But by the time the movie was made, everyone and their grandmother was using computers on a daily basis, people were having Roombas clean their floors, and anyone who played video games had plenty of experience interacting with artificial intelligences. A "robots are just tools that make our lives better" theme would…

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Maybe, by referring to the radioactive wasteland outside the valley, they figure everyone's going to realize it must have been a nuclear war, so there's no need to go into detail on it.

Let me put it this way: how often does the sequel feature a Russian woman comparing anything and everything to a bear?

Yeah, dumb dumbs like watching zombies eat brains; shoot outs, exploding wheelchairs, bathtubs full of acid, and not-meth exploding crystals are just too cerebral for them.

"This isn’t the place to start with Moore, but for those who read and loved A Dirty Job, Secondhand Souls is a worthy sequel."

Dolarhyde was definitely the most interesting part of the book for me, so neither film version is exactly bowling me over.

That's a good video, though any piece on breaking the fourth wall in film that doesn't mention Looney Tunes is, at best, only half-complete. "Duck Amuck" alone could probably fill a doctoral dissertation on the subject.

You ain't been around Internet comment sections long, have you?

I'm a little more sympathetic towards Marge in that scene, since she only speaks up after Lisa says no intelligent person could believe in angels at all, which is a separate issue from believing in dead angel skeletons.

Given how Gould was characterized in this episode, it makes sense that he'd collect the money Lisa gave him for the tests, but then not do them because, hey, he'd already been paid anyway.

There really aren't that many of these meta-horror comedies; maybe one a year or so. They just seem to get a lot more critical love than straightforward horror movies (except for The Conjuring).

My favorite gag from the episode is when Shawn says there will be an ominous figure in the background that none of them will see. Everyone turns to look behind them, and while they're looking away the killer runs right by in front of them.

Well, if I recall correctly, earlier she DID trap them in a room with a wild bear. It's kinda anything goes at that point.
And I think that episode's worth it just so we could get to the glorious "Plays With Squirrels" sequence with Future Eric.

I thought Bender's Big Score was actually pretty darn great.
"You haven't heard the last of Barbados Slims! Now goodbye forever!"

I actually thought Van Helsing was pretty good.

There's a Pulp Fiction joke in there somewhere, but I just can't think of it.

"Last month" falls under the banner of "earlier this year", unless it's January.

I felt this episode either needed to spend more time on Apu going through with the wedding, or more time on maintaining his ridiculous lie. As is, it doesn't feel like either gets quite enough room to get really good.

That one's pretty good, but I also get a kick out of the scene from Apu/immigration episode where Marge says she's going to vote against the deportation measure, and Lisa says, "Mom, you're the greatest! Can I have this licorice?"