The panel has started! Here’s the live report of the panel:
(Time is local San Diego time)
12:00 – Panel has started!
Only the SIMPSONS panel would start out with a joke about vomitoroums. #thesimpsons #sdcc #foxanimation ????????????
— moviegal226 @ SDCC (@moviegal226) July 21, 2018
12:11 – Matt Groening brought out a Bart drawing to give to someone in the crowd.
At the #Simpsons panel in #Ballroom20, Matt Groening brought out a Bart drawing to give to someone in the crowd! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/ayBJjMZcii
— 6 Nerdy Chicks @ SDCC (@6nerdychicks) July 21, 2018
12:12 – David Silverman talks about evolving with technology.
“We’ve always had a great ability to go many places. We’re still hand drawing. Because we’re doing computer painting we can make even more beautiful settings…- David Silverman @tubatron #TheSimpsons #SDCC
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
“We would occasionally doing multi-plane shots… it was very expensive. Now we can do it all the time.” -When discussing evolving with technology -David Silverman @tubatron #TheSimpsons #SDCC
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
12:15 – Tress MacNeille has already done some character impressions.
Tress MacNeille has already done an impression of Mrs. Skinner and the Crazy Cat Lady & we’re only 15 min into this panel. #Simpsons #SDCC pic.twitter.com/0g7TNG3pRO
— 6 Nerdy Chicks @ SDCC (@6nerdychicks) July 21, 2018
“Her real name is Eleanor. She needs her medication but she should not be told they are Reese’s Pieces.” -Tress MacNeille on playing crazy cat lady ???? #TheSimpsons #SDCC #SDCC2018
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
12:18 – Emily Deschanel (‘Bones’) will guest star during Season 30!
Emily Deschanel (Bones) sarà una delle guest star di questa stagione dei #TheSimpsons ! #SDCCBAD #SDCC2018
— BadTV.it (@badtvit) July 21, 2018
12:20 – Al Jean on their favourite guest stars.
“One I thought was fantastic was Anne Hathaway. She did all her own singing. She is a real life Disney princess in the best sense of the word.” – @AlJean on favorite guest star #TheSimpsons #SDCC #SDCC2018
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
12:21 – Guillermo del Toro will guest star as Himself during Season 30!!
Guillermo del Toro (playing himself) is guesting in season 30 #TheSimpsons #SDCC2018
— Jacob Oller @ SDCC (@JacobOller) July 21, 2018
12:22 – Gal Gadot, Patti Lupone, and more will guest star on the upcoming season of The Simpsons
Gal Gadot, Patti Lupone, and a whole bunch of other A-list folks will guest star on the upcoming season of The Simpsons #SDCC pic.twitter.com/sYsamGjIP3
— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) July 21, 2018
Gal Gadot, Patti Lupone, Emily Deschanel, Jon Lovitz, Guillermo del Toro, Netflix's Ted Sarandos and many more well-known guest stars will appear in season 30 of #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/ZOn2z6kHZJ
— the TV Addict (@theTVaddict) July 21, 2018
12:30 – Al Jean’s ideal ending of the show.
When asked about an ideal ending for the #Simpsons, Al Jean said ideally they’d want to go back to the Christmas pageant from the 1st ep. But “now that I’ve said it, it won’t happen.” #SDCC pic.twitter.com/EYiALFXxjF
— 6 Nerdy Chicks @ SDCC (@6nerdychicks) July 21, 2018
12:35 – Al Jean and Matt Groening on guest stars who miss.
“We were very saddened about Stephen Hawking. One thing people don’t know about him is he had a fantastic sense of humor.”
“And we miss Phil Hartman tremendously.”
-@AlJean and Matt Groening on guest stars they’d like to reprise who we have lost #TheSimpsons #SDCC #SDCC2018
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
12:40 – ‘Bob’s Burgers’ crossover couch gag will come in Season 30!!
Bob's Burgers couch gag coming to Season 30 woooo #TheSimpsons #SDCC2018
— Jacob Oller @ SDCC (@JacobOller) July 21, 2018
12:40 – Some Trump jokes.
Al Jean on the show’s knack for predicting the future: “Democratic president very soon,” he joked. (Didn’t catch that line on video!) #SDCC pic.twitter.com/iYcom6ay1G
— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) July 21, 2018
12:47 – Panel has finished! Season 30 starts on September 30, 2018!!
And that’s a wrap on #TheSimpsons #SDCC2018 panel! Don’t miss Season 30 this fall on @FOXTV! #SDCC
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) July 21, 2018
That’s been all for this year! Highlights post coming in the next minutes or hours!
Stay tuned for more!
The San Diego Comic-Con 2018 started last Thursday and today will take place most of the panels of FOX’s shows, including The Simpsons. The panel will take place between 12pm and 12:45pm (San Diego time).
