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D'oh! A Deer, A Female Deer

Posted on Mar 9, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

This summer, theaters will be embiggened by the silver screen debut of Springfield's first family.

The Simpsons Movie, premiering July 27th, will be an opportunity for fans old and new to indulge in this long-lived piece of Americana. And it is indeed a mainstay of our culture: though kids today may no longer express their contempt for authority with a snappy "Eat my shorts!", a variety of other cromulent phrases have entered our daily vernacular.

My earliest memory of this jaundiced clan features one of my own siblings hosting massive "Simpsons Sunday socials" in the basement, laughing uproariously at each quick, verbal punch in the latest round of animated sparring. I don't know if such parties are still held somewhere out there, and sadly, my own exposure to the Simpsons ended years ago, though not for lack of desire. Surely anything that's been on the air for nearly two decades — probably more than half the life of any one of its viewers — has some staying power.

OTOH, I'm a bit worried by what I'd find, were I to tune in again. Has this show, in my absence, jumped the shark? Could this film mark that point? Few shows have transitioned well to cinema, especially while the show is still being aired; witness X-Files and South Park, both of which met with mixed reviews. There just doesn't seem to be much incentive to pay $10 to see the same quantity of show as two free episodes back-to-back.

Based on the three trailers I've seen, I have no doubts that I'll be opening my car hole and heading to the theater this summer to reintroduce myself to Homer, Bart, and the gang.

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Tags: animated, Bart, cartoon, Fox, Homer, Matt Groening, Simpsons, South Park, Springfield, X-Files

5 thoughts on “D'oh! A Deer, A Female Deer”

  1. sheppy says:
    Mar 9, 2007 at 4:23 pm

    Been years since I regularly watched "The Simpsons" — in fact, the show was still in single-digits of years on the air at the time — but I'm looking forward to the movie nonetheless.

    I'm surprised and impressed that after nearly 20 years they're doing a movie.

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  2. Ken Gagne says:
    Mar 10, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    Surprised — that it took them this long? Or that they're not waiting until the show's off the air?

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  3. sheppy says:
    Mar 13, 2007 at 9:34 am

    I'm surprised that it took 20 years.

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  4. Ken Gagne says:
    Jun 21, 2007 at 5:46 pm

    A new Simpsons movie trailer is now up at Yahoo Movies.

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  5. Josh says:
    Oct 11, 2008 at 12:41 am

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is probably the best tv to bigscreen movie ever. The Simpsons movie was good, but it is still just a glorified episode. The South Park guys went all out when making thier movie.

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