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Archive 1

Commentary

Do you still need it? -- Scorpion0422 18:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd like that. Alientraveller 19:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm currently in the process of listening to every commentary for an episode with an extended Flanders appearance, so I'll work my way towards it in a few hours. -- Scorpion0422 19:40, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Rough Commentary Information

Here's the rough commentary info, do with it as you will. -- Scorpion0422 20:30, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

David X. Cohen got the idea while on a trip to the East Coast where he visited the Museum of Natural History in New York City and he decided to turn it into a "business trip" by thinking of an episode with a connection to the museum. His original idea was that Lisa finds a "missing link" skeleton and a big Scopes Trial-esque trial ensues. It was George Meyer who suggested that it be the skeleton of an Angel. (Cohen)

In an early draft of the script, it was revealed that the skeleton was made of baked pasty dough, which had been made by the mall's window dresser. (Cohen)

In the original draft, Cohen had written Steven Jay Gould's part as being a generic scientist or paleontologist, not knowing that they would eventually get Gould. He had taken Gould's Introduction to Paleontology class at Harvard University. (Cohen)

The only line Gould had objected to was a line that introduced him as the "world's most brilliant paleontologist" (Scully) His original final line was "I didn't do the test. I had more important work to do" but was cut because the writers felt it would be better to give him a short final line. Also, some thought it was too mean. (Cohen)

Also in the original draft, "then ending came down more in Lisa's favor" and Marge ended up apologising to Lisa. (Cohen)

GA on hold?

Alientraveller (talk · contribs), I saw you put the GA on hold, but I don't see any comments of what you would like us to do to get the article up to GA status? Cirt 23:46, 31 October 2007 (UTC).

He said in the above "Commentary" section that he's waiting until the commentary information is added. -- Scorpion0422 23:53, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh. Okay. Yeah, I had only added the small bit I had listened to from the beginning of the episode, so I will expand that. I assume that this all goes in the Production section? Cirt 00:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC).
Yes. -- Scorpion0422 00:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Excelllent, you passed. Alientraveller 11:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Unsourced Cultural references and Trivia

  • I moved this unsourced stuff from the article here to the talk page. If you find a source for something, add it back into the article, with a WP:RS citation in WP:CIT formatting, and put a check next to it here using {{done}}. Thanks. Cirt 02:01, 28 October 2007 (UTC).

Cultural references

Trivia

  • The angel statue appears as a collector card in the third mission in the video game The Simpsons Hit & Run.
  • When they are waiting for sundown, Hibbert's wife appears yellow.
  • When the skeleton appears for the first time it has bones which represent wings on his entire arms, in the next shot he only has them on his forearms.
  • In one scene, Moe claims he is paralyzed when he is crushed by a mammoth tusk. In the next scene, Moe is seen running with the crowd
  • This is one of the many times that Ralph Wiggum mispronounces Principal Skinner's name as Prinskipper Skippal, Prinnippal Skimster!
  • Marge claims that Lisa was more scared than she admitted, because she was gripping her (Marge's) hand pretty hard, but in the earlier shot Lisa was clinging to Marge's legs.
Comment

VR vs. ARG

This article states that "Author Joley Wood compared "Lisa the Skeptic" to an alternate reality game".

Shouldn't "alternate reality game" link to alternate reality game instead of virtual reality? --Jedravent (talk) 18:18, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

FA status

Evolution, Evolutionism

Sorry, you're right, Evolution is the better word there. Cirt (talk) 17:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Cite

  • Booker, M. Keith (2006). Drawn to Television: Prime-Time Animation from the Flintstones to Family Guy. Greenwood Press. pp. Page 65. ISBN 0275990192.
Will check to see if there's some significant commentary here that could be used somewhere else in the article. Cirt (talk) 12:24, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Protect this article?

It has gone through a ridiculous amount of vandalism today. Thegreatelgrande (talk) 20:39, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

I'm skeptical about protection because pages usually aren't protected on WP:TFA-day. — Cirt (talk) 20:42, 4 November 2013 (UTC)