I know it was a rerun, but the "Light Pollution" episode of The Simpsons was on again last night. This is, without question, the funniest and most poignient episode to date.
My favorite line:
Grandpa Simpson "I remember the last Deadly (named after the discoverer of the shower) meteor shower. We all thought the sky was on fire! Naaaaaaaaaaaturally we blamed it on the Irish..........we hung more than a few."
Most poignient (sp?) moment:
As the episode ends, Don Maclean's song Vincent (Starry, starry night)plays in the background as a lightless (due to a power outage)night sky displays a meteor shower that has all of Springfield silently captivated. The scene ends with the end of the song "They did not listen they did not know how.......perhaps they never will."
A fantastic way to drive home the reality of light pollution.
My favorite line:
Grandpa Simpson "I remember the last Deadly (named after the discoverer of the shower) meteor shower. We all thought the sky was on fire! Naaaaaaaaaaaturally we blamed it on the Irish..........we hung more than a few."
Most poignient (sp?) moment:
As the episode ends, Don Maclean's song Vincent (Starry, starry night)plays in the background as a lightless (due to a power outage)night sky displays a meteor shower that has all of Springfield silently captivated. The scene ends with the end of the song "They did not listen they did not know how.......perhaps they never will."
A fantastic way to drive home the reality of light pollution.
