did some kid start on season 28 and is just truckin' along from there
in my mind people that watch the simpsons are mostly just there because of inertia at this point
Ive never met a human being under 30 who actually watches. I showed clips to my neice and nephew( 9 and 6). He loved Krusty and she was shocked Krusty almost said Ass but neither wanted to watch a full episode
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Adjusted for inflation, Homer’s 1996 income of $25,000 would be roughly $42,000 today, about 60 percent of the 2019 median U.S. income. But salary aside, the world for someone like Homer Simpson is far less secure. Union membership, which protects wages and benefits for millions of workers in positions like Homer’s, dropped from 14.5 percent in 1996 to 10.3 percent today. With that decline came the loss of income security and many guaranteed benefits, including health insurance and pension plans. In 1993’s episode “Last Exit to Springfield,” Lisa needs braces at the same time that Homer’s dental plan evaporates. Unable to afford Lisa’s orthodontia without that insurance, Homer leads a strike. Mr. Burns, the boss, eventually capitulates to the union’s demand for dental coverage, resulting in shiny new braces for Lisa and one fewer financial headache for her parents. What would Homer have done today without the support of his union?
The purchasing power of Homer’s paycheck, moreover, has shrunk dramatically. The median house costs 2.4 times what it did in the mid-’90s. Health-care expenses for one person are three times what they were 25 years ago. The median tuition for a four-year college is 1.8 times what it was then. In today’s world, Marge would have to get a job too. But even then, they would struggle. Inflation and stagnant wages have led to a rise in two-income households, but to an erosion of economic stability for the people who occupy them.
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Someone I follow on Twitter, Erika Chappell, recently encapsulated my feelings about The Simpsons in a tweet: “That a show which was originally about a dysfunctional mess of a family barely clinging to middle class life in the aftermath of the Reagan administration has now become aspirational is frankly the most on the nose manifestations [sic] of capitalist American decline I can think of.”
None of the Simpsons can truly die, for they line on forever within all of us, as well as syndication.
Edit: I saw a YouTube video once that had a theory I think might be at least partially correct: the Simpson's began declining because the writing room changed from comedians and writers working on a show to people who were big fans of the Simpson's who had this great idea when they were 12 for an episode.
i have never watched a single episode of the simpsons from start to finish
i think the absolute closest i've gotten is seeing about half of the episode where homer gets tronn'd when it was done up as a 3D attraction at the universal studios theme park
the thing that most people can agree on was that during its golden era, the simpsons was the best, funniest show on television
then over time the good writers left for other things and eventually it became this shambling husk of what it used to be
I honestly think if Disney moves it to plus exclusively and makes shorter seasons they could potentially have a really strong resurgence in quality. A big now flaw is they have less run time and have had to really fuck with the flow of the show.
No idea how you fix the hideous digital animation they use now
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i have never watched a single episode of the simpsons from start to finish
i think the absolute closest i've gotten is seeing about half of the episode where homer gets tronn'd when it was done up as a 3D attraction at the universal studios theme park
Missing out on a lot of really really good gags
Cept Disney + has it in the wrong aspect ratio so it isn't even easy to watch
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i have never watched a single episode of the simpsons from start to finish
i think the absolute closest i've gotten is seeing about half of the episode where homer gets tronn'd when it was done up as a 3D attraction at the universal studios theme park
Missing out on a lot of really really good gags
Cept Disney + has it in the wrong aspect ratio so it isn't even easy to watch
didn't they threaten to recast everyone at one point after salary negotiations had gone south
Fox has at least once but Disney doesnt really do that.
I assure you they have understudies for everyone. I imagine the New Carl was a good test for them going forward
I honestly hope Julie Kavner retires soon she sounds so bad as Marge it must really hurt her
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Adjusted for inflation, Homer’s 1996 income of $25,000 would be roughly $42,000 today, about 60 percent of the 2019 median U.S. income. But salary aside, the world for someone like Homer Simpson is far less secure. Union membership, which protects wages and benefits for millions of workers in positions like Homer’s, dropped from 14.5 percent in 1996 to 10.3 percent today. With that decline came the loss of income security and many guaranteed benefits, including health insurance and pension plans. In 1993’s episode “Last Exit to Springfield,” Lisa needs braces at the same time that Homer’s dental plan evaporates. Unable to afford Lisa’s orthodontia without that insurance, Homer leads a strike. Mr. Burns, the boss, eventually capitulates to the union’s demand for dental coverage, resulting in shiny new braces for Lisa and one fewer financial headache for her parents. What would Homer have done today without the support of his union?
The purchasing power of Homer’s paycheck, moreover, has shrunk dramatically. The median house costs 2.4 times what it did in the mid-’90s. Health-care expenses for one person are three times what they were 25 years ago. The median tuition for a four-year college is 1.8 times what it was then. In today’s world, Marge would have to get a job too. But even then, they would struggle. Inflation and stagnant wages have led to a rise in two-income households, but to an erosion of economic stability for the people who occupy them.
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Someone I follow on Twitter, Erika Chappell, recently encapsulated my feelings about The Simpsons in a tweet: “That a show which was originally about a dysfunctional mess of a family barely clinging to middle class life in the aftermath of the Reagan administration has now become aspirational is frankly the most on the nose manifestations [sic] of capitalist American decline I can think of.”
Adjusted for inflation, Homer’s 1996 income of $25,000 would be roughly $42,000 today, about 60 percent of the 2019 median U.S. income. But salary aside, the world for someone like Homer Simpson is far less secure. Union membership, which protects wages and benefits for millions of workers in positions like Homer’s, dropped from 14.5 percent in 1996 to 10.3 percent today. With that decline came the loss of income security and many guaranteed benefits, including health insurance and pension plans. In 1993’s episode “Last Exit to Springfield,” Lisa needs braces at the same time that Homer’s dental plan evaporates. Unable to afford Lisa’s orthodontia without that insurance, Homer leads a strike. Mr. Burns, the boss, eventually capitulates to the union’s demand for dental coverage, resulting in shiny new braces for Lisa and one fewer financial headache for her parents. What would Homer have done today without the support of his union?
