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The Front, llamado El intermedio en Hispanoamérica y La tapadera en España, es un capítulo perteneciente a la cuarta temporada de la serie animada Los Simpson, estrenado originalmente en la FOX el 15 de abril de 1993. En el episodio, Bart y Lisa deciden escribir un episodio de Itchy & Scratchy, pero su libreto es rechazado, por lo que lo vuelven a enviar, bajo el nombre de Abraham Simpson. El episodio fue escrito por Adam I. Lapidus y dirigido por Rich Moore. Inicialmente, este episodio era extremadamente corto, por lo que Lapidus tuvo que "rellenarlo como loco" para completarlo. Además, es el único que escribió para la serie.

Sinopsis

Todo comienza cuando Bart y Lisa ven un terrible episodio de Itchy & Scratchy, y deciden escribir uno mejor ellos mismos. Inspirados por la vista de Homer cortando accidentalmente el cabello de Marge cuando estaba podando un arbusto, los niños escriben "La barbería de los horrores", pero el episodio es rechazado por Roger Meyers, el presidente de Itchy & Scratchy Internacional. Dándose cuenta de que Meyers no los tomaba en serio por ser niños, reenvían el manuscrito con el nombre de Abraham Simpson. Como resultado, el Abuelo recibe como noticia que empezará a trabajar como escritor en Itchy & Scratchy.

Más tarde, los niños hacen un trato con el Abuelo: ellos escribirían los libretos, y se dividirían el dinero en tres partes. El Abuelo acepta y comienza a ganar mil dólares por semana. Sin embargo, unos días más tarde, el Abuelo es nominado para recibir el premio de "Mejor Guion de Animación", otorgado por los "Premios Anuales de Dibujos Animados". En la ceremonia, presentada por Krusty el Payaso y Brooke Shields, el Abuelo ve por primera vez un episodio de Itchy & Scratchy, que resultaba ser el primero que habían escrito Bart y Lisa. Luego de esto, al recibir el premio, Abraham declara que Itchy & Scratchy no le gustaba para nada, lo que hace que el público lo abuchee. Luego, baja del escenario, le da el premio a los niños (quienes lo merecían en realidad, al ser los autores de los guiones) y los tres abandonan la sala.

Mientras tanto, Homer y Marge son invitados a un encuentro de los graduados de 1974, pero Homer debe admitir que nunca se había graduado en el instituto, ya que jamás había aprobado Ciencias de la Tierra I. En la reunión, recibe numerosos premios (todos por objetivos negativos, como por ejemplo, por haber sido el alumno que más había subido de peso), pero es obligado a devolverlos al descubrir que no se había graduado. Homer, entonces, toma clases en la Escuela Nocturna para Adultos, consiguiendo graduarse y recuperando sus queridos premios, aparte dice que en la próxima reunión de la escuela no tendrá nada de que avergonzarse, pero en el 2024 lleva un desatascador en la cabeza y se avergüenza de nuevo.

Producción

Cuando los productores estaban comenzando a hacer el episodio, se emitió un reporte de noticias sobre unos niños que habían escrito el libreto para un episodio de Tiny Toon Adventures. Steven Spielberg, el creador del programa, recibió una copia del guion y le gustó tanto que usó las ideas, e incluso llevó a los niños a Hollywood para que siguiesen contribuyendo con los guionistas. Adam I. Lapidus vio el reporte y pensó que la idea sería genial para ajustarla a Bart y Lisa.

Lapidus escribió un guion y llamó a Dave Davis para pedirle su opinión sobre el mismo. A Davis le gustó la idea, y se la pasó a James L. Brooks, a quien también le agradó la idea y se contactó con los guionistas de Los Simpson, quienes accedieron a contratar a Lapidus para que escribiese el episodio completo. Este fue el único episodio que escribió, por lo que ha habido discusiones entre los fanáticos de la serie debatiendo si Lapidus es un escritor verdadero. La suegra de Lapidus encontró un debate en un foro de Internet en el cual se discutía si Lapidus realmente existía, ya que su nombre no aparece en otro episodio. Este tema también se debatió sobre el principal guionista de la serie, John Swartzwelder. Al ser un recluido social y no aparecer en los comentarios de DVD, los fanáticos han formulado las teorías de que "John Swartzwelder" es sólo un seudónimo que los demás guionistas utilizan cuando no quieren incluir sus propios nombres en los libretos.

