... in addition to the usual 20-or-so episodes ordered for that season. Also, Superbad screenwriters Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen will write one.

The voice actors and powers-that-be are in contract talks for like the 30th time over the past 10 years probably because they don't think they're getting enough royalties from bart simpson meat thermometers or something who knows

Since I didn't have to be sitting in negotiation this afternoon, I drove over to the Starz Media/Film Roman facility, where I discovered (via the employees) that Fox and the six voice actors on The Simpsons are deep in talks for a renewal of contracts. And that all parties, according to the artists, have imposed a news blackout.

Ten years ago, Fox was on the brink of replacing all the actors. If contracts aren't renewed this time, maybe they'll just get Seth McFarlane to do all the voices.

Flickr user chrbul managed to get a shot of the highly anticipated Simpsons attraction due to open at Universal Studios parks later this year. Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is.

On her first birthday, Ling (Selma's adopted baby from China) convinces Maggie, The One-Eyebrowed Baby and the Octuplets to eat dog food so they can turn into dogs. Margaret Cho guest stars.

Each January, a baby is stolen from a local hospital and taken to the Fox recording studio to provide Maggie's voice for the year.