I was totally going to do this but couldn't get away from work  >:( 


Fox is trying to break the Guiness World Record for longest continuous television-watching by getting fans together to watch all 500eps in a 4 day long Simpsons marathon viewing party in LA. 
They started on Feb 8th and will end tomorrow with a screening of the 500th episode that will air on Sunday 2/19.


The person who manages to survive will win $10,500!!! :o  and some pretty cool Simpsons swag!

Feb 8th!!!! 1700hrs

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2/11/12 0900hrs  - 16 ppl left.

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Cooooolll!

I don't think I could do it though. Love the Simpsons, but not in the mood currently.  :D

Cooooolll!

I don't think I could do it though. Love the Simpsons, but not in the mood currently.  :D


I could do it...86 hours.... It would be tough but I could do it.  Especially for 10,500 bucks!!! But I have to admit the last few eps, this particular season, would be rather difficult to sit thru again. 

14 contestants left

Wow only in America! :D
This is awesome!

11 people left! Damn... I know I could've lasted this long...

I think FOX should stick with the guiness world record of longest running American primetime, scripted television series for The Simpsons.  In 2009, it beat Gunsmoke by number of seasons, but still has not won by number of episodes

Current Simpsons episode count:  498
Total Gunsmoke episodes:  635

138 episodes to go.  At an average of 24 episodes per seasons, that's 5 seasons away

I think FOX should stick with the guiness world record of longest running American primetime, scripted television series for The Simpsons.  In 2009, it beat Gunsmoke by number of seasons, but still has not won by number of episodes

Current Simpsons episode count:  498
Total Gunsmoke episodes:  635

138 episodes to go.  At an average of 24 episodes per seasons, that's 5 seasons away



;D   



I don't know if I can hang in for 138 more eps! It's getting harder and harder to watch.


Only 9 ppl left.

I couldn't do it, It's impossible to watch all 500 episodes.

I couldn't do it, It's impossible to watch all 500 episodes.



well not impossible.... I mean they started with a hundred people and are down to 9....  so someone will be able to do it.

I don't know if I can hang in for 138 more eps! It's getting harder and harder to watch.


But you must.  James Arness must not win!  The Simpsons have come too far to stop now

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well not impossible.... I mean they started with a hundred people and are down to 9....  so someone will be able to do it.


what about bathroom breaks and food to eat?  ???

what about bathroom breaks and food to eat?  ???


I.V. and depends

what about bathroom breaks and food to eat?  ???



they give you breaks howard.....and food....they even had Homer Donuts. 

It's 4 days long they give you everything but sleep.

But you must.  James Arness must not win!  The Simpsons have come too far to stop now

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HAHAHHAHAHAHA

I.V. and depends



and don't forget about the caffeine enema  :D

I.V. and depends


why would I need an I.V?  ::)

they give you breaks howard.....and food....they even had Homer Donuts. 

It's 4 days long they give you everything but sleep.


well I also need my coffee can't forget coffee to go with donuts.

why would I need an I.V?  ::)



fluids....

fluids....



that's if you're sick not for watching a marathon. ::)

that's if you're sick not for watching a marathon. ::)



no....if you're not able to get fluids.....say.....because you're watching a marathon.... you could use an iv to keep your body hydrated.    ::)

no....if you're not able to get fluids.....say.....because you're watching a marathon.... you could use an iv to keep your body hydrated.    ::)


I'll use a cup.

I'll use a cup.


As long as it's not just 1 with 2 girls

As long as it's not just 1 with 2 girls


;D

I could do it...86 hours.... It would be tough but I could do it.  Especially for 10,500 bucks!!! But I have to admit the last few eps, this particular season, would be rather difficult to sit thru again.


86 is doable, but damn hard to do while sitting on a couch watching TV.  No matter how much caffeine I consumed, the hallucinations started kicking in somewhere between 60 and 72, which was about as far as I got back in college.

How are they doing 500 episodes in 86 hours?  Three screens and different audio feeds?  86*60 = 5160 minutes.  At 22 minutes per episode, that's barely enough for 234 episodes.  Or are they speeding them up?

86 is doable, but damn hard to do while sitting on a couch watching TV.  No matter how much caffeine I consumed, the hallucinations started kicking in somewhere between 60 and 72, which was about as far as I got back in college.

How are they doing 500 episodes in 86 hours?  Three screens and different audio feeds?  86*60 = 5160 minutes.  At 22 minutes per episode, that's barely enough for 234 episodes.  Or are they speeding them up?