Inicialmente, este episodio era demasiado corto, por lo que los guionistas debieron utilizar cualquier método para que durase el mínimo permitido. Incluso después de que se extendió ampliamente el escrito original de Lapidus y se añadió un gag del sofá largo, el episodio era un minuto más corto de lo normal. Para arreglar esto, los productores decidieron intentar algo diferente, añadiendo un segmento corto dedicado a Ned Flanders al final del episodio. Fue hecho exclusivamente para llenar tiempo y no tiene ninguna relación con los demás eventos del episodio. Mike Reiss comentó, "Como siempre, cuando intentamos hacer algo audaz y nuevo, la reacción general es '¿Qué diablos fue eso?'" Esta escena fue también una referencia de los cómics Archie, en los cuales se solía utilizar esta técnica para rellenarlos hasta la última página. El corto, más tarde, inspiró a Bill Oakley y Josh Weinstein a producir el episodio de la séptima temporada 22 Short Films About Springfield.

Los censores tuvieron dos quejas con respecto al episodio: la escena en la cual Bart sueña que le apunta con un arma a Santa Claus, y otra secuencia que fue animada, pero no se incluyó en el episodio final. Era un momento adicional del recorrido que le da Roger Meyers a los niños por el estudio, en el cual se detenían en el departamento de arte. Allí, los artistas están mirando un gato y están tratando de diseñarlo; uno de ellos pone una barra de dinamita en la boca del gato y la enciende. Como Meyers, Bart y Lisa continúan por el corredor, mientras una nube de humo sale de la habitación. La escena no fue editada debido a que sonaba como un maltrato animal.

En la escena en la que se muestra a todos los escritores de Itchy & Scratchy, cada uno de los guionistas que aparecen son miembros del elenco que trabajaba en Los Simpson en ese momento. La idea de esa auto-referencia fue puramente de los animadores. En otra escena, en la cual Meyers despide al guionista de Harvard, éste es una caricatura de Jon Vitti, otro guionista de la serie.

Referencias culturales

 Cuando Krusty exclama en su programa: "¡No quiero nada judío!", Lisa dice que Krusty no debería avergonzarse de sus raíces. Inmediata e irónicamente, Bart le pregunta a Lisa: "¿Qué nombre te vas a poner tú cuando seas mayor?", a lo que Lisa responde "Gabriela Mistral", haciendo referencia a la famosa poetisa chilena y ganadora del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1945. Luego de esto, Bart le dice "yo Lucky Luciano", haciendo referencia al famoso mafioso italo-estadounidense y padre del crimen organizado.
 Debido a que este episodio es sobre animación, hay muchas auto-referencias incluidas en el mismo. Una de ellas es la escena en la que Lisa está leyendo un libro titulado "Cómo hacerse rico escribiendo caricaturas" por John Swartzwelder, quien es uno de los miembros del equipo de guionistas de Los Simpson, quien ha escrito más de cincuenta episodios de la serie.
 La puerta de la "Sala de animación" de los estudios Itchy & Scratchy, es una copia idéntica a la puerta del edificio de animación de Disney.
 Al final del episodio de Itchy & Scratchy que escriben Bart y Lisa, los créditos (en letra chica) son una copia de los créditos finales de Los Simpson.
Los créditos tienen también una parodia de la secuencia de producción de Stephen J. Cannell, vista al final de varios de sus programas. En la escena, Itchy y Scratchy están sentados ante un escritorio escribiendo en una máquina de escribir. Scratchy arranca la última hoja de la máquina y la lanza al aire, formando el logo de "Itchy & Scratchy Productions". La escena es casi una réplica perfecta de la secuencia de Cannell. Mike Reiss más tarde conoció a Stephen J. Cannell y le preguntó si había visto el episodio; Cannell en efecto lo había visto, y había quedado tan contento que abrazó a Reiss.
 En la escena en la que los niños recorren el estudio guiados por Mayers, se parodia al recurso de la animación limitada, la cual consiste en repetir una y otra vez el mismo fondo durante secuencias en las que los personajes caminan o corren. Esto "truco" era muy común en los dibujos animados de los años 40 (caracterizados por repetir escenarios para ahorrar costos) y los dibujos de Hanna-Barbera.
 El nombre del capítulo que escriben Lisa y Bart es "Little Barbershop of Horrors" es una referencia a la película The Little Shop of Horrors, de 1960.
 En la ceremonia de entrega de premios, la caricatura de Ren & Stimpy es mostrada simplemente con una pantalla negra con el texto "No está listo el video". Esto fue una respuesta de los guionistas de Los Simpson hacia John Kricfalusi, el creador de Ren & Stimpy. Kricfalusi había atacado previamente a Los Simpson diciendo que "el programa tiene éxito a pesar de los libretos", y demás comentarios ofensivos similares.
 Artie Ziff hace una aparición corta en este episodio, y su conversación con Homer llevó a la idea de un episodio posterior, (Half-Decent Proposal). El actor que hace la voz de Artie, Jon Lovitz, no pudo grabar su voz, por lo que Dan Castellaneta lo reemplazó.
 El título del episodio es una referencia de la película de Woody Allen The Front, la cual trata sobre escritores de los años '50s que tienen dificultades para salir de la lista negra. Cuando los guionistas escucharon la idea por primera vez para este episodio consideraron hacer el argumento exactamente igual que en la película, aunque finalmente descartaron la idea.
 El director de la escuela, Dondelinger, fue llamado así por un conocido de Sam Simon.
 El capítulo de Itchy & Scratchy que están viendo Bart y Lisa se llama "Dazed & Contused" en referencia a la canción "Dazed & Confused" de Jake Holmes; posteriormente interpretada por Led Zeppelin en su primer disco, "Led Zeppelin I".

