Comments on: D'oh! The Simpsons bite Apple

"Mapple" comes to Springfield as the Simpsons skewer Steve Jobs, those white earbuds, and the pristine shopping environment that is an Apple retail store.

[jrushin]

"...that show lost its fastball a long time ago."

What? The Simpsons is one of the most solidly funny shows on TV today - and has been for nearly 20 years. How dare you diss The Bartman?

[Tom Krazit]

I have grown up watching the Simpsons. Having seen every single freaking episode they've ever made, I don't think it's much of a stretch to say their best days are behind them.

Still, Best Show Ever.

[jeffguevin]

Yeah, it's not what it used to be (thankfully it's not like the first season), but I still thought that was a pretty hilarious episode. I'm a little surprised and disappointed Homer didn't inadvertently blow up Steve Mobs, though.

Also: hi Tom!

[Hunnter2k3]

I'd have to agree with Tom here, The Simpsons has certainly lost some of the "funny" in the past few years.

And don't get me started on the film... i will probably write more than Tom did...

[celticbrewer]

I'm with you JR. Sure, there was a year or two not too long ago that produced nothing special, but recently, the show has been coming back full force and is as funny as anything else on TV. The catholic school episode had me close to tears. The movie, on the other hand,... eh...

[monkeyhouse]

Anyone know where to get that Homer MyPod graphic as, say, a desktop wallpaper?

[theonlybuster]

It was a hilarious episode. And Lisa said it right. You're paying for the brand and not the item.

[Penguinisto]

Agreed that, more often than not, it seems the Simpsons' writers just phone it in most of the time these days.

OTOH, last night's show was pretty funny - esp. the under-sea corporate headquarters and the ginormous USB-stick submarine that took you to it.

Now if you want Mac references by the bucketload, you have to go hit-up Groening's other show, Futurama (Comedy Central carries it). IMHO, it beats the Simpsons by quite a bit. The series is lousy with Macintosh refs (esp. among the robots) and, unlike The Simpsons, still hits hard and fast in the funny department when new episodes come out (in spite of the massive years-long hiatus).

[professionaladventurer]

Tom, I have to say I am impressed at your intelligent attempt to rebut personal attacks aimed at you on your blog. I only read you blog as it pops up on my igoogle page reader from Cnet and I don't always agree with your point, but you generally make your point short, well though out and clear. I like you rpersonal, intelligent and concise style of blogging. I don't always catch Simpson's any more, their best days are truly in the rear view, but I'll watch this on on Hulu once I get home.

[Perry_Clease]

" I'm a little surprised and disappointed Homer didn't inadvertently blow up Steve Mobs, though."

The 1984ish monitor smash was pretty good. Jeff Albertson, the Comic Book Guy, played the part of Anya Major the runner and hammer thrower in the original ad.

[consumer451]

Is it really reporting when the word count of the piece is shorter than most comments about it? What I mean is this is really copy-paste-ish reporting and very very short. Tisk Tisk.

[compudoc318]

i dont know, lets follow you to work and see what quality of work you crank out, oh wait, youre not important so no one will care......lol

[vip_m]

Like most folks in the beginning, despite being a Mac fan boy, I didn't want to get caught up in all the iPod hype so I bought a competing player. It sucked. It took an hour to load songs using the RS232 port, it didn't have a screen so you could only go next song and previous song, and the software to load the songs was super complicated: one program to make a playlist, another program to rip from a CD, another program to load songs to the player. After a year tolerating this, I finally got an iPod 3rd Gen and the difference was like night and day. Getting songs on to the player was super fast and easy, there was only one program to deal with--iTunes--and it was super powerful yet easy to use, and the player was super great to use: it lasted for days, I could scroll wheel to any song quickly, etc.

So it ain't all hype. Apple really makes (more often than not) insanely great products that people just learn to love 'cuz of the care and attention brought into their development.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 3-to-1 on Black Friday

[Maarek Stele]

The best part was stating that Apple products are WAY too expensive compared to PC users. And that the hardware isn't worth that much.

[wildboyizzy]

Yes, Apple products do cost a bit more. It costs more money to drive a Rolls-Royce. But if you're happy with your Ford Pinto, go nuts. Meanwhile, we Apple worms will be enjoying the elegance, ease of use, and sophisticated technology that you won't get to experience for years. And what I like most is that one doesn't have to be a computer geek to use the stuff.

I don't want to know how to build a watch, I want to know what time it is.

[Mark_Anderson]

Holy false analogies, Batman!