The purchasing power of Homer’s paycheck, moreover, has shrunk dramatically. The median house costs 2.4 times what it did in the mid-’90s. Health-care expenses for one person are three times what they were 25 years ago. The median tuition for a four-year college is 1.8 times what it was then. In today’s world, Marge would have to get a job too. But even then, they would struggle. Inflation and stagnant wages have led to a rise in two-income households, but to an erosion of economic stability for the people who occupy them.
...
Someone I follow on Twitter, Erika Chappell, recently encapsulated my feelings about The Simpsons in a tweet: “That a show which was originally about a dysfunctional mess of a family barely clinging to middle class life in the aftermath of the Reagan administration has now become aspirational is frankly the most on the nose manifestations [sic] of capitalist American decline I can think of.”
Assuming the Simpsons will never end, how would you fix it so it could go back to its glory days?
Completely swap out the writers and focus on single story lines vs B and C plots would be my recommendation.
end it
theres too many factors that made the simpsons good that will never be recaptured
the family and socio-economic dynamics that made it relatable and the culture of vast optimism simply do not exist anymore and zoomers and young millennials never even knew that life
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No never
The problem the Simpsons has is they tried to adapt but only half.
So what they did was make the older fans not like it anymore because the humor changed but they didn’t update it enough for the times so the younger fans can’t relate to it.
It’s a show caught between generations that they just won’t let die because it still makes money on its name value alone.
Also, anything interesting those characters could have possibly said or done has already happened a thousand times over. There's nothing left there and hasn't been for a while.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
No never
I’m always of two minds when it comes to ending The Simpsons
On one hand. They’re beating a dead horse. I haven’t watched a new episode in its actual time slot in...20 years? It’s time to die.
On the other hand. I was 8 when it premiered on Tracy Ullman and 9 when it premiered as its own show. I’m 40 now. It’s just always been there for basically the entirety of my life and I’ll be sad when it goes.
It’s like when you have a family member on life support but they’re brain dead. You know they’re already gone but it still hurts to pull the plug.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
No never
I’m not comparing The Simpsons to losing a loved one so I apologize to anyone who has been in that situation.
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2002. Jesus Christ, almost 20 years of Simpsons since I stopped watching new episodes.
I know that, "Dang, there's a lot of The Simpsons" is hardly a revolutionary viewpoint, but holy shit is there a lot of The Simpsons
Nobody should do that.
did some kid start on season 28 and is just truckin' along from there
in my mind people that watch the simpsons are mostly just there because of inertia at this point
Ive never met a human being under 30 who actually watches. I showed clips to my neice and nephew( 9 and 6). He loved Krusty and she was shocked Krusty almost said Ass but neither wanted to watch a full episode
Strong "Dinosaurs" energy coming off of this suggestion.
Woah, I knew it had been a long time since I watched it but this shows just how long. I think I tapped out just after Maude Flanders died.
it was forbidden to watch growing up because my mom thought it promoted bad values (???) or something.
I could see it being a thing parents in their 30s introduce to their kids, but I would expect diminishing returns overall.
It's the dad rock of prime time cartoons
There is at least an okay b-plot in the idea of Gil finding an old computer hard drive full of Bitcoin.
A cow, ironically
Bender
this passage of time thing is a fucker
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then over time the good writers left for other things and eventually it became this shambling husk of what it used to be
Edit: I saw a YouTube video once that had a theory I think might be at least partially correct: the Simpson's began declining because the writing room changed from comedians and writers working on a show to people who were big fans of the Simpson's who had this great idea when they were 12 for an episode.
i think the absolute closest i've gotten is seeing about half of the episode where homer gets tronn'd when it was done up as a 3D attraction at the universal studios theme park
http://www.audioentropy.com/
None that I know!
I honestly think if Disney moves it to plus exclusively and makes shorter seasons they could potentially have a really strong resurgence in quality. A big now flaw is they have less run time and have had to really fuck with the flow of the show.
No idea how you fix the hideous digital animation they use now
Missing out on a lot of really really good gags
Cept Disney + has it in the wrong aspect ratio so it isn't even easy to watch
They added an aspect ratio option ages ago
Fox has at least once but Disney doesnt really do that.
I assure you they have understudies for everyone. I imagine the New Carl was a good test for them going forward
I honestly hope Julie Kavner retires soon she sounds so bad as Marge it must really hurt her
fuck you, pay me
Too late now.
Completely swap out the writers and focus on single story lines vs B and C plots would be my recommendation.
Coran Attack!
end it
theres too many factors that made the simpsons good that will never be recaptured
the family and socio-economic dynamics that made it relatable and the culture of vast optimism simply do not exist anymore and zoomers and young millennials never even knew that life
So what they did was make the older fans not like it anymore because the humor changed but they didn’t update it enough for the times so the younger fans can’t relate to it.
It’s a show caught between generations that they just won’t let die because it still makes money on its name value alone.
On one hand. They’re beating a dead horse. I haven’t watched a new episode in its actual time slot in...20 years? It’s time to die.
On the other hand. I was 8 when it premiered on Tracy Ullman and 9 when it premiered as its own show. I’m 40 now. It’s just always been there for basically the entirety of my life and I’ll be sad when it goes.
It’s like when you have a family member on life support but they’re brain dead. You know they’re already gone but it still hurts to pull the plug.
It just seemed like an apt description.