Recepción
Warren Martyn y Adrian Wood, los autores del libro I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, elogiaron el episodio. Dijeron que es "una mirada irónica a la industria de la animación, basándose en los productores de Itchy & Scratchy.

The Adventures of Ned Flanders

Debido a que los escritores ya no sabían cómo alargar más el tiempo del episodio, decidieron crear una secuencia independiente llamada "The Adventures of Ned Flanders" ("Las Aventuras de Ned Flanders" en Hispanoamérica), con su propia melodía introductoria, la cual resultó ser muy creativa. En esta secuencia introductoria, Homero interrumpe diciendo que él no amaba a Ned Flanders.

Este corto se titula "Ned Flanders in: Love That God" ("Ned Flanders en: Ama a ese Dios" en Hispanoamérica), en la cual los hijos de Ned, Rod y Todd, son interrumpidos por su padre mientras rezaban, quien les dice que deben alistarse para ir a la iglesia. Rod y Todd le contestan a Ned que no irían a la iglesia en esa ocasión. Molesto por la actitud de sus hijos, les dice que más le vale darle una buena razón para no ir, a lo que responden que es sábado (al parecer, las misas en Springfield son los domingos), haciendo que Flanders se disculpe por su error, haciendo una rima al final (Sabadabi, sabadón en Hispanoamérica).

Esta secuencia le gustó tanto a los escritores que quisieron hacer más secuencias parecidas en posteriores episodios, pero no encontraron alguno al que le sobraran los minutos suficientes para agregar una segunda parte o un corto nuevo basado en algún otro personaje de la serie. Dicho dilema haría que los escritores de la serie trabajaran en un nuevo episodio, en el que casi cada personaje del elenco de la serie tuviera su propio segmento, este capítulo es 22 Short Films About Springfield. Aunque, irónicamente, dilemas de tiempo evitarían que en verdad hubieran 22 historias en ese episodio.

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Enlaces externos
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Money Can't Buy You Love, But M&Ms Sure Can
GiGi and Aunty Mo came to town this weekend. Their visit served as a reminder that, although seldom seen, Elliott does have a shy side. Elliott hadn't seen Aunty Mo since last Christmas and even his sharp memory has trouble bringing memories that distant into focus. As Elliott worked to reconcile a human face with memories and names and snapshots that he could identify Aunty Mo in at first asking, we were exposed to the silent treatment. My first thought was can you move in with us Aunty Mo. Come to think of it, I don't think I had a second thought. Such silence is a fantasy when considering Elliott's penchant lately for all night socials.
Aunty Mo also helped us confirm that Elliott can be bought. For the right price, he will abandon all caution and deliver more hugs, kisses and I love yous than a wedding ceremony. And his price - a handful of M & M's. Once these tiny green candies were flowing, Aunty became best friend. Elliott's willingness to compromise his convictions so quickly and for such limited compensation, satisfying a sweet tooth, has me wondering if the boy isn't built for politics. Don't get me wrong, the candy was just an effective ice breaker. Once aunt and nephew were reacquainted, the family ties were much stronger than the bindings of candy. Of course the new pajamas didn't hurt the cause either.
I believe the candy came with consequences. Elliott's daycare called me yesterday to inform me that Elliott had thrown up twice and that they would appreciate me coming to get him. This was only moments after Katie had called to inform me that Ian had a temperature and she was going to have to take him to the doctor. Elliott was fine last night and went back to school today. His teacher, who wasn't there in the afternoon when Elliott threw up the second time, was surprised that I had been called. What I was told was vomit she considered spitting up a little food. And I have a feeling what she calls spitting up a little food, I call Elliott preferring chocolate over fruits and vegetables.
The doctor felt like Ian might have an ear infection that was related to the respiratory virus he had last week. I guess it is not uncommon for ear problems to follow this particular illness. But he too seems to be doing better today. The boy is full of grins now. He was lying on the couch this morning when I came around the corner and caught him looking up at me. The instant he saw me, he broke into the most joyous smile. Babies have a way of making you feel like the most important person in the world. In their lives, I guess we are.
We are very grateful for the opportunity to spend time with Aunty Mo and Gigi this weekend. Their strategy of leaving Papa Hoss at home to tend to the dogs seemed to work - they definitely had the boys' undivided attention, even when the bag of M&M's was nowhere to be found. Although they once again spoiled both of them with gifts, Katie and I are most grateful that they helped the boys understand the simply joy of family.


