As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to
be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n
ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg
fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n
pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf
bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne
zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your
Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug,
ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg
wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure
benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so
this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled
the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

--
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United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
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On 6/4/26 7:59 AM, The True Melissa wrote:

What did everyone else watch?

Yesterday, I watched:

Trucker (Tubi) - From the depths of Tubi's vast catalogue! (of
especially low-budget horror flicks!!):
Katherine Gibson. Is. Trucker!! (Well, OK, that's not right at all!
But it is fun to say!!)
About the only couple of good things I can say about this flick is
that, 1) Katherine Gibson is the only one in this flick who seems to be
trying to, you know, actually *act*. (Well, that's maybe not totally
fair, as adult internet "model" Dare Taylor manages to put some zing! in
a couple of line deliveries - but maybe she's just playing herself?!);
and 2) at least this flick was better than Tubi's own similar "Tow"
flick (though that is probably not saying much!).
Anyway, I went in expecting something like "The Hitcher", or at
least "Duel", but we don't anything near that good.
Somewhat inexplicably set in 1985 (I guess it a avoids the
"cellphone trope" issue), a bunch of high/drunk young people (Gibson's character is in the car, but is the least culpable) run a trucker off
the road, apparently killing the trucker. But than a crazy local old
timer shows up, chasing the young people off while forcing them to leave
one of their own behind.
Then it's a year later, and Gibson guilts her boyfriend into going
back to the scene of the crime to try to find out what happened to the
dude they left behind. This pisses off the boyfriend's brother, who was
the original driver who ran the truck off the road.
Low-budget murdery stuff ensues as the young people are chased
around a junkyard by the crazy (murdery?) old timer, and ???...
One confusing thing about this flick - everyone, including IMDb says
this film was first released in 2024, but the year of copyright in the
end credits clearly says "2025", so I think this film is newer than
2024. This would explain why Gibson is a better actress here than in her Lifetime(/Tubi?) flicks from last year, as I suspect she did "Trucker"
*after* those.

I also watched soaps yesterday:

GH - Josslyn *almost* manages to escape captivity. Jack Brennan gives
Valentin (and Carly) their marching orders (and Valentin doesn't like
it!). And Michael's stupid plan against Willow seems to be working, as
Willow seemed to be visibly drooling at Chase (which awful Tracy spied on).

DOOL - I like this: Marlena is actually attempting to coerce Xander! Heh.

What did you watch?



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* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to
be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n
ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf
bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug,
ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg
wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so
this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled
the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and subjected to an ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is contacted by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the girl they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...



--- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa" <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent
episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to
be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n
ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg
fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n
pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er
orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf
bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne
zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your
Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on
long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf
vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf
tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug,
ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra
pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg
wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr
tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure
benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so
this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly
objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled
the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody
followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and subjected to an
ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is contacted
by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the girl
they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

--
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On Jun 4, 2026 at 9:12:51 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent >>> episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to >>> be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n >>> ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg
fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n
pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er >>> orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf >>> bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne >>> zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your
Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on
long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf >>> vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf >>> tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug,
ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra >>> pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg >>> wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr
tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure >>> benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so >>> this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly >>> objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled >>> the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody >>> followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and subjected to >> an
ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is
contacted
by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the >> girl
they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

That would be it. It's pretty decent. Much more of a horror story than the
ones with Rachel Weisz.



--- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 6/4/26 10:38 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 9:12:51 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent >>>> episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to >>>> be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n >>>> ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg >>>> fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n >>>> pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er >>>> orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf >>>> bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne >>>> zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your >>>> Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on >>>> long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf >>>> vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf >>>> tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug, >>>> ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra >>>> pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg >>>> wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr >>>> tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure >>>> benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so >>>> this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly >>>> objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled >>>> the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody >>>> followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and subjected to
an
ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is
contacted
by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the >>> girl
they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

That would be it. It's pretty decent. Much more of a horror story than the ones with Rachel Weisz.

That's because it's basically an "Evil Dead" flick by another name.




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* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 6/4/2026 11:56 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:

On 6/4/26 10:38 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 9:12:51 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

ÿ On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
ÿ <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

ÿ As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a
recent
ÿ episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I
expected it to
ÿ be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr
pnhfvat n
ÿ ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq >>>>> trg
ÿ fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n >>>>> ÿ pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz.
Gurl'er
ÿ orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu
gheaf
ÿ bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur
ovcbyne
ÿ zrqf.
ÿ I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve
Your
ÿ Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her >>>>> ÿ normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with
that on
ÿ long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby
naq vf
ÿ vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur >>>>> xvqf
ÿ tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg
pnhtug,
ÿ ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur
fgbyra
ÿ pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g >>>>> whfg
ÿ wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr >>>>> ÿ tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx
va ure
ÿ benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide
laughs, so
ÿ this was a pleasant surprise.
ÿ I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I
particularly
ÿ objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and
baffled
ÿ the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that >>>>> nobody
ÿ followed the Rapturees.
ÿ What did everyone else watch?

ÿ I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.
ÿ A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and
subjected to
an
ÿ ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is >>>> contacted
ÿ by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive,
but the
girl
ÿ they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

That would be it. It's pretty decent. Much more of a horror story than
the
ones with Rachel Weisz.

That's because it's basically an "Evil Dead" flick by another name.

With a healthy dose of The Exorcist thrown in for good measure. If they
had actually sold the movie as The Evil Dead Exorcist, I might have been
able to enjoy it more.

