Have you watched the recent episodes of "The Simpsons?" I'm not even talking about this season's, or last year's, or the year before that. The show is dead to me, and has been for the last decade, at least. It is nothing but a money maker for FOX who will keep cranking it out for as long as people are too ignorant to care about quality.
What I really don't get is that the majority of critics still site it as one of the best shows on television. Are they for real? Can you compare ANY episode in the last 10 years against any of the comedic gems from the meaty seasons of 2-6? How brilliant and touching are the episodes where Lisa falls for the substitute teacher Mr. Bergstrom, or when Bart plays a trick on Mrs. Krabappel using Gordie Howe's picture only to let her down gently (and Homer's line, "Dear Baby. Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You."). That is barely the tip of the iceberg in terms of the stories filled with humor, satire, slapstick, and heart. The more recent episodes are nothing but non sequiturs that are soulless and what non-funny people think ARE funny jokes.
*sigh* I cannot comprehend how people think the show is "still so great" when the quality is no longer there. It's a shame really... and definitely an insult to the great writers who are long gone.
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