THE SIMPSONS: Harry Shearer Staying Put

Harry Shearer will remain with THE SIMPSONS after all.

Though Shearer seemed set to exit in May, Fox has confirmed the entire core voice cast will return for the upcoming two seasons.

Shearer — who voices Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy, and Smithers, to name a few of his characters — has been a part of the show from the start. (In fact, the two-season renewal means the show will run to at least 625 episodes.)

Are you happy Shearer is staying with the show?

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Comic-Con 2015: 20th Century Fox Panels for SLEEPY HOLLOW, MINORITY REPORT, Joint SCREAM QUEENS-AMERICAN HORROR STORY Presentation, and More

Comic-Con 2015 is a little over a month away, and the first confirmed panels are officially here!

20th Century Fox has announced a whole gaggle of shows attending the annual con, and it includes the expected (MINORITY REPORT, SLEEPY HOLLOW), the semi-unexpected (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL), and mashup panels for AMERICAN HORROR STORY-SCREAM QUEENS and the Seth MacFarlane animated comedy shows.

Check out 20th’s lineup announcement, including talent expected to attend…

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THE SIMPSONS: Harry Shearer Set to Exit

THE SIMPSONS was recently renewed for two seasons, but it may be continuing on without one of its most prolific voices.

Harry Shearer — who voices Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy, and Smithers, to name a few of his characters — revealed in a series of tweets on Wednesday night that he will be exiting the show.
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Fox Announces 2015-2016 Schedule

With no X FACTOR or UTOPIA in sight, Fox is sans any huge reality blocks for the start of the upcoming season.

That also means that aside from the Sunday lineup — which is staying untouched — only GOTHAM, EMPIRE, and BONES are remaining in the same spots they occupied for the 2014-2015 season. (And NEW GIRL is off the schedule until January.)

Check out Fox’s schedule, and what the network had to say about their 2015-2016 shows… Read more

THE SIMPSONS Renewed for Two More Seasons

THE SIMPSONS has been renewed for two seasons, Fox announced. That will make it season 27 and 28 for the long-running animated series. (And 625 episodes!)

“I’ve outlasted Letterman, Jon Stewart and ‘McDreamy,’ because I have something they don’t: a costly 200-donut-a-day addiction,” said Homer Simpson in a statement from Fox.

The comedy has had a big year: in addition to the renewal, FXX aired the “Every. Simpsons. Ever.” marathon; launched SIMPSONS WORLD — which boasts streaming on demand of every SIMPSONS episode, in addition to other fun goodies; aired crossovers with both FAMILY GUY and FUTURAMA; and the show took over the Hollywood Bowl for a SIMPSONS musical concert.

Are you excited about more SIMPSONS?

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THE SIMPSONS to Air Fan-Made Pixel Opening Credits

Television fans can be insanely creative when it comes to showing their love for their favorite shows, and three THE SIMPSONS fans from Australia — artists/animators Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon, and musician Jeremy Dower — are now seeing their project get incorporated into the show.

The three men recreated THE SIMPSONS’ opening sequence using pixel art, and the video went viral. THE SIMPSONS producers reached out to the men, and now those opening credits will be used before this Sunday’s brand new episode.

“This job was already great; now people are doing the work for us,” THE SIMPSONS showrunner Al Jean joked in a statement. “Thanks for 90 brilliant seconds Ivan, Paul and Jeremy.”

Did you miss the video when it went viral and can’t wait until Sunday to check it out? Watch it now…

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Marisa’s Top 14 Episodes of 2014

For my top episodes of the year, I did something different this year: I didn’t let myself choose anything from my top shows of 2014. There are certainly shows there that could (and maybe should) have installments listed here, but considering how much television I watch, I wanted to expand the field of shows versus just going over (again) why I loved the top shows.

The following episodes aren’t ranked (they’re listed alphabetically), but I did note which one would have been number one if I had gone that route…

And have you seen Sarah and Kelly’s lists, too? Check out Sarah’s top shows and top episodes, as well as Kelly’s top shows and top episodes.

What was your favorite show this year?

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THE SIMPSONS: Yeardley Smith Teases the FUTURAMA Crossover

The FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS crossover wasn’t the only pop culture/animated series collision this season for the Simpsons family: in Sunday’s episode of THE SIMPSONS, the characters from FUTURAMA (which was also created by SIMPSONS creator Matt Groening) pop up to prevent the destruction of the future.

I spoke with THE SIMPSONS star Yeardley Smith (Lisa) about “Simpsorama,” and how her character is handling these visitors…

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SLEEPY HOLLOW, GOTHAM, BONES, and More: What to Expect From Your Favorite Fox Shows During November Sweeps

Fox has released its November sweeps plans.

Check out what’s ahead for your favorite shows, including SLEEPY HOLLOW, GOTHAM, BONES, THE MINDY PROJECT, and more…

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THE SIMPSONS: What You Missed on Your Summer Vacation

THE SIMPSONS season 26 kicks off tonight!

Take a look at everything you missed this summer, including photos from tonight’s season premiere, an episode tease, and all the links you’ll need to catch up on what went down…

Fox’s description of the premiere: “In the milestone 26th season opener of THE SIMPSONS, the unthinkable happens: a Springfield resident dies. Also, Krusty retires after he’s offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt.”

