Season 23 Information Thread

**Dobbie** · 04-24-2012, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by qwerasdf

THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) – “Lisa Goes Gaga” – Season Finale
Lisa tries to reverse her status as one of the least popular girls in school by ghostwriting positive things about herself on the school blog. When her plan backfires, her social ranking plummets to a new low – until a psychic force tells Lady Gaga (guest-starring as herself) that Lisa needs her help. With Gaga’s assistance, Lisa and the entire town of Springfield realize that being yourself is better than being like anyone else.

What the fuck?

**Shaunbadia** · 04-24-2012, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Dobbie

What the fuck?

Quoted for truth....that psychic bullshit sounds terrible...not talking bar rag terrible...but pretty close

**Company Picnic** · 04-25-2012, 04:14 PM

Thinking about this Gaga episode... maybe the rapture happened already

**~~lolcats~~** · 04-25-2012, 04:17 PM

I'm totally ready to watch Lisa Goes Gaga...

I bet it'll be so bad it's good...

**Behold Gravity** · 04-25-2012, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by lolcats

I'm totally ready to watch Lisa Goes Gaga...

I bet it'll be so bad it's good...

If I can keep my dinner down, it'll be a laugh riot

**Veganpunk** · 04-26-2012, 05:20 AM

I'm hoping it's like New Kids on the Blecch, where the guest star totally makes fun of themselves. I could see Gaga going with that.

**Shaunbadia** · 04-26-2012, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by Veganpunk

I'm hoping it's like New Kids on the Blecch, where the guest star totally makes fun of themselves. I could see Gaga going with that.

I honestly can't...listening to her in interviews, she seems to take herself pretty seriously...and even though The Simpsons still has the power to make celebrities go "What the Hell, it's The Simpsons" if a joke was made...Al Jean and co. probably won't because they don't want to piss off their guest star.

**The Governor** · 04-26-2012, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Shaunbadia

I honestly can't...listening to her in interviews, she seems to take herself pretty seriously...and even though The Simpsons still has the power to make celebrities go "What the Hell, it's The Simpsons" if a joke was made...Al Jean and co. probably won't because they don't want to piss off their guest star.

"The easiest way to be popular is to leech off the popularity of others."

--Patty, from "A Star is Burns."

**cloneasaurus** · 04-26-2012, 10:14 AM

Looks like there's a song in Sunday's episode.

**TriforceBun** · 04-26-2012, 10:28 AM

I rather like the lyrics and sentiment of that song, pretty good. Not really sold on the singer though--who's doing that voice?

**cloneasaurus** · 04-26-2012, 10:30 AM

Steve Coogan (link) Doesn't sound much like him at all, well, the singing anyway

**Oh, that's raspberry!** · 04-26-2012, 11:32 AM

Yeah as a way to blatantly tell the plot it was cute, singer was okay.

**Alex_Of_Darkness** · 04-26-2012, 12:42 PM

This is not fabulous but it's okay...

**Shaunbadia** · 04-26-2012, 12:56 PM

Wow...it really doesn't sound like Coogan, though maybe it's just the singing. You could tell it was him when he voiced the devil in the "Neighbours from Hell" cartoon (Ah, how I wish it had been picked up for a second season).

**Cartoonnetwork** · 04-26-2012, 03:46 PM

Maybe it needed fastest pacing? I usually love Steve Coogan in movies but yeah, it doesn't really sound like him, and I didn't like the singing voice too much.

Anyway the lyrics are ok and the shots were more dynamic than usual. It looks like a pretty decent episode, the setting is different and there seem to be some new secondary characters that could work. Looking forward to it.

**Dark Homer** · 04-26-2012, 04:32 PM

I like that the essay the episode was named after was all about how horrible and artificial cruises are but in the simpsons they're the greatest thing in the world

**Friz** · 04-26-2012, 05:16 PM

Well, Bart desn't look like he's having a good time, so you never know.

**Shaunbadia** · 04-26-2012, 06:39 PM

Here's another preview for this Sunday's episode

**MDB** · 04-26-2012, 06:46 PM

I liked a lot

**biffwestwood** · 04-26-2012, 06:51 PM

Could this clip be a reference to The Simpsons currently being shown in syndication in which the episodes being shown are mostly the two most recent seasons to enter in syndication therefore making people bored?

**Zombies Rise from the Sea** · 04-26-2012, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by biffwestwood

Could this clip be a reference to The Simpsons currently being shown in syndication in which the episodes being shown are mostly the two most recent seasons to enter in syndication therefore making people bored?

Nah, I think it's a reference to The Simpsons being boring themselves; though I doubt the writers or creators could be that clever/aware to reference that.

**Brad Lascelle** · 04-26-2012, 07:07 PM

I'm a big fan of both of those clips.
Really looking forward to this Sunday's episode.
My only concern at this point is pacing as it seems like they've got a lot to cram in to 22 minutes and the cruise material likely won't kick in until the 2nd act.

**biffwestwood** · 04-26-2012, 07:20 PM

My bet is that the Monday-to-Friday clip is the beginning of the episode.

**Brad Lascelle** · 04-26-2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by biffwestwood

My bet is that the Monday-to-Friday clip is the beginning of the episode.

That's virtually assured. Kind of nice being able to see it without credits obstructing it.
Coogan's cruise ship musical number will likely close Act 2 or kick off Act 3 as it's clearly the plot device that will prod Bart into sabotage mode.

**The Governor** · 04-26-2012, 09:15 PM

I hope the ending is the family living in an Government run Ice Station picking at a frozen toilet, or something. I know the status quoe should change every once in a great while, but that'd be stupid.

**Dark Homer** · 04-26-2012, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by biffwestwood

Could this clip be a reference to The Simpsons currently being shown in syndication in which the episodes being shown are mostly the two most recent seasons to enter in syndication therefore making people bored?

Are you kidding me.

**Friz** · 04-26-2012, 10:54 PM

Very happy to hear Hot Chip on The Simpsons, but you can tell Al Jean just searched "boy" and "school" on Spotify to get music for his montage.

**Gran2** · 04-27-2012, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Matty

Here's something interesting. Robert Lopez, who wrote Avenue Q and co-wrote The Book of Mormon with Trey & Matt, composed and recorded a song for an upcoming episode

http://www.broadway.com/shows/book-m...nd-matt-stone/

And confirmation that the Lopez song in question is the one Steve Coogan is singing above. Boy they really are whoring out their work to other people now.

**Brad Lascelle** · 04-27-2012, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Gran2

And confirmation that the Lopez song in question is the one Steve Coogan is singing above. Boy they really are whoring out their work to other people now.

You make that sound like it's a bad thing. Personally, I hope they keep bringing in outside help.

Most of the crew outside of Selman, Kimball & Maxtone-Graham (when they're motivated), Burns (ditto) and Wilmore aren't going to come up with anything better on their own.

**Matty** · 04-27-2012, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by Gran2

And confirmation that the Lopez song in question is the one Steve Coogan is singing above. Boy they really are whoring out their work to other people now.

I'm dissapointed they didn't have him write the lyrics. I think he could've done something funnier than the Simpsons writers. Now they just had him try to to have music fit their amateurish lyrics. What's the point, even?

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