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Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?

Time to get the gun, and take old yeller out back.

Time to get the gun, and take old yeller out back.

LOL, good play on words there. :)

Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?
They are still Sunday at 2000 (8:00pm), I dont think they ae going to get cancelled anytime soon. If they get moved to Monday, then you know they are on the way out.

Just wait until the feature-length one, then it's all over.

They are still Sunday at 2000 (8:00pm), I dont think they ae going to get cancelled anytime soon. If they get moved to Monday, then you know they are on the way out.

Yea, but jeez, how long can you stretch out a show that's already had 18 seasons.

Yea, but jeez, how long can you stretch out a show that's already had 18 seasons.
Well, the first three or so do not count, all those episodes suck.

Well, the first three or so do not count, all those episodes suck.

They all count.

The Simpsons spam episodes.

Cancel it now! Its just crap now. Look at it, its all left wing propaganda now, the darwinism vs creationism episode was stupid...did you see the end? Lisa wins because Homer acted like an ape over a bottle of beer??? PLEASE! They are not even trying anymore, I won't even watch anything past 2000 anymore...and even then Id rather not!

It's heyday was in the nineties. Mid nineties to be more exact. Even now, I watch those old episodes and every scene has me laughing at something. Now, I agree. The new episodes are like... Plain, or just... Souless almost.

It's heyday was in the nineties. Mid nineties to be more exact. Even now, I watch those old episodes and every scene has me laughing at something. Now, I agree. The new episodes are like... Plain, or just... Souless almost.


Thats because its being used to push an agenda now.

Thats because its being used to push an agenda now.

Yes yes yes... The liberals will come to your house and kick your babies and eat all your puppies. Dammit, let's just stick to the Simpsons alright? This isn't exactly a political thread...

Yes yes yes... The liberals will come to your house and kick your babies and eat all your puppies. Dammit, let's just stick to the Simpsons alright? This isn't exactly a political thread...

Yea, but he does have a point. It's trying to be like a toned down verison of South Park, dealing with females in math/science, gay weddings, Catholicism and the church scandal, etc. There's no denying that some of the espisode are political.

Yes yes yes... The liberals will come to your house and kick your babies and eat all your puppies. Dammit, let's just stick to the Simpsons alright? This isn't exactly a political thread...
Bolderdash, this is nationstates. All threads are political threads.

Status quo FTW!

Yes yes yes... The liberals will come to your house and kick your babies and eat all your puppies. Dammit, let's just stick to the Simpsons alright? This isn't exactly a political thread...


Knock it off and calmdown...Jeez. Its a fact anyway, It is being used to push an agenda. Don't get mad at me because I stated something you didn't want to hear.

Yea, but he does have a point. It's trying to be like a toned down verison of South Park, dealing with females in math/science, gay weddings, Catholicism and the church scandal, etc. There's no denying that some of the espisode are political.
Yeah, but in South Park, all sides manage to come accross as complete fuckheads.

Yea, but he does have a point. It's trying to be like a toned down verison of South Park, dealing with females in math/science, gay weddings, Catholicism and the church scandal, etc. There's no denying that some of the espisode are political.


*I am a Girl*:cool:

Yea, but he does have a point. It's trying to be like a toned down verison of South Park, dealing with females in math/science, gay weddings, Catholicism and the church scandal, etc. There's no denying that some of the espisode are political.

That is true, I'll admit it. But damn, it's just like seeing a good friend becoming an uninformed quazi - demonstrator, squawking back rhetoric that's been said over and over and over... Simpsons... What have you done with yourself.

Yeah, but in South Park, all sides manage to come accross as complete fuckheads.

Which makes South Park still funny.

The Simpsons 1989-2006.

Yeah, but in South Park, all sides manage to come accross as complete fuckheads.


Isn't that the point? Offend nobody by offending everybody?

Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?
I believe it has 3 more seasons to run.
Honestly i say no.
That Catholic one was one of the funniest especially how it was banned in some countries.

