Talk:That '90s Show (The Simpsons)

message: Should there be a note about the error where 'associate professor' Stefane August is implied to lack tenure?  In reality, the title of associate professor is only given upon tenure - before that, one is an assistant professor (and if one fails to make tenure, the term is 'fired').  I was shocked that the Simpsons made such an elementary goof, especially considering the general nerdiness they've shown before this. Mokele (talk) 05:49, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it's notable considering how many continuity errors they have made, something like that is minor. Anyway guidelines discourage sections on goofs.--The Dominator (talk) 14:58, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Where in my post did I say it was a continuity error? And please sign your posts.--The Dominator (talk) 23:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Yes considering the amount of continuity errors they made, I didn't say that it's a continuity error, just that the episode made alot of them.--The Dominator (talk) 00:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Either of you want a ruler to go settle this? If you feel so strongly, edit the actual article. --68.195.52.30 (talk) 23:13, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And that is exactly how edit wars are started. The Dominator (talk) 23:45, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone who starts a sentence with and has no right to criticize.  How could you make such an elementary error?  (Consider the high level of nerdiness you've displayed in the past.)  67.71.140.165 (talk) 12:32, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tenure Error

message: The University of Pennsylvania's The Button sculpture is shown in this episode on Springfield University's campus.
:That might be a tad too trivial for inclusion, but if you find a source, feel free to include it. Please sign your posts by typing --~~~~ or pressing the sign button above the edit area, and add new posts to the bottom of the page.--The Dominator (talk) 04:44, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: Homer quotes the Seinfeld episodes The Soup Nazi and The Sponge. Both episodes aired in 1995, indicating that the episode takes place in 1995 or later. Later a guy calls Kurt Cobain. Kurt Cobain died in 1994, so this is an anachronism.
:It's no different than the continuity errors that the episode makes, unfortunately it's difficult to mention it without creating original research. Any way that's only one of many that the episode makes, so it's not that significant. Also please sign your posts.--The Dominator (talk) 15:20, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: So, I agree that there are so many continuity errors (regarding both The Simpsons Universe and the actual universe) that this isn't notable enough to include; however, it's not original research, as all of the involved dates are easily verifiable.  Though I suppose it might count as original research until the poster does, in fact, cite the relevant dates.Choiniej (talk) 20:07, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anachronism 

message: I'd like to know people's opinions about this as there are minor disputes, I prefer the paragraph since to me, it seems like bullets imply that the list is complete (which it isn't and isn't even supposed to be), the paragraph form on the other hand outlines the types of references made. Just want to know people's thoughts on this, thanks.--The Dominator (talk) 05:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Paragraphs definitely! All of our GAs use paragraphs, and they also seem to cut down a little on random CRs Ctjf83talk 06:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Just my thoughts (I know I can't change anything permanently, so I won't press the issue), the paragraph does not read any better than the bullet points. The paragraph reads more like a collection of different thoughts clumped together, while the bullet points at least implies separate thoughts. There is no "flow", which is what well written work needs. Rhino131 (talk) 20:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Go ahead and see what you can do about cleaning it up, if you want Ctjf83talk 20:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I might go through other pages to see if I can fix it (its not too bad on this one). Its no big deal, its just that one random sentence after another in paragraph form reads a little odd. Rhino131 (talk) 20:38, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that a paragraph is just random sentences, isn't too well structured and is just a paragraph for the sake of being a paragraph, but bullets make new users assume that since the CR they noticed in the episode isn't in here then we must have forgotten it, the article is then flooded with original research. So yes the paragraph needs to be structured better, but the bullets don't solve much.--The Dominator (talk) 23:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not saying it should be changed to Bullet points, because the GA people prefer the paragraph. I'm just talking about adding in words like "and" or "also" at the beginning of sentences. Rhino131 (talk) 01:39, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  CR Bullets vs. Paragraph 

