tonight. And I saw it on BBC4 too, which was similarly great.

[Greased Scotsman]

That episode of QI on BBC4 was the funniest and most interesting QI episode I've seen.

Four words...

BIRD DOING THE MOONWALK!!!

[matt228]

Ugly Betty was very good tonight. I must watch the parts of S1 I missed when I get my sister the DVDs for Christmas. The BBC2 episode of QI was great, though I didn't see the BBC4 one. I thought that Johnny Vegas was a bit odd, like (not in a bad way). Not Going Out was good.

[Imaginationland]

Simpsons Tall Tale's was on just there i gave it a C+.

[Nameless]

wasn't there a new S18 episode on sky today?

[Adamm R)))]

Two, actually. I saw Rome-Old, which was uninteresting, but not as horrible as the premise might have you believe. And also, there was Boys of Bummer, which I Sky+'d.

[Imaginationland]

The City of New York vs Homer Simpson A+
Rome-old and Juileh C-
Boys of Bummer B-

[Bumblebee_Man]

The City of New York vs Homer Simpson A+
Rome-old and Juileh C-
Boys of Bummer B-

Do you know, I completely agree with those ratings. Great minds rate alike?

---

Is that Sky's new episodes over now until season 19? Or are there more?

Sorry, I haven't been paying too much attention.

[Nameless]

There are still 2 or 3 more S18 episodes.

Rome-old and Juli-eh C/C+
The Boys of Bummer D-

[Simpsons Forever!]

Do you know, I completely agree with those ratings. Great minds rate alike?

---

Is that Sky's new episodes over now until season 19? Or are there more?

Sorry, I haven't been paying too much attention.

Still 3 to go - Crook and Ladder this Sunday, Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot the following Sunday and Marge Gamer, as yet not scheduled.

[matt228]

I saw Rome-Old, nothing spectactularly good or bad. C. Had to delete Boys of Bummer because it was going to clash with 2 other programmes. Ah well, it'll be on in a few weeks.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Ha, Sky are advertising their 5.30 Sunday broadcasts of new episodes as "earlier than ever before". Which would be great and all, but they're still months late ;)

Peter Serafinowicz show was fantastic! I couldn't stop laughing! QI was great as always. "WHAT INVENTION?! IT'S JUST SALT AND SELLOTAPE!"

[matt228]

Someone PLEASE remind me that Boys of Bummer is repeated this week at 8.30pm! I didn't notice it on the Sky guide but it is on Wezzo's updated page. I still haven't seen The Wife Aquatic.

[Ivan]

Someone PLEASE remind me that Boys of Bummer is repeated this week at 8.30pm!

Boys of Bummer is repeated this week at 8:30pm. There, I reminded you, now give me some money.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Now Marge Gamer is also scheduled for this Sunday at 7pm, following on from Crook And Ladder, so S18 will be complete by the end of the month!

[Imaginationland]

Now Marge Gamer is also scheduled for this Sunday at 7pm, following on from Crook And Ladder, so S18 will be complete by the end of the month!

When is stop or my dog will shoot airing on Sky?

[Adamm R)))]

Now Marge Gamer is also scheduled for this Sunday at 7pm, following on from Crook And Ladder, so S18 will be complete by the end of the month!

Whoa, this scheduling is getting crazy now. Stop or My Dog Will Shoot is the week afterwards, right?

Oh and I just saw Boys of Bummer. The main plot was shit, but I liked the subplot very much (I can think of one poster in this thread who will think likewise). I also got the first big laugh from the show for a while, when all the signs about Bart go down and another one quickly appears saying "we're sorry". It just felt so wonderfully Simpsons-esque after nothing remotely like that for a long time.

[Simpsons Forever!]

^Yeah, Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot is still airing on Sunday 21st.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Oh and I just saw Boys of Bummer. The main plot was shit, but I liked the subplot very much (I can think of one poster in this thread who will think likewise). I also got the first big laugh from the show for a while, when all the signs about Bart go down and another one quickly appears saying "we're sorry". It just felt so wonderfully Simpsons-esque after nothing remotely like that for a long time.

Guess who that poster is? ;)

Yes, I've been singing the praises of that particular subplot for ages. In fact, a friend of mine has Sky, so I was telling her to watch it. She enjoyed it, too.

[Nameless]

C4 are airing S9 in their sunday afternoon slot.

however, since wezzo didn't update the page until recently, this means we've missed the NYC episode's terrestrial premiere.

[Adamm R)))]

It was mentioned a couple pages back by Simpsons Beyond Forever though, I think.

[Imaginationland]

It was mentioned a couple pages back by Simpsons Beyond Forever though, I think.

It was but i don't think anyone was online when i posted the news.

[matt228]

Well, I set Boys of Bummer to record at 8:30 tonight. It clashed with 2 programmes that someone else wanted to record. Bugger.

[coolcoates]

Peter Serafinowicz was terrific last night, he's got Simon Cowell spot on :P

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

^Meh, I thought the first one was a lot better.

And Have I Got News For You is back tonight! (I was going to do some joke about having some news to tell everyone, but it didn't pan out.) Anyone know who's presenting it? I can't wait 75 minutes :-O edit: ok bbc site has it: Kirsty Young. Groan. I wish they'd find some new and funnier presenters instead of standard newsreaders.

