From DVD Fanatic Mag
Excerpt of an Interview With MIKE REISS
An Executive Producer on THE SIMPSONS
Interviewer: Are you currently working on the next season's "Simpsons" DVD?
Mike: Yes I am. In fact, it's funny, I'm going in, in a couple hours to do more commentary and Jon Lovitz will be there. We could not get Jon Lovitz, he just wasn't available to do "The Critic" commentary and he's in town so he'll be doing some "Simpsons" commentary on the episodes he appeared in.
Interviewer: Is there anything new on "The Simpsons" DVD this time around that you can let us in on?
Mike: You know, I own these DVDs, I comment on them but I never watch any of them! I don't know what bonus material they have but they always seem to deliver. They take these DVDs very seriously so there is certainly a lot of commentary. There is commentary on every episode and we're getting the cast in more to do commentary so that's something.
Interviewer: How involved with "The Simpsons" are you nowadays? Have you started working on "The Simpsons" movie yet?
Mike: My partner, Al Jean is running the show. He's the boss and I just come in a day a week as a consultant. I come in every Tuesday and just help and put in my two cents. Al and I and five other veteran writers of the show are currently writing "The Simpsons" movie.
Interviewer: What can you tell us about the movie? We've heard that there was supposed to be a "Simpsons" movie for the past several years but you don't want to just simply put three episodes together, so how are you creating something new that's not been done before?
Mike: That's been the biggest challenge. They've wanted to do this since season two. It's been 13 years of wanting to do "The Simpsons" Movie. Finally FOX said, "Let's just do it!" We never had the greatest idea that was compelling but FOX said, "Maybe if we start paying you, you'll get inspired." And sure enough it worked! We've got a very good and interesting idea and it's different from the show. You know, it's like the "South Park" movie where it's just a bigger, longer, amplified version of the show. I can't tell you anything specific about it. My wife doesn't even know the secret.
Interviewer: When do you think "The Simpsons" movie will come out?
Mike: I will say two years from this summer. I think it's going to be Summer 2006 or maybe Christmas 2006. It's a reality after being just sort of this phantom idea. I think it is really gonna happen.
Interviewer: How long do you think "The Simpsons" will run?
Mike: I think there's no end in sight. I have to give
credit to Al who went back to the show. I feel he rejuvenated it. It might have
gotten a little tired but there's a lot of fresh blood in the show. We're
writing next year's episodes already and it looks good. There's plenty of juice
left in it. I think "The Simpsons" conceivably, if they run it right, could run
like SNL, where it just runs and runs and runs and keeps refreshing and
rejuvenating itself.
Mike Reiss also worked on such groundbreaking and interesting shows like the original IT'S GARRY SHANDLING SHOW, NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS and THE CRITIC!
And confirmation comes from Variety as it reported that a movie is in the works for 2006 and that Matt Groening and James L. Brooks are leading a team of writers actively developing the animated big screen feature based on the long-running Fox hit. Active work on a concept for the film began a few months ago, after 20th Century Fox's film division hammered out deals with key writers. At least seven past and present writers of The Simpsons are said to be involved. It is believed that, in addition to Reiss, Brooks and Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Mike Reiss, David Mirkin and George Meyer are all on board.
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