It's heyday was in the nineties. Mid nineties to be more exact. Even now, I watch those old episodes and every scene has me laughing at something. Now, I agree. The new episodes are like... Plain, or just... Souless almost.
It's like any program/comic where the characters don't age or develop. There's only so much you can wring from them before it goes stale.
For me the nadir hit the episode where Skinner was found out to be an impersonator. Not only ruining all the previous episodes showing what an uptight loser he is, but really putting the boot in at the end by everyone 'forgetting' about it.

It's why I gave up reading Spiderman comics in the 80's. That guy's been an angst-filled teenager for 40 years now. There's only so many times you can see him hurridly beat up some bad guys cause he's late to having afternoon tea with his Aunt May, while at the same time brooding over whether Mary Jane really does like him and will go out on a date.

It's what I admire the classic British comedy for: They knew when to stop. Think 'Fawlty Towers' would still be viewed as such class if it had run for 10 seasons instead of 2? I don't.

That is true, I'll admit it. But damn, it's just like seeing a good friend becoming an uninformed quazi - demonstrator, squawking back rhetoric that's been said over and over and over... Simpsons... What have you done with yourself.

They ran out of ideas after Season 8 so the creators are now using the show as their mouth piece.

That is true, I'll admit it. But damn, it's just like seeing a good friend becoming an uninformed quazi - demonstrator, squawking back rhetoric that's been said over and over and over... Simpsons... What have you done with yourself.


I feel your pain, I grew up with the simpsons, sad to see it drop so far.

I believe it has 3 more seasons to run.
Honestly i say no.
That Catholic one was one of the funniest especially how it was banned in some countries.

Three more seaons? Jeez, it's lik keeping a suffering dog alive just for the sake of keeping it alive.

They ran out of ideas after Season 8 so the creators are now using the show as their mouth piece.


Excellent post! Nothing could be more true.

*I am a Girl*:cool:

Amazing... I'm a homo-sapian... Well, homo-erectus at least...

Isn't that the point? Offend nobody by offending everybody?
No, I think they just want to offend everyone.

No, I think they just want to offend everyone.

South Park has gotten a little self-righteous, as in they think they're better then other shows in their genre. I still like them though.

Amazing... I'm a homo-sapian... Well, homo-erectus at least...


Wilgrove called me a he, so I corrected him.

Three more seaons? Jeez, it's lik keeping a suffering dog alive just for the sake of keeping it alive.
Well it might be 2 seasons now, what i said is a year old, maybe a movie also.

I'd rather it went on for 3 more seasons, for mine it picked up again and i don't think it has Jumped the Shark.

Well it might be 2 seasons now, what i said is a year old, maybe a movie also.

I'd rather it went on for 3 more seasons, for mine it picked up again and i don't think it has Jumped the Shark.

Trust me, it jumped the shark a looonnnngggg time ago. Hell it's in the shark's bowels now.

Wilgrove called me a he, so I corrected him.

ahh, my bad.

ahh, my bad.


It's cool. :)

I personally still enjoy the show and find a lot of smart humor in it. I think more of their episodes should be far out like the Halloween ones though.

"The Island" was the last good episode, being as it was the literal "jumping of the shark" episode. The moment where everything about the original show was totally disregarded. It was a hilarious episode, but it also marked the departure from the Simpsons' previous attempts at good storytelling. Now it's all just "The Homer Does Wacky Stuff Show" and I'm getting really sick of it.

Time to end The Simpsons?

Yes. Let's start by ending Ashlee.

Whatever. I've laughed at every episode this season. Everyone wants to be the one who first says the king is dead. I still dig it.

Trust me, it jumped the shark a looonnnngggg time ago. Hell it's in the shark's bowels now.
Fonzie succesfully Jumped the Shark!
Happy Days didn't...
http://www.elephantlarry.com/images/blogpics/JumpTheShark.jpg
But nah ah, it ain't dead!

Yes. Let's start by ending Ashlee.
Jessica!:mad:

Trust me, it jumped the shark a looonnnngggg time ago. Hell it's in the shark's bowels now.

How did it get in there if it jumped the shark?

How did it get in there if it jumped the shark?
Indeed.