[H Thompson]

The simon cowell one was the least interesting sketch, there were so many great bits why would you single that one out, I think want the image of "christmas man" on the butterfield detective agency sketch as my avatar.

[Adamm R)))]

I need to watch some of the stuff this thread is talking about, I never watch TV. However, I did see QI on BBC4. Where was the elephant? :-/ Oh and I a little bit of Have I Got News for You, I will have to watch next week.

[H Thompson]

Aren't HIGNFY doing that extended edition repeats now, I deliberatley missed it yesterday so I could watch that instead.

[gonz]

The Peter Serafinowicz Show is really good. I was worried that, after reading about some Vivian Vile show, the new Thursdays are Funny line up wasn't going to be that good, but I'm really pleased with it. My favorite sketch so far would perhaps be the Heads Or Tails sketch. He does a good impression of Chris Tarrent. "If you'd said Tails, you.....wouldn't be going home with half a million pounds" (Women gives a relieved sigh) "but..it's not heads either, it's An Edge coin"
Brilliant.

[matt228]

Aren't HIGNFY doing that extended edition repeats now, I deliberatley missed it yesterday so I could watch that instead.
It's on BBC2 tonight at 10.40pm; I'll be watching as well because my sister talked over the first 15 minutes when I watched it last night.

Last night's QI (on BBC2) was brilliant, as always. Ugly Betty was good (though I fell asleep for 10 minutes in the middle), too. Not Going Out didn't disappoint, either. Overall a good night.

[Imaginationland]

Did anyone watch Season 11 of south park on last night The Snuke was on it was uncut the scene with the queen was left in the episode has some people thought they would take it out.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Yes I watched it. I too would've thought the Queen scene would be cut, but it wasn't.

[H Thompson]

I missed it but watched it on a website, I don't see why they would cut it, plenty of things in the past have portrayed the queen in a negative way. I know it caused some controversy with the press, but t.v channels don't cave into anything just because of a tiny bit of fuss, they would have got complaints if it had been cut as well because it's such needless censorship, it's stupid of anyone to get upset, because it's such a ridculous idea, that no one could possibly argue they were seriously trying to make any kind of statement with it.

[Imaginationland]

I just checked C4 sales and it says S13 will be the next season to air after S8 in the 6:00 slot from monday to friday while on sunday in november it has TBC with no S9 episodes in that time.

[simplysimpsons]

I personally think they should finish airing s9 in the weekday episodes, after s8, or even better start s9 again from the beginning as I missed City of NY vs. Homer :angry: DAMN C4!!! Why didn't they make a bigger deal that they were the first to air this on terrestrial TV?

I just saw Principal and the Pauper, and you know, it really isn't bad at all. At least compared to today's episode standards. The plot idea is bad, but they did such a good job with it. I didn't mind the ending at all, and it's filled with plenty of hilarious jokes too. Agnes really shines in this one. B+

Edit: Lisa's Sax was as good as I remembered...aside from the awful meta referencing in the first 5 minutes, I really loved this. A-

[Imaginationland]

Crook and Ladder was on Sky just there i gave it a D very poor episode and alot of jokes fell flat IMO.

[Adamm R)))]

Crook and Ladder was one of the most disjointed, poorly plotted episodes ever. However, as far as jokes go, it had its moments, especially for a season 18 episode. Evens out to be an average-ish quality episode.

[Nameless]

The Principal and the Pauper - D+/C-
Lisa's Sax - A-
Crook and Ladder - B/B+

[Imaginationland]

Marge gamer-B+ much better than Crook and Ladder.

[Adamm R)))]

I enjoyed Marge Gamer. Both plots had enough interesting going for them and the humour was satisfactory.

[matt228]

Whilst I agree that Crook and Ladder felt disjointed, I think it was a decent episode with a few good laughs. C

Marge Gamer was much better, with plenty to laugh about and laugh at (it reminded me of how shitty RuneScape is). B+


As for the S9 episodes:
Principal and the Pauper: B-
Lisa's Sax: B+

[Adamm R)))]

Anyone see this new channel on Freeview called Dave? It replaced UKG2 on Sky, so it has some of the programmes. Currently watching QI and later there's Buzzcocks and HIGNFY.

EDIT: Oh wow, I remember this episode of Buzzcocks. Awesome.

"Maroon 5 are officially the dullest band ever, here's a monkey on a push bike"

*Video of monkey riding a bike to "Anarchy in the UK"*

[Greased Scotsman]

^Yeah, that episode of Buzzcocks rules. New series starts next month! But I think the change to 'Dave' is pointless. It's the same schedule, just with a makeover. And who calls a TV channel Dave? It's just...weird. Although it is pretty cool that they got Phill Jupitus to do the voiceovers.

Oh, and being the only S18 episode I haven't seen, I thought Crook and Ladder was pretty good. Lots of good one liners, but I think the firemen got corrupted too quickly. Oh well, still good. B+

BTW, the hosts for the next 3 episodes of HIGNFY have been announced - Alexander Armstrong, Omid Djalili and...Jeremy Paxman. That is gonna be BRILLIANT. :D

[matt228]

Fantastic choices of HIGNFY presenters, I must say.

