tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post4462392302814179756..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Best. Couch gag. Ever?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57164462613003491172007-04-03T08:52:00.000-04:002007-04-03T08:52:00.000-04:00It reminds me of the Guiness AdFantasy NewsIt reminds me of the Guiness Ad<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.fantasynews.co.uk" REL="nofollow">Fantasy News</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-31036346747164443892007-04-01T08:48:00.000-04:002007-04-01T08:48:00.000-04:00Inspired, no doubt, by the intro for the classic F...Inspired, no doubt, by the intro for the classic French animated tv-series "Il était une fois l'homme" (or Once Upon a Time... Man" from 1978. Check it out and compare:<BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=0yT3XbSorx0Øyvind Rune Stålenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059149606706039405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6339012705009924572007-03-27T18:51:00.000-04:002007-03-27T18:51:00.000-04:00Uh-huh, yeah! You just got name-checked by EW!Uh-huh, yeah! You just got name-checked by EW!dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27958203212202159832007-03-27T13:01:00.000-04:002007-03-27T13:01:00.000-04:00Alan, I read your stuff in the Star Ledger, but th...Alan, I read your stuff in the Star Ledger, but this website was linked in EW.com's Popwatch! Nice job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43976172969863279432007-03-27T10:57:00.000-04:002007-03-27T10:57:00.000-04:00I'm bummed that Marge and Maggie didn't get a came...I'm bummed that Marge and Maggie didn't get a cameo in the evolution. Or did I miss it?<BR/><BR/>Great gag, and by far one of my favorite openings ever (I like the live-action Sky/UK one a lot, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5713283662990650272007-03-27T08:19:00.000-04:002007-03-27T08:19:00.000-04:00Yes, it does borrow liberally from Fatboy Slim, as...Yes, it does borrow liberally from Fatboy Slim, as well as the evolution sequence in Adaptation, a case in which Spike is cannabalizing himself.<BR/><BR/>Which is not to say that this ain't clever as shit, cuz it is.Cinemaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742365356939303431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78637920052127380882007-03-26T22:00:00.000-04:002007-03-26T22:00:00.000-04:00The music was very like the Vangelis music that ac...The music was very like the Vangelis music that accompanied a similar evolution sequence in an episode of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos". I'm sure that's where the idea cam from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10755124644405366362007-03-26T20:10:00.000-04:002007-03-26T20:10:00.000-04:00I think they should have made Lisa a Triceratops r...I think they should have made Lisa a Triceratops rather than a Stegosaurus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47823488624288019542007-03-26T15:51:00.000-04:002007-03-26T15:51:00.000-04:00Hilarious! But I'm with Anonymous -- I miss DILBE...Hilarious! But I'm with Anonymous -- I miss DILBERT. I'm not saying this gag was lifted from there, but I do miss that show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90453725579276474392007-03-26T15:29:00.000-04:002007-03-26T15:29:00.000-04:00Great gag, reminded me of the Fatboy Slim video to...Great gag, reminded me of the Fatboy Slim video to "Right Here, Right Now" though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091100911364287307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-24397027515964350602007-03-26T14:20:00.000-04:002007-03-26T14:20:00.000-04:00There was a good lengthy couch intro where the cou...There was a good lengthy couch intro where the couch tried to eat OFF, and the whole scene turned into a zombie movie with shotguns. Thanks for pointing this one out; I finally gave up on the Simpsons because moments like this were too few and far in between.Ted Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486771226983390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90062387077721310892007-03-26T14:01:00.000-04:002007-03-26T14:01:00.000-04:00Well, in his case it makes more sense than "intell...Well, in his case it makes more sense than "intelligent design"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14476501153136793822007-03-26T13:36:00.000-04:002007-03-26T13:36:00.000-04:00Brilliant. I'm curious as to the score for the seg...Brilliant. I'm curious as to the score for the segment - I quite liked the moody music. Wonder if this was a Clausen original or taken fom elsewhere?Tosy And Coshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466315384515717261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77247594548665560942007-03-26T11:26:00.000-04:002007-03-26T11:26:00.000-04:00hysterical, and i love skinner's mom dropping in a...hysterical, and i love skinner's mom dropping in and the other characters' cameos to make it truly simpsons-esque. but to be a downer, doesn't it remind you of the intro to the Dilbert tv show?<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=ieEzPfkjEAA<BR/><BR/>the simpsons intro is much longer and of course tons of fun, but a tad borrowed, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10750785587653041242007-03-26T11:13:00.000-04:002007-03-26T11:13:00.000-04:00The only gag I can remember coming close to this o...The only gag I can remember coming close to this one was the "powers of 10" riff a few years back, in which we zoom out from Homer to aerial views of the house, Springfield, the world, solar system, universe, and then back (or up) to the level of atoms and eventually up to our original view of Homer.<BR/><BR/>You can see it on YouTube <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCfDRvDWid0" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Matter-Eater Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582100232490047227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-55691721946448330682007-03-26T10:57:00.000-04:002007-03-26T10:57:00.000-04:00I laughed out loud at Moe de-evolving. Thanks for ...I laughed out loud at Moe de-evolving. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47337457810714848122007-03-26T10:11:00.000-04:002007-03-26T10:11:00.000-04:00How offensive. Homer Simpson did not "evolve." H...How offensive. Homer Simpson did not "evolve." He was created as God intended him. <BR/><BR/>I hope George Bush and the FCC put an end to this blatant left-wing propoganda. I am sorely disappointed in you, Rupert Murdoch.<BR/><BR/><BR/>(Yes, I'm totally kidding.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23181180251806004922007-03-26T09:20:00.000-04:002007-03-26T09:20:00.000-04:00If you can, please update with a link once it's on...If you can, please update with a link once it's on YouTube or somewhere similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54171169008602637752007-03-25T22:35:00.000-04:002007-03-25T22:35:00.000-04:00Can't name one. Certainly the longest I can rememb...Can't name one. Certainly the longest I can remember, but it was pretty darn good. Who ever came up with all that - kudos to you. Evem after 18 years, The Simpsons still come up with some like this. Nothing short of genuis in my opinion.Jefferson Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914725785057478804noreply@blogger.com