The show may not be funny as I rarely laugh at it, but it does still have entertainment value or I and others would stop watching and it would go away.

i had a dream last night about the simpsons movie, it was scary, it must be stoped.

ricky gervas stop write episodes for them, his one was very funny. by the way i spell he name wrong.
for yanks out there who dont know who he is, he was in the reality tv show one where he sings to marge about princess diana. i thought it was funny.

It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale.

There are plenty of shows that have been around a lot longer than The Simpsons...

Cornation Street first screened in 1960 for starters. East Enders has been running longer than The Simpsons as well.

In the US I think Meet The Press ran for some fifty odd years as well.

Yes, these new Simpsons episodes are so terrible it's not even funny. It really isn't. It's really said how this once wonderful show has sunken so far down. These guys need to realize that yes, they've had a wonderful run, but all good things must come to an end.

Death will probably be swift after the Simpsons movie, which I can assure you will fail misserably.

I don't even bother watching the new episodes. They've been trying to do political humor which is God awfull. THE SIMPSONS MUST END!

Yes, these new Simpsons episodes are so terrible it's not even funny. It really isn't. It's really said how this once wonderful show has sunken so far down. These guys need to realize that yes, they've had a wonderful run, but all good things must come to an end.

Death will probably be swift after the Simpsons movie, which I can assure you will fail misserably.

I don't even bother watching the new episodes. They've been trying to do political humor which is God awfull. THE SIMPSONS MUST END!

The Simpsons won't end unless a large amount of people stop watching them. The actual quality of the show doesn't matter, the quantity of the audience does.

Look at Firefly. Fox screwed it up, and it didn't make it through the first season. Does that mean it's not an awesome show? No! It means that Fox should be beaten with an angry marshmallow!

Matt Groening is already planning ahead methinks.

2007 - The Simpsons miovie is being released making me think no more new Simpsons.

2008 - Return of Futurama...

"The Island" was the last good episode, being as it was the literal "jumping of the shark" episode. The moment where everything about the original show was totally disregarded. It was a hilarious episode, but it also marked the departure from the Simpsons' previous attempts at good storytelling. Now it's all just "The Homer Does Wacky Stuff Show" and I'm getting really sick of it.

In short, they started copying Family Guy. Which is funny, because they always seem to say that Family Guy is plagiarism. :rolleyes:

Don't even get me started on South Park... Sure, it's funny, but it's so far up its own ass that it may never be able to pull itself out. Matt and Trey think they're so much better than every other show in the genre that it's really embarrassing, even for people such as myself who like the show.

And the writing isn't all that great, either. All they do nowadays is take Pop Culture and current events and spin them way out of proportion. It's very formulaic. And while Family Guy may be based on random humor, at least the episodes differ in structure, much unlike South Park.

The Simpsons won't end unless a large amount of people stop watching them. The actual quality of the show doesn't matter, the quantity of the audience does.

Look at Firefly. Fox screwed it up, and it didn't make it through the first season. Does that mean it's not an awesome show? No! It means that Fox should be beaten with an angry marshmallow!

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I second that motion.

i still like the simpsons. they still manage to be funny even though the writers are pushing an agenda. most of the time i think they are wittier than south park or family guy, not that those aren't hilarious either.

I love the Simpsons........Matt needs to put the humor from family guy into the simpsons....

I love the Simpsons........Matt needs to put the humor from family guy into the simpsons....
:rolleyes:
...because Family Guy is the height of humor...

...also Robot Chicken. :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
...because Family Guy is the height of humor...

...also Robot Chicken. :rolleyes:

Robot Chicken? I thought American Dad was another of matt's great ideas.

It's what I admire the classic British comedy for: They knew when to stop. Think 'Fawlty Towers' would still be viewed as such class if it had run for 10 seasons instead of 2? I don't.
Last of the Summer Wine went on for 30 years, or so, and had to keep replacing characters as the actors playing them died off.
Just to be a know-it-all jerk.

Matt Groening didn't make Family Guy. I was being sarcastic about it being funny, too. Robot Chicken is by Seth Green, who does the voice of Chris on Family Guy, and is the same kind of humor.

Well, not all Family Guy is bad, it's just been done and is stale, and increasingly mean spirited, especially the new episodes.

