#dan vebber

[nerds-yearbook]

On the November 20, 2011 episode of the Simpsons "The Book Job", author Neil Gaiman joined a team from Springfield to write the next best selling tween novel. ("The Springfield Job", The Simpsons, TV, Events)

[harrypotterhousequotes]

GRYFFINDOR: “Love isn’t brains, children, it’s blood. Blood screaming inside you to work its will. I may be love’s bitch, but at least I’m man enough to admit it.” --Dan Vebber (Spike: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lovers Walk)

[storyofmorewhoa]

360° Tracking shot + Betrayal Since neither the same writer nor director worked on both episodes, I'm wondering what torture artist decided that these two moments should mirror each other.

"Lovers Walk" (1998) written by Dan Vebber directed by David Semel

"The Wish" (1998) written by Mari Noxon directed by David Greenwalt

[fatal-flaws-aflame]

You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love 'til it kills you both. You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other until it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends. Love isn't brains, children, it's blood — blood screaming inside you to work its will. I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.

Spike, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Lovers Walk

[topixipot]

The Simpsons’ Season 29 continues, as this Sunday, January 14th, 2018, Fox will air “Frink Gets Testy”, the 11th episode of Season 29 and the 629th episode to date. This Episode Fact File will recap the episodes with pictures, video clips and more. Get the scoop right after the jump!

Frink Gets Testy

Episode Description:

Fearing that the end of the world is near, Mr. Burns tasks Dr. Frink with testing all of Springfield to determine who is worth saving. The results shake the Simpson family to their core.

Episode Details: ‘Frink Gets Testy’ is the 11th episode of Season 29 as well as the 629th episode of The Simpsons. The episode will air on FOX on January 14th, 2018. It was written by Dan Vebber.

PRODUCTION!:

The episode was intended to air as the 6th episode of season 29[7], however “The Old Blue Mayor She Ain’t What She Used to Be” will air as the 6th instead.

EPISODE FACTS!:

GOOFS: (Promotional Images 2 and 3)

Maggie is missing her bow in both scene.

Lisa‘s sandals are missing in the second scene.

The juxtaposition in the semi-circular shadow on the wall between the two scenes changes.

PROMOTIONAL IMAGES!:

EPISODE CLIPS!:

Previous Episode: Haw-Haw Land

Next Episode: Homer Is Where the Art Isn’t

That is all from this week’s Episode Fact File and I would like to thank WikiSimpsons for the information for this post and Nathan for the base design of it.

WikiSimpsons: Season 29 Page, Frink Gets Testy

TSTOTopix: Episode Fact File: Season 28: What We Know So Far! (Part 1: 2015) (Part 2: 2016 #1) (Part 3: 2016 #2) (Part 4: 2016 #3) (Part 5: 2016 #4-2017 #1) (Part 6: 2017 #2) (Part 7: 2017 #3) (Part 8: 2017 #4)

Till next time, Happy Tapping everyone!

This pictures and videos are from the “Frink Gets Testy” episode of FOX show The Simpsons. Their use is believed to qualify as fair use under United States copyright law.

Episode Fact File: Frink Gets Testy The Simpsons' Season 29 continues, as this Sunday, January 14th, 2018, Fox will air "Frink Gets Testy", the 11th episode of Season 29 and the 629th episode to date.

[topixipot]

The new season of The Simpsons continues, and this Sunday, March 6th, 2015, after a pause of a week, Fox will air “Lisa the Veterinarian”, the 15th episode of Season 27, and the 589th episode to date. This Episode Fact File will recap the episode with pictures, video clips and more. Get the scoop right after the jump!

Lisa the Veterinarian

Episode Description:

After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, Lisa discovers her calling to be veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected class hamster dies. Meanwhile, Marge moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes make her increasingly dead inside.

Episode Details: ‘Lisa the Veterinarian’ is the 15th episode of Season 27 as well as the 589th episode of The Simpsons. The episode will air on FOX on March 6, 2016 and is written by Dan Vebber and directed by Steven Dean Moore.

PLOT!: Coming soon.

PRODUCTION!: Coming soon.

EPISODE FACTS!:

CULTURAL REFERENCES:

The title of the episode is reference to the season 7 episode “Lisa the Vegetarian“.

SPECIAL GUEST!:

Michael York as Dr. Budgie

PROMOTIONAL IMAGES!:

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EPISODE CLIPS!:

Previous Episode: Gal of Constant Sorrow

Next Episode: The Marge-ian Chronicles

That is all from this week’s Episode Fact File and I would like to thank WikiSimpsons for the information for this post and Nathan for the base design of it.

WikiSimpsons: Season 27 Page, Gal of Constant Sorrow

TSTOTopix: Episode Fact File: Season 27 and 28: What We Know So Far! (Part 1: 2015) (Part 2: 2016)

Till next time, Happy Tapping everyone!

This pictures and videos are from the “Lisa the Veterinarian” episode of FOX show The Simpsons. Their use is believed to qualify as fair use under United States copyright law.

Episode Fact File: Lisa the Veterinarian The new season of The Simpsons continues, and this Sunday, March 6th, 2015, after a pause of a week, Fox will air "Lisa the Veterinarian"

[geeksolo]

Love isn't brains, children, it's blood. Blood screaming inside you to work its will. I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.

Spike in "Lovers Walk", Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3, Episode 8 (Written by Dan Vebber)

[not-the-very-button]

The Zeppo: Now That's What I Call Meta

If you don't understand that The Zeppo's entire point is to make fun of the usual dramatic occurrences in Buffy by visiting them from an outside perspective? I don't know what to tell you. The point of the episode to pull back the curtain a little. The point is to get you to realize how RIDICULOUS the universe is by intensifying everything. Like, OF COURSE the hell mouth is going to reopen. OF COURSE the demon within has grown larger and more powerful. OF COURSE Buffy and Angel must tearfully hash out their emotional problems. OF COURSE there are three female demons, vicious beyond all reason, wreaking havoc. OF COURSE criminals are raising each other from their graves and PLANTING BOMBS and RUNNING AROUND LIKE IN A BENNY HILL SKETCH. 

It takes the dramatic -- which the show normally embraces -- and turns it into farce. Instead of the revelation that the monster from the hell mouth as grown being an intense moment, it's side-splitting! The camera dramatically zooms in on Giles's face and then in the background you just see Xander flailing as he sprints by the library door. It's absurdity. It's intelligent and self-referencing and BRILLIANT. 

Xander tries and fails to implement heroic Buffy-like puns. Faith and Xander randomly decide to go at it and their cliche "steamy, romantic" sex scene is abruptly ended, not by pillow talk, cuddling, and professions of undying love, but by Faith THROWING XANDER OUT ON THE STREET SO SHE CAN TAKE A SHOWER. The episode takes all of the tropes that Buffy perfected AND INVERTS THEM IN A SINGLE EPISODE. THAT IS TV WRITING AT ITS FINEST. 

Not to mention, the meta doesn't become masturbatory, as it is so wont to do. The episode, while laughing at itself, also manages to develop a longstanding side character in a creative new way! Xander is normally the comic relief and occasionally a little shithead. So you put him center-stage, throw everything you can at the guy, and watch as he defies expectations and rises to the challenge -- all while remaining in character and gut-busting. It's genius. The timing, the editing, the writing, the acting -- all completely and utterly on par. 

The thing that kills me is that Dan Vebber, who wrote the episode and my other favorite Buffy episode so far (Lover's Walk), ONLY WROTE THOSE TWO EPISODES AND NO OTHERS. 

DAMMIT DAN. DAN, COMEBACK. I LOVE YOU.