December: Season 20 Update
As from December we having these at the end of every month to highlight upcoming episodes and the info with them. (Subject to change)
Take My Life, Please airs on 18 January but has no plot
How the Test Was Won airs on 25 January but has no plot
Father Knows Worstairs in February. Father Knows Worst is about Grandpa Simpson being in charge of Maggie while Marge takes out the trash, Grandpa realizes that Maggie has disappeared and he must find her before Marge learns of Maggie’s disappearance.
The Good, the Sad and the Drugly airs in February. The Good, the Sad and the Drugly will feature a charitable girl (voiced by Anne Hathaway) who Bart falls in love with, prompting Bart to behave in order to date her. However, she discovers his true personality, causing him to end up reverting back to his old ways.
Coming to Homerica airs in March. The name Coming to Homerica is a parody of Coming to America, a 1988 comedy film.
This episode does not yet have a title but airs in March. Homer tries to kill some rats in his kitchen. They make him a meal which turns out to be less than spectacular, so he continues to try to kill them. It is a parody of the Disney movie, Ratatouille.
If you want more why not check out Simpson Fever’s new Season 20 Upcoming Pages here
The Simpsons Coming to iTunes
Well even with Mypods & Broomsticks in the batch, iTunes are going to buy rights to The Simpsons then sell each ep to anyone who wants to download it.
Apple iTunes digital media store is all set to offer The Simpsons show to the web users. This is exciting news for the fans of this show which has been running for 20 seasons now.
Only the 20th season is on sale on iTunes at the moment but this should soon be expanded to more episodes. Apple could also offer the entire package for a discounted price considering buying all the seasons individually would be an expensive deal for the iTunes users.
British New Year Listings Confirmed
Well, it Christmas and I have now found even more listings than I found 2 weeks back (here) but I am going to go over everything anyway, so there’s no need to press the link. I shoulda posted this last week, when my source did.
Channel 4
Morning episodes (around 9:30)Today, the 29th, 30th and New Year’s Eve and earlier this week.
Season 7 (which airs on weekdays) finished on the 21 December, and will be replaced by Season 14 starting Boxing Day
Season 10 (which airs on weekends) finishes airing in between and will get replaced by Season 15.
On Christmas Day two Christmas episodes will air
Season 14 will move from the mornings to the evening 6pm slot from the 5th January
In the new year, there will be no more Season 1 on Channel 4, it has been required to Sky 1 (I don’t know if C4 get anything in return).
Sky 1
New episodes
- Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words airs 04 January
- Mypods & Broomsticks airs 11 January
- The Burns & The Bees airs 25 January
- Take My Life, Please airs 01 Febuary
Twelve Days of Exclusive Simpsons
Season 16 – 20 will only be airing now til 1st Jan.
Noel Gives Simpson Fan An Unforgetable Christmas
On Sunday, Noel Edmonds hosted his annual special, Noel’s Chrimas Presents gave Cameron, from Grimsargh (near Liverpool), UK one of his best Christmas’ yet.
Cameron has a rare diease called Evans synodrome, but despite being disable he looked at what he could do for the world not vise versa. Viewers will see Noel surprising Cameron while he is doing one of his regular charity car washes at Manchester’s Pendlebury Hospital, along with his dad Andy, mum Diane and sister Shannon. The TV presenter turns up disguised as a doctor to have his car washed, but is soon rumbled by Cameron who recognises him and Noel reveals he is sending Cameron and his family to America for the trip of a lifetime.
“This was as a thank you for all the hard work and fundraising he has done, despite his illness,” explained Andy. “We hadn’t had a holiday for six years, and it was out-of-this world to visit Florida, with a ‘Simpson’s’ experience – Cameron’s favourites – at Universal Studios theme park.” Cameron will also be shown on the TV programme in the studio talking to Noel Edmonds about his successful battle with the rare blood disease Evans Syndrome.
As another treat, Noel presents Cameron with a signed painting of the youngster by the creator of the Simpson’s, celebrity artist Matt Groening, who has included signature drawings of each Simpson character in the frame. It follows on from the highlight of Cameron’s visit to America, when he was treated to a thrilling ride at Universal Studio’s new attraction, The Simpson’s Ride, where he met with some of the show’s larger than life characters and was presented with Simpson’s merchandise. Twentieth Century Fox also gave Cameron some Simpson’s toys that he took along to a Christmas party last Thursday at Pendlebury, the Manchester hospitalwhere he has been treated and is now fronting a campaign to raise money for a new children’s hospital.
It was Cameron’s fundraising for the campaign – alongside celebrity backers including Sir Bobby Charlton and Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu, who plays Kelly Crabtree in the popular soap – that brought him to the attention of the ‘Noel’s Christmas Presents’ researchers. Along with his family Cameron has so far raised £83,637 for the hospital appeal, with various events including a recent fishing competition in Blackpool, a presentation evening and the regular charity car-wash at the hospital where he met Noel Edmonds.
Now the family is looking forward to viewing Noel’s show, having a great Christmas and, as Andy says: “Getting geared up for more activities with Cameron next year!”
The Simpsons Reveal Their New Year Resulations
It’s only a few days to Christmas and we’re all still running round the shops like headless chickens but The Simpsons have already made their New Year’s Resolutions.
Homer will finally get round to voting for a President
Marge will try to be more assertive, if that’s okay with everyone else
Bart plans to raise a family of skunks in Principal Skinner’s car
Lisa will try to make the world a colder, greener and jazzier place
Grampa is just focusing on making this the best 1933 we can. (Reality check – 76 years later)
So maybe this is the time to say (again) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
FOX Latest Cutbacks
Earlier this week, FOX released information on the cutbacks on the money being spent on many FOX programmes.
A cutback of 2% on programmes such as (The Simpsons), Family Guy, 24, Futurama, American Dad and Life On Mars. It’s due to the world recesssion (credit crunch) currently going on around the world.
A spokesperson for the company said: “Everyone understands that revenues are down and these steps are necessary to protect our business.” Will this effect the quailty of not just The Simpsons but all of the FOX Network’s shows?
Fox joins a growing list of companies trimming budgets in the wake of the economic downturn.
