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Disney Launches Netflix Competitor
Disney Launches
Netflix Competitor
Nov 12, 2019 2:23 AM CST

Disney Launches Netflix Competitor

Disney Plus includes Marvel, Star Wars , Simpsons

(Newser) - Disney will sprinkle its pixie dust on the streaming arena Tuesday, as its Disney Plus service debuts with an arsenal of marquee franchises including Marvel and Star Wars, original series with a built-in fan base and a cheap price to boot. The $7-a-month commercial-free service is poised to set the...

Simpsons Composer Sues, Says He Was Fired Over Age

Alf Clausen, 78, is suing Fox

(Newser) - Alf Clausen was fired from his role as composer for The Simpsons in 2017 after 27 years on the job , and he says he was told the show was "taking the music in a different direction." But the real reason, the 78-year-old says in a lawsuit against Fox,...

After 1 Simpsons Episode, Angry Viewers in 2 Countries

Show skewers upstate New York, and then Canada

(Newser) - The Simpsons are not big favorites in Canada at the moment, judging from the online reaction to the cartoon family's visit in their most recent episode. For that matter, the show probably hasn't won the hearts of many in upstate New York either, thanks to the same episode....

More Michael Jackson Fallout: This Time, the Simpsons

Producer cites Leaving Neverland documentary in yanking episode that featured the singer

(Newser) - Six months ago, Matt Groening proudly confirmed that Michael Jackson had voiced a character in a 1991 episode of The Simpsons. Now, after allegations of child sexual abuse in the searing documentary Leaving Neverland, it's an episode the show would like to forget about. Executive producer James L. Brooks...

We May Be Saying Goodbye to Simpsons' Apu

A producer says 3 people connected to the show told him the character will be eliminated

(Newser) - The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who has been criticized for promoting negative stereotypes about South Asians (and is voiced by white guy Hank Azaria ), may be getting cut from the show. "I got some disheartening news back, that I’ve verified from multiple sources now: They’re going...

Simpsons Producer Spots Gaffe in Old Episode
There's a Mistake in This
Image From the Simpsons
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 9, 2018 10:12 AM CDT

There's a Mistake in This Image From the Simpsons

Producer spots photo of Maggie in episode about Marge being pregnant with Maggie

(Newser) - A sharp-eyed executive producer of The Simpsons spotted a subtle mistake that seems to have gone unnoticed for more than two decades. In his tweet , Matt Selman points out that a photo of Maggie is hanging on the wall in an episode that takes place before she was born. In...

Groening: Michael Jackson Made Early Simpsons Cameo
After 27 Years, Groening
Confirms Simpsons Rumor
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 2, 2018 2:15 PM CDT

After 27 Years, Groening Confirms Simpsons Rumor

He says Michael Jackson was in 1991 episode

(Newser) - Simpsons creator Matt Groening has confirmed a fan rumor that has been circulating for 27 years: Leon Kompowsky is Michael Jackson. Groening told Australian chat show The Weekly this week that the King of Pop ended up voicing the character, a psychiatric patient convinced he is Michael Jackson, after Jackson...

Simpsons Writer: Springfield Isn't in Massachusetts

It's 'nowhere,' Mike Reiss says

(Newser) - A veteran writer for The Simpsons says the show isn't based in Massachusetts despite several references to the state. The Boston Globe reports Mike Reiss recently sat down for a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss the show and his new book, Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets,...

In Apu Debate, Hank Azaria Proposes a 'New Direction'

Hank Azaria says he's 'willing to step aside'

(Newser) - Lots of people weren't quite satisfied with The Simpsons' response to a discussion of negative stereotypes of South Asians pushed by character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon—perhaps including the man who voices him. In an interview on Tuesday's Late Show , Hank Azaria told Stephen Colbert he "had nothing to...

Simpsons' Response to Apu Controversy Not Going Over Well

The show is being widely criticized for its response to documentary

(Newser) - Last November, a documentary looked at the Indian Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the way the exaggerated mannerisms of the Springfield Kwik-E-Mart owner push negative stereotypes of South Asians. On Sunday, The Simpsons responded to The Problem With Apu —and that response is not going over well. In Sunday...

