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03-05-2008, 03:31 PM
| | | | Have The Simpsons lost all relevance ?
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I stopped watching long ago. I tried liking the movie but could not stomach it.
It just seems they were far passed by Family Guy & South Park as a commentary on life in the US.
They just do not have anything new to say
Does anyone still follow the show?
I love Futurama though |
03-05-2008, 03:31 PM
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03-05-2008, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | Yep. It's painful to watch. It used to be genius. Now it's just 20+ minutes of lame jokes.
I love the old stuff... and Futurama too.  |
03-05-2008, 03:39 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit, michigan | | | The Simpsons should have ended when Futurama first started. That's when the show pretty much lost it's relavance.
Over the past couple years, I have made several attempts at watching some of the newer episodes, and I couldn't get halfway through without changing a channel. The Simpsons is now like a cheap rippoff of itself back in the glory years. |
03-05-2008, 03:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oak Park, MI | | | I disagree, I just think like any other show their is only so much you can satirize. If the kids grew up (for instance) their would be additional elements of American culture to satirize (like campus life). I just think it's the nature of the subject. It's still relevant, unfortunately history repeats itself so it doesn't seem as fresh.
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03-05-2008, 03:41 PM
| | | | There was a time when I wouldn't miss a single episode. Haven't seen a show now in years. |
03-05-2008, 03:43 PM
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Come on....
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03-05-2008, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RWP  There was a time when I wouldn't miss a single episode. Haven't seen a show now in years. | +1
They really should put it to rest. |
03-05-2008, 03:44 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | They need to start aging, only so much they can do, they're repeating themselves too much now.
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03-05-2008, 03:45 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I stopped watching when the stories started becoming more and more farcical. |
03-05-2008, 03:46 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | They still have their moments they're just few and far between now. Family Guy however is friggin' hilarious. It's a recent discovery for me. I'm hooked now. Way funnier. |
03-05-2008, 03:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Provo, UT | | | once they lost conan as a writer, it went downhill from there.
however, viva la futurama!! anyone see bender's big score? what did you all think??
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03-05-2008, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar They still have their moments they're just few and far between now. Family Guy however is friggin' hilarious. It's a recent discovery for me. I'm hooked now. Way funnier. | True words, Family Guy is king!
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03-05-2008, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar They still have their moments they're just few and far between now. Family Guy however is friggin' hilarious. It's a recent discovery for me. I'm hooked now. Way funnier. | +1 And FG is on late so I can catch up on the ones I haven't seen. |
03-05-2008, 03:56 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I used to work with a lot of the writers from the Simpson's too. All the guys I admired have mostly moved on. |
03-05-2008, 03:57 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I've been a long-time fan of Family Guy, but I love it. Amazing. |
03-05-2008, 04:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | I was a Matt Groening fan even before The Simpsons began -- I owned several book collections of his "Life In Hell" comic -- so maybe that's why I have a hard time agreeing with the consensus.
I think it's still better and funnnier than any non-animated sitcom on TV. And as far as "relevance" goes, South Park and Family Guy are certainly more topical, but I don't think those shows will age as well. Family Guy's full of current pop-culture references, but those references will look pretty hokey in a few years. The Simpsons was never intending to be a completely satirical show, anyway. It's always essentially been a family sitcom, with a little bit of a cynical edge.
I will admit that The Simpsons has lost its freshness. The characters, even the minor characters, are too well-known and too predictable. But it's been running for 20 years now, so I give them credit.
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03-05-2008, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Vandelay Family Guy's full of current pop-culture references, but those references will look pretty hokey in a few years. | Hokey, yes, but I'm sure we'll remember just how brilliant they were the first time around. |
03-05-2008, 05:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX | | | Yeah i used to watch every episode several years ago now i only watch when there is nothing better to watch... also i enjoy catching some of the older reruns that came on before i was born... the movie was decent but it think that when they first said they were making a movie was when they had there obvious downfall
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03-05-2008, 05:27 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Are they still making new episodes or has the last one aired now? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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