The Simpsons come to Ireland...again

sdanseo · 17-03-2009 05:27PM #1

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0317/thesimpsons.html

Special first broadcast on Sky 1 later for those of you not already langered, interesting how James L Brooks and all the other assorted writers suddenly make a big fuss of their Irish connections :rolleyes:

Professey Chin · 17-03-2009 05:29PM

When were they in ireland before

sdanseo · 17-03-2009 05:39PM

Thought they were...maybe twas Family Guy.

pandamoanium · 17-03-2009 05:49PM

Nearly forgot this was one! Must watch!

What time is it on at?

Is 6pm still Simpsons O'Clock?

Delirium · 17-03-2009 05:57PM

According to my guide, its the 7.30 episode.

pandamoanium · 17-03-2009 06:03PM

Whooo!

Tis on now (I think!) Sky One FTW!

Cyndi Lauper? Old episode? Mebbe.. I dunno?

marshmallow · 17-03-2009 06:08PM

it's on at half 7

Overheal · 17-03-2009 06:30PM

keep my eyes opened on hulu

You know they only just recently switched simpsons to HD? Difference is kinda night and day, you know, for a cartoon. Theyre celebrating with off-the wall couch sequences.

B0X · 17-03-2009 06:32PM

Ah here listen lads. We all know that any episode made after ~2000 is going to be terrible. Don't be getting your hopes up just because its Ireland.

BlitzKrieg · 17-03-2009 06:42PM

At least they seem to have updated their p*sstake of the irish (sorta), its weird when I see American and German programmes which have settings and stereotypes right out of the 1950's. I remember finding the Family Guy episode rather unfunny because it was the same old jokes (that and for some reason they got a london taxi cab to the pub). Even more *way* back in season 1 or 2 they did some great twists on the old jokes (the classic invention of whiskey gag)

But visiting the watering hole he finds it has no customers, as the Irish are too busy working.

Though they seem to be a bit late with that gag.

One thing South Park will also have over its competitors is that they can take the p*ss quicker.

Abi · 17-03-2009 07:39PM

Derry Air. Ha! Ha! [/Nelson]

giggsy664 · 17-03-2009 07:40PM

Yeah. Derry Air. WTF.

It's better than Londonderry Air. That's for sure.

Ah.. Derrière. Very nicely done...

It's French for behind.

banshee_bones · 17-03-2009 07:44PM

Leprachauns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fore front of tech boom!???!!!! Ah hardly!!!

RandolphEsq · 17-03-2009 07:44PM

giggsy664 wrote: »

Yeah. Derry Air. WTF.

It's better than Londonderry Air. That's for sure.

Ah.. Derrière. Very nicely done...

It's French for behind.

Behind as in hole

Ghost Train · 17-03-2009 07:45PM

u2 moving crew
we move in mysterious ways

haha

BaconZombie · 17-03-2009 07:47PM

I already want to kill myself due to the fecking sh!t accents.

Kiith · 17-03-2009 07:48PM

Simpsons stopped being funny a long time ago anyway.

Huggles · 17-03-2009 07:49PM

So dissapointed, its awful

Ghost Train · 17-03-2009 07:51PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

I already want to kill myself due to the fecking sh!t accents.

they're pretty rubbish... more like english... english red bus too

good to see glen though

BaconZombie · 17-03-2009 07:54PM

Is it just me or do the "police" look like "Black and Tans"....?

XxXciaraxXx · 17-03-2009 07:54PM

Police??

Gauge · 17-03-2009 07:55PM

Ghost Train wrote: »

good to see glen getting a piano thrown at him though

FYP.

Huggles · 17-03-2009 07:56PM

The police look like the PSNI

XxXciaraxXx · 17-03-2009 07:56PM

That was terrible!

lestat72 · 17-03-2009 07:57PM

Just watched the simpsons in ireland the WORST EPISODE EVER
:mad::mad::mad:

Steyr · 17-03-2009 07:57PM

WORST EPISODE EVER:pac:

Cack of the highest order.

gino85 · 17-03-2009 07:58PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Is it just me or do the "police" look like "Black and Tans"....?

Huggles wrote: »

The police look like the PSNI

im glad i wasnt the only one that thought the cops were dressed like brittish police

Mycroft H · 17-03-2009 07:58PM

Ah got a good laugh out of that

GalwayKiefer · 17-03-2009 07:58PM

Huggles wrote: »

The police look like the PSNI

+1

Terrible episode. Not that I'm too surprised, they should have ended it two series ago.

lestat72 · 17-03-2009 07:59PM

plus they stole that whole song and dance thing from family guy

allanb49 · 17-03-2009 08:02PM

apart from one or two good jokes it was a very weak episode, They just copy pasted much of the English story to the irish one. Homer gets arrested for doing something stupid, It won't be memorable like the Aussie one or anything but at least the stereotypes weren't as stereotypical as usual.

skyhighflyer · 17-03-2009 08:02PM

Ah it was worth it for the Glen Hansard bit

Leprachaun · 17-03-2009 08:03PM

The best bit was where the irish musician was singing to the married polish chick. :pac:

The episode wasn't that funny but it was pretty acurate,except for the tiny distance between everything.

allanb49 · 17-03-2009 08:05PM

Leprachaun wrote: »

The episode wasn't that funny but it was pretty acurate,except for the tiny distance between everything.

Not if your a certain government minister

galwayrush · 17-03-2009 08:06PM

I blame the internet, i had read all the jokes beforehand.:rolleyes:

Abi · 17-03-2009 08:07PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

I already want to kill myself due to the fecking sh!t accents.

Agreed. well that was to be expected tbph.

It was a bit confusing. When I saw the red bus and black coppers outfits I was wondering wtf was going on.

Although Derry is part of Ireland to me, but it is under English rule.

Irish Nelson sounded like a pirate with the har har..

Meh tbh.

cornbb · 17-03-2009 08:07PM

It was pretty unfunny as the Simpsons tends to be these days... I had to laugh once or twice though. "Get in the paddywagon!... eh... I mean the us-wagon"

norwegianwood · 17-03-2009 08:07PM

Even my 12 year old brother saw that for the drivel it was......worst simpsons episode i've seen in a long time:(

sdanseo · 17-03-2009 08:08PM

Bloody terrible. Ah well.

KevIRL · 17-03-2009 08:09PM

This Shane Ritchie 'Make me Irish' thing on after The Simpsons is totally cringeworthy......

Leprachaun · 17-03-2009 08:14PM

KevIRL wrote: »

This Shane Ritchie 'Make me Irish' thing on after The Simpsons is totally cringeworthy......

Yeh,at least Battlestar galactica is next and then off to the pub. :pac:

cornbb · 17-03-2009 08:17PM

KevIRL wrote: »

This Shane Ritchie 'Make me Irish' thing on after The Simpsons is totally cringeworthy......

Doesn't look like they're even leaving Dublin on that show, pff.

BaconZombie · 17-03-2009 08:19PM

The bus had Dublin on it display.

Abigayle wrote: »

Agreed. well that was to be expected tbph.

It was a bit confusing. When I saw the red bus and black coppers outfits I was wondering wtf was going on.

Although Derry is part of Ireland to me, but it is under English rule.

Irish Nelson sounded like a pirate with the har har..

Meh tbh.

Abi · 17-03-2009 08:27PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

The bus had Dublin on it display.

Thats worse!

javaboy · 17-03-2009 08:36PM

Prime Time cartoons in TV forum would be more appropriate.

The Simpsons come to Ireland...again

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