Dave is just the new name for UKTV G2. It's a strange choice, but I don't really care. Good to see that series D of QI is on now (though I couldn't watch it last night). I'm looking forward to seeing episode 4 again, as I loved Phill Jupitus's answer when asked what the biggest eyesore in the UK was: "People, common people. The working classes. Poorly-groomed servants."

Awesome.

[Adamm R)))]

Dave is kinda a weird name, but not really a pointless change, since they're re-branding it for a Freeview audience. And it'd be odd to have a name ending in 2 on Freeview without the original channel being present too. Oh and of course that's ignoring Sky Three. ;)

[H Thompson]

It's just such an annoying "lol random" type name though.

[matt228]

It is very "lol random", I quite agree. Ah well, I suppose they'd better start renaming all UKTV channels in the same manner. UKTV History can be called Churchill, UKTV Gardens can be called Alan and UKTV Style can be called Carol. Alas, I couldn't think of one for UKTV Gold.

[Adamm R)))]

I wouldn't say so. I just looked on Wikipedia and it said "UKTV said the name of the channel was chosen because "everyone knows a bloke called Dave".". I had assumed that it was something along those lines. When the tagline is "home of witty banter", it seems like they were going for something casual and the viewer can relate to it on some level. So yes a stupid name, but I'd say it's possibly justifiable.

EDIT: This post just sounds really weird. Probably because I'm debating the name of a TV channel.

[matt228]

Is it just me or are days off college fucking awful when you're ill? I have a concert tomorrow night so I need to be able to play piano and sax tomorrow seamlessly. I currently can't blow my sax (nor Marge's sex) because of my throat, though the piano should be easy. I'm drinking a lot of water and tea, so I should be OK by tomorrow.

As if you cared.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

http://uktv.co.uk/dave/stepbystep/aid/594754 <- Dave

I was a bit confused when I was on Radio Times just now, I thought someone had hacked the web site or one of the website maintainers was messing around...

They also conducted a survey of Britain's wittiest individuals. I can't find the original article I was reading, but it's reported here among other places: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article2658656.ece

[Simpsons Forever!]

Season 19 hits Sky! :)

JABF20 He Loves To Fly And He Doh's airs on Sunday 28th October 2007 at 7pm. It's repeated on Thursday 1st November 2007 at 8pm.

So, there were a total of 6 new episodes on Sky in October - surely a record?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Oh cool, I've been lazy downloaing new episodes since they generally all suck now. Actually I haven't watched the Simpsons on TV for several months now. But I'll try and remember to tune into the new'uns.

[paradiselocked]

Apologies if this is on the wrong board...
I have a question, which episode is it that Marge and Homer are at the nightclub where its always new years eve?
Hope you can help! :D

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Itchy & Scratchy Land, and yes, it's the wrong board. Try the Q&A section.

[Imaginationland]

Season 19 hits Sky! :)

JABF20 He Loves To Fly And He Doh's airs on Sunday 28th October 2007 at 7pm. It's repeated on Thursday 1st November 2007 at 8pm.

So, there were a total of 6 new episodes on Sky in October - surely a record?

Great news it will be something to entertain us until THOH XVIII airs.

[BigStripyLie]

That was actually really quick for Sky getting series 19, just over a month after the US.

[Greased Scotsman]

Good news about S19, I've seen the first four episodes and each one has been better than the last. Don't be put off by He Loves to Fly, which is OK - I thought the 3 after that were really good.

But then, I liked Crook and Ladder, so...

Anyway, HIGNFY was great, Not Going Out was goddamn hilarious. Watching QI on BBC4 just now.

[matt228]

HIGNFY and Not Going Out were both brilliant, though I felt that the ending to Not Going Out lacked conclusions. Ah well, there's always the Christmas special.

I'll watch QI (which I recorded on Sky+) today.

[Greased Scotsman]

QI was great, but for a programme apparently talking about 'everything' they didn't exactly talk about much. Stayed on ecstasy for aaaaages.

Oh well, watching the QI marathon on Dave now. Need something to cheer me up after England's defeat... :(

[matt228]

Fucking England can't ever do any fucking thing right. Fuck.

Actually, that's a little defeatist. Well done for trying.

[Adamm R)))]

I saw that marathon too. Odd how they only showed 4 episodes, then they just repeated them. Not that I care too much, because I went to watch a film instead. Another marathon tonight.

[matt228]

I have S1 on DVD so I only watched it when it got past midnight (before that I'd been watching Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor and Flushed Away).

New episode of Simpsons tonight at 7pm.

[Nameless]

Bart Star has just aired on C4 and The Two Mrs Apus is on next but SNPP says THOH8 was meant to air followed by Cartridge Family; do C4 consider the THOH and Cartridge too violent, are they holding them back for closer to Halloween, or have they lost the tapes for THOH/Cartridge?

EDIT: C4 removed the establishing shot of the auction house where the sign guy puts 'bastard' up on the sign.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Okay, so they don't like swearing this early, but you'd probably be wondering why the simpsons are at a bachelor auction, if you've never seen the episode before. It would be cool if C4 did a spooky Halloween Simpsons Special thing on Friday night, but that's never going to happen.... ;)
They could show several Halloween episodes (such as Season 6-Season 11, etc.) the night before Halloween at 7-9 or something, and then show some weird horror movie after it. Obviously, it's never going to happen, but it would be cool if they thought of filling up the Friday schedule with Simpsons episodes, instead of lame (okay, sometimes lame) comedy shows, made purposely to fill up the already packed schedule.

