”The Simpsons”-the legendary animated sitcom-is set to make a comeback for a 23rd season, which would take it through at least 2012 and a mind-boggling 515 episodes in total, Fox has announced With their renewal, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie-and the rest of the warped ”Simpsons” universe-are creeping up on the record for the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Al Jean’
“The Simpsons†Renewed Through 23rd Season
November 12th, 2010 |
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Woo Hoo! On Thursday, FOX announced that it is renewing its Emmy-winning animated series The Simpsons for an unprecedented 23rd season, taking the show through Episode 515. Ay Carumba! “Like many 22-year-olds, ‘The Simpsons’ is extremely happy remaining at home, on Fox, and hopes it doesn’t have to go out into the real world for [...]
Daniel Radcliffe replaces Pattinson in Simpson spoof
October 12th, 2010 |
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Humour on the Simpson show has never known any boundaries, and this time their target is ‘Twilight’, the teen Dracula movie, but with a slight twist. The Simpson spoof, titled ‘Tweenlight’ will feature Daniel Radcliffe as the vampire hunk, instead of Robert Pattinson. It sees Lisa fall in love with a mysterious new student called [...]
Katy Perry to star in ‘The Simpsons’
September 28th, 2010 |
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Singer Katy Perry has signed on to star in a special live action episode of the long running TV comedy ‘The Simpsons’. The pop star was due to make a cameo appearance in the hit kids” show ‘Sesame Street’ alongside beloved character Elmo later this year, but the sketch was scrapped following complaints from parents [...]
Katy Perry “The Simpsons†Guest Appearance Dec. 5
September 27th, 2010 |
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She’s no longer welcome on Sesame Street, but it looks like Katy Perry is getting the last laugh. She’ll reportedly join an illustrious list of celebs who have guest-starred alongside TV’s other popular group of animated characters, The Simpsons.The pop star will appear in a live action segment of FOX’s popular Sunday night series. [...]
Jon Hamm “The Simpsons†Guest Appearance
July 21st, 2010 |
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The drinking, cheating, and chain-smoking Mad Men ensemble returns for a fourth season on AMC this weekend, but star Jon Hamm will spend the premiere rehearsing his lines for an appearance on another Emmy-winning smash series. The man behind television’s most famous fictional ad exec has landed a guest spot on FOX’s long-running animated comedy The [...]
D’oh! David Beckham is not famous enough for Homer and co
January 6th, 2010 |
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He might be one of the UK’s biggest names, but David Beckham is just not famous enough for a cameo role on The Simpsons, it seems. Executive producer Al Jean recently revealed: “I had to phone David Beckham to tell him sorry. “I didn’t think he was a big enough star for an American audience.”
David Beckham “The Simpsons†Snub
January 4th, 2010 |
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David Beckham missed out on the chance to get animated for The Simpsons after series producers determined the soccer star wasn’t famous enough for U.S. audiences.
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The L.A. Galaxy star was in talks to appear as a yellow character on the long-running cartoon but executive producer Al Jean eventually snubbed him after deciding the cameo wouldn’t [...]
Daniel Radcliffe “The Simpsons†Guest Appearance “Twilight Spoofâ€
November 18th, 2009 |
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Daniel Radcliffe has joined a long list of celebrity who have received The Simpsons treatment. The Harry Potter actor has agreed to lend his voice to a spoof of the blockbuster film Twilight during The Simpsons’ 21st annual Treehouse of Horror Special, airing in 2010.
Daniel will play Edmund, a young vampire that captures Lisa’s heart. [...]