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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Simpsons” returns for its 34th season on Sunday with an episode loosely inspired by the Netflix docuseries “Don’t F**k with Cats.” Variety has a first look at the episode; scroll down to watch! That series, which won an Emmy in 2020 for outstanding writing for a nonfiction program, centered on a group of amateur internet sleuths who launch a manhunt to find a suspect accused of animal cruelty — and worse. In “The Simpsons” premiere, “Habeus Tortoise,” Homer visits the zoo and discovers that its 150-year-old tortoise has gone missing. He then becomes part of an internet group determined to find the truth behind the animal’s disappearance.

The Simpsons” as young teens, never before have we thought too much about why the iconic characters are bright yellow. Until now. According to the much-loved US animation’s creator, Matt Groening, there is a good reason why Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie (and every other character on the show for that matter) are all as bright as the sun.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Kylie Jenner got up and worked: The mogul is a guest voice on this year’s “Treehouse of Horror” episode of “The Simpsons,” and Variety has a first look below. In the Season 35 edition, “Treehouse of Horror XXXIV,” Bart is turned into an NFT — and Marge travels through the blockchain to save her son. In the segment, Kylie Jenner is one of a handful of celebrities — also including Jimmy Fallon and Rob Gronskowski — who are the “illuminati of the crypto universe” and help Marge find Bart.

A showrunners picket at Fox that started as a way to show solidarity during the strike ended up raising close to $45,000 for crew members who have been adversely affected by the work stoppage.

A group of top-tier showrunners including Kenya Barris and Noah Hawley has set a meeting with the WGA leadership as they try to aid the negotiating process.

The Simpsons: Hit & Run remake will never be released to the public.His The Simpsons: Hit & Run remake is now finished, according to a recently released video titled “THE FINALE” on his YouTube channel, showing the significant improvements from the original assets to the Unreal Engine 5 recreations. While it is an amazing achievement and a labour of love for the classic game, Reubs is not going to give the new and improved Hit & Run away.“This is a fan remake for entertainment purposes, this game will never be available to download.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor “The Simpsons” occupies a unique perch in the history of global television. At 36 seasons and 750-plus episodes and counting, the Fox animated franchise been a steady engine of employment for writers, producers, directors, actors and other Hollywood artisans for more than a generation. The show’s legacy was saluted Friday morning with a “Simpsons”-themed Writers Guild of America picket gathering outside Fox Studios that drew dozens of staffers past and present. In the context of labor battles over the future of TV, “The Simpsons” is seen as an example of the kind of employment and the kind of series that is disappearing in the new era.

What was it that Homer once said? “Lisa, if you don’t like your job you don’t strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large There have been a lot of TV crossover episodes over the years, but this may be the most unique one yet: PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” and host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. will make a major appearance on Fox’s “The Simpsons” this Sunday. Variety has an exclusive first look at Gates’ appearance; scroll down for more. Gates is a major guest star on “The Simpsons” episode that airs Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. ET. The episode, “Carl Carlsen Rides Again,” centers on Homer Simpson’s colleague at the nuclear power plant (and Lenny’s best friend) Carl, who delves into his racial identity for the first time. On the episode, Carl discovers his background by going on “Finding Your Roots.”

The Simpsons staff is mourning the loss of longtime music editor Chris Ledesma who has died at the age of 64. The show announced Ledesma’s death in a tribute at the end of Sunday’s episode with a title card that read “In loving memory of Chris Ledesma.” A cause of death was not revealed.

The Simpsons co-showrunner Al Jean has provided an update on a potential follow-up to The Simpsons Movie.Speaking to Yahoo Movies, the writer, animator and producer said that he was keen to work on another feature-length film, but that he doesn’t see it happening any time soon.“I’d love to work on another Simpsons movie, and we’ve talked about it,” he said, before questioning if a potential sequel would receive a theatrical release or go straight to streaming.“I don’t know exactly what the animation feature world is at the moment,” he continued. “I know there are some movies that have done well, but is it streaming, is it theatrical?“So I think that’s actually a question we would have to wrestle with before we even started working on a script.Last year, Jean revealed that plans for a sequel movie were shelved due the COVID-19 pandemic.“We were really talking about it a lot before the pandemic.

For a series like The Simpsons, which has been running for 33 seasons, it’s a difficult task to keep the series fresh and feeling new. That’s a task that writer, executive producer, and showrunner Matt Selman says is the “greatest creative challenge” for the writing team. Even after 33 seasons of television, Selman is excited for the next season and gives a tease for what is coming next. The series has been Emmy-nominated this year for Outstanding Animated Program, bringing the total nominations in the The Simpson‘s lifetime to 98, with 35 wins.

