| 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.
