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In theaters July 27th, 2007

My newest web page features the Freemasons (called Stonecutters) on The
Simpsons:

http://simpsons.skewsme.com/stonecutters_simpsons.html

Back to the "Futurama"?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060104/en_tv_eo/18076

By Gina Serpe
Wed Jan 4, 5:42 PM ET

What has Stewie Griffin wrought? How about a Bender rebirth.

Following the hugely successful resurrection of Family Guy, Fox execs
are reportedly in talks to bring Futurama back from the dead.


The studio has begun talks to revive the Emmy-winning animated series
and produce a limited number of new episodes, thanks to a resurgence
in the show's popularity on DVD and in reruns, Variety reports.


Reps for 20th Century Fox have declined to comment on the news, but
Variety says initial negotiations have begun.


If revived, it's unclear exactly which network would air the new
episodes. While Fox housed the original series, the show found new
life once reruns began showing on the Cartoon Network. Comedy Central
subsequently snapped up the off-air rights and will exclusively air
the repeats beginning in 2008.


The brainchild of Simpsons mastermind Matt Groening and writer David
X. Cohen, Futurama debuted on Fox in March 1999. The series revolved
around Fry, a pizza delivery boy, who is accidentally frozen for a
thousand years. He wakes up in the year 3000 and befriends sassy one-
eyed pilot Leela and the cranky robot Bender, who both work for an
intergalactic delivery service run by a distant nephew of Fry's.


After five seasons and three Emmys, including the 2002 prize for Best
Animated Series, Futurama was shuttered in August 2003.


Should the show make its way back to the airwaves, it would follow in
the footsteps of another Fox cult 'toon, Family Guy.


The latter show was brought back in 2004 thanks to robust rerun
ratings and staggeringly high DVD sales--the show ranks as the fourth-
biggest TV series seller ever. Since its comeback, Fox has produced
two more seasons and the direct-to-DVD movie Stewie Griffin: The
Untold Story.


For Futurama to return, the studio would need to re-sign the show's
production team, as well as voice stars Billy West,     Katey Sagal
and John DiMaggio.


In the meantime, Futurama lives on in comic-book form, with all-new
stories continuing to be released by Groening's Bongo Comics.

Find out which character from The Simpsons you are most like!

http://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/simpsons/

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Mirkin talks "Simpsons" movie

POSTED ON 09/19/05 AT 1:30 A.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES


The Houston Chronicle reports that despite being greenlit last
summer, "The Simpsons" movie is still under development by the
writers.

While speaking to series producer David Mirkin, he reveals, "We don't
have a (release) date. It's all about the quality — the writing —
which we're working on now. We are very quality conscious, and we
don't want the series to suffer because of the movie."

He also goes on to say that the animation will be altered slightly
but not by much from how it's done on television now. "We're looking
at various tests to get the right look. We're taking it into the
realm of cinema but not too far from how it looks on the show."

Mirkin would not reveal any plot details. "The Simpsons" movie will
feature the cast of the long-running television series, as well as
the writers over its 17 year history, including creator Matt
Groening, James Brooks, Greg Daniels, Jon Vitti, Al Jean, and Mike
Reiss.

The On The Simpsons fan site is reporting about 12,000 real hits since
I started it a year ago in September.

http://www.geocities.com/on_the_simpsons/

Thank you all.

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Ay Caramba! "Simpsons" Movie Going

By Josh Grossberg
Wed Jun 8, 4:52 PM ET

Get ready to toast your Flaming Moes to some excellent news.

The Simpsons movie is off the drawing board and in preproduction.

"You know what? We've just done the table read for The Simpsons
movie, so although we've been promoting that we're going to do it,
now we're actually doing it and are in production," Nancy Cartwright,
who gives voice to Bart Simpson, told BBC Radio 1 this week.


Cartwright, in London doing publicity for her one-woman show, My Life
as a Ten-Year-Old Boy, indicated that the movie is still in the
preliminary script development stage and it will take at least two
years before it's fully animated and ready for release.


"I don't know the name of it, and I can't go into details about it,
and we'll just have to see how it goes, but I think it's going to be
great and the fans are going to dig it," she added.


Producers had always indicated that the movie would likely debut
after the TV show ran its course. But with the show continuing to
perform well, averaging about 10 million viewers last season, the
Simpsons brain trust decided to move forward now, according to a rep
for 20th Century Fox, which will distribute the Simpsons film.


"They are working on hammering out a script, but there's no title or
production date or release date," studio spokeswoman Antonia Coffman
told E! Online Wednesday. "We always wanted the show to end first but
it just keeps going. Now they've worked out a team to simultaneously
do [both the film and show]."


Rumors of a Simpsons movie seem to surface every few years, usually
sparked by the 'toon's mastermind, Matt Groening, which then sends
long-time Homer honks into a frenzy of anticipation. But such talk
turned out to be premature in the past as Groening and fellow
executive producers James L. Brooks and Al Jean chose to wait for the
show to wind down.


