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You've got my attention. Now can you link to a Simpson's parody you like and explain how the joke is better because it takes informed digs where informed means

You've got my attention. Now can you link to a Simpson's parody you like and explain how the joke is better because it takes informed digs where informed means you have to have used and experienced the product, which may only be a few % of the viewership, to understand the humor? From what I remember, The Simpsons has parodied everything, even if it works and is sacred. The Simpsons also parodies mainstream culture too, and the Apple has only recently taken its place in the mainstream and not by corrupting what it stands for, but by supplanting cultural values. The Simpsons parodies this uptake of culture. Think of this not as an anti-Apple creed, but as a nod in their direction for having finally arrived on the stage, and not being off in some geeks only enclave.

unalone 18y ago
Well, there's the famous Simpsons moment where Homer enters 3D, and one of the formulas flying past him seems to be a refutation of Fermat's last theorem. But a part of it is a matter of the craft of the joke. Listen to this: http://www.oldmansimpson.com/sounds/season04/lets/sound01.mp3 http://www.oldmansimpson.com/sounds/season04/lets/sound01.mp.... The joke is that old people tell long stories. But the story itself is funny and cleverly-written. It's not just a "let me talk and be boring," it's actually a long, boring story. Like I said: they could have done something like made Cupertino akin to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. They could pull a FSJ and make Steve a would-be Zen master. They could have had a scene with a bunch of "unique artists" all using Macs in Starbucks. It would still be a parody, anti-Mac people would still like it, but it would be accurate to what Apple really is. And that's what irritates me: not that they spent 6 minutes attacking Apple, which is a gratuitous amount of time for a paltry amount of jokes, but that they didn't make fun of what Apple ACTUALLY is: a company with a cult-like following and an obsession for perfectionism, even when said perfectionism borders on the insane. That's hilarious. The funny Apple parodies focus on that. This wasn't an Apple parody so much as it was an Apple insult.
- yef 18y ago
  Since you seem to be an accomplished writer with a lot of ideas, perhaps you should write a parody of Apple done right by your estimation. With the well-connected folks who read this site, I bet it could be produced into a short online video. Who knows, maybe it could be the next Spirit of Christmas.
  - unalone 18y ago
    "Spirit of Christmas?" What's that? Is that the South Park clip? I might actually play with that. It sounds like an interesting enough challenge.
    - yef 18y ago
      One of the original viral videos, passed around as a .mov file in the mid-90's, eventually got the attention of Hollywood and got turned into South Park.

unalone 18y ago

Well, there's the famous Simpsons moment where Homer enters 3D, and one of the formulas flying past him seems to be a refutation of Fermat's last theorem. But a part of it is a matter of the craft of the joke. Listen to this: http://www.oldmansimpson.com/sounds/season04/lets/sound01.mp3 http://www.oldmansimpson.com/sounds/season04/lets/sound01.mp.... The joke is that old people tell long stories. But the story itself is funny and cleverly-written. It's not just a "let me talk and be boring," it's actually a long, boring story. Like I said: they could have done something like made Cupertino akin to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. They could pull a FSJ and make Steve a would-be Zen master. They could have had a scene with a bunch of "unique artists" all using Macs in Starbucks. It would still be a parody, anti-Mac people would still like it, but it would be accurate to what Apple really is. And that's what irritates me: not that they spent 6 minutes attacking Apple, which is a gratuitous amount of time for a paltry amount of jokes, but that they didn't make fun of what Apple ACTUALLY is: a company with a cult-like following and an obsession for perfectionism, even when said perfectionism borders on the insane. That's hilarious. The funny Apple parodies focus on that. This wasn't an Apple parody so much as it was an Apple insult.

yef 18y ago
Since you seem to be an accomplished writer with a lot of ideas, perhaps you should write a parody of Apple done right by your estimation. With the well-connected folks who read this site, I bet it could be produced into a short online video. Who knows, maybe it could be the next Spirit of Christmas.
- unalone 18y ago
  "Spirit of Christmas?" What's that? Is that the South Park clip? I might actually play with that. It sounds like an interesting enough challenge.
  - yef 18y ago
    One of the original viral videos, passed around as a .mov file in the mid-90's, eventually got the attention of Hollywood and got turned into South Park.