Homer Simpson Was Supposed To Be Krusty The Clown

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Matt Groening has come a long way from writing surrealist comics for alt newspapers featuring his two bunny characters in Life in Hell. That comic found a fan in James L Brooks and Tracy Ulman, but it was not the cartoon that made its way to television. Instead Groening took inspiration from his own family and a town in his native Oregon, Springfield, and created one of the longest running tv shows in history. The prime time antics of Springfield’s most famous residents have run for 33 seasons and during that time has collected a lot of lore and references. The show built around pop culture references has itself become an inseparable part of the popular culture. A lot has changed in the world since the show’s introduction in 1989, and with no end in sight the show is rapidly approaching becoming older than Homer Simpson himself. The show has been a happy home to writers who favor the unique environment that the show operates under, receiving no studio notes and with animation they are allowed to take the show wherever they want, including space where Homer and an inanimate rod both put the day at risk and saved it. Naturally there are hidden references and inspirations and, with a show that long more than a little instances of self reference. What’s your favorite piece of trivia for the longest running family on television? Let us know in the comments and while you’re there be sure to like and subscribe for the latest in your inbox. ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Peacemaker: Behind The Scenes Secrets

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With HBO Max’s superhero adjacent comedy series rockin’ them TV screens, it’s about time to get into some behind the scenes deets for everyone’s favorite John Cena rockin’ tidy whities action comedy. The most inspirational factoid about Peacemaker is that show creator James Gunn, writer of such classic works as the Guardians of the Galaxy films and Tromeo & Juliet, set out to write the whole series out of boredom. Yeah, he didn’t actually think that it would be something that got MADE – instead, he found himself locked down in quarantine working out what exactly made Peacemaker tick. In The Suicide Squad there is of course a lot of backstory for characters like Ratcatcher II and Polka-Dot Man (RIP RIP), but outside of a brief mention of his father and an extremely heartwrenching character beat during his unaliving of Rick Flagg… we don’t really get much more than misplaced bravado and bizarre life philosophies within the film itself. Gunn, an ardent comics fan, knew there was more to the character and of course…. We’ve all seen John Cena in the role… so naturally, Gunn wrote it up, giving himself a goal of one episode per week for eight weeks. So all you writers out there, ya just work up the gumption and channel your inner, uh, depression, I guess and um… also be extremely wealthy.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Halo The Series: Everything You Need To Know

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Halo is finally making its way to television for the new paramount plus series. But what is a Halo and who’s the Master Chief? Get up to date on everything you need to know about the world of Halo and it’s characters. There’s a rich history and world to the Halo universe and lots to learn about the Covenant, The Forerunners, and the Ring World’s themselves. What dark purpose lies at the heart of their creation. ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

15 Secret Peacemaker Facts You Need To Know

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We’ve got some quality factoids about that there Peacemaker show to through in your face, sonny Jim! This one’s probably the most well known Peacemaker factoid, but might as well throw it in: dude didn’t start as a DC character! Nope, originally he was created for Charlton Comics, which started back in 1945 before eventually losing all its steam and going out of business in 1985. This was two years after most of their superhero characters were acquired by DC. He started off in the Fightin’ Five comic before getting his own short-lived run facing um, well, a variety of villains. Oh, and did you know that Peacemaker was also the inspiration for the Comedian in Alan Moore’s Watchmen? In fact, the initial idea for that landmark series was to have the cast made up of Charlton Comics characters, whom Moore could revamp for his own purposes as he had done with Miracleman. Which, by the way, very depressing comic – thanks Alan! ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Biggest Mistakes in MCU Phase 4 So Far

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Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is entering Phase 4, we have seen a whole slew of MCU productions so far including: Black Widow, Shang Chi and The Legend Of The Ten Rings, Eternals, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Wandavision, Falcon And The Winter Soldier, Loki, What If, and Hawkeye. That’s a pretty incredible amount considering we can still expect to see: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, Moon Knight, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Ms.Marvel, Fantastic Four, and many more exciting projects in the very near future!... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!