The closest The Simpsons has come to the big screen was a computer-
generated Homer cameo for the 2000 IMAX 3-D flick, CyberWorld.


Coffman says that there are still many details to iron out before the
feature kicks into high gear, including who's going to do the
animation--Film Roman, which has done so since the TV series'
inception, or another production house.


This fall will see The Simpsons embark on season 17. Fox and show
producers foresee the cartoon cast fulfilling its current contract,
which runs through a 19th season.

The Simpsons cartoon series goes on trial in Russia
04/01/2005 15:52
http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/96/383/15213_simpsons.html


The claimant says that the cartoon is filled with propaganda of
violence, drugs and sex

One of Moscow's district courts starts hearing the lawsuit, which
Muscovite Igor Smykov filed against the Ren TV Russian television
company almost three years ago. The lawsuit was filed on the
allegation that "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" cartoons, which the
company regularly airs, bring psychological harm to children and
their parents. The claimant demands the TV company should exclude the
above-mentioned cartoons from its schedule and pay 300,000 rubles of
moral damage compensation. Igor Smykov believes that the two cartoon
series propagandize violence, brutality, drugs and the cult of sex.

"My son started watching the cartoons when he was six. My wife and me
noticed soon that the boy's behavior became rather inadequate. The
manner of his speech changed for the worse as well. To be honest, we
punished our son several times for behaving like that. However, we
soon found out that the boy was simply trying to imitate the cartoon
characters. As a result, the child found himself in a stressful
situation: he does not understand what he is punished for, for he
simply tries to copy adult men and women that he sees on TV," the
claimant told the Izvestia newspaper before the court hearings
started.

Igor Smykov believes that "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" cartoons
present a grotesque image of a family. Parents are portrayed as
mentally retarded individuals there, whereas their children resemble
ugly idiots. Being a legal expert himself, Igor Smykov classified the
activity of the above-mentioned television company as interference in
private family life. The claimant's writ contains references to the
Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Law about Media and the
Law about Basic Guarantees for Children's Rights.

Igor Smykov had to update his lawsuit, though. It became known that
the television company Ren TV could not act as a defendant on trial,
because it did not own the broadcasting right. The claims have been
readdressed to the company's division - Akcept Ren TV.

The claimant's lawyer, Larisa Pavlova, quoted phrases of several
characters from the cartoon series: "Where's our son? He is dealing
drugs." "Hello, you sweet legs, breasts and buttocks." "We have
guests, one of them is a homosexual." I love cocaine, I go crazy for
cocaine." "My penis should get on stage."

Natalia Markova, a specialist of the Institute for socio-economic
problems of the population, conducted a psychological expertise
within the scope of the litigation. The expert concluded that "The
Simpsons" and "Family Guy" cartoons were abundant with the propaganda
of violence. "The cartoons can cause severe damage to the
psychological, spiritual and moral health of an individual, specially
to children of pre-school age," Natalia Markova said.

In addition to the psychological expertise, there was another
research presented to the judges yesterday. The Federal service for
drug control found vestiges of propaganda of drugs in the cartoons.

Deputies of the Russian parliament expressed their negative opinions
about "The Simpsons" on March 18th. Elena Afanasyeva from the Liberal
and Democratic Party of Russia said the Duma's committee for
informational policy should ask the Ministry for Culture to prepare a
report regarding the broadcast of cartoons on several channels of the
Russian television. One should pay special attention to "The
Simpsons" and "Family Guy" cartoon series, the deputy added. Elena
Afanasyeva believes that those cartoons are filled with episodes of
violence and aggression.

Ren TV's director, Irena Lesnevskaya, stated that the legal process
was ridiculous and absurd: "The Simpsons" enjoy worldwide
recognition. Most famous actors, even one of American ex-presidents
rendered their voices to the characters of the cartoon. Any channel
will consider it an honor to broadcast such a product," said she.

"There is no more "Family Guy" on our television, but "The Simpsons"
are still on. Furthermore, the TV company has recently signed a new
contract to air the series during the current year. I would withdraw
my lawsuit, if they stopped showing these filthy cartoons," claimant
Igor Smykov said.

"The Simpsons" cartoon series can boast of 14 years of successful
history; it often enters the list of most viewed 25 TV programs. The
series has earned numerous awards and even a star of fame in
Hollywood. In the USA, "The Simpsons" cartoon is perceived as a
parody for the life of an average American family.

Read the original in Russian: (Translated by: Dmitry Sudakov)

Hey hey!

There's barely enough traffic in this group to stay alive so I'm
shouting out to all you Simpsons/Magic fans.

I'm assuming you are all familiar with my Simpsons website
   http://www.geocities.com/on_the_simpsons

but you may not be aware of my Magic site
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My most recent project is a series of essays compiling the
information I've been collecting about the intelligence community at
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The raw information and more can be found at
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