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Posted Oct 16th 2009 11:03AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, The Simpsons, Reality-Free

As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations, Fox is holding a contest in which fans can
create a character online that will appear in an upcoming episode of
The Simpsons. Entries can be submitted on
The Simpsons website (although apparently not yet) and should include such information as name, age, appearance, occupation and catchphrase ("D'oh!").
I suspect that all entries will be the property of Fox upon submission. Since the show has been around for so long, it must be tough to invent new, unique and interesting characters so Fox is having the fans do it.
Of course, everyone could always just submit themselves as a candidate. It would be a little like that "
Simpsonize yourself" craze from not too long ago. So many celebrities have made appearances on the show over the years, it would be nice if a non-celebrity, the sort that kept the show in business, would have a cameo.
Posted May 22nd 2007 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Late Night, Web, Celebrities
Can you believe Jay Leno has been hosting The Tonight Show for fifteen years? Believe it, mister. On May 25, 1992, Leno stepped onto the stage as the new host, following in the footsteps of the legendary Johnny Carson.
Fans can go to this page on The Tonight Show Web site and create their own montage using clips and audio from the last fifteen years. I've been scouring the site and have not found an option that allows you to insert Carson back into every episode that has aired since his retirement, which is what myself and many others would like to do.
It was also announced about three years ago that Leno would be stepping down as host in 2009 and that Late Night host Conan O'Brien would take over as the new host. Given the mercurial nature of television, it will be interesting to see if that remains the case in two years.
Posted Mar 5th 2007 12:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Animation, Adult Swim, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
So you're a fan of anthropomorphic food, disdainful aliens and civil disobedience? And you wish you had something to do with all that wood and LED lights just sitting around your home taking up space? Don't worry, I found a site that should be right up your alley. Now you too can create an awesome flashing Mooninite sign that's suitable for display and possible legal action.
Continue reading Make your own Mooninite sign
Posted Oct 17th 2006 8:45PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: FOX, The Simpsons, Animation, Web

See, this is why it's so hard to get any work done. The official
Simpsons Web site has an awesome video editor where you can piece together clips from the upcoming "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (November 5) to create your very own wacky/scary mish mash of Simpson-y goodness. I'm having enough fun just playing around with it, but if you're feeling competitive you can actually enter your creation in
a contest for a chance to have it aired on FOX, or to win a trip to the 400th episode party. Other prizes include an autographed drawing from the episode courtesy Matt Groening, and a bunch of limited edition posters. I would enter my own creation, but I'm afraid it would blow everyone's mind. Or I'm just lazy.
Posted Feb 22nd 2006 12:43PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Cable, OpEd, Music and Variety, Short-Lived Shows
I have an insatiable appetite for useless information. When something
or someone in the world of entertainment catches my interest, I want to know everything I can about them. I listen to
DVD audio commentaries incessantly, I scour the internet for meaningless trivia about TV shows and actors... it's
almost like a sickness.
It's my love of meaningless tidbits that drew me to VH1 Storytellers more than any other live performance
show (save for Sessions at West 54th). The idea of the show was very simple: a band or solo artist would
perform in an intimate venue in front of a few fans and then talk about their songs. The show only lasted one year,
perhaps because not everyone cares as much about Michael Stipe's incoherent ramblings as I did, or watching Billy Idol
flirt with young girls in the audience. Still, the show offered an interesting look at the creative process.
Considering that VH1 is now nothing more than a channel where people talk about stuff from the 80s twenty-four hours a
day, you can't blame me for pining for a show that was actually about music and not, you know, how awesome BurgerTime was.