[Imaginationland]

Bart Star has just aired on C4 and The Two Mrs Apus is on next but SNPP says THOH8 was meant to air followed by Cartridge Family; do C4 consider the THOH and Cartridge too violent, are they holding them back for closer to Halloween, or have they lost the tapes for THOH/Cartridge?

EDIT: C4 removed the establishing shot of the auction house where the sign guy puts 'bastard' up on the sign.

They are putting THOH VIII and The Cartridge Family very soon on the 6pm slot don't know which day though,as for the cuts i have spotted 4 and there was even one where homer tried to stop apu's wedding.

[Greased Scotsman]

They are putting THOH VIII and The Cartridge Family very soon on the 6pm slot don't know which day though,as for the cuts i have spotted 4 and there was even one where homer tried to stop apu's wedding.I know, they cut out the whole of Homer's "I am the god Ganesh" rant, which made the whole thing very confusing. There was one shot of Homer crashing into a table as Ganesh, then the ceremony continued. But then the whole "Put me down! Ganesh commands you!" was kept in, which made even less sense. Stupid C4.

No Top Gear tonight :(

BTW, has anyone with Sky been watching The Riches on Virgin 1? It's pretty good - a little slow to start but it's been picking up. And seeing Eddie Izzard bluff his way into a law firm is so funny.

[Adamm R)))]

I know, they cut out the whole of Homer's "I am the god Ganesh" rant, which made the whole thing very confusing. There was one shot of Homer crashing into a table as Ganesh, then the ceremony continued. But then the whole "Put me down! Ganesh commands you!" was kept in, which made even less sense. Stupid C4.

Haha, really? I was watching the episode, but I wasn't paying too much attention. Seems a little over-sensitive if you ask me, especially as they showed a hymn book being burned seconds before.

Oh and Stop or My Dog Will Shoot was pretty bad. What happened to animals acting like animals? One thing worthy of note though, was that Rudy Guliani appeared, despite his appearance being removed from the US version.

[Ralph_Wiggum]

Season 19 hits Sky! :)

JABF20 He Loves To Fly And He Doh's airs on Sunday 28th October 2007 at 7pm. It's repeated on Thursday 1st November 2007 at 8pm.

So, there were a total of 6 new episodes on Sky in October - surely a record?

EDIT: I jumped ahead 6 days on the tv guide and set it for record! (Yes I have Sky+)

[matt228]

Stop or My Dog Will Shoot was alright, nothing special. C

[Ralph_Wiggum]

Stop or my dog will shoot-B+

It was better than I expected, I thought it would be pretty boring, but it was more than I thought.

[Turambar]

This is so annoying, watching you guys converse over the new episodes while I have to lump it with Season 9 on channel 4. Damn flood. Wish I had Sky One right now :(

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Me too. I have Virgin Media, so I don't get any of the basic sky channels. I have the Channel 4 episodes on DVD, although I occasionaly watch them on TV, like I did today. Homer's Phobia is a true classic-A*
I didn't see any cuts, oddly, as I would've thought C4 might cut a few of Homer's remarks, or the cigerette billboard, but it was all there.

[Imaginationland]

This is so annoying, watching you guys converse over the new episodes while I have to lump it with Season 9 on channel 4. Damn flood. Wish I had Sky One right now :(

Yeah it is a bit annoying for you but after S8 ends on C4 S13 will air so there will be some episodes to be there to keep you entertained.Wezzo has Updated! and YES Sky have S12 now and with me getting Ntl +(I know sky is better but i'll try this one out first) and with S19 on Sunday it truely doesn't get any better than this! ;) oh yeah and Stop Or My Dog will Shoot-C+ nothing special although i did like KoRn's song Freak on a leash at the start when homer was stuck in the maze.

[Ralph_Wiggum]

This is so annoying, watching you guys converse over the new episodes while I have to lump it with Season 9 on channel 4. Damn flood. Wish I had Sky One right now :(

Don't worry you only have to wait another 4 years! (That's right (& Correct) 4 Years!)

[Reverend Lovejoy]

This is so annoying, watching you guys converse over the new episodes while I have to lump it with Season 9 on channel 4. Damn flood. Wish I had Sky One right now :(

Don't worry, I have the same problem. :(

[Turambar]

Don't worry you only have to wait another 4 years! (That's right (& Correct) 4 Years!)

Thank you for brightening up my day, I really appreciated that ;-/
It was funnier when Ricky Gervais said it.

Don't worry, I have the same problem. :(

Thats good to hear I'm not alone in this :D

[Simpsons Forever!]

Sorry to hammer it home, Turambar, but more good news from Sky!

JABF18 Homer of Seville airs at 7pm on Sunday 4th November, which means I get to see a new episode on my birthday for the first time ever! Woohoo! :D

As well as that, JABF21 Midnight Towboy airs on the following Sunday 11th November, also at 7pm.

