"The Simpsons" is one of the best TV shows in history, and certainly one of the most influential. It's an American institution that changed both animated comedy and animation on TV forever. It also ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Sorry if the Monorail tune, Mr. Burns’s vest song, or the Canyonero theme get stuck in your head all day It’s almost cheating to include Troy McClure in a Simpsons song as the Phil Hartman-voiced ...

The Simpsonshas existed for so long in popular culture that it is easy to take it for granted, as the series has helped to raise multiple generations of comedy fans. While many fans would argue that ...

"The Simpsons" annual Halloween special has become a tradition, but according to creator Matt Groening, what makes it special is the music, thanks to the composer collective Bleeding Fingers.

Nathan is a lifelong gamer, harkening back to a misspent youth blasting Kirby Superstar and Super Mario All-Stars on his bedroom floor. Some of us are that old. This began a long-term love affair with ...

“Deep Space Homer” is about as classic as The Simpsons episodes come. The Season 5 episode launches Homer into space as part of a special NASA program made to help boost ratings, and Homer fails his ...

Clips show episodes suck. Even the creators behind the show admit as much in the DVD commentaries for these network-mandated episodes featuring previously produced clips connected together via a few ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...