And the links to catch up on:

Alex Borstein and Yeardley Smith Preview THE SIMPSONS-FAMILY GUY Crossover
THE SIMPSONS: Yeardley Smith Teases the Upcoming Death, and More
THE SIMPSONS: FXX to Launch ‘Simpsons World’
THE SIMPSONS at Comic-Con: Inside Homer’s Dome
THE SIMPSONS at Comic-Con: Watch a Season 26 Clip!
THE SIMPSONS at Comic-Con: Photos from the Panel and Fan Signing
THE SIMPSONS: Yeardley Smith on the FXX ‘Every. Simpsons. Ever.’ Marathon
THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Yeardley Smith Previews — and Sings! — What’s in Store
FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover Photos: ‘The Simpsons Guy’
THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Photos
THE SIMPSONS Season 26 Premiere: ‘Clown in the Dumps’ Photos
THE SIMPSONS: Al Jean on the Premiere Death and the Show’s Future
‘The Simpsons Guy’: Rich Appel and Steve Callaghan Tease the FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover

THE SIMPSONS’ twenty-sixth season kicks off tonight at 8 PM on Fox.

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‘The Simpsons Guy’: Rich Appel and Steve Callaghan Tease the FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover

FAMILY GUY and THE SIMPSONS’ highly-anticipated crossover finally airs tonight, and while fans of the shows may have been waiting for this for years, there was a good reason to delay the Simpsons and Griffins from meeting: “You couldn’t do a crossover like this until FAMILY GUY had become an institution itself,” FAMILY GUY executive producer Rich Appel pointed out to a small group of reporters earlier this week.

And, yes, while “The Simpsons Guy” is a crossover hour, this is, technically, an episode of FAMILY GUY.

“It’s an episode of FAMILY GUY,” FAMILY GUY executive producer Steve Callaghan explained. “It’s a premiere of FAMILY GUY. And [THE SIMPSONS producers] very kindly, and generously let us invade Springfield.”

In “invading” Springfield, the crossover expanded far beyond the two central families meeting — a whole bunch of Springfield regulars pop up in “The Simpsons Guy.”

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THE SIMPSONS: Al Jean on the Premiere Death and the Show’s Future

THE SIMPSONS will lose a character in tonight’s season 26 premiere, but showrunner Al Jean admitted on a recent conference call that the death “may have been a little overhyped.”

“That being said, I think it’s a wonderful episode and I think it works along the parameters we originally set out,” Jean shared. “I think that people will really like it.”

(For the record, the death was exactly who I thought it would be, and I wasn’t disappointed by how the show played it out.)

And while animated series have a little bit of flexibility in terms of bending reality — and FAMILY GUY infamously killed off and then revived Brian last season — Jean promised the death that occurs in “Clown in the Dumps” will stick.

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THE SIMPSONS Season 26 Premiere: ‘Clown in the Dumps’ Photos

There has been a lot of talk about what goes down in THE SIMPSONS’ 26th season premiere — in case you haven’t heard, a character will be killed off — and while the season premiere images don’t entirely spell it out, the combination of those plus the title (“Clown in the Dumps”) hint fairly strongly who will be kicking the bucket.

Check out what the photos tease…

THE SIMPSONS’ season premiere airs Sunday, September 28th at 8 PM on Fox.

Related:

THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Photos
FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover Photos: ‘The Simpsons Guy’
THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Yeardley Smith Previews — and Sings! — What’s in Store

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THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Photos

THE SIMPSONS took over the Hollywood Bowl this weekend, and when I had the chance to go to the show on Friday night, the experience was pretty magical.

As you might expect, the performances were incredible (my favorite numbers included the first public performance of “Happy Birthday, Lisa” by Kipp Lennon and SIMPSONS star Nancy Cartwright (Bart); Cartwright and fellow SIMPSONS star Yeardley Smith (Lisa) singing “Minimum Wage Nanny”; the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles’ medley (which included “Spider-Pig” and “Stonecutters Song”; and Hank Azaria’s (Apu) “Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?”), but what was almost equally impressive was how much care was put into making the entire Hollywood Bowl SIMPSONS-friendly.

Not only were the ushers wearing Sideshow Bob hair (it was fabulously weird), and many of the women in the orchestra had on Marge wigs, but there was a SIMPSONS mural painted on one of the walls, there were cardboard cutouts of characters all over the Bowl (many with sayings appropriate for the weekend’s festivities), Duff “beer” was at the concession stand windows, and more. The attention to detail — and making the experience truly something fans would appreciate — was incredibly impressive.

I’m sure I missed a few of nerdy touches, but I took some photos of the things around the Bowl that stood out the most to me…

THE SIMPSONS’ season premiere airs Sunday, September 28th at 8 PM on Fox.

Related:

FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover Photos: ‘The Simpsons Guy’
THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Yeardley Smith Previews — and Sings! — What’s in Store
THE SIMPSONS: Yeardley Smith on the FXX ‘Every. Simpsons. Ever.’ Marathon

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• THE SIMPSONS at the Hollywood Bowl: Yeardley Smith Previews – and Sings! – What’s in Store
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• THE SIMPSONS: Yeardley Smith on the FXX ‘Every. Simpsons. Ever.’ Marathon
• FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover Photos: ‘The Simpsons Guy’
• THE SIMPSONS at Comic-Con: Photos from the Panel and Fan Signing

FAMILY GUY-THE SIMPSONS Crossover Photos: ‘The Simpsons Guy’

THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY will finally air their long-awaited hour-long crossover this September 28th (starting at 9 PM), and Fox has released some images from the event.

Check out how the Griffins and Simpsons get along…

THE SIMPSONS/FAMILY GUY crossover airs Sunday, September 28th at 9 PM on Fox.

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