Season 23 Information Thread

[Blobulle]

OK, let's make some things clear. As I said before, I'm not an insider. What I have is access to some press information that includes The Simpsons.

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[Dark Homer]

still doesn't really explain anything, but whatever

[McClure]

"A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" sounds like it might be a temp-title. If it's not, whoever came up with it deserves points for originality.

This is off-topic, but tonight marked an important event. For the first time, I remembered there was a new Simpsons episode on, but couldn't be bothered to go watch it.

Thanks Al Jean.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

It was actually the best episode since season 9 and got rave reviews. They're only airing it once though.

[Alex_Of_Darkness]

It's probably in "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" Bart will be eleven...

[6F01]

Gulp:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...nning-hit.html

"The Simpsons" has had this problem before. Hopefully things can be worked out. (Seriously, $4 million isn't enough??!! {I guess not when you're used to $8 million} ......also, Yeardley should not get as much as Dan or Hank or Harry for obvious reasons)

[qwerasdf]

While it seems as though nothing short of total environmental collapse will stop The Simpsons—and even then, it will still likely be piped into the spaceship-hovercrafts of the chosen survivors—The Daily Beast is reporting that the show may end over something far less unpossible: money. According to Lloyd Grove, one of The Simpsons’ famous contract disputes has hit an impasse between 20th Century Fox and the six principal voice actors, with Fox threatening to end the series after its current 23rd season if the cast refuses to accept “a draconian 45-percent pay cut.” At the center of their tussle is a “tiny percentage” of the show’s syndication and merchandising back-end—the sweet, sweet candy that amounts to countless billions, and will likely continue to do so in perpetuity, particularly after the show is revived in the late 22nd century by cyborg Seth MacFarlane.

All of the actors (i.e. Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer) have long argued that they deserve a piece of those profits, considering their contributions are just as key to the show’s success as those of co-creators James L. Brooks and Matt Groening. But Fox believes they should be happy with the around $8 million apiece they make every year, and balked at the actors’ proposal of a 30-percent pay cut plus a taste of that bottomless renewable revenue. And of course, Fox is pretty sure they have all the leverage here: Whereas in past contract disputes, the studio has threatened to replace everyone with sound-alikes to keep it going, Fox has banked enough hours of The Simpsons to consider dedicating an entire network to nothing but, and—echoing many fans in recent years—it’s now suggesting it could just do without any new episodes.




http://www.avclub.com/articles/theyl...this-ye,62774/

i thought i posted this

[Dark Homer]

It's probably in "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" Bart will be eleven...

Bart's turning 11? Where did you hear that?

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

He's probably just guessing, though I'd give the show credit for surprising me if that really is what that title refers to.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

He's going to ride a private jet.

[Dark Homer]

music editor chris ledesma says Anika Noni Rose will be guest starring http://twitter.com/#!/mxedtr/status/122093856861855744

...also I definitely need to update the OP tomorrow. sorry!

[Brad Lascelle]

So how long until we can retitle the always curiously named "May 13, 2012: PABF15 - Season Finale" (funny how we'd have all the other titles except that one) to "May 13, 2012: PABF15 - SERIES Finale"?

I want more than 22 minutes.

[Collector Charlie]

We need 1 more season or another movie to wrap this show up imo. 23 cant be it. The episodes are prolly already in stone for 23. We need some kind of sendaway.

[YellowFever]

I'm pretty sure they'll reach a deal and do a final 24th season. Production will start in December. It's giving them enough time to come up with a great final season, use all the ideas they've been holding back, get back some of the old writers. If it were to end at the end of 23 it would be a bit upsetting as there is clearly no series finale set in place. But I'm sure in the next few hours we will get the news that there will be a Season 24. I can feel it!

[The Governor]

I'm pretty sure they'll reach a deal and do a final 24th season. Production will start in December. It's giving them enough time to come up with a great final season, use all the ideas they've been holding back, get back some of the old writers. If it were to end at the end of 23 it would be a bit upsetting as there is clearly no series finale set in place. But I'm sure in the next few hours we will get the news that there will be a Season 24. I can feel it!

"Great ideas they're holding back"...WHAT!?

[YellowFever]

"Great ideas they're holding back"...WHAT!?

Didn't use the word great, used the word 'all', but yeah, surely they've at one point thought of an idea for a final episode or something? Something good, something... something reminiscent of say Season 3, or.... who am I kidding, the final episode will probably be a new kid at school bullies Bart, Marge gets addicted to making rice crispie treats and Homer gets a job as an undertaker. And then it'll end with everyone getting shot by tranquilizer darts for no apparent reason.

[SimpsonArgentina]

"Treehouse Of Horror XXII" plot here:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...omment-page-3/

[Blobulle]

Thanks.

THE Simpsons returns with all-new episodes beginning with “Treehouse of Horrors XXII,” on Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). In the spooky opener, Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he channels Aron Ralston (guest voicing as himself) to save himself. In “The Diving Bell and Butterball,” the first of three hair-raising Halloween tales, a venomous spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed, but when Lisa discovers Homer’s ability to communicate through natural gases, he is able to express his love for Marge. The killer spells continue in “Dial D for Diddly,” when Ned Flanders, devout preacher by day, transforms into a cold-blooded vigilante by night. In the final terrifying tale, “In the Na’Vi,” Bart and Milhouse are assigned on a mission to access a sacred extract on a distant planet. They morph into the land’s indigenous one-eyed avatars, but when Bart finds love and an eternal mate abroad, he is caught in planet warfare.

What ?

[bhartman36]

Thanks.

What ?

I believe "natural gases" must refer to flatulence. Sounds like they're going the Family Guy route with that plot. Not a good sign, IMO.

[Matty]

It's been confirmed by the mouth of Al Jean some weeks ago that Homer will communicate and write poetry by farting

[Blobulle]

I'm afraid it's gonna be the worst ToH segment ever.

[bhartman36]

I'm afraid it's gonna be the worst ToH segment ever.

Some of the previos ToH segments have been pretty bad, so that's a tall order, but it certainly won't be good.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Since when was Ned a "devout preacher"?

[bhartman36]

Since when was Ned a "devout preacher"?

Probably not the best word to use, but an argument can be made, as long as you consider preaching an avocation rather than a vocation.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

^Well, as an avocation, it could work, I guess.

[biffwestwood]

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[Zombies Rise from the Sea]

Well... Judging from what I've seen above, this is the worst ToH ever. I mean "hair-rasing". Do they expect me to put hair spray all over my body and raise the hairs myself so that I look scared?

I don't know... These guys should of been told though the jump that there are "limits", limits such as more horror, less recent movie/non-horror parodies.

[Dark Homer]

finally got around to updating the first post...

we seem to have overlooked this little detail, from the video biffwestwood linked to earlier:

[In the Christmas episode] Lisa and Milhouse are married, and he's even more Milhouse-y than he is now... he's allergic to Christmas and has to go to one of the Sharia law-practicing states.

[D'ohmer]

I'm concerned about the nautral gasses part, but everything else in the THOH episodessounds great!

The Lisa/Milhouse plot from the future episode does concern me, I predict many eye-rolling moments.

BTW, no new episode tonight, not even anything Simpsons related. Just an X Factor rerun.

[Alex_Of_Darkness]

I'm afraid it's gonna be the worst ToH segment ever.

Before I see this, I was think this segment will be great but now, I'm afraid to see this :O