Word Invented by Simpsons Now in Dictionary

D'oh, it's 'embiggen'

(Newser) - Merriam-Webster's dictionary just got heavier, with 850 new words added to its pages for 2018. "Self-care," "life hack," "dark chocolate," and "tzatziki" finally got the nod, in addition to "glamping" (glamorous camping with plumbing), "mansplain," "hmm," "...

He Was With The Simpsons for 27 Years. Now He's Fired

Alf Clausen composed the music for more than 560 episodes

(Newser) - After an impressive 27 years and more than 560 episodes, The Simpsons has fired its longtime composer, Alf Clausen, Variety reports. Clausen says he was told by a producer the show was looking for "a different kind of music" moving forward. While Fox isn't commenting, it seems possible...

Simpsons Creator Announces His Futurama Follow-Up

Matt Groening is making a new cartoon for Netflix

(Newser) - The man behind the greatest cartoon of all time—and also The Simpsons—is back. Quartz reports Futurama creator Matt Groening will be making a new show for Netflix. Disenchantment is an "adult fantasy" about a "hard-drinking young princess," an elf, and a demon in a medieval...

Simpsons' Take on Trump's First 100 Days Isn't So Kind

Particularly to Sean Spicer

(Newser) - It opens with a scene involving Sean Spicer and a noose, and it's pretty much downhill from there. The Simpsons on Wednesday released a 96-second clip that weighs in on President Trump's first 100 days in office, with Mashable calling the show's take "scathing." The...

The Simpsons Have Officially Been on TV for 30 Years

The first short aired on April 19, 1987 on 'The Tracey Ullman Show'

(Newser) - The Simpson family first appeared on television 30 years ago today—April 19, 1987—in a short on The Tracey Ullman Show called "Good Night," EW reports. Three decades later, The Simpsons is in its 28th season, has aired more than 600 episodes, and is the longest-running scripted...

The Simpsons Will Set Major TV Record

It was just renewed through episode 669

(Newser) - I'm seeing double here , four more seasons of The Simpsons! USA Today reports Fox just renewed Homer Simpson ( the greatest guy in history ) and his family for two more seasons—the show's 29th and 30th. That will bring The Simpsons' episode count to 669—more than...

Simpsons Writer, Producer Kevin Curran Dies
Veteran Simpsons
Writer, Producer Dies
OBITUARY
Oct 26, 2016 12:09 AM CDT

Veteran Simpsons Writer, Producer Dies

Kevin Curran was 59

(Newser) - Kevin Curran might not have been a household name, but there were few Americans he didn't get a laugh out of during a decades-long career in TV comedy writing and producing. Curran, a six-time Emmy winner who has died from complications from cancer at the age of 59, joined...

D'oh Ho Ho! Get Ready for 'Longest' TV Marathon Ever

FXX will host 'Simpsons' event with all 600 episodes over the holidays

(Newser) - Don't settle down for a long winter's nap after Thankgiving dinner is over—turn on your television for what FXX is calling the "longest marathon in TV history." Mashable reports that the network will air all 600 episodes of The Simpsons for 300 hours of Homer...

The Simpsons Makes an Election Endorsement

And reveals the origins of Donald Trump's hair

(Newser) - Election 2016 got The Simpsons treatment over the weekend, and while neither candidate escaped unscathed, there was a clear endorsement at the two-minute short's end . The video, released Saturday, is a spoof of Hillary Clinton's 2008 "3am call" ad , with Homer and Marge getting amorous until Marge...

Smithers' Coming Out Has a Sweet Backstory

'Simpsons' writer's gay son made him think to pen a cartoon to show his love

(Newser) - After nearly three decades of lusting after Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers is coming out of the closet on Sunday night's episode of The Simpsons. But, as the Telegraph reports, there's something of a sweet backstory to the occasion, inspired by the coming out of the 21-year-old son of...

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