The Simpsons

[gardenparty]

both good points.

it's sad news but honestly the show ran its course years ago. They should end it with Shearer still involved

[Will]

I don't watch new episodes, but it feels really wrong that they'd go on without him. They said they're looking to other voice actors to fill his roles. Awful.

[BurtReynolds]

Matt Groening, HOW MUCH MONEY IS ENOUGH?

[ridleybradout]

So Harry Shearer has quit

[Simple Torture]

Did you all know that Harry Schearer did voiceover work in Star Wars?

[zeb]

does it really matter? i mean, do people still watch new episodes of the simpsons?

Of course they do. Not everyone is a jaded boarder, LV.

[Jorge]

For the last few days I've been watching a season 3 episode every morning immediately after waking up. I forgot how much I love that season. Season 4 is when it started approaching genius, but s3 is really fucking funny. And sweet. A lot of heart in this season.

[LoathedVermin72]

I have trouble breaking this show down by seasons. Since I was in my early teens, I've been watching it in syndication, so it just became this homogeneous "thing" in my mind. Even though I own a bunch of seasons on DVD/Blu-ray now, I still can't compartmentalize the episodes that way. All I know is I can watch any episode from 1991 through roughly 2003ish and it will always be great.

[tommymtcom]

1 -2 - too much Bart
3 - 9 - Solid Gold
10 - Some good episodes, but the quality drops quite significantly
11 - Shocking decline in quality

[lennytheweedwhacker]

1 -2 - too much Bart
3 - 9 - Solid Gold
10 - Some good episodes, but the quality drops quite significantly
11 - Shocking decline in quality

this is pretty much spot on, the best i can remember...i stopped watching completely around season 12 though there were a few good episodes sprinkled in here and there

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm always shocked when people think the "drop" happened that early. I think it was still killer then. "Beyond Blunderdome" is one of my favorite episodes. Actually, a lot of those are some of my favorites.

[doug rr]

lets all post season 3 gifs

[Chris_H_2]

it's not a gif, but . . .

[doug rr]

[Chris_H_2]

[Chris_H_2]

[doug rr]

[Jorge]

That's the one I saw this morning.

[stip]

I'm a season and a half behind. I need to find the time to get caught up

[Jorge]

1 -2 - too much Bart
3 - 9 - Solid Gold
10 - Some good episodes, but the quality drops quite significantly
11 - Shocking decline in quality

I watched a couple of season 9 episodes this morning ("Lisa's Sax" and "This Little Wiggy") and I think already there's a steep decline in the writing, especially after having watched the entirety of season 3. There's an over-reliance on random cutaways and people acting completely out of character for the purpose of a punchline, which is often targeting low-hanging fruit. It feels like the version of the show that Family Guy stole their shtick from.