The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a sci-fi/dystopian media franchise consisting of three young adult novels and a film series based on the novels. The story takes place in a future setting where a totalitarian government forces young people to participate in an annual gladiatorial-style competition to the death.

The novels were written by American author Suzanne Collins and appeared in 2008, 2009 and 2010. They tell the story from the point of view of protagonist and main character Katniss Everdeen, portrayed in the films by Jennifer Lawrence. The film series consists of four movies (the third novel was adapted into two movies), with one coming out each year from 2012 to 2015.

References to The Hunger Games in The Simpsons

Television episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 24 510 "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" Larina Jean Adamson is credited as "Katniss Everdeen Adamson". 25 539 "Steal This Episode" In a marquee, a movie called The #Hashtag Games is seen. 550 "Brick Like Me" The Survival Games franchise is a parody of The Hunger Games. 26 572 "Let's Go Fly a Coot" Homer mentions The Hunger Games. 28 600 "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" The first segment, "Dry Hard", is a parody of The Hunger Games.

Books

Picture Book Reference Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic One of the elements on Lisa's Table of Geeky Delights is Kt for Katniss Everdeen.

Common cast and crew

Cast

Picture Name Role in The Hunger Games Role on The Simpsons Woody Harrelson Played Haymitch Abernathy in the film series. Reprised the role of Woody Boyd, his Cheers character, in the Season 6 episode "Fear of Flying". Lenny Kravitz Played Cinna in the first two films (The Hunger Games and Catching Fire) of the series. Voiced himself in the Season 14 episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation". Donald Sutherland Played President Coriolanus Snow in the Hunger Games film series. Voiced Hollis Hurlbut in the Season 7 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast".

Crew

Picture Name Role in The Hunger Games Role on The Simpsons Greg Crawford ADR mixer on The Hunger Games. Dialog recordist on the Season 25 episode "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" and the Season 26 episode "The Princess Guide". Chris Navarro ADR mixer on all of the Hunger Games films except Catching Fire. ADR mixer on eleven episodes in Seasons 21 through 23. Ara Thomassian Digital dailies operator on The Hunger Games. Color assist during Season 26.

External links

• The Hunger Games (novel) at Wikipedia
• The Hunger Games (film) at Wikipedia

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