Frankly, I am proud of our efforts as a nation and it makes me sick how so many have thumbed their nose at it.
I agree. I was very disappointed in this episode this week.
They went for every cheap joke. Their writers must have been on strike replaced by ABC's writers, because there wasn't a single clever thing in this episode.
Even the predator drone part ended up like a Warner Brother's cartoon (dynamite in the closet, that's all folks? Come ON! Talk about been there done that!!!).
Every US soldier was either stupid or gay and every commander a stupid, secretly gay person.
It was a very bad attempt and the Simps should be ashamed of it.(this time simps means sympathizers, apparently)
The Simpsons haven't been consistently funny for 8 years. I used to be an addict, now I don't even bother to watch any more.
That's why my bags are packed to go 'over there'. So jerks can be jerks. In the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
And so I can call Bravo Sierra, when they do.
It's all good. It's the rough discourse of free men governing themselves.
/johnny
If you're going to continue to watch, then you shouldn't complain.
After commenting on this to a brother-in-law, he replied, "You know, more people are like the Simpsons than like you!".
That was a most sobering thought, but then, what would you expect of a guy who grew up watching a 50's & 60's family sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Bill Gray, and Lauren Chapin and modeled his family after their TV family.
The worst part was when the recruiters say "even the stupidest kids in the stupidest town see past us", essentially doing a John Kerry and calling people who do join not smart.
I saw it and thought the same thing. I guess they are trying to get the left to want to go see their new movie.
And just one day after 'Veterans Day'...
Worst episode ever... And probably the last simpsons I shall ever watch.
I'm glad I missed it. I haven't watched the Simpsons since that awful episode (I think Spring 2004) when they showed Clinton nobily in a military tribunal prison and the Simpsons escape to France because the United States is such an awful fascist dictatorship, or whatever. I used to LOVE the show. The Golden Age of the Simpsons, Seasons 3-6, are like core parts of my identity (those were my high school years).
Now, The Simpsons are an abomination. The day after Veteran's Day, what were they thinking?!?
The next time a lib complains about that "right-wing" Fox
network, point out to them that it's the same one that
runs Simpsons and Family Guy.
There were a couple digs at liberals--the commander-with-a-
hangover prefers to have a boat horn blasted in his face
to hearing Liberal Lisa rant at him--but much more
anti-Bush, anti-war, etc.
I knew there would be a thread on this. Within the first couple of minutes (the first recruiter scene), Mr. Cat and I were looking at each other with raised eyebrows. It wasn't funny, tonight, just insulting.
You mock the troops, you go on The List.
The Simpsons
Did anyone notice none of the "dumb" soldiers were minorities? It's still acceptable for the left to make fun of white males, but heaven forbid they show any minority soldiers, even though the US military is one of the most diverse organizations out there. (And that's a good thing.)
Simpsons creator Matt Groening appears to be taking a page from David Letterman - "I got mine, now screw you all!"
Even my 8-year-old, who is a big Simpsons fan -- hated this episode.
"The family is shown having a discussion about the son possibly joining the Army. The mother is opposed to the idea. The father answers that the Army is great because you can get 'money for college, free food and all the brown people you can rape.' A bit later in the scene, the baby (who speaks) says 'the bottom 10% of our high school class is off to fight another battle.'"
Top THAT for repulsive (if you can).