Banksy's Simpsons intro..

Phegasus · 11-10-2010 11:41AM

Wtf was the point in that, it lacked any humour, was mainly a depressed buzz, and left me still not giving a ****.
I like banksy's work but god that intro sucked balls.

Wompa1 · 11-10-2010 11:42AM

rubensni wrote: »

I think it's more a case of "so long as you make us money, we don't care what you do/mock." Simpsons have ripped the piss out of Fox News in the past, leading Fox News to attempt to sue the Simpsons: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/oct/29/tvnews.internationalnews

Fox News and Fox are run completely seperate to one another. I can't see how Fox are not impartial...Could be said about Fox News.

Fox run Family Guy which a lefty love fest.

Actually even to be fair to Fox News they do allow liberals on they just seem to pick the weakest they can find and shout them out. Their actual news programs don't seem to be bias...it's the opinion shows like Hannity and Bill O'Reilly that are bias.

On the flip side other networks have the likes of Kieth Olberman...So at least Fox News provides an alternative viewpoint which creates balance throughout the networks.

Patricide · 11-10-2010 12:49PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

Fox News and Fox are run completely seperate to one another. I can't see how Fox are not impartial...Could be said about Fox News.

Fox run Family Guy which a lefty love fest.

Actually even to be fair to Fox News they do allow liberals on they just seem to pick the weakest they can find and shout them out. Their actual news programs don't seem to be bias...it's the opinion shows like Hannity and Bill O'Reilly that are bias.

On the flip side other networks have the likes of Kieth Olberman...So at least Fox News provides an alternative viewpoint which creates balance throughout the networks.

They be owned by the same guy....Who owns about 90% of all the worlds media...scary stuff when you think about it.

Also fox news runs glenn beck...enough said.

Wompa1 · 11-10-2010 12:51PM

Patricide wrote: »

They be owned by the same guy....Who owns about 90% of all the worlds media...scary stuff when you think about it.

He doesn't own boards...or most of the internet. If your relying on just his companies as your news source you'd be in trouble anyway. I wouldn't begrudge him his success. There's still alternatives.

Dunjohn · 11-10-2010 03:10PM

Fox lets the Simpsons take the piss out of themselves, but never any of the other networks. Why would they want their crown jewel naming their competitors? The Fox Network is a household name thanks to The Simpsons constantly ridicule them.

speedboatchase · 11-10-2010 03:11PM

Patricide wrote: »

They be owned by the same guy....Who owns about 90% of all the worlds media...scary stuff when you think about it.

Also fox news runs glenn beck...enough said.

NBC and MSNBC are owned by General Electric, not News Corporation.

Basq · 11-10-2010 03:15PM

Funnily enough, I watched 'Exit Through The Gift Shop' last night.

Entertaining, but can't say I'm any more enlighted about street art after watching it.

cherryghost · 11-10-2010 04:11PM

Jesus, it's really gone downhill since season 10

Brendog · 11-10-2010 04:13PM

Why does the Dolphins tongue randomly dispense duck tape?

Logical Fallacy · 11-10-2010 04:13PM

Banksy, to be fair, isn't even all that original in his style.

Tom Slick · 11-10-2010 04:14PM

cherryghost wrote: »

Jesus, it's really gone downhill since season 10

That's a very big hill....and a very long slide.

KungPao · 11-10-2010 04:33PM

Wait a minute. The Simpson family now has a television in the 16:9 aspect?

Sigh...

It's so sad to see what has happened to the best cartoon ever. Once side-splittingly funny and clever whilst being subtle, it's now the complete opposite.

It's been on life-support for over a decade, just pull the plug.

And the intro was schite.

strobe · 11-10-2010 04:40PM

Love Banksy's work. He is a great artist. But as with all talented people jealousy abounds as always on AH.

chin_grin · 11-10-2010 04:44PM

strobe wrote: »

Love Banksy's work. He is a great artist. But as with all talented people jealousy abounds as always on AH.

No no. Not jealous. Just don't see the appeal. Therefore I'm entitled to be of the opinion that the sun doesn't shine out of his spray-can/stencil set.

