The LEGO(R) Minifigure series continues, with a great collection of 16 of your favourite characters from TV’s longest-running comedy, The Simpsons. The family is all here, with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie all proudly represented. Fans of Grampa will be happy to know that he is here too, along with Ned Flanders, Chief and Ralph Wiggum and Nelson Muntz. Every The Simpsons(TM) LEGO(R) minifigure comes with a display plate and its own personal accessory, that you’ll recognise from the hit TV series, making them must-have collector’s items. Adding to the excitement, each minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag with a collector’s leaflet. Priced £2.49 per pack, open the bag and find out who you’ve got. Don’t worry if you receive the same minifigure – trade with your friends to collect them all. We have 10 sets of 12 minifigures to give away in today’s competition. You must be aged five or older to enter. Tell us the name of the Simpsons character who uses a skateboard.
Write your answer on a postcard or back of a sealed envelope and send with your email address, your full name, age, address and phone number to Chipper LEGO Simpsons Competition, Consumer Marketing, BPM Media, Floor 6, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham B24 9FF. The winners will be the senders of the first 10 correct entries drawn after the closing date of Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Only one winning entry allowed per household. You must include all your details or your entry will be removed from the prize draw. Chipper competitions are now open to all children aged up to 15 unless there is an age restriction specific to a competition. Prizes can take up to 28 days to be delivered. The usual Mail children’s competition rules apply.Thank you for your interest in FX Networks.The content you are trying to access is not available in your region.Glasgow university offering course inspired by the much-loved cartoon A UK university is offering a course in ‘Simpsons philosophy’, looking at the philosophical ideas behind the much-loved cartoon.
The Daily Record reports that the University of Glasgow is offering a new course called ‘D’oh! The Simpsons Introduce Philosophy’, taught by university tutor John Donaldson. It costs £30 and a description of the course reads: “The Simpsons is one of the modern world’s greatest cultural artefacts, partly because it is so full of philosophy. Aristotle, Kant, Marx, Camus, and many other great thinkers’ ideas are represented in what is arguably the purest of philosophical forms – the comic cartoon.” “This day-school will explore philosophy’s most inspiring ideas as presented in Matt Groening’s monument to the absurdities of human existence. Come along for a day of learning and explore some of philosophy’s most inspiring ideas as presented in The Simpsons.” Simpsons creator Matt Groening was himself a philosophy student. The character of Homer Simpson was, in part, named after the ancient Greek poet Homer. Read more: Every Time ‘The Simpsons’ Predicted The Future – Ranked In Order of Weirdness
Meanwhile, The Simpsons has been renewed for another two seasons by Fox. The animated sitcom, now midway through its 28th season, will be returning for a 29th and 30th season, the network announced earlier this month (November 4). During its 29th season, The Simpsons will surpass the record 635-episode run of US western drama Gunsmoke to become the longest-running scripted series in US TV history. By the end of its 30th season, it will have racked up a massive 669 episodes.You lost a race you didn’t even know you were running!” Homer Simpson said in a celebratory statement. Fox’s CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman added: “This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series.” “The Simpsons has meant so much to the network, the studio and everyone at Fox, and its continued cultural impact around the globe is a testament to the combined brilliance of [executive producers] Matt, Jim and Al.” Executive producer James L. Brooks recently spoke about the possibility of making a second Simpsons movie.
“Fox very much wants us to do another one, and maybe we will and maybe we won’t – that’s where it is,” he said. “How do we divide our labours, and do we believe in the idea we have? We may go into a more active exploration of a second movie soon.”NewsYahoo Movies UK16 January 2017Warner Bros’ LEGO movie franchise, about to reach its second feature with the upcoming ‘LEGO Batman Movie,’ continues to break new ground bringing DC comics characters to the big screen.Amongst its many notable strengths, 2014’s ‘The LEGO Movie’ featured the first film appearance ever by Wonder Woman. Yes, really, voice actress Cobie Smulders beat ‘Batman V Superman’s Gal Gadot to the punch by over two years.And now, ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ will introduce another much-loved super-heroine we’ve yet to see in live action: Batgirl, who gets an introduction in the new TV spot below. Okay, this isn’t technically Batgirl’s big screen debut, as she was also in 2016 animated movie ‘Batman: The Killing Joke,’ but that only got a very limited theatrical release so perhaps we don’t have to count it.
Oh well, what difference does it really make? Either way, ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ boasts a full Bat-tastic ensemble we can’t expect to see in live action for a while, if ever again.Alongside Will Arnett, who reprises his ‘The LEGO Movie’ role as the very, very Dark Knight, we have Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon – the new Police Commissioner of Gotham City in this version of events, who dons a costume to fight alongside Batman (or, as she suggests calling him in the clip above, Batboy).Filling out that core masked trio is Michael Cera as the voice of Dick Grayson/Robin, whilst Zach Galifianakis voices The Joker, and Ralph Fiennes voices Alfred.And do we all remember the last time Batman, Robin and Batgirl shared the screen? That’s right – 1997’s ‘Batman and Robin.’ Even 20 years on, a whole lot of fans are still sore about that one. But if ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ manages to be even half as smart, funny and exciting as ‘The LEGO Movie’ was, surely even the most jaded Batfan will be able to dismiss all memories of Joel Schumacher’s day-glo disaster.‘