And that's where new episodes dry up for the moment. A repeat of The Wife Aquatic airs on Sunday 18th November instead, while the crucial slot is taken up by Old Money on Sunday 25th November. It's pretty good that we get to see the first 3 episodes of Season 19 so quickly, though and I'm sure more new episodes will appear at Christmas.

[matt228]

A repeat of The Wife Aquatic airs on Sunday 18th November instead
I'm glad you said that (it's not on Wezzo's update), as it is one of the only two episodes I have not seen yet (the other being Boys of Bummer).

[matt228]

I take it that no-one else saw the premiere of season 19 on Sky One tonight, then, since it's 4 hours since the episode aired and nobody's posted in this thread...

He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs was, for me, a little dull. Nothing really interesting happened (we all knew that he was going to land the plane anyway) and he came out of it without telling Marge the truth, which was surprisingly unsatisfactory. However, it certainly wasn't a bad episode, so I'll award this episode a C-.

[thomasp]

I saw that episode and thought it was one of the best Simpsons episodes in quite a while, but I do have strong connections with aviation (I'm studying aeronautical engineering and go flying regularly in light aircraft), so I guess the aviation humour appealed to me :p Especially Duff Man's line about reporting Homer to the FAA for the near miss :D Although that really needed an "Ooh yeah!" at the end. Although, most Learjets (which that aircraft appeared to be modelled on) are two-crew aircraft, so if the captain did pass out, there'd be someone else to land it. Unless of course, like in Airplane! they both eat the fish.

And all airports should have that claw extractor thingy :D Brilliant invention!

[Ralph_Wiggum]

I was in Wales during the weekend and my friend only has Sky Three out of the Sky channels so I couldnt watch 'He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs'. Lucky I recorded it on Sky+ :D

[Adamm R)))]

I Sky+'d it too, since it clashes with Emmerdale, which my family watches. I'm a little annoyed with these 7pm episodes. The 6:30 slot was perfect: just before prime time so it has little competition and families will be together around that time. I find it hard to believe they'd give up that slot for some game show. The Simpsons (and Lost for a lot of people, I guess) really does save Sky One, because aside from it they have some of the shittiest line ups imaginable. I'll see this episode on Tuesday.

[Drumstick]

Sadly lots of people watch shows like that and X factor. Does anyone here watch the circus thing I don't have any interest in any of these celebrity programs.

[gonz]

Sadly lots of people watch shows like that and X factor. Does anyone here watch the circus thing I don't have any interest in any of these celebrity programs.


All a waste of time. Whether it's involving current "Celebrity's'" or not, it's just ideas for a show that could be thought up in a minute with no point whatsoever, unless it's for charity.

[Adamm R)))]

Although, most Learjets (which that aircraft appeared to be modelled on) are two-crew aircraft, so if the captain did pass out, there'd be someone else to land it. Unless of course, like in Airplane! they both eat the fish.

Yes, I was surprised there was no Otto Pilot.

And I just saw the episode, nothing interesting really. The opening was kinda cool though. And I very much liked the line about driving a car over a cliff.

[matt228]

I didn't like the new opening, which is something I forgot to mention earlier. I quite like Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?, so I don't mind the moving of OFF to 7pm much.

I watch Cirque de Celebrité (despite the fact that it should be spelt Célébrité), and I did last series. I don't know who most of the celebrities are, but it's still a good watch as the circus tricks amaze me (having never been to one). Also regarding programmes that people bitch about on here, I watch The X Factor (and Strictly Come Dancing). I like them, so you can all bugger off and watch something else if you don't. ;)

[Greased Scotsman]

I religiously watched The X Factor last year, but since they decided to fuck it all up by adding Dannii Minogue and Dermot O'Leary I haven't paid any attention to this latest series. And I've never really got into Strictly.

Back OT...Simpsons Game out this Friday!! (Except PS3 I think.) Can't get it til next week because I'm getting it for my birthday, but still...woohoo!

BTW, did anyone see Top Gear? OMG LAMBORGHINI REVENTON = SOOOOO SEXY And I couldn't stop laughing at the Peel in the BBC. John Humphries stealing it was so funny. :D

[Imaginationland]

He Loves To Fly and he D'ohs-B- i really enjoyed this episode but the 3rd act was just awful oh yeah and for all you people who don't have sky repeats of S13 start on Friday 9th of November on C4.

EDIT:S4 and S5 will air on Sky along with S12 during November.

[Drumstick]

What do you guys think of this years halloween line up

Channel 4
Treehouse of horror VIII

Sky one
Treehouse of horror XVI
Treehouse of horror IX
Treehouse of horror X
Burns krafwerk
Make room for Lisa

[Nameless]

Make Room for Lisa is a frightening episode if ever there was one.

Are C4 taking a break from their standard schedule to show THOH8, or is it just a lucky coincidence?

[Drumstick]

In past weeks i've seen episodes from season 8 on there and as they only play the DVD seasons they probably just started season 9 it could well be a coincidense or they could have purposely changed the order of the season 9 episodes for it.

Does anyone know the last episode to air on C4 before this one?

[Imaginationland]

In past weeks i've seen episodes from season 8 on there and as they only play the DVD seasons they probably just started season 9 it could well be a coincidense or they could have purposely changed the order of the season 9 episodes for it.

