The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued [Paperback]

Matt Groening (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2002

Finally, the follow–up to the phenomenal episodes guides The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family and The Simpsons Forever! 埔he Simpsons Beyond Forever! covering seasons 11\'912612.

Join Matt Groening for the next instalment of the The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family. Picking up where The Simpsons Forever! left off, this new volume will tell you everything thing you want to know and more than you think you know about ⓨe Simpsons➱1th and 12th Seasons. Complete with plot synopses, quotes, new characters, things you might have missed,along with addendums to all the lists from the first two volumes, this new guide offers and exhaustingly funny look at ⓨe Simpsons⟦or the most detail–oriented fan, the casual viewer, and everyone in–between..

Editorial Reviews

Review

'As immaculately presented as the show itself, it's also packed with the sort of specialist information true fans will fight over. Geek chic.' The Mirror 'The wittiest and most literate show on television.' The Times 'Fact: The Simpsons is the funniest sitcom of all time. There are more gags, more characters, funnier plots, funnier sub-plots.' Loaded --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Matt Groening, the creator and executive producer of the Emmy^® Award-winning series The Simpsons, as well as creator of the cartoon strip "Life in Hell" and the animated FOX television series Futurama, is the man responsible for bringing animation back to primetime and creating an immortal nuclear family. In addition, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group in 1993 and currently serves as publisher of The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Simpsons Episode Guides, Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson Comics, Radioactive Man Comics, Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove, the annual Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Futurama Comics and more than 36 comic compilations, as well as many instant classics including Bart Simpsons Guide to Life, The Simpsons Handbook and The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: It Books; 1 edition (October 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060505923
• ISBN-13: 978-0060505929
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Insightful Book, October 31, 2002

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RLD "rd1241" (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued (Paperback)

If you are a fan of the Simpsons, which I do not doubt if you are considering buying this book, I strongly urge you to pick this up. I have the two other Ultimate Simpsons books, and while seasons 11 & 12 are not the best the show has to offer, this is far and away the best of the three. Each show gets a 2 page synopsis, except for the two treehouse of horrors, which get 4 a piece. More quotes and more "stuff you may have missed" can only be a good thing. I was a little disappointed with the second book, with its lackluster plot retelling and lack of groundbreaking material. This one on the other hand is much better in both of these departments. Not only do you get the expanded information for each episode, but also included are rough sketches from the particular season (4 pages of these). You get to see early sketches of such characters as Xena from the Treehouse of Horror XI episode, Kid Rock from the Spring Break episode, as well as the show's regulars. Very interesting to see.

This book follows the same format as previous versions but for the first time expands on the original idea. If you have the other two Simpsons books, you will not be disappointed with this one. If you are a fan of the show, I recommend this and the other two books to you. It is a must have. A truly entertaining and insightful book!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So fun!, November 1, 2002

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J. N. Mohlman (Barrington, RI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued (Paperback)

It's hard to say more about this book than I have about the prior two, but to summarize: if you are a Simpsons fan, you need "The Simpsons Beyond Forever", and its predecessors, "The Simpsons Forever" and "The Simpsons Forever Cont'd". Like the other two, the current edition follows the same format: each episode is reviewed in detail, and there are pages for such miscellaneous items as when Homer says "D'oh!", songs, etc. For each episode, the reader is treated to a plot summary, stills from the episode, what the couch and chalkboard gags are, and "Stuff you might have missed". The last item is particularly enjoyable, because there is always so much going on in any given episode, it is almost impossible to keep up with it all. In particular, there are many pop culture and movie tributes that are clarified.

I'll always love The Simpsons, but these books take watching the show to a whole new level, whether it's figuring out that voice cameo that's driving you nuts, or catching a joke that came and went too fast. Moreover, these books are just fun to look at, they are brightly colored, creatively arranged, and printed with the highest quality. This is a must have for any Simpsons fan!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars D'oh! and a whole lot more, October 26, 2002

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J. J. Kwashnak "voracious reader" (Monroe, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued (Paperback)

The Simpsons juggernaut keeps on rolling along, this title updating the successful series of books on the show with Season 11 and 12. Continuing the successful formula of previous books, we are treated to two or more pages per show, with synopsis, guest stars, quotes and notes (as well as "things you may have missed") from the episode. In between are sketches, D'oh comments, couch gags and the ever popular chalkboard per episode. With the ever expanding world of the Simpsons, what is ultimately great parts of the guide are the index, which let you look for that obscure character name, or the guest voices, and the list of voices for the regular cast members. The latter truly shows the breadth of many of the fine voice actors of the series that help contribute to it's continued success. And with the Simpsons showing no sign of slowing down, I'm sure we'll see some more volumes of this series.

Just like the "Simpsons Forever..Continued" this book is a bit thin to justify the price. It weighs in sturdier than the last volume by over 30 pages, but it still has to work hard to justify the price tag. Happily, the book is a full color collection of such minutia and trivia that it makes up for the value, somewhat.