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vovatIt's the beginning of February, so I suppose it's time to wish everyone a happy Candlemas/Imbolc/St.Brigid's/Groundhog's Day. I've written about this odd set of holidays in earlier posts, but essentially we're looking at a pagan Irish festival co-opted by the Christians. In honor of the patron saint of Ireland, I was sick all day yesterday. Wait, that's not related to St. Brigid at all. Oh, well. Anyway, I think I feel better now, and I don't have work today, which is always good.
I thought the most recent Simpsons episode, which I finally got around to watching last night, had an interesting premise. Jeremy Irons (or is that Jeremy's Iron?) provided the voice for Moe's bar rag, which narrated its experiences over the past thousand years. There was a bit of fantasy episode to this one, since it put familiar characters in historical settings, sort of like "Margical History Tour" or some of the Halloween segments. Bizarre, but interesting enough simply for the novelty, and some good historical jokes along the way. I felt that the subplot with Bart and Milhouse, while enjoyable enough, didn't really fit into this one. Since it never really tied in with the bar rag's story, I think it might have been better used in a different episode where it could have been less awkwardly incorporated. Oh, well. As for Family Guy, they did another more serious episode this time, which they seem to be doing quite a bit as of late. Doesn't it seem like they could space these out a bit more? As for the actual issue addressed, it always irritates me when people refuse to get medical treatment for their kids because of some religious reason. It hasn't occurred to you yet that prayer is remarkably ineffective? I wish Lois' speech at the end would actually convince some Christian Scientists in real life, but I really doubt it would.
I thought the most recent Simpsons episode, which I finally got around to watching last night, had an interesting premise. Jeremy Irons (or is that Jeremy's Iron?) provided the voice for Moe's bar rag, which narrated its experiences over the past thousand years. There was a bit of fantasy episode to this one, since it put familiar characters in historical settings, sort of like "Margical History Tour" or some of the Halloween segments. Bizarre, but interesting enough simply for the novelty, and some good historical jokes along the way. I felt that the subplot with Bart and Milhouse, while enjoyable enough, didn't really fit into this one. Since it never really tied in with the bar rag's story, I think it might have been better used in a different episode where it could have been less awkwardly incorporated. Oh, well. As for Family Guy, they did another more serious episode this time, which they seem to be doing quite a bit as of late. Doesn't it seem like they could space these out a bit more? As for the actual issue addressed, it always irritates me when people refuse to get medical treatment for their kids because of some religious reason. It hasn't occurred to you yet that prayer is remarkably ineffective? I wish Lois' speech at the end would actually convince some Christian Scientists in real life, but I really doubt it would.
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