Comments on: Simpsons sequel "someday" http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/simpsons-sequel-someday.html Australia's leading TV blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sillygostly http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/simpsons-sequel-someday.html/comment-page-1#comment-24854 Sillygostly Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:38:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/simpsons-sequel-someday.html#comment-24854 What annoyed me most about The Simpsons Movie is that NONE of the jokes made you think. They were all spelled out for the audience leaving very little to the imagination.<br/><br/>The magic behind earlier episodes in the series is that the humour can often be ambiguous and interpretive. Even a moment that doesn't really try to be humourous can draw the biggest laughs. I didn't see any of that in The Simpsons Movie.<br/><br/>That's not to say that it was necessarily bad, but really, did they really need to stoop to the lowest common demoninator in order to appeal to a mainstream audience? :/<br/><br/>With that said, I'm very much looking forward to a sequel although I wouldn't expect it to happen for another 4-5 years at least. What annoyed me most about The Simpsons Movie is that NONE of the jokes made you think. They were all spelled out for the audience leaving very little to the imagination.

The magic behind earlier episodes in the series is that the humour can often be ambiguous and interpretive. Even a moment that doesn’t really try to be humourous can draw the biggest laughs. I didn’t see any of that in The Simpsons Movie.

That’s not to say that it was necessarily bad, but really, did they really need to stoop to the lowest common demoninator in order to appeal to a mainstream audience? :/

With that said, I’m very much looking forward to a sequel although I wouldn’t expect it to happen for another 4-5 years at least.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/simpsons-sequel-someday.html/comment-page-1#comment-24844 Daniel Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/simpsons-sequel-someday.html#comment-24844 That's the answer to a question nobody asked! The movie was alright - it probably grossed >$500m only because it's The Simpsons - but do we really want a sequel? That's the answer to a question nobody asked! The movie was alright – it probably grossed >$500m only because it's The Simpsons – but do we really want a sequel?

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