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Toxy on 20 December 2014

The first 1-10 seasons was definitely the peak of The Simpsons' quality.

Seasons 11-15 still had some fantastic episodes, followed by a gradual decline in quality from there.

I believe they should have ended at season 15. The show lacks the appeal it once had, and overall the show is having an identity crisis. I have stopped watching the show since season 19, however I have stumbled across some newer episodes here and there. Some of it is trying to emulate Family Guy's humour - which is absurd. The Simpsons was/is popular for what it was, not what it has become.



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DerpSandwich on 20 December 2014

Before the 2001 season started. That was when I suddenly realized how terrible it had become. Up to that point it tapered off, but it all went to hell starting that season.



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AlfredoTurkey on 20 December 2014
mornelithe said:
AlfredoTurkey said:
mornelithe said:

Actually, no, I don't agree.  The Simpsons had some great years, and some not so great years.  A rollercoaster of quality if you will.  However, I'd elect to watch the Simpsons over 95% of the horseshit people call TV nowadays.  Then again, watching TV, like playing a video game, is something you choose to do.  Fox will cancel the Simpson's, when it's no longer drawing big ratings.  Not only do I watch the Simpsons every week, I also watch reruns on FX constantly.


I am just about the biggest Simpsons nut on the planet and if you asked me around 2002 if they were in delcine, I'd have said hell no and been in total denial but looking back now? The show began it's dip in the 11th season. Seasons 1-10 were gold and will probably never come close to being challenged as far as animation is concerned. But, I really think they should have called it quits after season 10. 

 

Much like the show Seinfeld which went off the air on top, The Simpsons could have and probably should have done the same after year 10. It's still good from time to time, but it's a shadow of what it was in the 90's.

While that all may be true, it's still pretty popular, and it's not required watching.  If people don't like the new episodes, there's reruns available everywhere, and...they can always change the channel.  I still enjoy them, myself.


Some of them are good, some are bad. The things I really dislike about the newer shows is the fact that alot of the characters personalities have changed and they behave, say things differently than they would have in the 90's. There is also this push for modern things like cell phones and tablets etc. which don't seem to fit in imo. Plus, the voices are ALL different with the exception of Homer. Moe, Marge, Lenny even Bart sound weird now. 

Over all, I just don't see why they continue on. As an artist myself, I don't think I'd be able to do it. Even if there were enough people to warrant keeping the show on the air, I'd know it wasn't up to the standards set back in the glorly years and probably shut it down.

I guess for people like you, it's a good thing I'm not in charge lol



mickmrly on 21 December 2014

It should have finished when it went bad after the 10th season. Shows like family guy, south park and the Simpsons seem to just be going on and on these days.



DanneSandin on 21 December 2014

I still think it's great!



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fielding88 on 21 December 2014

Just wanted to add one more thing about when the show MIGHT end down the road: when one of the main voice cast passes away. That's the only real way I can see the show ending (assuming it keeps making money forever). What worries me the most is that the cast is getting older (not terribly old), and if any of them passes away, they won't even get to end the show "properly" with all the main characters present.



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Guitarguy on 21 December 2014

Just after season 8, 9 at the most. The quality REALLY declined after those seasons. I can't even watch a Simpson's episodue after that.



Guitarguy on 21 December 2014
JWeinCom said:
fielding88 said:
I've actually thought a lot about this. They should've ended it with the "Behind the Laughter" episode, so at the end of season 11. That was in 2000, and I feel the show never truly made it out of the 90s.


Pretty much this.  

For me, the moment that the Simpson's really jumped the shark came in season 10.  In the episode where Homer becomes an outsider artist.  There's a knock on the door and homer, thinking it is a person with whom he'd had a fender bender, casually picked up a shotgun to head downstairs.

Yup.  Homer Simpson just grabs a shotgun to confront someone.  It was a mildly amusing sight gag, but it was clear by that point that sight gags and silliness were more important than story, intelligence, or characters.  Instead of evolving on the things that made the Simpsons stand out, they devolved into standard cartooniness.

I guess if they're still making money, then good for them.  But so many shows are better.  I'm honestly not sure who watches the Simpsons anymore.


Totally agree with this. The Simpsons are around season 9-10 began to turn 'zany' and the storylines lacked the journey and cohesion that the series was so loved for. Some old school Simpson's episodes had a proper character arc and a journey beneath all the funny gags. After season 9-10, that all went away and each episode felt like 3-4 'mini-sodes' back to back with very little connecting them.



StokedUp on 21 December 2014

The Simpsons is ok and it's still sometimes pulls out some good new episodes I'm not sure whether it should be cancelled though. It's still enjoyed by millions, I just can't beleive Futurama didn't do as well it it because in my opinion Futurama was the better one and has so much more potential for greater episodes due to its theme I also prefer almost every character in Futurama compared to the the Simpsons, Fry leela farnsworth and all the rest are just better than homer, marge, Bart and gang.



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Nintentacle on 21 December 2014

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