Like there’s any other?

I don’t really understand the hoopla over being named the “official” Springfield, as it relates to The Simpsons and their upcoming feature film.

First of all, it’s not like we’d “get” anything out of being named the Simpsons’ Springfield. I mean, besides bragging rights. But even bragging rights aren’t worth much when you already own said bragging rights. Yeah, the Springfield in the show is said to be “fictional” (yeah, right) but come on… look at all the similarities. The power plant… Shelbyville… Evergreen Terrace… the doughnut factory. Better yet, if you want absolutely irrefutable proof from the TV show itself, check this out.

But honestly, besides staking claim to a meaningless title, what does it really matter? I love The Simpsons; always have. But if we are named “THE” Springfield, so what? It’s not like we have a Simpsons museum or anything for people to come visit after spending the day at the ALPLM (don’t even think about it, Tim). Wasn’t it Vegas (or somewhere in Nevada, I thought) where some guy built a house that supposedly was an exact replica of Homer’s crib? What do we have, other than too many similarities not to be the real Springfield?

And when it boils down to it, if we aren’t named “THE” Springfield, so what? Are we really going to lose out on anything? Like I said, there’s way too many similarities for us not to be the real Springfield anyway; whether we’re “officially” deemed so or not, what difference does it really make? Yeah, it’d be cool to be able to have that little distinction, but so what?