Bakers Dozen

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…

Just wanted to say that #4 would actually work pretty well-kick ass in fact.

#3 too.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…
  9. Smithers takes off his glasses, and Burns says, “Waylon! Why, without your glasses…you’re beautiful…”

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…
  9. Smithers takes off his glasses, and Burns says, “Waylon! Why, without your glasses…you’re beautiful…”
  10. Mr. Burns is being forced to shut down the nuclear power plant and convert to wind and solar energy. Homer travels to Germany to visit the various wind and solar farms so he can transfer this knowledge back to Springfield’s new green energy initiatives. Many cultural misunderstanding ensue. Beer is involved.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…
  9. Smithers takes off his glasses, and Burns says, “Waylon! Why, without your glasses…you’re beautiful…”
  10. Mr. Burns is being forced to shut down the nuclear power plant and convert to wind and solar energy. Homer travels to Germany to visit the various wind and solar farms so he can transfer this knowledge back to Springfield’s new green energy initiatives. Many cultural misunderstanding ensue. Beer is involved.
  11. A new cult hails Apu as the current incarnation of Krishna; in the same episode, Ned Flanders finds a bagel that has a vague image of Jesus and a very clear writing that says “not an image of Jesus” and does not know which to believe.

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…
  9. Smithers takes off his glasses, and Burns says, “Waylon! Why, without your glasses…you’re beautiful…”
  10. Mr. Burns is being forced to shut down the nuclear power plant and convert to wind and solar energy. Homer travels to Germany to visit the various wind and solar farms so he can transfer this knowledge back to Springfield’s new green energy initiatives. Many cultural misunderstanding ensue. Beer is involved.
  11. A new cult hails Apu as the current incarnation of Krishna; in the same episode, Ned Flanders finds a bagel that has a vague image of Jesus and a very clear writing that says “not an image of Jesus” and does not know which to believe.
  12. CNN’s Piers Morgan becomes reasonable

Future “Simpsons” plotlines that might actually work

  1. Alex Trebek hosts a broadcast of “Jeopardy!” from Springfield
  2. The Simpsons family head out on a vacation, get sucked in by a “twister” and wind up in Oz; only Lisa has any idea what’s actually happening
  3. Alternate Universe Simpsons, where Homer is fit and has a senior management job, Bart is on track for Valedictorian, Lisa is a hipster, and Mr. Burns lives in subsidized housing
  4. Sideshow Bob Day–Sideshow Bob succeeds in killing Bart, only to wake up and discover he has to live that same day over and over and over…
  5. Simpsons/Futurama crossover show.
  6. Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk swings the other way and beds a male alien.
  7. When the Simpson family goes on vacation, Lisa is prevented from boarding a flight as her name appears on the TSA no-fly list.
  8. The Simpsons take a road-trip vacation and their car breaks down in this little town in Colorado called “South Park”…
  9. Smithers takes off his glasses, and Burns says, “Waylon! Why, without your glasses…you’re beautiful…”
  10. Mr. Burns is being forced to shut down the nuclear power plant and convert to wind and solar energy. Homer travels to Germany to visit the various wind and solar farms so he can transfer this knowledge back to Springfield’s new green energy initiatives. Many cultural misunderstanding ensue. Beer is involved.
  11. A new cult hails Apu as the current incarnation of Krishna; in the same episode, Ned Flanders finds a bagel that has a vague image of Jesus and a very clear writing that says “not an image of Jesus” and does not know which to believe.
  12. CNN’s Piers Morgan becomes reasonable
  13. The Simpsons run afoul of a killer robot driving instructor that travels back in time for some reason, as well as a talking pie
    Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)
  14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

I’ll use the American title

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)

Bonus points for having all the minor characters die as well. And everyone else.

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Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick
  7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, by Marcus Luttrell

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick
  7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, by Marcus Luttrell
  8. The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black, by Frank Lauria

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick
  7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, by Marcus Luttrell
  8. The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black, by Frank Lauria
  9. Carrie, Stephen King

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick
  7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, by Marcus Luttrell
  8. The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black, by Frank Lauria
  9. Carrie, Stephen King
  10. The Blair Witch Project

Stories where almost all the major characters die in the end (Let’s limit it to one per writer. Otherwise we might end up with half a dozen Shakespeare plays.)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
  2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard
  3. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
  4. Yojimbo, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
  5. On the Beach, Neville Shute (or either of the two film adaptation)
  6. Dr. Strangelove, dir. by Stanley Kubrick
  7. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, by Marcus Luttrell
  8. The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black, by Frank Lauria
  9. Carrie, Stephen King
  10. The Blair Witch Project
  11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, dir. by George Roy Hill