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INTEREST: Lisa, Homer Catch 'Peekemon' in The Simpsons' Pokémon Go Parody


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Shar Aznabull



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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:29 pm Reply with quote
Good to see modern Simpsons keeping up on the horribly outdated pop culture references.
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:35 pm Reply with quote
^ Considering The Simpsons' lead time (usually between 12 to 18 months per episode), having an entire B-plot based around a fad from last summer was quite a quick "turnaround".
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ParaChomp



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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 11:34 pm Reply with quote
When will it end?
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 12:13 am Reply with quote
^ Probably when one of the main cast members dies, unless Fox decides to recast.

For what it's worth, I thought the episode was pretty good by "current Simpsons standards" (re: nowhere near as good as "classic Simpsons" but also nowhere near as bad as episodes from the early-to-mid-2000s "Saddlesore Galactica" era nadir).
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Amaranth Sparrow



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 2:46 am Reply with quote
Shar Aznabull wrote:
Good to see modern Simpsons keeping up on the horribly outdated pop culture references.

Hey, they're starting to close that gap. One of the last episodes I actually watched was around 2010, about Homer forming a grunge band in the 90s.
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 8:51 am Reply with quote
I'm shooting at Season 30 being their last. It just feels like the appropriate number. I'll miss it when it's finally over, even if I haven't seen most of the last few seasons.
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:23 am Reply with quote
How long is the time gap between the US airdate and the Japanese one? Do they still air Simpsons in Japan?
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Nionel



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:41 am Reply with quote
Tenchi wrote:
^ Probably when one of the main cast members dies, unless Fox decides to recast.


They'd likely recast, they've done that with characters in the past and Fox was ready to recast Harry Shearer when he was going to quit a few years ago. It'll be a few more years, as long as Fox is making money off of it, it'll continue to be made.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 11:41 am Reply with quote
I assume in Japan they would play "Mezase Pokemon Master" during that scene.
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 11:44 am Reply with quote
Owl pls, go back to the Hundred-Acre Wood
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 12:24 pm Reply with quote
I like how the characters look like they came from a 60s Anime, even older fans are looking at this and thinking "hey get with the times already"
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Arale Kurashiki



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 1:44 pm Reply with quote
hurr durr anime big eyes how to draw book 90s something something.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 8:59 pm Reply with quote
Nionel wrote:
Tenchi wrote:
^ Probably when one of the main cast members dies, unless Fox decides to recast.


They'd likely recast, they've done that with characters in the past and Fox was ready to recast Harry Shearer when he was going to quit a few years ago. It'll be a few more years, as long as Fox is making money off of it, it'll continue to be made.


Well, there was that quip at the end of "The Simpsons 168th Episode Spectacular," where Troy McClure talks about how long it could be between then and "when the show becomes unprofitable." The show writers during its golden age knew it.

FLCLGainax wrote:
How long is the time gap between the US airdate and the Japanese one? Do they still air Simpsons in Japan?


From what I can recall, The Simpsons was never that big a deal in Japan, mainly because it is so steeped in American culture that it's difficult for them to understand. Hence, the time gap varies a lot but is always by at least one year. To my knowledge, The Simpsons still continues to be watched in Japan, but at this point it's mostly by Americanophiles who would get the various references and understand American culture enough to understand why characters behave the way they do.

MarshalBanana wrote:
I like how the characters look like they came from a 60s Anime, even older fans are looking at this and thinking "hey get with the times already"


References to Japanese pop culture varies its style a lot between episodes. I'm guessing this is due to different character designers being in charge of different references.

All in all though, it's very tough to adapt Simpsons character designs to something Japanese-inspired and still have it be recognizably Simpsons, as the overall art style of the show originates from 80's surrealism, which is about as far from the range of styles common to anime as you can possibly get. Personally, they stuck with the Simpsons style pretty well: The creatures Lisa and Homer go after wouldn't look out of place among The Happy Little Elves, for instance. It's just that they didn't deviate from the Simpsons standard very far.
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Manwards



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PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2017 8:02 pm Reply with quote
That's... really weak, even by modern Simpsons standards. They really should just call it a day now...
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PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2017 9:09 am Reply with quote
Pokemon Go sucks anyways and new Simpsons episodes blows anyways too. Haven't watched The Simpsons in years. Full of outdated cultural references trying to be relevant like South Park which they already did with Chinpokomon and not redo the plot again.
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