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July 28, 2004 -- 10:38 AM
posted by the "fabulous" mr sm
- From guardian.co.uk
(hey Andy, the cartoon pulse of the nation eh? does Jesus hate America? haha)
Simpsons ties knot with gay marriage
David Wood
Wednesday July 28, 2004
The feverish public debate in the US over gay marriages is to be played out in a forthcoming episode of The Simpsons, it emerged today.
The show's producers have revealed that the cartoon classic will feature an episode in which gay marriage is legalised in Springfield.
Hints about the plot line were dropped by show producer Matt Groening at a San Diego comic convention, where he revealed that Homer Simpson becomes a minister by registering online.
Producer Al Jean added: "We have a show where, to raise money, Springfield legalises gay marriage. Homer becomes a minister by going on the internet and filling out a form. A long time character comes out of the closet, but I'm not saying who."
Mr Groening even joked that it would be Homer Simpson who comes out in the episode.
Simpsons fans have already begun speculating about who the most likely character to come out would be.
One early favourite is billionaire Monty Burns' ever-devoted sidekick Waylon Smithers, who has been revealed in previous episodes to have a Mr Burns screensaver and dreams of a naked Mr Burns jumping out of a birthday cake.
Other candidates include Homer's cohorts at the nuclear plant, Carl and Lenny, as well as Moe the bartender, the Reverend Lovejoy, Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy.
The gay marriage-themed episode is scheduled to air in January.
The show's producers also outlined other upcoming plotlines including a row among Springfield residents over Mayor Quimby that results in a campaign to kick him out of office, and a satirical take on the California recall election in which Arnold Schwarzenegger defeated then governor Gray Davis.
Celebrities expected to lend their voices to the show's next season include actress Kim Cattrall, best known for playing Samantha in Sex and the City; actor James Caan; and rapper 50 Cent.
Groening also said plans were still under way for a Simpsons animated movie, but said that work on a big screen version of the hit cartoon won't begin until the TV series bows out, which could be some time.
Now heading for its sixteenth season, The Simpsons still pulls in massive ratings in the US and is a big hit on UK television, giving UK channels such as Sky One and BBC2 bumper audiences. This autumn Channel 4 will begin airing the show, for which it reportedly paid $1m an episode, on Friday nights at 9pm.
July 28, 2004 -- 10:24 AM
posted by i love my sisters on a saturda
July 27, 2004 -- 6:23 PM
posted by nobody knows my face
oh yeah, Eric... that sounds good for F-9/11. As for eternal sunshine... if you're planning on going the Friday or Saturday I'll only be able to make those 12:30am showings. I'm gonna take a wild guess and presume that's too late for everyone else?
July 27, 2004 -- 6:19 PM
posted by nobody knows my face
- That's some hott shitt regarding Le Tigre!!! I find it strange they're signed with universal... but a new independant Le Tigre label with distro through Touch n Go (blonde redhead's label!!!)??? Now THAT'S good news.
Speaking of fags...
For that photo shoot that's gonna be on the cover of SEE Magazine this Thursday... I'M SITTING NEXT TO ONE!!! haha. Yeah, I felt bad for him. His name's Dan and I know him from BINGO... and he came by himself and nobody was talking to him and he looked so lonely. I'm sure the people there were a fairly progressive bunch and I don't think it was because he was gay that they didn't talk to him. I presume it's just because nobody knew him. But either way, he probably feels lonely enough just on account of his sexual orientation on a pretty regular basis. Yesterday I felt like I made a great achievement in conquering my homophobia and just being a friend to him. GO ME!!!
But on the other hand thank goodness I didn't wear my pink shirt like I was originally going to. Kuz then I would've looked gay sitting next to him in HIS pink shirt. FUCK.
That was a close one.
July 27, 2004 -- 4:11 PM
posted by Par
- Well folks, we've got a long way to go. Some tasty picks on the worst films of the 20th century include Stop or My Mom Will Shoot (10%), Barb Wire (29%), and Cool As Ice (14%), the Vanilla Ice cinematic masterpiece.
July 27, 2004 -- 3:13 PM
posted by eric
- i owns dis muthafucka! now for some cool shit from the Village Voice.
Foreign Strippers Must Submit Photo
Josh Pringle
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Foreign strippers planning to dance in Canadian clubs must now provide photos of themselves with no clothes on to qualify for a visa for Canada.
The Canadian Embassy in Mexico says "stage photos during performances are required.''
Immigration officers are having to pore through naked pictures of hundreds of exotic dancers to keep imposters out of Canada.
In a memo to fellow visa officers around the world, officials say if a dancer passes the no-clothes test, they may then require a police certificate or medical examination.
http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=2&nid=17491

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