Does anyone know the last episode to air on C4 before this one?

I think it was Grade School Confidential.

[Drumstick]

It was purposly then wonder why they chose that one.

[Imaginationland]

It was purposly then wonder why they chose that one.

Because it was Halloween and they wanted THOH VIII on the 6pm slot instead of the 4pm one on Sunday so they could have the episode on Halloween.

[cuongnet]

oh, good job ! hot !

[Ralph_Wiggum]

What do you guys think of this years halloween line up

Channel 4
Treehouse of horror VIII

Sky one
Treehouse of horror XVI
Treehouse of horror IX
Treehouse of horror X
Burns krafwerk
Make room for Lisa

It was bad, I went to bed at 8 I was so tired, I was hoping for TOH 19 but OBVIOUSLY America just HAVE to get it first.

He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs [B]A- I knew the opening, but the plot I liked the best plus I had my best friend round from Wales.

[Adamm R)))]

It was bad, I went to bed at 8 I was so tired, I was hoping for TOH 19 but OBVIOUSLY America just HAVE to get it first. [Becuase they are SO importent (/sarcasm)]

...and because it's an American show?

[Lisa Is A Nut]

I think I might watch that Aniversary Quiz show on C4 tonight. I noticed when they say what's on next, they do it in the old style, like from a few years ago. Oh and the Old Man and the Lisa gets a 4.5/5 from me.

[Adamm R)))]

Shit, I forgot about that anniversary quiz, it clashes with QI. I think I'll sky+ the two episodes, even though I've seen the first one and I'll see the bbc4 one next week.

[Drumstick]

It was bad, I went to bed at 8 I was so tired, I was hoping for TOH 19 but OBVIOUSLY America just HAVE to get it first.

He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs [B]A- I knew the opening, but the plot I liked the best plus I had my best friend round from Wales.
As great as treehouse19 being on halloween would have been I think the worst thing was lack of Treehouse I it's a classic and is almost always played on halloween it's the only must for a Halloween line up.

[Greased Scotsman]

As great as treehouse19 being on halloween would have been I think the worst thing was lack of Treehouse I it's a classic and is almost always played on halloween it's the only must for a Halloween line up.
I have to agree - The Raven is pure gold. It's certainly IMO the scariest THOH story, and JEJ pulls off the narration perfectly. Reminds me of the voice from Thriller.

The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz was quite good, glad to see GamesMaster get a mention. And loved the ending...The Crystal Maze was the best show ever made. No question.

HIGNFY was great, Jo Brand was fantastic, although her monotonous voice didn't really sound right for hosting the show, as a few of the jokes fell flat. Andy Hamilton was good as always. No guest publication this week tho, because as usual they spend too much time on the first round and crammed every other round in. The missing words round only had two headlines! The editing on the show is appalling, they should just give HIGNFY a 45 minute slot and show the extended version as standard.

[matt228]

The BBC4 episode of QI and The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz are both on my Sky+ box, ready to watch tomorrow.

HIGNFY was good; I love Jo Brand.

[H Thompson]

Well I'm off to see Ross Noble at the Hammersmith Apollo tonight.

I'm not really his biggest fan I suppose, but a friend had a spare ticket, and I've never been to a comedy gig before for some reason, so seemed like something I should do.

[matt228]

Well I'm off to see Ross Noble at the Hammersmith Apollo tonight.

I'm not really his biggest fan I suppose, but a friend had a spare ticket, and I've never been to a comedy gig before for some reason, so seemed like something I should do.
I'm so jealous!

I am going to see Bill Bailey in a week's time, incidentally on the same day I go to see Sunderland vs Newcastle at the SOL. Should be a great day. :D

[Greased Scotsman]

I went to see Ross Noble at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow last month, and he was brilliant. Also saw the live cinema broadcast he did 2 weeks ago. You're in for a treat HT, although don't worry when he goes off on 5 tangents at once. A comic genius.

And Matt - DAMN YOU, getting to see Bill Bailey. By the time I tried to get tickets the only Glasgow/Edinburgh night not sold out was the 7th November, which is when I'm going to see Alice Cooper and Motörhead. Dagnabbit.

Oh, and a Mock The Week DVD, with the incredibly original name of Too Hot for TV, is released on November 26th: Link (with a hilarious unseen clip) (http://www.mocktheweek.tv/thedvd/). It's gonna be 2 1/2 hours long, will contain extended versions of 3 of the funniest episodes from 2007, plus loads of uncut, uncensored material. It's already on my Christmas list for Santa. :)

[matt228]

And Matt - DAMN YOU, getting to see Bill Bailey. By the time I tried to get tickets the only Glasgow/Edinburgh night not sold out was the 7th November, which is when I'm going to see Alice Cooper and Motörhead. Dagnabbit.
Hehe, I'm going to see him at Newcastle, the same place in which I'll be seeing Maroon 5 on the 29th.

Oh, and a Mock The Week DVD, with the incredibly original name of Too Hot for TV, is released on November 26th: Link (with a hilarious unseen clip) (http://www.mocktheweek.tv/thedvd/). It's gonna be 2 1/2 hours long, will contain extended versions of 3 of the funniest episodes from 2007, plus loads of uncut, uncensored material. It's already on my Christmas list for Santa. :)
Brilliant. I already knew about it, but now I'm definitely going to get it!

