This show was mentioned last year as "they're going to be doing a 'Sliders' parody". I guess the payoff for that joke was left on the cutting room floor. The only direct 'Sliders' references were the 'device' and the open wormhole at the end of the episode. I guess another "Quantum Leap" reference was a bit more mainstream than having a universe where Cleveland is called "The Cryin' Man".
-Stan On Sep 28, 10:05 am, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > The official "Simpsons Did It" citation is Time and Punishment from > "Treehouse of Horror V", where Homer manages to turn his toaster into a time > machine. He creates the different universes by changing the past. As for > piecemeal joke attack, we are talking about Family Guy. The South Park gag > about the FG writing staff using manatees for joke construction is more > plausible than funny. > > I liked the episode, cribs aside. I find the Brian and Stewie centered > episodes are typically better than those dealing with the rest of the family. > I must confess I didn't even think about "Road to R.I." because last night's > Road didn't strike me as that musical of an effort. > > David > > ________________________________ > From: Michael <[email protected]> > > I dunno, Wesley. I think Lois looked kinda late-period Disney musical > princess-y. And I was entertained by the whole thing, despite its > piecemeal joke attack and occasional cribs from some Simpsons > "Treehouse of Horror" segments. But I do think that Seth and company > will never come close to approximating the joys of their first F.G. > musical ep, "Road to Rhode Island." To this day, it still tickles and > charms me (two words that usually don't come up when discussing the > MacFarlane oeuvre). > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > aroundhttp://mail.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
