[kj] FW: Re: who hates the simpsons.....

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

To Leigh,

Yeah, there is a big feeling esp. among fans that the series peaked 
around Seasons 6 - 8, which'd be mid to late 90s. It possibly did peak 
then, but I think there are still enough good shows each season to 
redeem it, with some astoundingly clever ones, even, since then...

As with any show that has been around for almost 20 years, there will be 
bad episodes, even entire seasons that aren't up to par. But there are 
still enough really good, clever episodes in each season to save it from 
jumping the shark, as it were, in my opinion. A lot of episodes I saw in 
this last season I didn't care for. But then I saw a few near the end 
where I thought, Damn, that is actually really funny. This doesn't mean 
the movie won't suck -- it might, or it might not. The publicity for it 
has gone into "so overhyped people will hate it just to backlash against 
feeling pressured by the publicity," which is kinda dangerous territory 
for them and ironic given the Simpsons usually mocks the kinds of PR 
crap that is being doled out for the film.

Now Saturday Night Live -- there's a beast that needs to be put out of 
its misery.... That thing hasn't been funny in ages. MADTv also sucks now.

-Oliver


Thomas Kennedy wrote:

> I believe I'm the only person in the U.S. that doesn't like the 

> Simpsons - never found them funny.............

>  

> -Tom.

>

> */Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>/* wrote:

>

>     There has to be someone else on this list who agrees that the

>     Simpsons lost its edge years and years ago. They've been coasting

>     on the same tired old jokes and ambigious zaniness for way too

>     long. I try and watch new episodes and I just sit there and stare

>     without so much as chuckling. I think it was around the mid to

>     late 90s when it peaked and started its steady decline into drek.

>     Too bad, cuz it was amazing for awhile there. Anyways, Southpark 4

>     life.

>

>     Leigh

>

>

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