----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > > I was watching the Simpsons the other night and Homer's voice seemed > oddly out of place. Is there a new Homer on the show and, if so, > how good is his "Doooought!!"? Do the writers own this now infamous > exclamation or does it belong to the voice that made it famous? > > just wondering > dan hawthorne > The shows from the first year(s?) had a different voice for Homer. Also he was not nearly as dumb. Also Bart was merely an underachiever, whereas now he is a pretty complex character. I don't think that there was the homoeroticism between Br. Burns and Smithers--at least not so blatent. All in all, I think the show is much more adult-humor oriented, and self-reflexive. There are some episodes where I watch and I know they are a spoof/tribute to other well-known texts (e.g. Cape Fear, Citizen Kane.) I feel The Simpsons is probably one of the most intelligent shows on TV these days. Luke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (__) (oo) LUKE T. DELWICHE /-------- \/ /| ____|| internet: [log in to unmask] || || voice/fax: (608) 264-2200 || || ~~ ~~ SAME OLD BULL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~