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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-06-19 (Thursday)
From: Matt Garvey <mxg77@po.cwru.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:57:20 -0400
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In article <UBI20250619@dont-email.me>, weberm@polaris.net wrote:
>After an arduous workout, I watched:
>
>Nothing.
>
>What did you watch?

The Simpsons
36ABF06 (The Last Man Expanding)

In this case, it's safe to say "South Park already did it", and at least 
the Simpsons take wasn't quite as bonkers, but it didn't wow me either. 
It's probably good to make some social commentary about modern "weight 
loss" drugs and their misuse/abuse - I've yet to see a great example 
though. Somehow Marge's subplot with the hallucinated talking syringe 
seemed the most grounded and poignant. One small thing that could have 
helped this is to explain the transition from "attractive thin" to "ugly 
thin" more - why, and even that, it's happening. It seemed very sudden.

Also, "couch gag chaos" is an apt name not just for the pinball game, 
but for the bizarre opening sequence editing. These days it's a minor 
miracle to get anything besides the clouds, but this was a baffling 
mess. Why focus on the Homer-throws-rod, Bart-whips-around-corner part 
of all things??

Meta:
Chief Wiggum notes that Ralph has some resemblance to Eddie (the hair?) 
and seems to unknowingly imply he's Eddie's son

Not meta but interesting:
A throwaway gag on tonight's new Family Guy (Hard Times at Adam West 
High, PACX02) had Cleveland slightly thinner from using lotto scratcher 
winnings on a little bit of Ozempic (real brand name here). Funny, as 
some of the initial thin Simpsons designs (Barney, Wiggum, etc.) 
reminded me of surgically-thin Peter from way back in FG season 2 (He's 
Too Sexy for His Fat, 2ACX10).

And speaking of which:
I read this week that at least four Fox animation shows have been 
renewed for a staggering four seasons each (isn't it usually 2?): The 
Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and... American Dad!, which is 
going to be returning to the Fox network after over a decade on TBS. I'm 
just wondering when Bob's is going to return from *hiatus*.