Logical Fallacy · 11-10-2010 04:57PM

strobe wrote: »

Love Banksy's work. He is a great artist. But as with all talented people jealousy abounds as always on AH.

This whole ****ing "jealousy" thing that get bounced around every time people don't like **** it getting seriously old.

Look up Blek Le Rat and then tell me what i said about Banksy is incorrect.

He is seriously not all that original, in either execution or subject matter.

Echospace · 11-10-2010 05:03PM

If ever a show needed to get the axe 10 years ago, the simpsons is it.

All the best tv shows ever made ended before 10 seasons, seinfeld - 9, x-files - 9, buffy - 7, sopranos - 6, etc.

Why this tripe is still being made 22 seasons later leaves me lost for words.

krudler · 11-10-2010 05:41PM

Echospace wrote: »

If ever a show needed to get the axe 10 years ago, the simpsons is it.

All the best tv shows ever made ended before 10 seasons, seinfeld - 9, x-files - 9, buffy - 7, sopranos - 6, etc.

Why this tripe is still being made 22 seasons later leaves me lost for words.

It says volumes that all the quotes, or a good 90-odd percent of them in the Dental Plan thread are from seasons 3-9, because it was an amazing time to watch tv. 6pm sunday was new Simpsons episodes, I havent watched a new episode on its first airing in years.

I was in hmv the other day and picked up the season 13 dvd set, I didnt recognise the names of any of the episodes.

clived2 · 11-10-2010 05:59PM

Oh i get it,

Banksy`s become way to mainstream popular for those hip and trendy people, the very people who would name drop him in his early years to show their edgeness,

I do wonder why he did this, maybe he doesnt want to be turning over in his grave

Daith · 11-10-2010 06:05PM

krudler wrote: »

I was in hmv the other day and picked up the season 13 dvd set, I didnt recognise the names of any of the episodes.

I stopped collecting at season 10. Most of the commentaries on those are better than the next ten seasons.

krudler · 11-10-2010 06:13PM

Daith wrote: »

I stopped collecting at season 10. Most of the commentaries on those are better than the next ten seasons.

As far as I'm concerned the show on tv now is the Simpsons in name only, compare the Homer from season 4 to the one of today, hes not the same character anymore. He went from being a loveable, dimwitted but goodnatured boob with nothing but good intentions for his family to a demented, unlikeable psychopath.

Dunjohn · 11-10-2010 06:25PM

Daith wrote: »

I stopped collecting at season 10. Most of the commentaries on those are better than the next ten seasons.

Me too. Well, I went as far as Season 11 but later sold it. Would have sold Season 10 too but I'm a sucker for tidiness. I think Season 10 is probably that bit at the very top of the roller coaster where the cart slows right down and gradually edges towards the horrible plunge. Season 9 is the real last good season.

As for banksy, I never got the appeal either but it's far from jealousy. Dislike and envy aren't the same thing, no matter what fanboys like to believe. He was interesting enough in the beginning when he was an anonymous graffiti artist (who actually could be artistic) but he's all commercial now, and the harsh glare of publicity is starting to show up just how shallow a lot of his work is.

chin_grin · 11-10-2010 07:44PM

clived2 wrote: »

Oh i get it,

Banksy`s become way to mainstream popular for those hip and trendy people, the very people who would name drop him in his early years to show their edgeness,

"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me."

Nah, I don't think it's that either! He's just crap.

bonerm · 11-10-2010 08:04PM

Pathetic attempt by an irrelevant show to hang onto its last remaining shreds of credibility.

ballsymchugh · 11-10-2010 08:11PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Art is pretentious ****. Full stop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJweDZXolrs

Patricide · 11-10-2010 09:43PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

He doesn't own boards...or most of the internet. If your relying on just his companies as your news source you'd be in trouble anyway. I wouldn't begrudge him his success. There's still alternatives.

Yeah true but youd be surprised how few people own companies that own companies that own companies.

I did a lecture with Eoin Deveraux at the university of limerick on media ownership. This guy literally wrote the book(s) on this kind of stuff. My figures might be off by a country mile but all i know is that after taking the lecture, I didnt rely on the established media so much...even reputable channels such as sky news.

Banksy's Simpsons intro..

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