Comments on: Paint Your Wagon http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/ Vern's writings on the films of cinema Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:05:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RRA http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42430 RRA Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:04:00 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42430 BTW, that FUTURAMA series premiere (take 2) was good. About as good as any other FUTURAMA episode, so that's nice. Zap Brannigan is awesome. It'll fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! *groan* BTW, that FUTURAMA series premiere (take 2) was good. About as good as any other FUTURAMA episode, so that’s nice.

Zap Brannigan is awesome.

It’ll fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!

*groan*

]]> By: CJ Holden http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42371 CJ Holden Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:39:54 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42371 The Gay Fish song came to a time when I already stopped watching the show. (The WOW episode was the exact point.) I just got tired of their schtick of ripping stuff from the headlines, just to make some gross-out jokes about it and fill the missing parts with "Look, we just made a popculture reference"-humor, just to declare in the end that the people they made fun off are crazy, but the other people are crazy too, so the whole world is crazy, isn't that funny, haha. And I hate that they made a real psychopath out of Cartman. It was fun when they ended "Scott Tenorman Must Die" that way, but watching every week how he tries to kill his friends or wipe out the jews is only funny for that long. From time to time I catch a new episode on TV, but usually I switch the channel after less than five minutes. The Gay Fish song came to a time when I already stopped watching the show. (The WOW episode was the exact point.) I just got tired of their schtick of ripping stuff from the headlines, just to make some gross-out jokes about it and fill the missing parts with “Look, we just made a popculture reference”-humor, just to declare in the end that the people they made fun off are crazy, but the other people are crazy too, so the whole world is crazy, isn’t that funny, haha.
And I hate that they made a real psychopath out of Cartman. It was fun when they ended “Scott Tenorman Must Die” that way, but watching every week how he tries to kill his friends or wipe out the jews is only funny for that long.
From time to time I catch a new episode on TV, but usually I switch the channel after less than five minutes.

]]> By: Jareth Cutestory http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42368 Jareth Cutestory Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:30:01 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42368 Not a fan of the gay fish song, CJ? That one took a couple viewings to grow on me. But you're probably right. Ah well, they had a good run. Not a fan of the gay fish song, CJ? That one took a couple viewings to grow on me.

But you’re probably right. Ah well, they had a good run.

]]> By: CJ Holden http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42356 CJ Holden Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:09:37 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42356 I give you Awesome-O, but to be honest, South Park is really bad these days. I give you Awesome-O, but to be honest, South Park is really bad these days.

]]> By: Jareth Cutestory http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42280 Jareth Cutestory Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:07:51 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42280 CJ Holden: With all due respect, you do know that the episodes listed below came aired after the GOOD TIMES WITH WEAPONS episode, right? AWESOM-O GOOBACKS PRE-SCHOOL STUPID SPOILED WHORE VIDEO PLAYSET CJ Holden: With all due respect, you do know that the episodes listed below came aired after the GOOD TIMES WITH WEAPONS episode, right?

AWESOM-O
GOOBACKS
PRE-SCHOOL
STUPID SPOILED WHORE VIDEO PLAYSET

]]> By: CJ Holden http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42216 CJ Holden Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:45:21 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42216 It's no secret that Groening has put all his energy into Futurama since production on it started and doesn't really care for The Simpsons anymore as much as he once did. It’s no secret that Groening has put all his energy into Futurama since production on it started and doesn’t really care for The Simpsons anymore as much as he once did.

]]> By: RRA http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42205 RRA Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:32:18 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42205 CJ Holden - I think Matt Groening has played with his FUTURAMA toy more than play in the SIMPSONS sandbox for the last decade or so. And why not? He and his people have exausted every possible joke to be taken from the domestic sitcom formula. Now some more years left on that wacky office comedy! I would vote for Nixon's head. CJ Holden – I think Matt Groening has played with his FUTURAMA toy more than play in the SIMPSONS sandbox for the last decade or so. And why not? He and his people have exausted every possible joke to be taken from the domestic sitcom formula.

Now some more years left on that wacky office comedy!

I would vote for Nixon’s head.

