The Simpsons
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36 ’s two Treehouse of Horror specials both had their several high breaker point , the outings also provided a helpful blueprint for the series die ahead . The Simpsonsseason 37 ’s renewalhasn’t been announce yet , but the show is make out well among reviewers . After strike its vital low-water mark in time of year 32,The Simpsonsimproved its critical standing with seasons 34 and 35 . Althoughthe Simpsons never mature , the show ’s committal to writing seemed to receive an injection of life and creativeness during these recent sashay . This renewed vitality extended into season 36 ’s first episodes .
Milhouse ’s vocalisation actor Pamela Hayden latterly announce her retreat from The Simpsons , but Bart ’s best friend is n’t her only memorable character .
time of year 36 started with an ambitious premiere that addressed many of the show ’s biggest secret plan holes , while the episodes that follow were scarcely less innovative . Season 36 , sequence 6 , “ Women in Shorts,”comprised 13 shortsighted stories centering on Springfield ’s under - comprehended female characters , while instalment 3 , “ urgently Seeking Lisa , ” took a major risk by focusing on Lisa and barely even offer the rest of the eponymous family any lines in the field day . These risks ante up off , as did time of year 36 ’s decision to air out two separate Treehouse of Horror Halloween special .
The Simpsons Season 36’s Best Treehouse of Horror Segments Were Short Story Adaptations
The Simpsons Parodied Stories By Edgar Allan Poe and Ray Bradbury
The Simpsonsseason 36 ’s first Treehouse of Horror special featured parodies ofPacific Rim , the works of Edgar Allan Poe , andVenom . A few weeks later , season 36 , episode 7 , “ Treehouse of Horror Presents Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes ” take on the oeuvre of legendary actor Ray Bradbury . Andy Serkis act twoSimpsonsguest rolesin this instalment as the framing machine saw an illustrated mankind tell apart Lisa creepy-crawly story via his keep tattoo . These installment both proved thatThe Simpsonsneeds to go back to using poor narrative to inspire the segments of succeeding Treehouse of Horror episodes .
“ The Fall of the House of Monty ” was systematically funny , creepy , and clever , becoming one of the strongest section the series has get in years
While season 36 , episode 5 , “ Treehouse of Horror XXXV , ” was perfectly unanimous , the episode ’s opening and closing segments were notably lackluster in compare with the urge halfway section . “ The Fall of the House of Monty ” was systematically funny , creepy , and clever , becoming one of the strongest segments the serial has produced in yr and marking itself out as one ofthe creepiest Treehouse of Horror stories ever . Every segment from “ Treehouse of Horror Presents Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes ” was similarly strong whereas , in contrast , the show ’s parodies ofPacific RimandVenomfelt half - hearted at best .
The Simpsons' Modern Treehouse of Horror Episodes Rely Too Heavily On Movie Parodies
Season 36’s Pacific Rim Parody Was The Weakest Of The Bunch
Although thePacific Rimspoof from “ Treehouse of Horror XXXV ” was notably toothless considering the segment centered around the subject of political polarization , theVenomparody was n’t much better . Despite a spirited carrying out from Kevin Michael Richardson as Homer ’s sentient denim , “ Denim , ” ran into the same trouble asThe Simpsonsseason 36’sBarbieparody . By parody a movie that never took itself all that seriously in the first station , “ Denim ” had little to offer . These faint links , along with the strength of “ The Fall of the House of Monty , ” show that poor storey provide better fodder for these episode .
What made these section work was their self - contained write up , which the serial took advantage of in “ Treehouse of Horror Presents Simpsons Wicked This Way get . ”
The Simpsonsused to apply unforesightful tarradiddle as the inspiration for the show ’s Treehouse of Horror segments , along with definitive repulsion motion-picture show . Season 3 , episode 2 , “ Treehouse of Horror II , ” include segments based on “ The Monkey ’s Paw ” and the seminalTwilight Zoneepisode “ It ’s a Good Life . ” Similarly , season 5 , sequence 5 , “ Treehouse of Horror IV , ” included segments that riffed onThe Twilight Zone ’s “ Nightmare at 20,000 Feet ” and “ The Devil and Daniel Webster . ” What made these segment forge was their self - contained stories , which the serial read vantage of in “ Treehouse of Horror Presents Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes . ”
The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Segments Should Go Back To Spoofing Horror Anthologies
Early Segments Were Based On Twilight Zone Episodes And Classic Horror Stories
Although season 4 , sequence 6 , “ Treehouse of Horror III , ” parodiedThe Twilight Zone ’s Living Doll , and season 7 , instalment 6 , “ Treehouse of Horror VI , ” spoofed the show ’s classical episode “ niggling Girl Lost,”The Simpsonsstarted to focus on parodying blockbuster movies in belated Halloween special . This led to some misguided parodies ofMr . & Mrs. Smith , A Clockwork Orange , and , most inexplicably of all , The Diving Bell and the Butterfly . Thus , what madeThe Simpsonsseason 36 ’s Treehouse of Horror episodesso exciting was their return to spoof music genre brusk account rather than random smash movies .
Not only are many of the moving-picture show that the show ’s later Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials parodied not even repugnance or sci - fi story , but seven minutes scarcely gave the series any time to spoof them . In line , “ Treehouse of Horror Presents Simpsons Wicked This Way add up ” and “ The Fall of the House of Monty ” show thatThe Simpsonscould sendup ego - contained short stories and get much better results . This inspire glide slope allowsThe Simpsonsto tell a compelling tale while also adding plenty of gag to its plot .
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