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So anyone here going to see the Simpsons Movie?

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

Anyway, after seeing some commercials for the movie, they seem to be on par with the recent Simpsons opposed to the old ones that were actually funny.

I for one will not see the movie. Hopefully it will cause The Simpsons to kill itself off, thus cutting off the flow of bad episodes that plague the good old re-runs.

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

You think erroneously.

You think erroneously.

No, actually.

There was a thread on this topic and it was a fairly unanimous agreement that the new episodes are pretty bad.

Since I have no drive to go to the movies by myself and have run out of anyone to go to the movies with, no I won't.

So anyone here going to see the Simpsons Movie?

no, 1+ hours of even the classics is too much for me

I for one will not see the movie. Hopefully it will cause The Simpsons to kill itself off, thus cutting off the flow of bad episodes that plague the good old re-runs.

iirc the plan has always been to end it with a movie

No, actually.

There was a thread on this topic and it was a fairly unanimous agreement that the new episodes are pretty bad.
You all think erroneously.

I don't know, I'm worried it will bomb and will tarnish the series, which even if it is still decent has declined fairly far from its peak. I want the series to go out on a good note, not a bad one...

But at least Futurama is coming back, so maybe there is still hope.

Nope.

No. I haven't went to the movie theater in probably 8 years.

Nah. The Simpsons haven't really been any good on t.v. in a long time, and I haven't seen an episode in years. Not interested in the movie.

But at least Futurama is coming back, so maybe there is still hope.

That's good news,I agree. I really like that show. :)

I don't know, I'm worried it will bomb and will tarnish the series, which even if it is still decent has declined fairly far from its peak. I want the series to go out on a good note, not a bad one...

But at least Futurama is coming back, so maybe there is still hope.

I sort of got the feeling that that's what they really wanted to be making. Partially contributing to the decline in quality. (though I haven't seen any of the really new ones).

No, I hate the Simpsons.

Is the sky blue?

So anyone here going to see the Simpsons Movie?

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

Anyway, after seeing some commercials for the movie, they seem to be on par with the recent Simpsons opposed to the old ones that were actually funny.

I for one will not see the movie. Hopefully it will cause The Simpsons to kill itself off, thus cutting off the flow of bad episodes that plague the good old re-runs.
I might... but most likely I'll wait for the DVD.

Once upon a time the Simpsons was funny, but that time is long gone, and I am afraid the movie will be full of not-so-subtle right-wing politico statements, so I will stay away from it, HP will be better anyways.

No, actually.

There was a thread on this topic and it was a fairly unanimous agreement that the new episodes are pretty bad.

Well, I know I didn't post on that thread.

Although I haven't been watching the Simpsons (or any other tv, for that matter) lately, as I'm usually too tired after getting home from work.

Yes. I'll probably go to the midnight showing, which assuming it's a worldwide release could be the first general release show in the world, after all the pre-release shows they go through. I know it will never be good enough to satisfy me, but I'm doing it anyway.

Once upon a time the Simpsons was funny, but that time is long gone, and I am afraid the movie will be full of not-so-subtle right-wing politico statements, so I will stay away from it, HP will be better anyways.

Are you sure you're watching the same show everyone else is? :p I'd like to see an example of the Simpsons being right-wing, even by European standards. ;)

Depends what the critics say about it.

But yeah, the series hasn't been funny since like the fourth appearance of Sideshow Bob. I don't know when that was though.

Are you sure you're watching the same show everyone else is? :p I'd like to see an example of the Simpsons being right-wing, even by European standards. ;)

Well not overtly, but occasionally the 'liberal' or 'politically correct' line may come up.

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.



I have agreed to no such thing.

I have agreed to no such thing.

You're right - he should have thrown an "almost" or "nearly" in there someplace. :p

I have agreed to no such thing.

Did they get funny again or something since I stopped watching? 'Cus I distinctly remember watching whole episodes and not laughing once or even thinking anything was particularly clever.

Did they get funny again or something since I stopped watching? 'Cus I distinctly remember watching whole episodes and not laughing once or even thinking anything was particularly clever.

If I had to pinpoint an exact spot, I'd say the season opener where Homer goes to New York was the beginning of the end - thinngs just went downhill from there. That would've been around '98. Still an impressive run though, '87 to '98.

Yes, I will, and though some of the recent seasons have been a bit derivative (unsurprising after so many), I expect the movie to be worth the wait. In my view, The Simpsons still pwns virtually any other show on air.