The Simpsons will parody Stephen King’s classic novel It in a special singular Treehouse Of Horror episode.Details of the show’s upcoming 34th season were teased at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday (July 23) where executive producer Matt Selman announced that one of the two Halloween episodes in the next season will be dedicated entirely to a parody of It.This marks the first time a Treehouse Of Horror special of The Simpsons will have a single story instead of the usual three vignettes.Speaking to Variety, Selman said: “We’ve never done a single fantastical, scary, dark story, told over the scope of the 20 minutes and 40 seconds that is an episode.“I think the fans are going to be really excited. Certainly the tattoos already exist of Krusty as Pennywise.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeKrusty the Clown as Pennywise, Stephen King’s evil character from “It,” has become a popular tattoo image. Now, it will become part of “The Simpsons” canon. One of this fall’s two “Treehouse of Horror” episodes will be full-length parody of “It,” “The Simpsons” exec producer Matt Selman revealed on Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con.As previously reported, “The Simpsons” will air a double dose of “Treehouse of Horror” episodes this upcoming 34th season.

Derry Girls season three has been revealed alongside its spring release date.In the clip, friends Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) and James (Dylan Llewellyn) are seen visiting a video rental shop when they discover that Dennis (Paul Mallon), their aggressive local corner shop proprietor, is also working at the store.Dennis is irked when Clare asks him for a film recommendation, to which he says “no”, and then takes issue with her saying that the gang will just keep “reading” around for ideas of what to rent.“Bit of a read? This isn’t a fucking library, girls,” Dennis responds before screaming to them all to “Get out!” when it’s put to him by James that the shop is actually a “video library”.The scene previews the new series of the Channel 4/All 4 comedy series, which will return to screens on April 12.A press release shared with the first trailer released earlier this month reads: “While series one observed the gang navigating their teens in 1990’s Derry against a backdrop of The Troubles, series two charted them navigating their parents, parties, love interests and school against the backdrop of a precarious peace process.“In series three, which is coming soon to Channel 4 and All 4, viewers will see that while Northern Ireland is growing up this gang of eejits certainly aren’t anytime soon – while there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over their troubles are only just getting started as they get ever closer to ‘adulthood’.” Meanwhile, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has responded to a recent reference to the hit sitcom in The Simpsons.Earlier in March, a Twitter account called Wikisimpsons asked The Simpsons producer Matt Selman whether the

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has responded to a recent reference to the hit sitcom in The Simpsons.On Sunday night (March 20), a Twitter account called Wikisimpsons asked The Simpsons producer Matt Selman whether the appearance of Dairy Girls Ice Cream referenced Dairy Queen or Derry Girls, or both.Selman responded saying the ice cream parlour was intended to reference Derry Girls, to which McGee replied: “I. Am.

The Simpsons will channel prestige TV crime thrillers for upcoming two-part episode ‘A Serious Flanders’.Inspired by the TV adaptation of Fargo, as shown by the below poster, ‘A Serious Flanders’ will see Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders sucked into the “artfully violent world” of prestige TV when a ruthless debt collector comes to Springfield.According to executive producer Matt Selman, the tone will be a cross between a normal episode of The Simpsons and a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ edition.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeTudum, meet Tud’oh! “The Simpsons” has gone “Simpflix” with the two-part episode “A Serious Flanders,” which executive producer Matt Selman calls a “dark, twisted ‘Fargo’ story.” Variety has an exclusive on the trailer that writer Cesar Mazariegos cut for the event; scroll down to watch.According to Selman, “A Serious Flanders” was inspired by the TV adaptation of “Fargo,” which he finally caught up on.

“The Simpsons” fans were introduced to hypnotherapist and breast cancer survivor Dr. Wendy Sage during a very special episode Sunday.

The Simpsons‘ executive producer has opened up about the show’s latest episode, which reframes Homer and Marge as teenagers around the year 2000.The long-running animated series, which began in 1989, has been known to alter its timeline canon, with an episode earlier this year showing Homer as a teenager in the ’90s – despite previously suggesting he was that age in the ’70s.Last night’s (September 26) musical season 33 premiere Star Of The Backstage saw Marge recreate her high school play Y2K: The Millennium Bug, before she realises she was treated as a bit of an outcast at the time.Speaking to Variety, executive producer Matt Selman expressed hope that the episode makes fans “angry”, noting the fact that this isn’t the first time the show

The Simpsons is set for a first as it enters its 33rd season, with the sitcom airing an all-musical episode.While the long-running show has had many memorable musical numbers over the years, the upcoming season premiere on September 26 will be the first with wall-to-wall songs.‘The Star of the Backstage’ is also set to feature a guest appearance from Frozen and The Good Place‘s Kristen Bell as Marge Simpson’s singing voice.Speaking during the show’s Comic-Con panel over the weekend, executive producer Matt Selman teased what to expect.“The premiere this year is the most musical episode we’ve ever done – almost wall-to-wall music,” he explained (via Variety).