Yeeeeaaaahh!!!

[Guest]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=2&u=/nm/20040503/en_nm/...re_simpsons_dc

[BJ_M]

$5.5 million a year for a 22-episode season, a tidy sum for what amounts to a day's work per show

crap - why couldn't i be mr. burns ..

[888888]

Wow. And the show is at its lowest point right now too. Declined to nothing it did. Those voice actors are pretty talented though. Better they get it then those new awful writers, especially that Ian Maxtone Graham who probably is to blame for ruining the show (producer now).

[Guest]

Wow. And the show is at its lowest point right now too. Declined to nothing it did. Those voice actors are pretty talented though. Better they get it then those new awful writers, especially that Ian Maxtone Graham who probably is to blame for ruining the show (producer now).

Better lame Simpsons,than no Simpsons. I will mourn the day they get cancelled

[teegee420]

I think it's way past its prime and needs to go away. It's still one of the FOX Network's most popular programs so go figure.

[Guest]

I think it's way past its prime and needs to go away. It's still one of the FOX Network's most popular programs so go figure.

Infadel!

[tgpo]

I gotta admit I don't watch it on TV anymore, but I love watching it on DVD. Infact I typically only watch TV Shows in DVD format. It's much easier to do it this way.

It's a good/bad situation.

Good in that there will be more Simpsons episodes

Bad in that it's another $40 I'll have to shell out for the DVDs

[teegee420]

I think it's way past its prime and needs to go away. It's still one of the FOX Network's most popular programs so go figure.

Infadel!

Sorry, dude. I just prefer edgier stuff like South Park and Family Guy. I'd even pick Futurama over Simpsons. Simpsons is a truly ground-breaking show and I have the utmost respect for it. It's just not at the top of my list.

[Guest]

I think it's way past its prime and needs to go away. It's still one of the FOX Network's most popular programs so go figure.

Infadel!

Sorry, dude. I just prefer edgier stuff like South Park and Family Guy. I'd even pick Futurama over Simpsons. Simpsons is a truly ground-breaking show and I have the utmost respect for it. It's just not at the top of my list.

Right on. But I'm die hard.

[Devanshu]

I just prefer edgier stuff like South Park and Family Guy.

Same here...I used to LOVE simpsons a few years back. I must admit though, the new episodes have been funny compared to the crap they had been producing for the past few seasons. For some reason I detect a hint of family guy humor...maybe that's what makes it so funny.

On a side note...AWESOME-O was one of my favorite south park episodes this season(although I've loved them all).

"He's a futuristic robot that has created over a thousand movies...800 of which feature adam sandler"

[flaninacupboard]

simpsons really varies, some episodes are SO great they stick in your mind forever, or just one line or shot. like when they were stealing fat from the school and homer vacuumed his eye and it turned huge and veiny great stuff. others are almost boring, like lisa trying to be friends with college kids.
now why, when they make a killing on the simpsons, don't they subsidise programs like futurama? that's one thing i can say for the BBC channels over here, they do a variety of stuff, even shows that cost £100,000's but get no money in return - like documentaries. your tv stations don't seem interested in that, if it doesn't make billions of dollars they won't show it.

I miss futurama. and family guy. come back soon!

[tgpo]

Basically any episode that revolves around maggie, marge, lisa, or marge's sisters are boring.

[flaninacupboard]

to paraphrase

Women are boring.

[tgpo]

to paraphrase

Women are boring.

I didn't say it :P

At least in the Simpsons the women are boring. They think too much before reacting. Homer and Bart and the other guys just act, then spend the rest of the show trying to make it better. The women think about what to do, then act at the end of the show.

[Guest]

to paraphrase

Women are boring.

I didn't say it :P

At least in the Simpsons the women are boring. They think too much before reacting. Homer and Bart and the other guys just act, then spend the rest of the show trying to make it better. The women think about what to do, then act at the end of the show.

I love the simpsons and would have to agree. There are rare gems revolving around the Simpson women,but most are pretty lame.

[888888]

I think I can say with some certainty that I am a HUGE Simpsons fan. I grew up watching it in syndication two times a day every day. I have seen the "classic" episodes at least a half a dozen times each (on TV not DVD or computer) with some of my favorite "classic" episodes even more so. I stopped watching new episodes regularly a few years ago for some reason (I continued watching it in syndication) and only starting watching every Sunday this 15th season. Like I have stated many times before, this 15th season is the worst season of the Simpsons by far and indicates the worst decline of a TV show in history. This prompted me to do some research and figure out where the decline happened. After reading some articles and looking at countless episode guides etc, I realized it was the 11th season that the show took a huge dive. Since then some of the episodes have been better than others but the Simpsons as a show has never recovered.

However there is a long series of PERFECT seasons with each episode being funny and clever. Season 1 and most of season 2 are pretty standard family sitcom with an animated twist, in other words, seasons 1 and 2 sucked. Then season three came along and the classic simpsons were born. Having season 3 on DVD, I can tell you that that season is perfect.

Seasons 3-8 were pretty much perfect seasons that were all funny in their own ways. I am not crazy about the Lisa episodes (especially about vegetarianism) but I still like watching them.
Seasons 9-10 when Mike Scully took over were still alright despite what some people might say. But perfection was lost.
Season 11> has a handful of "ok" episodes. Generally however, the writing was awful, the jokes were obnoxious not funny, the plots were slapped together by people so confident of their shows success that they pulled stuff ouf of their ass, and the characters of the show were ruined as well.

Season 15 hit a new low. The episodes in this season have one or two good jokes in them. Everything else is painful to watch especially for a Simpsons fan like me who rememebers the golden years.

I am very passionate about this subject and can babble on about this forever so if anyone has any questions, ask away.

[pacmania_2001]

Being a huge Simpsons fan (I'd be a genius if I dedicated the amount of brain power I use remembering Simpsons quotes to useful stuff) I honestly don't mind the new Simpsons episodes.

They may not be as funny as the classic episodes (as 888888 said, seasons 3 - 8 ) but they still are far better than whats on most TV shows at the moment.