The Simpsons has done it once again. On July 11, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson traveled to the edge of space as a passenger onboard a test flight for his company to win the so-called "billionaire space race" against Jeff Bezos. Though the trip was brief, it allowed for Branson to experience several minutes of weightlessness before returning to Earth. If the bizarre story seemed oddly familiar, it could be because you're a fan of The Simpsons, as the long-running animated sitcom saw this coming back in 2014.
In the The Simpsons season 25 episode "The War of Art," Lisa Simpson (Yeardley Smith) meets art forger Klaus Ziegler (Max von Sydow), who boasts about how his forgeries have fooled art galleries worldwide. He manages to convince Lisa that what's important is that, forgery or not, his art has brought pleasure to people all over the world. A cutaway then shows Richard Branson floating in a spaceship,...
In the The Simpsons season 25 episode "The War of Art," Lisa Simpson (Yeardley Smith) meets art forger Klaus Ziegler (Max von Sydow), who boasts about how his forgeries have fooled art galleries worldwide. He manages to convince Lisa that what's important is that, forgery or not, his art has brought pleasure to people all over the world. A cutaway then shows Richard Branson floating in a spaceship,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Jeremy Dick
- MovieWeb
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