Tuesday, July 10, 2007

America has selected its Springfield

Well, the battle for which real Springfield would be the representative Simpsonian Springfield for the premiere of The Simpsons Movie has been decided and the winner is Springfield, Vermont.

Personally I was hoping Springfield, Oregon would have carried the day based on Matt Groening's background in the state, and the fact that many of the character names on the show are based on streetnames in Portland. But I can respect the decision that America came to.


And Springfield, Vermont does have another nice claim... it is the birthplace of James Kolchalka, an comic artist whose work I have enjoyed for quite some time.

Of course, the fact that a site has been selected for the premiere means that we are just days away from the movie being released and finding ourselves either disappointed or satisfied with the finished product. I am hoping it is the latter.

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