I thought there was an interesting tidbit in a recent Simpson’s episode.  Homer, challenged in this scene to summon his mental abilities, conjures up “Intellectual Homer” in his imagination.  “Intellectual Homer”, however, is shown face down, impaled by a sword, with the words “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” scrawled in blood on the floor around him.  This is one of those scenes that flashes by rather quickly, and the only way I was able to read what was written on the floor was to rewind and slow-mo the scene.

Which got me to thinking -  I can usually find at least one or two instances per Simpson’s episode where there is great humor embedded in scenes, but only available to those of us with the capability to time-shift and slow-mo our TV viewing.  Another show that makes frequent use of this technique is the Daily Show on Comedy Central.  It’s amusing to try to find all of the camouflaged humor in these programs.  The downside – it can sometimes take an hour to watch a half-hour show.  Also, other people who are trying to view the program sometimes don’t find this very amusing, so use your better judgement.

I thought there was an interesting tidbit in a recent Simpson’s episode.  Homer, challenged in this scene to summon his mental abilities, conjures up “Intellectual Homer” in his imagination.  “Intellectual Homer”, however, is shown face down, impaled by a sword, with the words “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” scrawled in blood on the floor around him.  This is one of those scenes that flashes by rather quickly, and the only way I was able to read what was written on the floor was to rewind and slow-mo the scene.

Which got me to thinking -  I can usually find at least one or two instances per Simpson’s episode where there is great humor embedded in scenes, but only available to those of us with the capability to time-shift and slow-mo our TV viewing.  Another show that makes frequent use of this technique is the Daily Show on Comedy Central.  It’s amusing to try to find all of the camouflaged humor in these programs.  The downside – it can sometimes take an hour to watch a half-hour show.  Also, other people who are trying to view the program sometimes don’t find this very amusing, so use your better judgement.