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

Anyway, after seeing some commercials for the movie, they seem to be on par with the recent Simpsons opposed to the old ones that were actually funny.


You are entitled to your opinion...however hideously flawed it may be.

Once upon a time the Simpsons was funny, but that time is long gone, and I am afraid the movie will be full of not-so-subtle right-wing politico statements, so I will stay away from it, HP will be better anyways.

What are you smoking?

The Simpsons leans left, if it leans at all, and is an equal opportunity generator of satire.

HP will be excellent, but "better"? It's a completely different animal.

I'm going to see it, but I kinda hope it bombs, my friend is fanatical about The Simpsons, so I hope it'll shut him up.

I'm going to see it, but I kinda hope it bombs, my friend is fanatical about The Simpsons, so I hope it'll shut him up.

You'll probably be pleased - I don't think it's expected to do very well. Not terrible, but not big.

The Simpsons leans left

Maybe by bizarro USA standards, but not really, no.

You'll probably be pleased - I don't think it's expected to do very well. Not terrible, but not big.

I don't think I'll do well anyway. It's stupid. It's not just a cartoon, but an animated sitcom; would you make a Seinfeld movie?

No, actually.

There was a thread on this topic and it was a fairly unanimous agreement that the new episodes are pretty bad.

Yes, actually.

Unless of course this thread was such a spectacle that each and every single one of the posters here partook in it, which I can at once say did not happen.

I have Season Five on DVD. Recent episodes can't hold a candle to it. I'd probably go to see it for the sake of it though.

I have Season Five on DVD. Recent episodes can't hold a candle to it. I'd probably go to see it for the sake of it though.

I just saw the one where Homer and Ned become friends. God, there's a gag every five seconds, and they're all FUNNY.

Maybe by bizarro USA standards, but not really, no.

I'm still not seeing examples. :p

The old clip show skit about Matt Groening "inserting right-wing messages" was funny for the reason that he tries to do the opposite, after all. :p

I just saw the one where Homer and Ned become friends. God, there's a gag every five seconds, and they're all FUNNY.

I'm pretty sure that's an older one, though. ;) Unless they reconciled for a second time, which I wouldn't doubt, I guess.

I'm pretty sure that's an older one, though. ;) Unless they reconciled for a second time, which I wouldn't doubt, I guess.

Yeah, it is an old one. That was the point. The old ones were hilarious, the new ones suck.

Yeah, it is an old one. That was the point. The old ones were hilarious, the new ones suck.

Oh, right. No disagreement then. :p

Maybe by bizarro USA standards, but not really, no.

Hence the "if it leans at all" addition.

There's a movie?

I might watch it on TV some time.

I'm still not seeing examples. :p

The old clip show skit about Matt Groening "inserting right-wing messages" was funny for the reason that he tries to do the opposite, after all. :pI'd say the Simpsons is/was right-leaning at times. I watched the tell tale head episode the other day. Phew, the christian morality was just oozing out of it. Oh yes, and what's the early Simpsons obessesion with Edgar Alan Poe. I suddenly seem to remember it referencing him and his work quite a lot.

I'd say the Simpsons is/was right-leaning at times. I watched the tell tale head episode the other day. Phew, the christian morality was just oozing out of it. Oh yes, and what's the early Simpsons obessesion with Edgar Alan Poe. I suddenly seem to remember it referencing him and his work quite a lot.

I only vaguely remember that one. Couldn't really say, but beyond that one and the one fragmented episode devoted to Poe, I don't recall any other referrences to him. I'd say the show is somewhat friendly to (moderate) religion - but religion and political conservatism aren't the same. ;)

I want to...but then I saw that clip of "Spiderpig" in the commercial...so I dunno...

i haven't gone to ANY movie in ages. they've gotten way to expensive, AND i've gotten way to 'cheap' in my old age.

simpsons arn't matt groening's best work by my personal take on such things. not bad or anything against them. but that they seem to be the most popular of it says more about the society in which they are then the man himself.

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The Simpsons Movie will probably be absolute crap, but on the other hand, it will also probably make about £93 billion in about 20 minutes of ticket sales just because it's The Simpsons.

I'll probably see it with my chums and then again with The Ladyfriend, and may or may not find it amusing either time.

I don't like the Simpsons. Never have.