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Magnitudo 10.5 (10.5) è una miniserie televisiva del 2004 diretto dal regista John Lafia.

Trama
Seattle viene colpita da un terremoto di intensità pari a 7.9 della Scala Richter. Poche ore dopo, un altro terremoto si verifica in California dove raggiunge gli 8.4 della scala Richter che provocherá la sparizione di un treno. La dottoressa Samantha Hill allora, esclusa l'ipotesi che la seconda scossa fosse solo di assestamento, elabora una teoria secondo la quale faglie profondissime e irrilevabili dagli strumenti interagiscano con faglie più superficiali e conosciute (come la faglia di San Andreas) creando una reazione a catena di terremoti
di Magnitudo sempre più elevato. Questa teoria, inizialmente scartata da Roy Nolan capo della sicurezza, sarà poi ripresa in considerazione quando a San Francisco un terremoto raggiunge i 9.2 della scala Richter e provoca il crollo del Golden Gate Bridge. La dottoressa Hill studiando il percorso delle faglie propone allora di far esplodere 6 testate nucleari nel sottosuolo nel tentativo di bloccare la reazione a catena. Sfortunatamente, l'ultima carica viene posizionata in modo errato rendendo vano questo tentativo. Un ultimo terremoto colpisce, quindi, la California e raggiunge i 10.5 e modifica la geografia della costa ovest, facendo diventare la California un'isola staccata dalla terra ferma.

Colonna sonora
La musica e stata composta da Lee Holdridge usando strumenti MIDI, con la realizzazione elettronica di Robert Irving. Nel 2020 e stata distribuita la colonna sonora da parte di Dragon's Domain Records, di cui sono presenti 25 tracce:

 10.5 main title/Goodbye, Space Needle (scena iniziale e il crollo dello Space Needle)
 Train wreck sequence (scena del treno)
 Heading to Los Angeles
 Hill's theory (scena della teoria della dottoressa Hill riguardo al terremoto)
 Aftermath
 Fault search/Sinkhole (quest'ultimo riguarda la scena delle sabbie mobili)
 Father and daughter on the road
 Goodbye Golden Gate Bridge (scena del crollo del Golden Gate Bridge)
 Let's use nukes!!! (scena riguardo all'idea della dottoressa Hill di usare le bombe nucleari di fermare il terremoto)
 Presidential order to evacuate (scena dell'inizio del piano della dottoressa)
 Presidential speech (scena del discorso presidenziale)
 Governor and Rachel under wreckage (scena di Rachel e del Governatore dopo il terremoto di San Francisco)
 Doc calls home / Rachel dies
 The first nuke (scena in cui mettono la prima bomba nel sottosuolo)
 L.A. evacuation / Rachel didn't make it (scena dell'evacuazione di Los Angeles)
 Truck run (scena del camion che trasporta le persone)
 I never got over your mom / The camp
 Rachel's message / Owen finds his family
 Quake at warhead site #6 / Losing the nuke (scena del terremoto sull'ultimo sito della testata e la perdita dell'ultima bomba)
 Going down the drill hole / Trapped by the bomb (scena in cui Roy Nolan va ad attivare la bomba manualmente, ma viene schiacciato)
 A father's farewell (scena dell'inizio della sequenza delle esplosioni delle bombe nucleari e il sacrificio di Nolan)
 Detonating the nukes / Wrong way river (scena del piano della dottoressa fallita e un fiume che va dalla direzione sbagliata)
 The big one!!! (scena dell'inizio del terremoto di Hollywood e Los Angeles di grado 10.5)
 The big finish (momento finale del terremoto di grado 10.5)
 It's over / 10.5 end credits (scena finale e crediti)

Distribuzione

Messa in onda
 2 maggio 2004 negli Stati Uniti (10.5)
 22 maggio 2004 nel Regno Unito (Earthquake 10.5)
 8 agosto 2004 in Ungheria (10.5 - Földindulás)
 6 dicembre 2004 in Francia (Magnitude 10.5)
 4 giugno 2005 in Portogallo
 19 giugno 2005 in Spagna
 28 agosto 2005 in Australia
 4 settembre 2005 in Islanda
 19 settembre 2005 in Norvegia

Sequel
La miniserie ha avuto un seguito nel 2006 sotto forma di miniserie: Apocalypse - L'apocalisse (10.5 - Apocalypse), con la stessa regia.

Collegamenti esterni

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