[matt228]

Nobody on here gives a shit about The Simpsons anymore, do they?

Nothing special about Homer of Seville, though, so I sort of understand. C-.

[H Thompson]

Well I've become part of the club that watches from streaming t.v sites.

[coolcoates]

I always get them off torrent sites. Better than waiting 4 years for them to come on C4!

[Imaginationland]

I saw a bit of Homer Of Seville-C poor but there was the odd chuckle here and there but nothing special S19 is a little poor but it is still an improvement over S17 and S18.

[Adamm R)))]

The Homer of Seville was terrible. Again, just one joke I liked: Homer wanting to be a polar bear. The climax had the potential to be rather funny in a silly way, but even that was kind of restrained and spent the time on some dumb sniper joke instead. And the elephant joke was beyond shit. So far, this is the shittiest season ever, I average the two episodes to be F+.

[Turambar]

From what's been said about S19 so far, I don't envy the crap it sounds like you guys are watching :silly: I think I'll stick with Channel 4 and my DVDs of seasons 1-10, thank you.

[Nicky boy]

same here, but i only have season 8 and 10. :(

[Greased Scotsman]

Well I've become part of the club that watches from streaming t.v sites.
I used to do that, until TV Links got shut down. What site do you use?

[Imaginationland]

Has anyone noticed that Simpsons on C4 is now sponsored by Dominos Pizza.

[Lisa Is A Nut]

Yes, I noticed that too.
I used to have Sky One, until "Virgin Media" screwed it all up, so I was unsure if they still had the same sponsor. C4 were first, back when they started showing the simpsons at 6, sponsored by Pizza Hut, which didn't last long. Does this mean S1 are no longer sponsored by Dominos?

THOH tonight gets a C from me, as I actually laughed during Wiz Kids.

[Imaginationland]

Yes, I noticed that too.
I used to have Sky One, until "Virgin Media" screwed it all up, so I was unsure if they still had the same sponsor. C4 were first, back when they started showing the simpsons at 6, sponsored by Pizza Hut, which didn't last long. Does this mean S1 are no longer sponsored by Dominos?

THOH tonight gets a C from me, as I actually laughed during Wiz Kids.

I don't think so because the sky one episodes on tonight were all sponsored by Dominos but maybe this is a sign that C4 might be able to show the 2nd half of S14 instead of holding it back until 2008 since repeats of S13 are on C4 now they might show S14 episodes after S13 repeats oh and i have never seen so many cuts that C4 made in THOH XII i lost count of them :-O :-O:-O

[Drumstick]

I thought BBC2 had them first.

[matt228]

Bill Bailey was absolutely incredible. Funniest night of my life. :D

[Adamm R)))]

So no one else cared about this shitty tow truck episode? Understandable.

[H Thompson]

saw it on a streaming a site a while ago, it's kind of a weird episode because some of the humour was ok and it had decent story handling - Getting right into it, B story solving the A story etc. but really why the development of the tow truck guy being a completle psychopath that locks people in his basement, why? and maggie's superpowers are stretched too far even by maggie superpower standards.

[Nameless]

...and because it's an American show?

...and because Sky wouldn't be allowed to air it before Fox did?

[Adamm R)))]

I agree with you, Thompson. Except decent story handling doesn't mean shit with an awful, awful story.

[Gran2]

Well I thought it was alright (for the standard that I except nowadays), better than Homer of Seville anyway.

[Adamm R)))]

Buzzcocks is back... but I'm still not taken with Amstell. Just doesn't hold the show together and can't do the cruel jokes or heckle the contestants quite as well, which is especially noticeable for me after recently seeing some repeats with Lemarr. Team captains are as funny as ever though. It said next week Noel Fielding is on it, ugh.

[matt228]

Buzzcocks is back... but I'm still not taken with Amstell. Just doesn't hold the show together and can't do the cruel jokes or heckle the contestants quite as well, which is especially noticeable for me after recently seeing some repeats with Lemarr. Team captains are as funny as ever though. It said next week Noel Fielding is on it, ugh.
I didn't see it, but I'll try and catch a repeat of it. Noel Fielding is replacing Bill Bailey for three episodes as the captain, due to Bill being on tour (he was great at Newcastle on Saturday).

[H Thompson]

Don't lots of women fancy Noel Fielding, I don't get it he's really weird looking.

[matt228]

I watched last week's new episode tonight. Not bad. I especially liked Homer telling Marge that she shouldn't have gotten with someone who might possibly become a tow-truck driver in the future if she might not like his lifestyle. B-

[Simpsons Forever!]

JABF16 Treehouse of Horror XVIII will air on Sky on Sunday 16th December at 7pm, whilst two more new episodes are listed for 23rd December and 29th December - possibly Little Orphan Millie and Husbands and Knives.

So we have 3 new episodes in December, with JABF19 I Don't Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sings being shown on 9th December!

As well as all of that, the KABF's will be starting soon, too! A new episode is scheduled for Sunday 12th January 2008 - that'll probably be KABF01 Funeral For A Fiend, but we'll see - and yet another one is pencilled in for Sunday 19th January, which has yet to even be scheduled in the US, if it goes ahead, what with the writers strike.