I dunno...that's math.... I don't do math. Lol.  :D

They started on the 8th at 1700hrs. They end on the 12th. You tell me? 

As long as it's not just 1 with 2 girls


I'd rather watch a 2 girls 1 cup marathon (without puking)  :D

What does the winner get after watching 500 of them?

What does the winner get after watching 500 of them?
A DVD of series 3 of The Simpsons?

A DVD of series 3 of The Simpsons?


That would be a good present.

What does the winner get after watching 500 of them?



from the first post:





The person who manages to survive will win $10,500!!! :o  and some pretty cool Simpsons swag!

How are they doing 500 episodes in 86 hours?  Three screens and different audio feeds?  86*60 = 5160 minutes.  At 22 minutes per episode, that's barely enough for 234 episodes.  Or are they speeding them up?



I dunno...that's math.... I don't do math. Lol.  :D

They started on the 8th at 1700hrs. They end on the 12th. You tell me? 


well that might be 96 hours but that's still not enough - assuming each show really is 22 minutes long.

Rough estimate is that you need about twice as long.

well that might be 96 hours but that's still not enough - assuming each show really is 22 minutes long.

Rough estimate is that you need about twice as long.


I didn't read the whole thing they could be doing just the better eps...that's about 234 eps for sure...
I just know when it started they tweeted that it had begun and only 86 hrs to go.

Two winners.... Official record breaking TV watching time 86 hrs 37 mins 2 seconds. #simpsons500th


Jeremiah & Carin are ready for some sleep, but celebrating a little longer! #simspons500th http://pic.twitter.com/ZeFpBNuL



In this pic the previous record holders for watching a 24 *the series* marathon......pass along the torch to the winners of the Simpsons marathon....new world record holders for consecutive hours of TV watching... I totally need to find me one of these contests and win...that's a title I need to have!!!!
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A few years ago there was someone on this board who held a record for the most times watching a movie in one sitting.  Or something like that.

A few years ago there was someone on this board who held a record for the most times watching a movie in one sitting.  Or something like that.


was it Tam and Twilight?  :D

was it Tam and Twilight?  :D


No, though she might get in the book now!

I think it was BMG and the film might have been Rocky Horror Picture SHow.  Or maybe it was the stage show

No, though she might get in the book now!

I think it was BMG and the film might have been Rocky Horror Picture SHow.  Or maybe it was the stage show



ah.....  with all apologies to Cat, I just don't  get RHPS. 

having said that I could sit thru Grease 2, dirty dancing, love and basketball, pretty woman, steel mags, galaxy quest, full metal jacket, lake placid, or a few other flix a few times in a row.... in fact I have...  I've watched love and basketball 4 times in one day.  and have watched Galaxy Quest, lake placid, pretty woman, dirty dancing....and grease two... more than one time in a day.

ah.....  with all apologies to Cat, I just don't  get RHPS. 

having said that I could sit thru Grease 2, dirty dancing, love and basketball, pretty woman, steel mags, galaxy quest, full metal jacket, lake placid, or a few other flix a few times in a row.... in fact I have...  I've watched love and basketball 4 times in one day.  and have watched Galaxy Quest, lake placid, pretty woman, dirty dancing....and grease two... more than one time in a day.


The only movie I could watch ALL day long is 1776. It is a LONG movie (about 3 hours or longer). There may be others but that is only one off the top of my head.  (Oh, I have watched it so many times that I can almost recite the entire movie line per line.  :D ;D ;D ;D ;D )

As much as I love RHPS, I don't think I could recite that one line per line.



Cat

from the first post:


Wow with $10,500 dollars that would be a lot of money for me.

The only film(s) I could watch as part of a marathon is Debbie Does Dallas.  :D ;D

The only film(s) I could watch as part of a marathon is Debbie Does Dallas.  :D ;D


I doubt you'd make it all the way thru the 1st time  :D

I doubt you'd make it all the way thru the 1st time  :D


wanna bet I could? ;D

8-P
wanna bet I could? ;D


I'd take that bet and consider it easy money.... But you'd have to lay the money on table upfront because I dont think I'd want you to hand it to me  :D

8-P
I'd take that bet and consider it easy money.... But you'd have to lay the money on table upfront because I dont think I'd want you to hand it to me  :D


How much do wanna bet? I bet I could watch Debbie Does Dallas 2,3 and some other sequels that came after that without uh..... (you know the rest)  ::) ;)

