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April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Marathon, XIX – XXIV!
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XX
Season 21: Really enjoyed the first segment with all of its clever nods to Hitchcock. The final segment, however, was devoid of laughs and probably the worst to date.
Favorite line – Homer: "Another politician who can't keep his promises." pic.twitter.com/H0MRMxknS3
— Joseph Mallozzi
(@BaronDestructo) April 25, 2023
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XXII
Season 23: Although it felt more like a Family Guy episode, I thought the first segment was stellar. Second was good. The third, not at all.
Favorite line – Ned to prostitute: "Spend less time on your back and more time on your knees." pic.twitter.com/zjnlKCFPME
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XXIV Season 25: Light on laughs all around though the Dr. Seuss parody was inspired. Still, the winner by far was the killer Guillermo del Toro opening sequence.
Favorite line – Homer: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother." pic.twitter.com/G2nSx3cLAe
— Joseph Mallozzi
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April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023: Amazing Covers!
A few that caught my eye this week…
Alien #1 – cover art by Dike Ruan
Daredevil #10 – cover art by Marco Checchetto
Doctor Strange #2 – cover art by Alex Maleev
Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1 – cover art by Alex Ross
Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black & White #1 – cover art by Alex Maleev
Vampirella Strikes #12 – cover art by Mike Mayhew
The Riddler: Year One #4 – cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
The Sandman Universe: The Dead Boy Detectives #5 – cover art by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Tim Drake: Robin #8 – cover art by David Talaski
Behold, Behemoth #5 – cover art by Danny Luckert
The Neighbors #2 – cover art by Miguel Mercado
Blue Book #3 – cover art by Michael Avon Oeming
So, which were YOUR favorites?
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April 25, 2023
April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Marathon, XIII – XVIII!
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XIV
Season 14: Two great segments bookending a so-so entry. Reaper Madness and Stop the World were a return to inspired and hilarious form.
Favorite line – Homer: "I'll curb him, without enthusiasm." pic.twitter.com/R33i3u0mN3
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XVI Season 17: Another mixed bag. B.I. was my favorite, but I felt all three segments ended weakly.
Favorite line – Apu: "Ha ha! You can't kill a Hindu!" Immediately gets caught in a trap after reincarnating into a rabbit: "Help me, Jesus!" pic.twitter.com/ppPVHqQrNf
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XVIII
Season 19: Mr. and Mrs. Smith is the weak link here whereas E.T., Go Home really harkens back to the show's glory days.
Favorite line – Homer: "Wait a minute. Why am I getting a word in edgewise?" pic.twitter.com/ESbBQHW0gE
— Joseph Mallozzi
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April 23, 2023
April 23, 2023: Suji Sunday!
Hey!
That surprised look.
Enjoying a nightcap using the new cup mom made for her.
Photo shoot.
Behind the scenes.
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April 22, 2023
April 22, 2023: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Marathon, VII-XII!
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror VIII
Season 9: Another three solid entries and, as much as a I love a good post-apocalyptic homage, Easy Bake Coven gets the edge here.
Favorite line – Marge: "I just wish we hadn't filled up on all those kids before we got to the Flanders'." pic.twitter.com/jGd2DwuH0Z
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror X
Season 11: An overall improvement from IX. My favorite was Life's A Glitch, Then You Die with its end-of-world humor and darkly comic twist ending.
Favorite line – Homer, after Krusty calls out feebly: "I can still hear his voice on the wind." pic.twitter.com/1sE23KnBJu
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror XII
Season 13: House of Whacks gets the slight nod here over Hex and the City, but not a strong outing.
Favorite line – Homer: "But if I died, she'd be completed free. For man or machine." pic.twitter.com/srUI0nWXBY
— Joseph Mallozzi
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April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023: Unusual Deaths!
#UnusualDeaths
In 1926, 16-year-old Phillip McLean was kicked and killed by the cassowary he was attempting to club. pic.twitter.com/RtV1omURxR
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
In 1974, health food addict Basil Brown died after consuming ten gallons of carrot juice over the course of ten days, turning his skin bright yellow and damaging his liver beyond repair.
Stick to bourbon! pic.twitter.com/x6eKRayZrH
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
Attila the Hun died of a nosebleed in 453, falling unconscious after celebrating his wedding night and subsequently drowning in his own blood. pic.twitter.com/kHyGJKIq5J
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths In 1924, lawyer Thornton Jones woke up to find he had slit his own throat – after dreaming he had slit his own throat. "I dreamt that I had done it. I awoke to find it true," he scribbled down, then died 80 minutes later. pic.twitter.com/KRmH0B3zLM
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
On December 30th, 1916, Grigori Rasputin, was assassinated. After eating cyanide-laced cakes and wine to no ill effect, he was shot in the chest, then shot in the head, then had his body dumped into the Malaya Nevka River.
