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Tag Archives: The Simpsons
RIP: Russi Taylor
Sad to hear that voice actress Russi Taylor passed away over the weekend. She had been the official voice of Minnie Mouse for over 30 years. To me Russi will always be the voice of Bart’s intelligent frenemy Martin Prince. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Celebrity Obituary, Disney, DuckTales, The Simpsons, Voice Acting
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Farewell to two titles and the return of the Fantastic Four
After 40 years, Elfquest wrapped up with Cutter and his allies achieving their final quest. What that was, I have no idea, I stopped reading the comics way back in high school when issues showed up at irregular intervals and I … Continue reading
If Homer Simpson were truly human
Miguel Vasquez is an artist who is very skilled with 3-D rendering software and he is frighteningly good at demonstrating what some of our favorite cartoon characters would look like if they were real, based upon their proportions. Above is … Continue reading
David X Cohen
In honor of Disenchantment making its debut this weekend on Netflix, here’s the finale to my attendance at the Futurama celebration at ATX Fest, meeting the co-creator and show runner, David X Cohen. His real middle initial is S but he changed … Continue reading
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Tagged ATX Fest, Beavis & Butt-head, Disenchantment, Fantasy, Futurama, Science Fiction, The Simpsons
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Futurama: Part Two, the autographs with a surprise
After the table reading, I went out to get the autographs of the cast. Since Futurama‘s characters have all appeared on The Simpsons (“Simpsonarama”), I asked them to sign these shoes to join the great company I already have on them (namely, … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, ATX Fest, Autographs, Comedy, Futurama, Science Fiction, The Simpsons, Voice Acting
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Futurama table read and meeting them!
Most of Futurama‘s principal cast came to Austin to do a live table read (“The Six Million Dollar Mon”) which in turn was to promote Hulu and SyFy being the new networks to carry the beloved program. They did the read … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, ATX Fest, Comedy, Futurama, Science Fiction, The Simpsons, Voice Acting
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RIP R. Lee Ermey
Sad to see the man who was the quintessential drill sergeant pass on. Ermey was able to turn his consultant position for Kubrick into a key role in Full Metal Jacket. Thankfully others used his roaring presence for funny stuff like … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoons, Celebrity Obituary, Invader Zim, Military, The Simpsons, Vietnam War
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Me as a Simpson
I went ahead and paid the money to the two artists above to be immortalized as a member of the Simpson universe. My mustache covers up the style’s trademarked overbite but I think Phil Ortiz did a great job incorporating … Continue reading
RIP June Foray
The grande dame of voice acting passed away last week and she was one of the first greats too, right there with Mel Blanc and Daws Butler. Most people around my age know June as Rocky the Flying Squirrel’s voice … Continue reading
Posted in Diversions, Movies, TV
Tagged Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Sixties, The Simpsons
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The Simpsons are returning to DVD!
Fox finally did a 180 and gave into us completists! Plus I’m not getting cable just for FX/FXX or their inevitable all Simpsons channel they’re planning (there’s over 600 episodes). Now if I could only get our PS3/PS4 to show … Continue reading
Springfield at night
Austin resident Tim Doyle has created a series of pictures showing what the iconic town may resemble when the sun goes down. Pretty interesting and clever since Springfield is an unsung cast member.
Found my car for a Thundershift 500 rematch!
Mattel got me again, first Jim Rockford’s Firebird from The Rockford Files, now Homer’s awesome card that unfortunately bankrupted his half-brother’s company. It’s even as a die cast toy. What’s most surprising is how much heft (or weight) it has. The wheels … Continue reading
RIP: Alex Rocco and George Coe
Two great minor-character cartoon voice actors have recently passed on. The first was Alex Rocco was more well known as a parent in The Facts of Life and someone who got whacked in The Godfather II. His first and recurring Roger Meyers … Continue reading
The Simpsons, the Evolution & History at ATX
You saw the shoes, now to cover the awesome event Aaron K and I attended. Our little rendezvous with TV and animation legends. I know better about next time, I signed up for the mailing list to get a jump … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Nineties, SitCom, The Simpsons
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My Simpsons Chucks with autographs!
It’s late and I figure few of you will want to read about the forum my friend Aaron and I attended for ATX Television Festival regarding the Evolution of the Simpsons. However, I managed to have the great fortune of … Continue reading