Simpsons Off-Season Articles
Here’s some articles to keep you up to date with the latest in Simpsons news during this somewhat news-lacking week.
Season Ten Standard Edition Box Art
As expected, the alternate box art for The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season is now available. There appears to be a lack of a ‘cut-out’ as seen in previous sets, but maybe it’s just well-hidden. See story below for limited edition art.
Season Ten Limited Edition Box Art
For those of you who’ll be hitting the shops early on August 7th for the limited edition box of The Complete Tenth Season, here’s the official art, released by Amazon.com today. The alternate box art is expected soon.
New Simpsons Movie TV Trailer
This one’s been hard to find, but here it is. Below is the short Simpsons Movie trailer which aired during the 400th episode on the weekend, thanks to TheMovieBox. Not much is revealed about the film but some new shots appear. Enjoy.
Simpsons Comics #130 Out Now!
Simpsons Comics #130: (Out Now!)
Marge is cleaning house and everything must go… on sale on the Internet! But as all the Simpsons’ worldly possessions and fond memories go out the door, it becomes apparent that only one person is buying the buried treasures… one person who might bring about the end of the Simpsons family forever!
Futurama Comics #31: (Out Wednesday)
Leela takes Nibbler to the veterinarian and gets some shocking news…her cute little Nibblonian has worms – worms that cause wormholes. Nibbler’s disgusting ability to open portals to new worlds at the drop of a… well, you know, is at first considered a blessing, until the two-way wormholes put the DOOP in deep doo-doo!
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The Simpsons Turns 400 Tonight!
For a show that stars TV’s most prominent underachiever, “The Simpsons” has certainly reached some benchmarks. It passed “The Flintstones” as longest-running animated prime-time show 10 years ago. When its 18th season ends tonight with its 400th episode, it will be the longest-lasting comedy of any kind in prime-time TV history, surpassing “My Three Sons,” “M*A*S*H,” “Happy Days” and “Cheers.”
Ratings: Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot
The Simpsons hit low figures again, with 6.48 million tuning in to watch Sunday night’s ‘Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot’. It is the third-lowest rated premiere episode on record, just ahead of Marge Gamer last month (6.40 million) and The Way We Weren’t in Season 15 (6.2 million). A repeat at 8.30 scored 6.7 million viewers, while Family Guy at 9 had 7.21 million.