Cause of death? Hyopothermia. pic.twitter.com/Vt4SBBIU2W
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
In October, 1951, golfer Edward Harrison was playing a round at Inglewood in Kenmore, Washington when the shaft of his broken driver pierced his groin, causing him to bleed out on the 9th tee. pic.twitter.com/RjRXhnRDsa
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
On August 12, 1987, Paul G. Thomas, the co-owner of a wool mill, fell onto the spool of a pin-wheel dresser machine and was subsequently wrapped and suffocated in 800 yards of yarn.
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
On Christmas Eve of 1885, Sam Wardell was killed by his improvised alarm, a paving stone that would roll off a shelf wired to his alarm clock, awakening him with a loud thud every morning…until the the day he moved his bed and the stone landed on his head. pic.twitter.com/IM0570nC71
— Joseph Mallozzi
#UnusualDeaths
English explorer John Ainsworth Horrocks was shot by his own camel when the kneeling animal tripped the barrel of his shotgun, blasting him in the face. He died 22 days later in a hospital on September 23, 1846 – but only after ordering the camel be shot as well. pic.twitter.com/9FBL1FX9sZ
— Joseph Mallozzi
Thomas Midgley, the inventor of leaded gas and chlorofluorocarbons, was left paralyzed after contacting polio, so he created a system of ropes and pulleys that allowed others to lift and maneuver him. But on November 2, 1944, Midgley was strangled to death by his own invention. pic.twitter.com/wUDQsGV3TL
— Joseph Mallozzi
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April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Marathon, I-VI!
Kicking off our Treehouse of Horror marathon discussion. Who’s watching and what did you think?
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horrors
Season 3: Enjoyed all three, but The Monkey's Paw is the absolute stand-out with its meta critique of The Simpsons phenomenon.
Favorite line – Marge: "Homer, there's something I don't like…about that severed hand." 2/3 pic.twitter.com/hXcaSIQWD9
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horrors IV
Season 5: Loved the Night Gallery-esque framing sequence. My favorite was Terror at 5 1/2 feet, a terrific riff on the classic Twilight Zone episode.
Favorite line – Mr. Burns coming back to tell Homer "You're fired!" before dying again. pic.twitter.com/CV1OWIFg5m
— Joseph Mallozzi
#TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror VI
Season 7: The last two stories, Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace and Homer3, were equally great.
Favorite line – Chief Wiggum after a desiccated Willie threatens their children: "Oh, right. How are you going to get them? Skeleton power?" pic.twitter.com/xL8Rm4o65M
— Joseph Mallozzi
Today’s Yum/No…
Taiwanese Castella? Yum/No
Tasting trending Taiwanese castella at a Chinese chain restaurant in Japan: yum or no? https://t.co/R2GlFMgXmz via @RocketNews24En
— Joseph Mallozzi
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April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023: Amazing Covers!
A few that caught my eye this week…
Avengers Assemble: Omega #1 – cover art by Alex Ross
She-Hulk #12 – cover art by Jeehyung Lee
Batman: Fear State Saga – cover art by Ben Oliver
Catwoman #54 – cover art by Joshua “Sway” Swaby
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 – cover art by Jay Anacleto
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 – cover art by Kael Ngu
Wonder Woman #798 – cover art by Jeff Dekal
Wonder Woman #798 – cover art by Joelle Jones
Liquid Kill #3 – cover art by Sunghan Yune
Liquid Kill #3 – cover art by Gabriel Lumazark
Liquid Kill #3 – cover art by Gabriel Lumazark
Liquid Kill #3 – cover art by Nikolay Georgiev
So, which were YOUR favorites?
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April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023: Happy Birthday, Akemi! And our Treehouse of Horror marathon is set!
The results are in for our Treehouse of Horrors marathon…
Things kick off Wednesday (tomorrow) with the first three episodes of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror –
Season 2: “Bad Dream House”, “Hungry are the Damned”, “The Raven”.
Season 3: “The Monkey’s Paw”, “The Bart Zone”, “If I Only Had a Brain”.
Season 4: “Clown Without Pity”, “King Homer”, “Dial Z for Zombies”.
About an hour’s worth of creepy cartoon goodness.
Thursday will see us move on to seasons 5-7.
Today is Akemi’s birthday! We celebrated with gifts (instant noodles, a necklace repair, chocolate, and a 10-pack of dried seaweed), a lunch outing, and Japanese cheesecake! She also made mirin (that will be ready in about six months, in time for MY birthday).
Suji joined in the festivities…
Today’s Yes/No…
Frank's RedHot SpaghettiO's? Yes/No
Thanks(?) to @Thogar for the tip.https://t.co/PYem6N49G6
— Joseph Mallozzi
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