So, there's no threat of new episodes drying up here over the next few months!

[Da Soulja Boi]

thats good. hope da new episodes arent shit

[Imaginationland]

JABF16 Treehouse of Horror XVIII will air on Sky on Sunday 16th December at 7pm, whilst two more new episodes are listed for 23rd December and 29th December - possibly Little Orphan Millie and Husbands and Knives.

So we have 3 new episodes in December, with JABF19 I Don't Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sings being shown on 9th December!

As well as all of that, the KABF's will be starting soon, too! A new episode is scheduled for Sunday 12th January 2008 - that'll probably be KABF01 Funeral For A Fiend, but we'll see - and yet another one is pencilled in for Sunday 19th January, which has yet to even be scheduled in the US, if it goes ahead, what with the writers strike.

So, there's no threat of new episodes drying up here over the next few months!

Thats good to hear that there are more S19 episodes on the way very soon on an other simpsons related topic is anyone getting the dvd release of the movie its out in 2 weeks i was going to hold out for a 2 disc edtion of the movie but i'll get the movie and then sell it when another edtion of the film comes out if there is one.

[matt228]

Someone will probably get me the movie for Christmas. If not, I'll buy it in the January sales. I'm in no massive rush: I bought a copy in Thailand.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Thats good to hear that there are more S19 episodes on the way very soon on an other simpsons related topic is anyone getting the dvd release of the movie its out in 2 weeks i was going to hold out for a 2 disc edtion of the movie but i'll get the movie and then sell it when another edtion of the film comes out if there is one.

I'm still holding out for a two-disk edition, personally, but I might buy the first edition if I hear good reviews from people.

[Adamm R)))]

Even though I was tempted to hold out for a better version, I ordered it from woolworths. Good price and free delivery, so I couldn't see why not.

[gonz]

I bought a copy in Thailand.

Same.

[BigStripyLie]

Blooming football.

[H Thompson]

ugh buzzcocks completly wasted david cross today, and really amstell's targeting of jermaine jackson, just sort of felt like bullying, what did he actually do to deserve all that derision.

[Adamm R)))]

fuckfuckfuck, when's the repeat?

[H Thompson]

I'm not sure there is a repeat, I know David Cross makes it sound like it could be good, but it's really not, he hardly said anything.


I hear the place to go for torrents of u.k shows is uk nova if you're that desperate.

[Adamm R)))]

Well, I pretty much structure my life around the handful of tv shows I watch regularly, so I'm curious to watch it. I may download it if I find it. My dad sky+d it but deleted it before I could tell him that I wanted to see it.

[Simpsons Forever!]

Here comes The Simpsons Movie DVD, brought to you by...Frubes...part of a £5m UK advertising campaign!

http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/699b5fd58a2e4187a2fe08f83c031e60/Frubes-in-16m-Simpson%E2%80%99s-tie-up.html

[Nameless]

If Wezzo's reading this, can I ask why he had today's C4 S9 episodes listed as being on an hour after they were actually aired (he listed two episodes at 4:30, it was at 3:35)?

[Ralph_Wiggum]

JABF16 Treehouse of Horror XVIII will air on Sky on Sunday 16th December at 7pm, whilst two more new episodes are listed for 23rd December and 29th December - possibly Little Orphan Millie and Husbands and Knives.

So we have 3 new episodes in December, with JABF19 I Don't Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sings being shown on 9th December!

As well as all of that, the KABF's will be starting soon, too! A new episode is scheduled for Sunday 12th January 2008 - that'll probably be KABF01 Funeral For A Fiend, but we'll see - and yet another one is pencilled in for Sunday 19th January, which has yet to even be scheduled in the US, if it goes ahead, what with the writers strike.

So, there's no threat of new episodes drying up here over the next few months!

Oh, so America can't stop airing new eps but UK can! How immature.

[Paul]

I don't think someone who made a "create your own Digimon" thread should be judging others on their maturity.

[Adamm R)))]

Wezzo updated today, that Caged Bird episode has been pulled from its slot and will air in January.

[Imaginationland]

Wezzo updated today, that Caged Bird episode has been pulled from its slot and will air in January.

Thats a bit of a bomber but I do believe that you forgot one certain thing that is not a bomber like RTE2 premiering S15 this friday for the first time ever! WOO HOO!!!!!! :chug:

[Ralph_Wiggum]

Wezzo updated today, that Caged Bird episode has been pulled from its slot and will air in January.

WHAT?! Grr....I hate those guys...

[Adamm R)))]

Oh fuck off.

ugh buzzcocks completly wasted david cross today, and really amstell's targeting of jermaine jackson, just sort of felt like bullying, what did he actually do to deserve all that derision.

I just watched it and I agree about Jermaine Jackson. Although I didn't actually know who David Cross was previously, so it didn't make me any more excited about it. Noel Fielding wasn't particularly bad but I generally don't like him and he said little that was funny. However, it wasn't that bad really. The only reason I bothered watching it was because my dad said it was one of the funniest he'd seen.

[matt228]

Anyone recommend a website on which I can watch Buzzcocks? I missed the first two and won't be able to catch any of them since they moved it to 9pm on a Thursday. For me, Thursdays are fucking awkward, not fucking funny.