I only vaguely remember that one. Couldn't really say, but beyond that one and the one fragmented episode devoted to Poe, I don't recall any other referrences to him. I'd say the show is somewhat friendly to (moderate) religion - but religion and political conservatism aren't the same. ;)Sorry, I forgot to mention I also remembered George H.W. Bush's quote syaing that Americans ought to be more like the Waltons (:confused:) and less like the Simpsons. Or something. And since he's right wing... nope... I've forgotten my point.

Maybe it's that the Simpsons aren't Hollywood liberals.

HP will be better anyways.

Is HP the new Harry Potter flick? If so, it was incredibly boring.

I will be going to the Simpsons movie. I agree the latest episodes have been pretty bad.

EVen if I wanted too I couldn't afford to watch the movie... I had someone get ahold of my credit card number and run up hundreds of dollars worth of charges online in a matter of hours... fortunatly my bank caught it. Sadly, I am responsible for the charges until my credit card holder accepts the fact that I was not the one who did it.

So anyone here going to see the Simpsons Movie?

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

Anyway, after seeing some commercials for the movie, they seem to be on par with the recent Simpsons opposed to the old ones that were actually funny.

I for one will not see the movie. Hopefully it will cause The Simpsons to kill itself off, thus cutting off the flow of bad episodes that plague the good old re-runs.

I'll see it, to see if it's anything more than just slapstick.

I want to...but then I saw that clip of "Spiderpig" in the commercial...so I dunno...

I was hopeful. Then the first clip of the movie I saw was Homer between a rock and a building with a sign that said "A Hard Place". Being staked through the heart is ten times more subtle and funny than that "joke".

It could be good, it could be shit, only one way to find out, but if I were to put my money on it, Id say it will give the initial impression of being good but actually being fairly safe and dumb and therefore shit but scented.

"spider pig, spider pig..........does whatever spider pig does.."

I'd say the Simpsons is/was right-leaning at times. I watched the tell tale head episode the other day. Phew, the christian morality was just oozing out of it. Oh yes, and what's the early Simpsons obessesion with Edgar Alan Poe. I suddenly seem to remember it referencing him and his work quite a lot.

Christian morality? Reverend Lovejoy and the church have come in for heavy satire in The Simpsons' history.

But at least Futurama is coming back, so maybe there is still hope.

Fry: You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You gotta hope even more, and cover your ears and go like la la la la ..

*dances weasel dance*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2WiQZandJo

Yeah, definitely.

I actually quite enjoy the newer episodes. The old ones were funny the first couple of times but they've been rerun so often that I can't stand to watch them anymore.

So anyone here going to see the Simpsons Movie?

I think we have all agreed that the recent episodes aren't funny, or even remotely funny for that matter.

Anyway, after seeing some commercials for the movie, they seem to be on par with the recent Simpsons opposed to the old ones that were actually funny.

I for one will not see the movie. Hopefully it will cause The Simpsons to kill itself off, thus cutting off the flow of bad episodes that plague the good old re-runs.

Wrong.
I think that the new episodes are as intelligent and funny as the old ones, and I for one cannot wait to see the new movie, it looks hilarious.

Wrong.
I think that the new episodes are as intelligent and funny as the old ones, and I for one cannot wait to see the new movie, it looks hilarious.

Amen, brother. All the things I found funny about The Simpsons is still there, really. I never found them 'shocking' or 'outragious,' just smartly written and the little things that make me laugh ("There's no air in space." "There's an Air and Space Museum!" or Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns' anachranisms, the borderline Edithness of Marge, the balance between the literal and fantastic in the way they approach the jokes. All the things I like are still there, I don't need Homer jumping a canyon for it to still be funny (Though that is one of my favorite episodes)

The new episodes are different. They don't have a good consistent plot, but you can still laugh at the humour and satire. However the old episodes were better because the plot was funny, where as today the plot is irellavent and it's more about squeezing as many jokes in as possible.

I was hopeful. Then the first clip of the movie I saw was Homer between a rock and a building with a sign that said "A Hard Place". Being staked through the heart is ten times more subtle and funny than that "joke".

Well geez, with an attitude like that it's no wonder you can't enjoy it.

The new episodes are different. They don't have a good consistent plot, but you can still laugh at the humour and satire. However the old episodes were better because the plot was funny, where as today the plot is irellavent and it's more about squeezing as many jokes in as possible.

