Wednesday, July 8

20 years of laughs, fans and unexpected success

In December of 1989, a star was born in the form of a dysfunctional, irreverent and yellow family of five. Fox's "The Simpsons," created by writer and cartoonist Matt Groening, went on to become both a prime-time success and cultural icon of sorts. Read more...

Photo: Highly influential as America’s longest-running sitcom, Fox’s “The Simpsons” will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a documentary by Morgan Spulock (center).


Students work with Disney, design entrances

Talented architecture students at UCLA may someday be responsible for developing the next impressive entrance at a Disney theme park. Read more...

Photo: Suprastudio student Sarah Hearne’s designed this idea for a theme park entrance, developed under the direction of professor Greg Lynn and Walt Disney Imagineering.






Professor serves as science consultant for show

While UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television may be the first place you would look for connections to Hollywood, you might want to start looking a little further south. Read more...

Photo: “The Big Bang Theory” airs Mondays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. This is one of many shows that seeks consultants in science departments to help with the dialogue.