Twentieth Century Fox has apparently announced that it will share details this coming Friday, May 11 of the contest to host "The Simpsons Movie" premiere.
Meanwhile, a paper for Drury University in Springfield, Missouri has revealed details as to why that city might be eligible to win the honor. From the article, by Mark Kennedy and Kent Otto:
For starters, we have a Lake Springfield. Secondly, the avid fan will know that the Simpson’s live at 742 Evergreen Terrace, which is an actual address in Savannah, Missouri. The only problem is that Savannah, MO is in the upper Northwest part of the state and is roughly 237 miles away, or for the time-hungry driver, a four hour and six minute trek.
The school where Bart and Lisa attend, Springfield Elementary School, was once referred to by the character Superintendent Chalmers as "the most dilapidated in all of Missouri" (or in other words, the worst school in Missouri). However, he later goes on to state, "…and that’s why it was shut down and moved here, brick by brick." Causing this quote to be entangled in dispute for and against Springfield, Mo.
In one episode, Springfield is split up into two area codes—636 and 939. The family was originally under the 636 area code, which is an actual area code in Missouri. However, the 939 area code used for "New Springfield," as it was dubbed in the show, is one of the two area codes used by Puerto Rico.
We can do better than this, right? These are technical matters, which we can trump (I hope); but beyond that, we have thematic and character substance on our side.
Those with ideas for how we can beat out the other Springfields can fill out an online form at our city’s site. It includes specific questions about volunteer contributions you might be able to make, including networking with other talent.
