Neil Gaiman's Episode Of "The Simpsons" (VIDEO)

Available free to watch online for one week (click above), the new episode of The Simpsons, called "The Book Job", features Neil Gaiman ("The British Fonzee" according to Homer) joining Homer, Bart, Moe, Principal Skinner and Lisa in an attempted literary scam.

Filled with painful jokes about the difficulty of writing, young adult clichés, and mentions for RL Stine and "Twilight", it's a must-watch for book fans and procrastinating writers.

Comments

[garyd63]

03:37 PM on 11/30/2011

Even more brilliant than usual. Every genre publisher, agent and, yes, author, should rethink their line of work. And the readers of this mix-tape pap should get a true reading life. After all, this is why we have cable TV.

[Jessica Weber]

08:58 AM on 11/30/2011

I used to love Gaiman and I used to love Simpsons but both have become parodies of how awesome they used to be. This episode was painful to watch.

[garyd63]

05:13 PM on 12/03/2011

If you use the word "awesome" in a serious discussion of a serious subject wouldn't you say your comment is leaning toward becoming too painful to read?

[Noah Cross]

12:51 PM on 11/29/2011

If it's blocked for you as it is for me you may be able to find it with other full episodes on Hulu.