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Someone online was describing a nightmare he had when he was little, where Superman was waiting in the bushes to attack him. I thought it was such a goofy idea I had to sketch it:
The Simpsons used to be so awesome:
I think it can be a problem when anything gets too polished: Notice the strange lavender sky and Homer’s weird motions and angle during his soliloquy - I think it makes the whole thing a lot funnier and more “intimate,” contrasted with how the animators have figured out a way to do everything consistently now, taking the surprise out of it. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but when the show was dealing with the ’80s and early ’90s it seemed so much “realer,” whereas now they make self-conscious references to things like cell phones and Facebook in a bid for relevance. Any comedy that isn’t completely absurdist needs to engage with the society that created it somehow, granted, but by deliberately drawing attention to the “furniture,” I think it actually diminishes its ability to comment on and point out all the silly things we take for granted. …Or you could just say “Show, don’t tell.” Whatever works for you.
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Amen about the Simpsons. I don’t know quite what it was about the earlier episodes vs. today’s, but I totally agree with you here. Homer somehow seemed…more genuine back then, and the dialogue seemed more natural, witty, and smooth. Nowadays it all seems somehow contrived, and the plots seem to be trying too hard. Maybe it’s just that, of course, it’s a very old show now and you just can’t keep up that kind of energy forever.
Definitely… When anything goes on long enough you start to see the proverbial strings holding up the spaceship. I had trouble sleeping one night and ended up watching a bunch of Simpsons clips until I got tired again, and realized there’s a definite drop in writing quality that creeps in at about the same point where the art gets polished and consistent. I guess that’s where it went from being a new, clever show that skewered pop culture to becoming the establishment itself, like how if you hear the Stones these days you’re probably watching a car commercial.
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