Friday, September 13, 2013

Simpsons Referenced Movie Night




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With the news that Westworld was picked up by HBO to possibly become a series it seemed like the perfect time to watch the 1972 movie. So you can be like one of those people that read A Song of Ice and Fire before Games of Thrones debuted and pat themselves on the back for not ruining the Red Wedding for everybody else.

Except there's not a lot to spoil about Westworld. Robots go crazy in an amusement park. Is that going to happen every week on the show? Why would people go there? As Dr. Ian Malcolm said, "Yeah, but, John, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."

I've always been interested in BMN helping people get Simpsons jokes. I wrote this in an e-mail invite once:
Motel Hell stars Rory Calhoun, so now you'll get that joke in the Simpsons when Mr. Burns compares puppies to "little Rory Calhouns" because they're "always standing and walking".  He totally does that in this movie!
See also my Convoy entry. So why not go the extra step and watch the Simpsons episode too? I don't hear any objections so I will proceed.

Westworld is parodied by "Itchy and Scratchy Land". It may have more elements of Jurassic Park but both Jurassic Park and Westworld are written by the same person, Michael Crichton. That's right. Crichton just rewrote his robot movie and made them dinosaurs. Clever girl.

The Brady Bunch Hour is parodied by "The Simpson Family Smile-time Variety Hour". It may have more elements of Laugh-In but Laugh-In isn't considered one of the worst TV shows of all time. You're thinking of Viva Laughlin.



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