Comments on: Paging Dr. Nick

By: Fardreamer

Fardreamer — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:54:41 +0000

I don’t think there is any problem with The Simpsons Movie not matching with the continuity of the TV show. And if there are any loopy discrepancies, it’s just a cartoon.

By the by, I watched the DVD again and saw the Dr. Nick death scene….

“Bye, everybody!”

By: JamAce

JamAce — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:23:26 +0000

Isn’t it the movie sometimes don’t actually go well with the series? Correct me if I’m wrong but some episodes really changed a lot on the show, sometimes even the whole town but afterwards, the episode that followed would be all exactly the same? My point here is that, not all episodes go together with the succeding episodes, most especially the movie.

By: Fardreamer

Fardreamer — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:07:57 +0000

I really need to SERIOUSLY watch my copy of “The Simpsons Movie” a bit more carefully; I’ve watched it twice since I bought the DVD and I really don’t remember the “Bye, everybody” scene.

Maybe this Dr. Nick-is-dead thing took a page from Dallas’ “Bobby died, but it was only a dream” playbook. Or maybe it was another incidence of writers simply wanting to mess with our heads simply because they can.

By: attagirl

attagirl — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:49:28 +0000

Hey whatever will get people to watch the show. I cannot believe that someone would even mention about that episode. It is one of the most well known and watched shows out there. Keep us entertained and Dr. Nick keep it coming.

By: Dartz

Dartz — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:08:22 +0000

There is no denying it. That is Dr. Nick. You can’t just up and say that he has a brother. Let alone a twin brother.

Did Bart recognize him? I mean, he recognized Krusty after he faked his death after winding up in debt.

By: tongyun

tongyun — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:49:07 +0000

Maybe the creators of The Simpsons are taking a page out of the tv show Dallas where Dr. Nick’s death was actually part of a dream sequence. Or maybe it’s like the ending show in St. Elsewhere where everything was the imagination of an autistic child. Oh, how these people torment those of us who are devoted followers of The Simpons. Why????

By: Erik Hagen

Erik Hagen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:56:22 +0000

I think Froix is onto something there, and that it would be best to assume that the character pictured was Dr. Rick Riviera, the long-lost brother of the deceased Dr. Nick Riviera.

By: Froix

Froix — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:51:44 +0000

I haven’t seen every episode of the show this last two seasons but I find myself caring. With 20 seasons, the show can get monotonous but this occurences at least provide a bit of change like Maude’s death or Millhouse’s parents’ divorce.

Did the guy talk at all in the show? Maybe when he starts talking it’s someone else.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:08:04 +0000

I realize this. I don’t care. That episode was an abberation. Dr. Nick is an institution.

By: Erik Hagen

Erik Hagen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:57:53 +0000

You realize you’re talking about the show that last season purported that Homer Simpson as a young man invented grunge music in the early 90s, even though in previous seasons, they had shown Homer Simpson having been in high school in the 70s. There is no logic to be made of The Simpsons anymore. The writers no longer care. Why should you?