The Simpsons

Family Guy

source: eviljwinter (WordPress)

Matt and Trey from South Park hate it.  Sounds like sour grapes.  Supposedly, the writing staff of The Simpsons aren’t thrilled with it, but Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane and Simpsons guru Matt Groening trade gags constantly.  (Peter Griffin called a plagiarist in a Sideshow Bob episo...

Published Tue, Nov 10

Generation NEXT at MacHomer 1: A Brief History of the Simpsons.

source: jerseyarts (WordPress)

Twenty years ago, Matt Groening and the infant television station of FOX began broadcasting The Simpsons.  Originally an animated short on The Tracy Ullman Show, the show quite simply exploded into the mainstream of the American public consciousness just a few short years later.  Now th...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Comic-Con: The Simpsons Awarded Guiness World Record for Longest Running Sitcom

source: /FILM

There was a bit of a surprise today at the Simpsons Comic-Con panel. Unbeknown to Groening and the other members of the panel, a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records appeared on stage for a big reveal: He announced that The Simpsons is now the longest running sitcom in the w...

Published Sat, Jul 25

Cool Stuff: Simpsonized Ghostbusters

source: /FILM

What if The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had animated Ghostbusters? Artist Dean Fraser runs a blog called Springfield Punx where he parodies some of his favorite stars and characters in the style of The Simpsons. Last week Fraser took on The Ghostbusters, and I just love the cartoon ren...

Published Sun, Jun 28

"Speed Bump" creator and Plainwell High School grad Dave Coverly ... - Kalamazoo Gazette

source: MLive.com

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI LOS ANGELES -- The upper echelon of popular cartoonists includes the likes of Rube Goldberg, Charles Schultz ("Peanuts"), Gary Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Gary Larson ("The Far Side"), Scott Adams ("Dilbert") and Matt Groening ("The Simpsons"). ...

Published Wed, May 27

CITIES FIGHT OVER SIMPSONS CHARACTER

source: Contactmusic.com

 UK Caption: Matt Groening creator of 'The Simpsons (Picture)', Executive Producer James L. Brooks and Family Stamps of Simpsons characters are unveiled at the Fox Studios during a dedication ceremony by the US Postal Service Los Angeles, California . ...

Published Tue, May 26

Opinion: Go Beyond Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

source: MovieWeb

I mean, would they ever say, 'It's too expensive to do The Simpsons 22 episodes a year, lets do three movies a year?' Matt Groening: With The Simpsons, I don't think there's any end in sight. It's such a worldwide phenomenon still. ... Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder opens February 24th, 200...

Published Tue, Feb 24

The Family Guy Goes Online

source: Wall Street Journal

 - Cartoonist Matt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons," says, "He's laid the groundwork with this smash hit show and now, with new media opening up and Seth's ...

Published Thu, Sep 4