There are plenty of shows that have been around a lot longer than The Simpsons...

Cornation Street first screened in 1960 for starters. East Enders has been running longer than The Simpsons as well.

In the US I think Meet The Press ran for some fifty odd years as well.

BBC News has been going on for awhile too...

Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?
Saturday Night Live, anyone?
Or Bonanza, for that matter.

The Simpsons is stale. At this point, the Simpsons is copying the Simpsons, and without the innovation and difference that a non-Simpsons show would add to that. Kill it and revive Futurama.

The Simpsons is stale. At this point, the Simpsons is copying the Simpsons, and without the innovation and difference that a non-Simpsons show would add to that. Kill it and revive Futurama.

I'm afraid of the revival of Futurama... The series was fantastic, it would be a shame if the new episodes lose the spirit of the old...

Keep the simpsons Damnit!... Unless offcourse they replace it with new futurama episdoes.....

I think the last few seasons of the Simpsons have been great, and see no reason to end the series so soon. I also think those who think they've been stale a have stale sense of humor.

Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy. Hopefully we will have the great trio back on Sunday nights.

ugh it must go, right now. Its gone way too middle american/wholesome to be funny anymore. Not like back in the early to mid 90s when it actually had an edge.

Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy. Hopefully we will have the great trio back on Sunday nights.

Not likely, since Comedy Central now own the rights to Futurama and are bringing it back to their network in 2008, complete with 13 episodes for the first new season.

Isn't that the point? Offend nobody by offending everybody?
Tell that to the Scientologists. (They deserve it though for taking Isaac Hayes from us.)

Not likely, since Comedy Central now own the rights to Futurama and are bringing it back to their network in 2008, complete with 13 episodes for the first new season.

Comedy Central has it now? Oh well. It is disappointing though that we have to wait until 2008 though. Can't speed it up a little? I hope they will have the same writers though.

Just wait until the feature-length one, then it's all over.

South Park had one of those, and they are still here

Comedy Central has it now? Oh well. It is disappointing though that we have to wait until 2008 though. Can't speed it up a little? I hope they will have the same writers though.

The entire cast and crew are back producing episodes. No difference. It's the same old Futurama goodness, just with new episodes.

The entire cast and crew are back producing episodes. No difference. It's the same old Futurama goodness, just with new episodes.

If I'm not mistaken, didn't bender have two different voice actors?

If I'm not mistaken, didn't bender have two different voice actors?

Nope. John DiMaggio just didn't perfect his Bender voice in the first season.

The entire cast and crew are back producing episodes. No difference. It's the same old Futurama goodness, just with new episodes.

Something to look forward to then! :)

NO! The Simpsons is an amazing show. I don't care if some of their episodes are exactly the same as an old one.

Not likely, since Comedy Central now own the rights to Futurama and are bringing it back to their network in 2008, complete with 13 episodes for the first new season.
Scoregasm!

i had a dream last night about the simpsons movie, it was scary, it must be stoped.

ricky gervas stop write episodes for them, his one was very funny. by the way i spell he name wrong.
for yanks out there who dont know who he is, he was in the reality tv show one where he sings to marge about princess diana. i thought it was funny.
Man, his own show Extras is the hell as funny.
I'm afraid of the revival of Futurama... The series was fantastic, it would be a shame if the new episodes lose the spirit of the old...
Futurama has been shafted before and came back strongly, it will prevail!

Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?



how many years has it been on anyway

how many years has it been on anyway

Since 1989.

Am I the only one who think it's time for Fox and Matt Groening to end The Simpsons? It had a great run, and I don't think any other TV show (animated or not) will run as long as The Simpson's have, but the past few seasons of The Simpons's have been stale. The last espisode where I really laughed my butt off was the one about Catholicism and Bart and Homer converting to Catholicism. Other than that, the show just now get a chuckle from me. What do yall think, is it time to retire The Simpsons?

Agreed. I can't remember the last time I really laughed out loud at a Simpsons episode.

It's been time to end the Simpsons for 5 years. It can't remember the last time it made me laugh.

It was time to chop off their blocks ten years ago, already.