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February 04, 2006
Halfback Mountain
Do you remember that episode of The Simpsons where Moe gets plastic surgery? He goes from "ugly ugly" to superhot, and then does his best to rub it in the face of everyone that's ever made fun of him. However, as is the rule of sitcoms, Moe couldn't stay handsome. So they have a wall fall on his face, and he goes back to being Moe. Which, of course, don't make no sense. While it was a cheap way out, it worked for me because the Simpsons writers knew that they had to go back to the status quo and they've earned some slack after a decade and a half of priceless comedy.
And that brings me to today's Prickly City. It doesn't make any damn sense. At first Winslow is screaming from the mountain tops about how everywhere he goes there's coverage of the Super Bowl, demanding that they "just play the dang game!!!" (that's right, three exclamation points). And then in the final panel he's grinning from ear to ear, soaking up the pre-pre-pre-game show (that's right, three pre's).
Altogether now: HUH?
Maybe a Simpsons writer could have turned this around so it made any sense at all. First Winslow hates the Super Bowl pre-game, then he loves it...nope, I can't think of anyone who could salvage that scrap heap. I mean it's got a pretty high funny potential - I too agree that they spend way too much time (2 weeks worth) hyping the game. But as well all know, if you want funny don't look to Scott Stantis for your fix.
Although now that I think about it, if Stantis wasn't such a homophobe he could have gotten a groaner out of that last line:
Winslow, coming down from the "mountain" to spend Sunday with the man he loves but wishes he could hate:
"John Madden, why can't I quit you!?!?!?"
Comments
I wouldn't consider Stantis a homophobe. He's one of those who "doesn't care" what your orientation is and thinks it shouldn't be an issue. (Source: last week's PC Podcast)
But I agree it doesn't make sense. I'll give points for that.
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at February 4, 2006 09:29 AM