How odd...for a...comedy....:confused:

Well geez, with an attitude like that it's no wonder you can't enjoy it.

What, because the "joke" is poorly-written and horrendously unfunny?


In my opinion, The Simpsons (Movie) should've been a chronicle, and not just an extended episode. I'm talking a chronicle of Abe Simpson from his younger years to the present Simpson family, and how everybody came to know each other and why the people are the way they are. You know, a little thing called tying up the loose ends with an all-encompassing plot.

Though I guess people can't always be expected to do the right thing. The right thing in this instance being the making of a decent film. Now, if the trailers are wholly misleading and the movie is actually just like what I described, I'll be impressed.

All I get to watch are animated shows. If I toss down the $13 for a movie, it's got to be something R rated.

Christian morality? Reverend Lovejoy and the church have come in for heavy satire in The Simpsons' history.

Flanders maybe? :p I mean, despite being a total rube, Flanders is sort of a good guy, I guess.

Sure I'll see the Simpsons movie! I can't guarantee I'll see it when it's actually out, since I can't seem to keep track of these things, but I'll certainly see it.

How odd...for a...comedy....:confused:

MASH has always had a plot for its episode which is extremely important. And it's an A-1 comedy.

I'm dreading this movie. The series should have died years ago, and they just keep squeezing every ounce of life out of it, until now it's a cartoon body-snatcher version of itself; it's a caricature of what it used to be. It just plain ol' sucks.

I've seen one trailer with several laughs, and I'm willing to bet that all of the luaghs are in that trailer.

Of course, I will go see it. I'm stupid that way, but I'm hoping to trash it. (Although I suppose I could be surprised, and enjoy it.)

MASH has always had a plot for its episode which is extremely important. And it's an A-1 comedy.

Family Guy on the other hand squeezes as many jokes in as possible and it's the same

Family Guy on the other hand squeezes as many jokes in as possible and it's the same

Family Guy is already beginning to slow down due to the lack of jokes to use.

Flanders maybe? :p I mean, despite being a total rube, Flanders is sort of a good guy, I guess.

Flanders IS actually a cool guy, even if he does bump uglies next to nature and jogging trails.

Flanders IS actually a cool guy, even if he does bump uglies next to nature and jogging trails.

Heh. I must've missed that episode. :p But yeah, aside from being emotionally stunted and screwing up his kids, Flanders is a decent guy.

Family Guy on the other hand squeezes as many jokes in as possible and it's the same

Family Guy is too laugh-a-minute. I'm for Yankee comedy. There's stuff between the jokes as well.

The Simpsons are still good in some respects. I enjoy their hew episodes still. They aren't changing with the times fast enough though.

I'm definitely goign to see the movie since 1) I like the series and 2) I've been watching it from it's beginnings on Tracey Ulman.

We need to support The Simpsons. They give us a glimpse of how silly American society is. And for those of you who think the show is long dead and not funny, you need to dig deeper. VIVA THE SIMPSONS!!! DOWN WITH FAMILY GUY!

We need to support The Simpsons. They give us a glimpse of how silly American society is. And for those of you who think the show is long dead and not funny, you need to dig deeper. VIVA THE SIMPSONS!!! DOWN WITH FAMILY GUY!

Shhhh.

The grown-ups are talking

Was thinking of reserving a ticket for the midnight showing.

*Anticipation*

The Simpsons may have gone downhill over the last few years, but it's still better than probably 90% of the shows out there right now. It's one of the very few shows that I actually bother to watch on anything approaching a regular basis.

I'll go see the film, but I'll be sure to go to a matinee show and save a few bucks. I don't exactly expect a laugh riot, but I'm sure it'll make for a fun afternoon. :)

iirc the plan has always been to end it with a movie

As of March 20, 2006, it was renewed for a 19th season due to be aired in 2007–2008, premiering on September 23, 2007.[7][8]

Nope, the Simpsons isn't going to die for a little while.
I think I've seen every Simpsons at least 5 times, but I won't see the movie. It seems like the final capitulation to Family Guy.

They aren't changing with the times fast enough though.

I'd actually say that they're changing too much. For instance, I think that here's what happened to the Simpsons:
1. Someone realized that Family Guy was pretty popular.
2. The writers of the Simpsons decided to try emulate Family Guy.
3. They aren't good at it.

The Simpsons episodes from 10 years ago are still great, even now.