Wednesday night I watched:

Masters of the Universe (theatrical) the new 2026 live action version of He-Man (I watched the 1987 version a few days ago). This new version
stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who at the start of the movie
must flee his home world of Eternia, when he is still a young boy. The
young Prince grows to adulthood on Earth while dreaming of one day
returning to his home world, if he can only find the lost sword of
power, which is also on Earth. So the movie can happen, he finds the
Sword and is quickly rescued by his childhood friend Teela (Camila
Mendes) to return to Eternia, battle Skeletor (Jared Leto), and save the
day.

This was a very frustrating movie. Comparing it to the 1987 version, it
like they took into account complaints about the 1987 version not
utilizing the cast of fantastical characters from the cartoon, so they
shoved them all (with one extremely notable exception) into the movie.
But the filmmakers ignored the complaint that the 1987 version spent so
much time on Earth. This new remake spends way too much time on Earth,
and there is no good reason for any of this movie to take place on
Earth. The 1987 version completely ignored the Prince Adam persona,
while the new 2026 version focuses too much on him, and not enough on
He-Man.

Another problem I had with this movie was it was way too jokey and
flippant. I don't mind some light humor, but this movie didn't take the source material seriously at all. The recent Netflix revival of He-Man,
was perfect, and done totally serious. Why couldn't the new live action version have used that as a template? Anyway, it's a must watch for
fans, but if you're not already a fan, I don't see the appeal of this
version. But I think they have opened the door to improve in sequels.

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Verily, in article <10vurng$18emp$1@dont-email.me>, did arthur@alum.calberkeley.org deliver unto us this message:

Wednesday night I watched:

Masters of the Universe (theatrical) the new 2026 live action version of He-Man (I watched the 1987 version a few days ago).

I've been seeing a lot of ads for this. They must be promoting it
heavily.

This new version
stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, who at the start of the movie
must flee his home world of Eternia, when he is still a young boy. The young Prince grows to adulthood on Earth while dreaming of one day
returning to his home world, if he can only find the lost sword of
power, which is also on Earth.

That's convenient.

Another problem I had with this movie was it was way too jokey and
flippant.

They may be late to the party. The Millennials are the ones who only
enjoyed things ironically, and they've mostly aged out of it. The
Zoomers have been pretty clear that they want earnestness and
authenticity.


--
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United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

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On Jun 4, 2026 at 11:56:34 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid>
wrote:

On 6/4/26 10:38 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 9:12:51 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote: >>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent
episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to
be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n >>>>> ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg >>>>> fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n >>>>> pehzoyrff penpxre naq trgf Ubzre gb tb vagb ohfvarff jvgu uvz. Gurl'er >>>>> orpbzvat evpu jura Xvex syvcf bhg naq fgnegf npgvat penml, juvpu gheaf >>>>> bhg gb or orpnhfr ur'f ovcbyne naq gur jvyq navznyf ngr nyy gur ovcbyne
zrqf.

I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your >>>>> Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her >>>>> normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on >>>>> long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf
vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf >>>>> tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug, >>>>> ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra
pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg >>>>> wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr >>>>> tenqhnyyl, naq gurl erznva Yvfn'f sevraqf rira nsgre fur'f onpx va ure >>>>> benatr qerff. I didn't know The Simpsons could still provide laughs, so
this was a pleasant surprise.

I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly >>>>> objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled
the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody
followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and
subjected to
an
ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is >>>> contacted
by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the
girl
they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

That would be it. It's pretty decent. Much more of a horror story than the >> ones with Rachel Weisz.

That's because it's basically an "Evil Dead" flick by another name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7BR3fWQSHM



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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 9:12:51 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jun 4, 2026 at 7:59:21 AM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

As part of my survey of long-running animated sitcoms, I tried a recent >>>> episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" I expected it to >>>> be bad, but it was worse. Jr bcra jvgu n arj jvyqyvsr oevqtr pnhfvat n >>>> ohapu bs jvyq navznyf gb oernx vagb n cuneznprhgvpnyf snpgbel naq trg >>>> fgbarq. Guvf pnhfrf n qeht fubegntr. Arkg, Xvex Ina Ubhgra vairagf n
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I went back to the start of s37 to watch "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your >>>> Mother," which was actually pretty funny. Lisa veers away from her
normal characterization, but as I've mentioned, I'm okay with that on >>>> long-running shows. Yvfn jrnef na byq qerff bs Znetr'f gb fpubby naq vf >>>> vzzrqvngryl jrypbzrq vagb gur pyvdhr bs ivagntr snfuvbavfgnf. Gur xvqf >>>> tenqhnyyl gnyx rnpu bgure vagb eboovat nggvpf. Yvfn vf nyzbfg pnhtug, >>>> ohg Znetr nccrnef gb erfphr ure naq znxrf gur xvqf tvir onpx gur fgbyra >>>> pybguvat. Bar avpr gbhpu urer vf gung gur snfuvbavfgn xvqf nera'g whfg >>>> wrexf -- gurl trahvaryl yvxr Yvfn, gurl gnyx gurzfryirf vagb gebhoyr
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I also tried two more Futurama episodes. Both were bad. I particularly >>>> objected to the second one, in which a fake Rapture occurred and baffled >>>> the Professor. In a world of space travel, it makes no sense that nobody >>>> followed the Rapturees.

What did everyone else watch?

I watched the latest version of THE MUMMY on the Apples.

A young girl is abducted in Egypt from her American family and subjected to >>> an
ancient ritual. Eight years later, the family, now in New Mexico, is
contacted
by Egyptian authorities that their daughter has been found alive, but the >>> girl
they bring home isn't the daughter they knew...

Is that Lee Cronin's The Mummy? It?s available to me, should I bother?

That would be it. It's pretty decent. Much more of a horror story than the ones with Rachel Weisz.

Cool, thanks

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