How much do wanna bet? I bet I could watch Debbie Does Dallas 2,3 and some other sequels that came after that without uh..... (you know the rest)  ::) ;)


I don't believe you  :P

I don't believe you  :P


Ok I lied I can't sit through a marathon, you win.  :(

Ok I lied I can't sit through a marathon, you win.  :(


I know.

thank god you didn't ask for evidence

thank god you didn't ask for evidence


that would be too easy!  ;D

Debbie Does Dallas is so passé.  It's all about Minnie Does Minnesota :D

Debbie Does Dallas is so passé.  It's all about Minnie Does Minnesota :D


Rule 34 predates the Internet:

Scan of indie magazine The Realist #74, May 1967.  (Warning: Not even remotely safe for work.)

Lower left hand corner: "I always thought she was f*redacted*in' Goofy."

Debbie Does Dallas is so passé.  It's all about Minnie Does Minnesota :D


so passe? DDD will be celebrating 35 years by next year.

Only Howard can take a thread from watching the Simpsons to porn.  ::)



Cat

Only Howard can take a thread from watching the Simpsons to porn.  ::)



Cat


It was bound to happen...when it was a Simpsons thread it was all about me now its all about his obsession with pron  ::)

It was bound to happen...when it was a Simpsons thread it was all about me now its all about his obsession with pron  ::)



Is it time to bump another thread?  ;)



Cat

Only Howard can take a thread from watching the Simpsons to porn.  ::)



Cat


Sorry Cat, my apologies. here have some karma to keep you quiet.  ;)

Is it time to bump another thread?  ;)



Cat


Ok I'll stop talking about pron.  :(

Sorry Cat, my apologies. here have some karma to keep you quiet.  ;)



To keep me quiet? I'm not too sure how to take that.  :-\\



Cat

To keep me quiet? I'm not too sure how to take that.  :-\\



Cat


I meant to not talk about my pron obsession, that's what I meant.

Sorry Cat, my apologies. here have some karma to keep you quiet.  ;)


This made me LOL, but I don't know if that is good or bad

This made me LOL, but I don't know if that is good or bad


It sounds like Howard is trying to bribe me. 



Cat

To keep me quiet? I'm not too sure how to take that.  :-\\



Cat


It's certainly the anti-karma, karma lol

I meant to not talk about my pron obsession, that's what I meant.


Say what you mean and mean what you say!  :P

This made me LOL, but I don't know if that is good or bad


I don't want this discussion to be about me I went off subject so let's get back to what we were talking about.

It sounds like Howard is trying to bribe me. 



Cat


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How about now?  :D

http://www.worldfinancialblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/51.jpg

How about now?  :D



Only $5? Talk about an insult. You don't HAVE enough to pay me off.



I don't want this discussion to be about me I went off subject so let's get back to what we were talking about.



The discussion ALWAYS becomes about you.



Cat

Only $5? Talk about an insult. You don't HAVE enough to pay me off.



The discussion ALWAYS becomes about you.



Cat


Ok I'm sorry I went off subject, my apologies to you and Q. :(

In honor of tomorrow's airing of Episode 500, here's an infographic of everything Bart ever wrote on that chalkboard.

http://www.geekologie.com/2012/02/16/bart-chalkboard-full.jpg

(click to embiggenate - it's a perfectly cromulent word)

I will not ask why there are only 288 instead of 499 items on that list.

In honor of tomorrow's airing of Episode 500, here's an infographic of everything Bart ever wrote on that chalkboard.

http://www.geekologie.com/2012/02/16/bart-chalkboard-full.jpg

(click to embiggenate - it's a perfectly cromulent word)

I will not ask why there are only 288 instead of 499 items on that list.


Wow that's a lot of words.  :o

In honor of tomorrow's airing of Episode 500, here's an infographic of everything Bart ever wrote on that chalkboard.

http://www.geekologie.com/2012/02/16/bart-chalkboard-full.jpg

(click to embiggenate - it's a perfectly cromulent word)

I will not ask why there are only 288 instead of 499 items on that list.


not every ep has a chalkboard scene in the opening....



and.......apparently.......according to the post it note on the board the show often repeats quotes. . .  that I wasn't aware of but I never really took the time to analyze them  ;)

not every ep has a chalkboard scene in the opening....



and.......apparently.......according to the post it note on the board the show often repeats quotes. . .  that I wasn't aware of but I never really took the time to analyze them  ;)
List of Blackboard Opening on the Simpsons

not every ep has a chalkboard scene in the opening....



and.......apparently.......according to the post it note on the board the show often repeats quotes. . .  that I wasn't aware of but I never really took the time to analyze them  ;)


Wasn't it after the 90's they stopped with the chalkboard quotes?

