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Mirkin said of the Westworld parody: " Again, to show you what a collaboration this is, we had the animators looking at Westworld and making sure of the animation, and then we made sure that Simpsons composer Alf Clausen got the brilliant soundtrack from the film.
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The Simpsons writer David Mirkin said that one of his favorite jokes on the show is the one where Grampa cycles down the street in high speed and shouts that he feels young again, and is then knocked flying from his bicycle after a doll's head flies into the spokes and falls into an open grave.
Mirkin later said that recording with the McCartneys was one of the most " amazing " experiences of his life and considers the episode to be one of his favorites.
Mirkin said of the film: " These are women characters we haven't seen before.
" Mirkin has said that Patrick Stewart is " one of the best guest performances " because " he was so committed to character.
Mirkin said, " Things had to happen really fast.
Mirkin said he felt the gremlin was well-done because he looked scary and " yet it looks like a completely organic Simpsons character ".
Mirkin said he believes Halloween shows can be " scary as well as fun ".
David Mirkin said that Homer's line " Oh I wish, I wish I hadn't killed that fish " is one of his favorites in the show, and that the alternate future in which the family are rich " breaks heart every time ".
" There was an eerie silence ," Mirkin said.
It was filmed on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City and directed by David Mirkin, who later said that Fox " couldn't have been less supportive " because they thought it would be too expensive.
Mirkin later said that recording with the McCartneys was one of the most " amazing " experiences of his life.
" Mirkin said the episode was also a tour de force for Kavner, who in one scene voices Marge, Marge's two sisters, and Marge's mother.
Mirkin also said Neill was " really game " and did " a terrific job " on the episode.
" Mirkin said this was a joke the staff enjoyed doing because it pointed out how negative and mean-spirited news broadcasts can be, and how they are seemingly " always trying to scare everybody " by creating panic and depression.
Mirkin said Mantegna is a joy to direct and that Mantegna loves the role so much, he wishes to voice him " even if he only coughs ".
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening thought it was a " quintessential " Swartzwelder episode, and executive producer / show runner David Mirkin said it was a " fantastic job by one of the most prolific writers of the show ".
Mirkin said the elephant " never quite bonds because it's a very cantankerous animal, a concept that was very important to this episode ".
Mirkin said Swartzwelder had always enjoyed putting presidents into his jokes, and this was only one of his many references to Lincoln.
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Mirkin produced a pilot for Jeff of the Universe, a " sarcastic " parody of the science fiction genre.
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Mirkin has been cited as introducing a more surreal element to the show's humor, as shown by his sole writing credit for the show, " Deep Space Homer ", which sees Homer Simpson go to space as part of a NASA program to restore interest in space exploration.
Mirkin stood down as showrunner after season six, but produced several subsequent episodes, co-wrote The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ) and remains on the show as a consultant.
Mirkin was apprehensive about the job because he was aiming to work on Cheers, a show more focused on character-driven humor which Mirkin preferred writing, but felt he could not turn the opportunity down.
" This meant Mirkin had to adapt his preference for character-driven comedy to fit the show ; it " forced you to put all the cleverness into the plot, a much more difficult thing to do.
It was the first nomination the show had received in that category and for the first episode Mirkin wrote as the series ' showrunner.
Mirkin had wanted to cast comedian Chris Elliott in the pilot, but was prevented by Fox, which wanted Elliott for another show.
Mirkin and Elliott decided to develop a show together, along with Adam Resnick.
Fox was lukewarm about the idea, but Mirkin convinced them to order a pilot by understating how dark the show would be.
The network executives disliked the pilot after seeing an initial run-through, but Mirkin felt that this was because they " didn't get " the show and opted not to change it.
However, Mirkin and Elliott refused to " on the essential goofiness of the show.
The show's production process was lengthy ; Mirkin would rise at to film the show, write further episodes from until, and then repeat that the following day.
Due to the logistics of filming the show, especially its many sets and effects, Mirkin convinced Fox to not film it in front of a studio audience and use a laugh track instead.
" A strong cult following subsequently developed, and Mirkin noted that although the show was canceled " ultimately we got the audience I was hoping for and they are super dedicated and passionate to this day.
Several people at the network enjoyed it and commissioned The Edge, a sketch comedy show also written by Mirkin and Brown, with Mirkin directing.
Mirkin had long wished to produce a sketch show, and designed The Edge to be " fast-paced " and " some skits overlap, end abruptly or are broken into segments ," in order to maintain attention.
The show's production company TriStar Television refused, while Mirkin responded: " The thing about these parodies is they don't hurt a show.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Mirkin had been " forced off the show ," due to the negative reaction of Spelling and others, though in 2012, Mirkin stated that he left the series after refusing to accept a substantially reduced budget.
Due to the high staff departure at the end of season four, Mirkin " pretty much had to build show from the ground up again ," and noted that this " was exciting but also a big challenge.
In a 2004 interview with Animation Magazine, Mirkin stated that he felt that he " brought show back to a more story-oriented " approach and increased the focus on characters and their emotions, although " at the same time still keeping it surreal and weird ".
Ortved — using interviews with writers Bob Kushell and Brent Forrester and Mirkin's assistant Charleen Easton — describes Mirkin as an " outsider " on the show, with the writing staff, at least initially, divided with respect to Mirkin's comedy and leadership style.
In 2004, Mirkin stated that he " really wasn't at all intimidat to join show's writing crew ," because he " had worked with and written with " many of his fellow writers previously and concluded that, " took this show in a direction that is more personal to me.
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" A philosophy he carried in to his later work, Mirkin felt that " being the head writer ... was not enough ; you had to see the material through its execution – especially the weirder stuff.
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