Even Homer nods twice

The Urth list — 4 messages, 4 voices, 07 Feb 2003
https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/3831

Nigel Price07 Feb 2003, 00:37original
Way back on Tuesday 17 June 1997, Kevin McGuire asked on the Whorl list:
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On a more frivolous note - is there any connection between Typhon/Piaton and that episode of the Simpsons where Mr. Burns head is grafted onto Homer's body?
"But Homer, tomorrow we are meeting with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands"
As far as I can see, no one ever answered that question, but I finally got to see that episode of "The Simpsons" on BBC2 this evening and I would say definitely, yes! That really does look like a Gene Wolfe homage. A bizarre one, it's true, but an homage none the less. Nigel
Jeff Wilson10 Feb 2003, 00:32original

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From: "Nigel Price" <nigel.aprice at virgin.net>
Way back on Tuesday 17 June 1997, Kevin McGuire asked on the Whorl list:
On a more frivolous note - is there any connection between Typhon/Piaton and that episode of the Simpsons where Mr. Burns head is grafted onto Homer's body?
"But Homer, tomorrow we are meeting with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands"
As far as I can see, no one ever answered that question, but I finally got to see that episode of "The Simpsons" on BBC2 this evening and I would say definitely, yes! That really does look like a Gene Wolfe homage. A bizarre one, it's true, but an homage none the less.
In the US, there's a much more prominent antecedent, the schlocky THING WITH TWO HEADS, starring Rosie Greer (as the body) and Ray Miland (as the new head). As far as non-homages go, back in 1986, Marvel Comics produced a year-long limited series, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES SECRET WARS, with such URTH-ly, Wolfe-ly plot elements as: * the champions of earth being summoned by an ineffable being to do battle with their archenemies, * at least one foe was resurected for the purpose * a plot by an evil would-be ruler of all mankind involving a severed head * a mis-appropriated mechanical suit missing its right arm. * an artifical world with made of bits representing numerous real worlds, with creatures taken from them * a refugee from the previous creation * a formerly human being grown to immense size who sates his colossal hunger by drawing energy form planets via titanic machinery of mysterious function Years later, the wearer of the suit went on to have adventures in a kind of new earth, advised by a mysterious woman named Skye, found to be some sort of "warrior of Eidolon", and combatted against a shaggy, grey shapeshifting animal....
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Michael Straight10 Feb 2003, 19:12original

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On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Nigel Price wrote: As far as I can see, no one ever answered that question, but I finally got to see that episode of "The Simpsons" on BBC2 this evening and I would say definitely, yes! That really does look like a Gene Wolfe homage. A bizarre one, it's true, but an homage none the less.
But is the episode half as clever and funny as your subject header? -- Rostrum
James Wynn10 Feb 2003, 20:25original

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Nigel opines: As far as I can see, no one ever answered that question, but I finally got to see that episode of "The Simpsons" on BBC2 this evening and I would say definitely, yes! That really does look like a Gene Wolfe homage. A bizarre one, it's true, but an homage none the less. Crush plays the party-pooper: I'd much prefer that this were so and I plan to use it to recommend Gene Wolfe to my Simpson-crazed friends, however... the Simpson's Archive (http://www.snpp.com/episodes/8F02.html) notes three other possible movie horror sources for this homage, two of which seem quite credible: o The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069372 o The Thing with Two Heads (1972) http://us.imdb.com/Plot?0067245 -- Crush

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