Wasn't it after the 90's they stopped with the chalkboard quotes?



no...they still do blackboard quotes.....just not on every ep....just like in the 90s

List of Blackboard Opening on the Simpsons



thanks for the list.....for about a half a second I thought maybe it would be fun to watch all the eps and track the chalkboard....now I don't have to! O0

thanks for the list.....for about a half a second I thought maybe it would be fun to watch all the eps and track the chalkboard....now I don't have to! O0

Exactly my thoughts.

Anyway, each time when I settle down to watch a Simpson episode, it always seems to be an episode I seen before.

Exactly my thoughts.

Anyway, each time when I settle down to watch a Simpson episode, it always seems to be an episode I seen before.



I think I've seen all but maybe 20.  I don't think all the eps are in syndication - and I'm not sure how syndication works in the UK but in the US stations typically buy the rights to a chunk of the episodes but not  necessarily all of them so they rerun the same eps a lot.... plus, here they air 6 times a week sometimes 4x a day on the same channel so they tend to cycle through the eps they have the rights to rather quickly.

Exactly my thoughts.

Anyway, each time when I settle down to watch a Simpson episode, it always seems to be an episode I seen before.


I think I've seen all the episodes from the past 23 years.

I think I've seen all the episodes from the past 23 years.
I think I have seen the same episode for the past 23 years.  ;D

I think I have seen the same episode for the past 23 years.  ;D


But yet they never seem to age.

But yet they never seem to age.


yes they have.....


                      BART                      LISA                                      MAGGIE
         
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:P











:D

yes they have.....


                      BART                      LISA                                      MAGGIE
         
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:P











:D


I remember the episode where Bart And Lisa were older people.

I remember the episode where Bart And Lisa were older people.



there've been a few of those...

and.......apparently.......according to the post it note on the board the show often repeats quotes. . .  that I wasn't aware of but I never really took the time to analyze them  ;)


So I went outside this morning.

"Episode 500 wasn't that bad, even though the Simpsons Already Did It in their full-length movie almost five years ago."

So I went outside this morning.

"Episode 500 wasn't that bad, even though the Simpsons Already Did It in their full-length movie almost five years ago."


getting your fresh air?  ;D
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/20/article-2103914-11D4C9D5000005DC-130_634x352.jpg


It didn't completely suck but it wasn't really a great ep or anything. It was better than maybe 98% of the eps so far this season but that's not saying much.  :-\\

getting your fresh air?  ;D
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It didn't completely suck but it wasn't really a great ep or anything. It was better than maybe 98% of the eps so far this season but that's not saying much.  :-\\


Indeed I was. 

Meh. Episode. Evar.

As you say, better than most this season. I've no regrets for having watched it.  But apart from the intro where they tried to show all (eventually going to a grid/mosaic layout) 500 couch-scenes from the series - and that nod to the fandom in the closing credits - it was just another episode.

So I went outside this morning.

"Episode 500 wasn't that bad, even though the Simpsons Already Did It in their full-length movie almost five years ago."


I remember watching the film in 2007.

I think I've seen all but maybe 20.  I don't think all the eps are in syndication - and I'm not sure how syndication works in the UK but in the US stations typically buy the rights to a chunk of the episodes but not  necessarily all of them so they rerun the same eps a lot.... plus, here they air 6 times a week sometimes 4x a day on the same channel so they tend to cycle through the eps they have the rights to rather quickly.



I actually stopped watching about 10-20 years ago or so.  :-\\



Cat

I actually stopped watching about 10-20 years ago or so.  :-\\



Cat



It stayed funny/relevant for maybe 17 or 18 seasons....maybe it started losing quality when they started working on the movie...there was always an episode here or there in the later seasons that made it worth the effort to watch but the last two seasons have been painful.

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http://www.addletters.com/pictures/bart-simpson-generator/bart-simpson-generator.php?line=I+will+no+watch+The+Simpsons+every+again



They forgot the "t" & added a "y".



Cat

It stayed funny/relevant for maybe 17 or 18 seasons....maybe it started losing quality when they started working on the movie...there was always an episode here or there in the later seasons that made it worth the effort to watch but the last two seasons have been painful.


Maybe The Simpsons could break the record of 30.  ???