]]> By: CJ Holden http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42142 CJ Holden Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:44:51 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42142 Yeah, The Simpsons hit some lows over the last 10 years or so. It's still better than anything Seth McFarlane did since he stopped writing for Johnny Bravo, or every South Park episode after "Good Times With Weapons". The animated comedy is in a real creative slump right now. God bless Futurama and The Venture Bros. Yeah, The Simpsons hit some lows over the last 10 years or so. It’s still better than anything Seth McFarlane did since he stopped writing for Johnny Bravo, or every South Park episode after “Good Times With Weapons”. The animated comedy is in a real creative slump right now. God bless Futurama and The Venture Bros.

]]> By: caruso_stalker217 http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42120 caruso_stalker217 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:38:22 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42120 The worst segment from that terrible episode: "When Bart and Lisa find Grampa trying to stick a bear trap on top of the chimney, Grampa tells them that he is trying to get his revenge on Santa Claus. Bart asks why, and to their dismay, Grampa tells them one of his many stories. Back in World War II, Grampa and his brother Cyrus (never mentioned until now, and never to be mentioned again) were fighting off Japanese planes when Cyrus got shot down. Shortly after, Grampa, who was accompanied by Mr. Burns, also get shot down and are stranded on an island. After a few months, they see a plane in the sky, and Mr. Burns shoots it down. However, when they go over to investigate, they see that it is actually Santa Claus. They build him a new sleigh and gather up all the presents. When Santa is about to leave, Mr. Burns knocks him unconscious with a coconut and flies away in the sleigh and claims that he is going to keep all the presents. Grampa catches up to him on Prancer, who has been left behind because Santa could not find him, and jumps onboard the sleigh. After he beats Mr. Burns with a tricycle, he gives the sleigh back to Santa. As Santa leaves, he tells Grampa that he'll be back in a few days. However, he never comes back, and Grampa has to get off using a jet ski he made out of coconuts. Bart and Lisa believe that it is just another one of Grampa's far-fetched tales, but when they hear a thump in the den, they find that Santa is there. He tells them that Cyrus did not die, but instead crashed into Tahiti. Santa takes Grampa there, and they meet up with Cyrus and his fifteen wives. Santa explains to Grampa that he did not come back for him on the island due to his procrastination and eventually feeling embarrassed about it." That barely scratches the surface. It's just... it's... God, that show sucks. The worst segment from that terrible episode:

“When Bart and Lisa find Grampa trying to stick a bear trap on top of the chimney, Grampa tells them that he is trying to get his revenge on Santa Claus. Bart asks why, and to their dismay, Grampa tells them one of his many stories.

Back in World War II, Grampa and his brother Cyrus (never mentioned until now, and never to be mentioned again) were fighting off Japanese planes when Cyrus got shot down. Shortly after, Grampa, who was accompanied by Mr. Burns, also get shot down and are stranded on an island. After a few months, they see a plane in the sky, and Mr. Burns shoots it down. However, when they go over to investigate, they see that it is actually Santa Claus. They build him a new sleigh and gather up all the presents. When Santa is about to leave, Mr. Burns knocks him unconscious with a coconut and flies away in the sleigh and claims that he is going to keep all the presents. Grampa catches up to him on Prancer, who has been left behind because Santa could not find him, and jumps onboard the sleigh. After he beats Mr. Burns with a tricycle, he gives the sleigh back to Santa. As Santa leaves, he tells Grampa that he’ll be back in a few days. However, he never comes back, and Grampa has to get off using a jet ski he made out of coconuts.

Bart and Lisa believe that it is just another one of Grampa’s far-fetched tales, but when they hear a thump in the den, they find that Santa is there. He tells them that Cyrus did not die, but instead crashed into Tahiti. Santa takes Grampa there, and they meet up with Cyrus and his fifteen wives. Santa explains to Grampa that he did not come back for him on the island due to his procrastination and eventually feeling embarrassed about it.”

That barely scratches the surface. It’s just… it’s… God, that show sucks.

]]> By: caruso_stalker217 http://outlawvern.com/2010/06/27/paint-your-wagon/#comment-42119 caruso_stalker217 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:36:14 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=7558#comment-42119 "Simpsons Christmas Stories." The worst of all time, guys, I'm fucking telling you. Worse than the Ricky Gervais episode. They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one. It's so bad you might get ball cancer. It's that goddamn toxic. “Simpsons Christmas Stories.” The worst of all time, guys, I’m fucking telling you. Worse than the Ricky Gervais episode. They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one. It’s so bad you might get ball cancer. It’s that goddamn toxic.

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