The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean is set to appear as a headliner at the Bradford Animation Festival in Bradford, England this coming November 12. Al will take part in a question-and-answer session with an audience followed by a screening of a favourite episode of The Simpsons, voted for by fans.
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Promo: Treehouse Of Horror XIX
The image above has been released today in promotion of Treehouse Of Horror XIX, the 19th Treehouse Of Horror installment which airs on November 2, 2008. In this year’s chilling trio of Halloween tales, Homer kills off celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge in “How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising”.
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Season 11 Released Today
Today, October 7, sees the release of The Simpsons season 11 box set in the USA and Canada. The set was released yesterday in region 2, but those of you living in region 4 will have to wait a bit longer for the set; November 5th, 2008. The set is actually slightly thinner than the preceeding releases, and instead greatly resembles the season 1 box set in thickness.
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Promo: Lost Verizon
A promo image for the upcoming Simpsons episode “Lost Verizon” was released today. The episode airs this Sunday, October 5th.
Bart gets a job at a country club so he can buy a cell phone like the rest of the kids. When Bart accidentally finds Denis Leary’s cell phone, he keeps it to make prank calls and negotiate big career moves. When Leary finds out what happened, he sends Bart and the Simpson family on a wild goose chase all the way to Machu Picchu.
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Al Jean Speaks Simpsons
In a recent conference call, Al Jean spoke about what we can expect to see from both season 20 of The Simpsons and the show’s future in general. Jean spoke about the possible return of Plopper the Pig from The Simpsons Movie, writing for the character of Ned Flanders, another Simpsons movie which may be in the works, The Simpsons Ride and even the possibility of the Simpson kids ever growing up.
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The Simpsons Is Banned In Russia
Russian television channel 2×2 will bow to state pressure on September 22nd when it removes The Simpsons from Russian television screens for the forseeable future, or maybe even for good.
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Simpsons Set To Feature On Emmys
A set from The Simpsons will be recreated on this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, which is due to air this Sunday from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Emmys executive producer Ken Ehrlich said that we will also be seeing sets from “Desperate Housewives” and “M*A*S*H” along with many others.