message: "The plot of the episode parodies the series' sliding timeline"
I have issues with that statement and I don't wish to turn this into a forumesque debate so I'll keep it short. That statement is a POVish analysis of the plot and it definitely needs a source from one of the production staff. Personally, I didn't see it as an intentional parody of the floating timeline, just an episode where the staff decided they didn't care about continuity. If it was a parody, it would have been done with a lot more sarcasm and there would have been some references to it. Does it mess up the timeline? Certainly, but is it an intentional parody of it? Maybe, but we shouldn't say it is without a source. -- Scorpion0422 16:32, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it was supposed to be a parody of the timeline, but I do agree that it should be removed unless well sourced.--The Dominator (talk) 23:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I had thought it was the new writers not knowing about the older episodes time line, or trying to introduce a time line to younger viewers. If it was a parody, it would have been clear. Rhino131 (talk) 01:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think Bart's line about never hearing about the 90's sort of shows that it was intended as a parody. I doubt that it was an error from the writers but I guess your second possibility makes sense.--The Dominator (talk) 02:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I took that line as saying kids don't know/remember anything before this current modern age. But we won't really know unless there is a source. Rhino131 (talk) 02:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, there's no way of telling without an inside source so it's best to just drop it from the article (which has been done).--The Dominator (talk) 03:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Parody" is the wrong word to use in my opinion. Perhaps saying that it is a reference to the Simpsons' floating timeline makes more sense. I'm sure it was obvious amongst the writers that this would break continuity, but I don't think the episode was intended to do that. They just wanted to have fun with characters. In order to really enjoy the show, a viewer has to understand that nothing makes sense. --Fez2005 (talk) 05:16, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It was either a "reference" or simply a "use" of the floating timeline. "The Way We Was" was written when Bart was 10 in 1991. Now, he's ten in 2008. Obviously, things happened more recently than they used to.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.17.54.251 (talk) 22:59, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

text: I've been looking for a reference I think would make it clear - an article somewhere (Slate maybe?, I can't remember) which indicated that the writers decided to have the story because of the unexplained age difference basically, one of the writers asked once "hey how come Homer (and Marge) are 36/38 and had a 10 year-old son straight out of high school?", which they decided to make a story out of. I've expanded on this slightly in the article, but don't want to go beyond the small changes I made without finding a reference. Anyone remember reading it last year? Quadparty (talk) 20:25, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: A parody of the Floating timeline?

message: This page is getting a bit long, you think we could archive?--The Dominator (talk) 04:20, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: sure why not  Ctjf83talk 08:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archive 

message: When using an apostrophe showing omission the punctuation goes in front of the number so as to signify the fact that it's replacing the numbers that are no longer there.  Therefore, 1999 is shortened to '99, 2008 is shortened to '08, etc.  Also, if one is referencing a given decade, such as the nineties, there is no apostrophe needed inbetween the zero and the "s"; one just needs to simply add the letter.  This particular error seems to be everpresent in many articles on Wikipedia.  I realize it's an easily overlooked mistake--that's why I'm addressing it.Larphenflorp (talk) 20:20, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misplaced Apostrophe 

message: What is the classical music that was playing while Marge was moving out?  70.15.111.216 (talk) 00:53, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve 70.15.111.216 (talk) 02:11, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music? 

message: Why is it that Simpsons' fans have absolutely no problem with the ongoing and deliberate geographical impossibilities, but flip out and blame the writers over each temporal impossibility? - Tenebris  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.112.29.76 (talk) 08:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Because continuity in comedy cartoon series' is critically important to the amount of enjoyment derived from the series. Obviously. We don't want peoples' suspension of disbelief ruined in a cartoon about yellow people and equally unnatural hair colors. 98.234.116.17 (talk) 18:10, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yellow people who also NEVER AGE.  Bart should have been reborn twice by now.  I don't recall the exact episode, but in one episode someone says (Bart?) how everything on TV is not always possible, and in the next second Homer walks by the window while also being inside the house.  Who cares if it massages the continuity?  Bart almost failed the the fourth grade like 17 years ago, yet he's still in the fourth grade...  that's not very continuous.  I think there should be some mention about how this episode is a big fan favorite, based on my looking up Sadgasm on youtube.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.179.101.10 (talk) 00:54, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Fans just faced their own age and discovered that their youth became a history :)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.232.15.88 (talk) 18:41, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time and space 

message: Is teacher a negacionista or simply a revisionist?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.141.32.201 (talk) 20:24, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teacher 

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