When did The Simpsons get bad?

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

Man, these youtube opinion videos… Honest question, how often do you feel just informed after watching one of those and not at least a little angry? Because I never watch any of them and I get angry just seeing the stupid thumbnail and the awful clickbait title. And that‘s all these pseudo-experts are trying to do - generate negativity.

They're pretty much reporting the news, not their fault the news is all negative nowadays.

Apparently the co-creator said Homer will indeed continue to strangle Bart. It sounds like this was just a joke and everyone blew it out of proportion and took it at face value.

Honestly though, everyone is such an oversensitive pussy nowadays, it would be believable that they would remove Homer choking Bart. I mean, they got rid of Apu over literal nonsense.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

They're pretty much reporting the news, not their fault the news is all negative nowadays.

Apparently the co-creator said Homer will indeed continue to strangle Bart. It sounds like this was just a joke and everyone blew it out of proportion and took it at face value.

See, there‘s your contradiction right there. It‘s not news, just a quote taken out of context and spun into clickbait fake news.

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah, yeah. Well hey. Forgive me/us for jumping the gun on a kind of thing that is happening widespread, wantonly.

[Barkworm]

The point is, if you‘re angry about societal issues, getting even angrier because some youtube idiot sh*ts their garbage content into the world and doesn‘t even reasearch it properly, is probably not going to improve anything on the actual problem.

[ZariusTwo]

I'd probably just have Homer choke Bart in the Treehouse of Horrors exclusively going forward. Make it a once a year tradition.

[Wildcat]

Like I said in my previous post people just like complaining about woke stuff.

I knew that line was just a self reference when I watched it. It never struck me as a woke thing.

The latest Treehouse of Horror was pretty graphic. The Sideshow Bob segment. It was creative too. Could have been an entire Halloween episode but nobody wants to talk about the show still being good. Not saying every episode is.

[Barkworm]

I haven‘t watched any Simpsons episodes in years. I stopped watching the show when season 13 came out but I hadn‘t enjoyed any episodes for a couple of years by then. Season 9 still had its share of hilarious episodes but that was when the show started to go downhill. That‘s an amazing run though, how many shows can claim they‘ve had about 200 great episodes?

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I haven‘t watched any Simpsons episodes in years. I stopped watching the show when season 13 came out but I hadn‘t enjoyed any episodes for a couple of years by then. Season 9 still had its share of hilarious episodes but that was when the show started to go downhill. That‘s an amazing run though, how many shows can claim they‘ve had about 200 great episodes?

The recent seasons have been really good too, largely in part to Al finally promoting someone to co-showrunner

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

The recent seasons have been really good too, largely in part to Al finally promoting someone to co-showrunner

I think the latest episode that I saw years ago was one you recommended. It was set in the future and I remember you saying the episode could have worked well as a series finale. Do you know which one that was?

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I think the latest episode that I saw years ago was one you recommended. It was set in the future and I remember you saying the episode could have worked well as a series finale. Do you know which one that was?

I think that one was 'Barthood'

[CyberCubed]

I did a full rewatch of the first 10 seasons earlier this year along with a select handful of eps from Season 11 and 12, and then watched the movie and the future episode as the finale. Good enough time to stop there.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I am a dvd collector and I only own the first 12 seasons of the Simpsons along with the movie. I think that you can see a significant decline after season 10, but 11 and 12 are still decent. Every episode that I have seen after 12 was atrocious.

[member_removed]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

The recent seasons have been really good too, largely in part to Al finally promoting someone to co-showrunner

My wife heard good things about Treehouse of Horror XXXIII, so we put it on Disney+ we enjoyed it and kept watching. I've seen about half of season 34 now and I've enjoyed it.

It's not Seasons 3-9 quality. But it's a massive step up.

I think the rot set in around season 11 with Saddlesore Galtica (S11e13). I always thought the Simpsons had a sense of realism when I was a kid. Struggling for money to pay for air conditioning, etc. But ****ing murderous trolls posing as jockey's. Good grief.

I think the last great episode from the early run was "A tale of two Springfields" S12e02.

I'm going to finish season 34 and might start 33. It's nice to be enjoying the Simpsons again.

Julie Kavner is sounding every day of her 73 years of age.

[TheCanadiandrome]

It has its moments. I still enjoy watching it. It’s not nearly as bad as South Park, that just got terrible, haven’t watched it in years aside from those stupid Covid specials. Other than Simpsons, I still watch Family Guy, Bobs Burgers, Futurama & American Dad

[Prowler]

I do wonder what will happen the day The Simpsons finally end. The property is not going to die and I think that's obvious. But where will they go from there? An eventual new cartoon series? And how much would it differ?

[CyberCubed]

Once Marge's VA dies, it's time to call it quits.

[IMJ]

Wonder how many "hours of the Simpsons" we have now. Like.... at what point in life does it become impossible to watch every Simpsons episode ever made?

[CyberCubed]

The Simpsons has less episodes than a lot of popular anime, it's easily possible to watch them all still. If people can binge watch 500-1000+ ep anime this is possible.

[member_removed]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Once Marge's VA dies, it's time to call it quits.

Yeah, Julie Kavner is 73 and Harry Shearer is 79. The cast isn't getting any younger.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Prowler

I do wonder what will happen the day The Simpsons finally end. The property is not going to die and I think that's obvious. But where will they go from there? An eventual new cartoon series? And how much would it differ?

probably one last movie for sure. I do recall Matt Groening saying as much, after how well the movie did. doubt they'd do another series or even a reboot as what would they gain from doin that

Originally Posted by member_removed

Yeah, Julie Kavner is 73 and Harry Shearer is 79. The cast isn't getting any younger.

retirement could be imminent, albeit perhaps VA's last longer