Will The Simpsons End In 2014?

karaokeman · 15-07-2013 1:45pm #1

I know Harry Shearer has said it will and that most of the actors likely won't be in it for another 25 years due to health reasons, but we've been hearing proposed end dates for years.

I'd think maybe another 5 years on top of the recent renewal at least, so that will be 30 seasons.

NegativeCreep · 15-07-2013 1:48pm

We can only hope!

Diabhal Beag · 15-07-2013 2:15pm

It's been dead for a long time. Still the greatest TV of any form in its prime.

squonk · 15-07-2013 4:13pm

I watch it now down to a kind of tradition and sheer habit but rarely enjoy it these days. I thik we've been getting the hints that the end is nigh for the past few years. Kind of like a softening of the blow and I think we all know the end is overdue. Some part of me still wants to see it go on a bit longer though!

spank_inferno · 15-07-2013 9:01pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

It's been dead for a long time. Still the greatest TV of any form in its prime.

Some episodes in the last couple of seasons have been amongst their best.

Its a cliche to say: "its been crap for years...."

Westernyelp · 15-07-2013 9:02pm

Time to bow out gracefully now I think

764dak · 18-07-2013 4:33am

I want more episodes with lesser characters such as Lewis, Richard, Smug Girl, Allison, Jessica etc.

corkonion · 18-07-2013 4:36am

I would like to see it continue, but to have the characters grow older and see a new generation of simpsons arrive.

phasers · 18-07-2013 12:14pm

764dak wrote: »

I want more episodes with lesser characters such as Lewis, Richard, Smug Girl, Allison, Jessica etc.

Who's smug girl?

18-07-2013 2:40pm

spank_inferno wrote: »

Some episodes in the last couple of seasons have been amongst their best.

Its a cliche to say: "its been crap for years...."

Cliches often have a lot of truth in them, The Simpsons being crap for years is pure truth.

briany · 18-07-2013 2:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Cliches often have a lot of truth in them, The Simpsons being crap for years is pure truth.

If the series ends next year, it'll have been crap twice as long as it was good. That's quite a statistic given the length of the show's run!

phasers · 18-07-2013 3:09pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0PJYqzht3s

Nobody can say we weren't warned.

764dak · 18-07-2013 8:24pm

phasers wrote: »

Who's smug girl?

http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Smug_Girl

764dak · 18-07-2013 8:56pm

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F11.html (Bart's Comet)

If you look at the reviews of this episode you would say the show has been rubbish since at least 1995.

Martin Crim: "Tonight's episode was an embarrassment and a
disappointment. If I were trying to get a friend hooked on The
Simpsons, I would never show them that episode. The plot was
extremely lame and contrived. There were a couple funny moments,
but that was all."
Joe Manfre: "what the hell? I seem to remember when Simpsons episodes
had plots which related to rather than hopelessly contorting real
life. This continued in the recent trend of episodes being little
more than jokes barely strung together by a thin, unbelievable plot."
Christine Tiplady: "This episode was a KLUNKER. No exploration of
characters or real issues; just a wild premise. The Simpsons is
still one of the funniest shows going, but it takes more than that
to make it the truly amazing show it usually is."

A lot of people also hated "Homer the Great", "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" among others.

Will The Simpsons End In 2014?

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