The Simpsons Renewed through 2005

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-01-17 04:36pm

On Yahoo News it has just been reported that The Simpsons has been renewed for two more seasons. That'll make it 16 seasons and about 360 episodes.

And King of the Hill has been renewed for another season.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/va/20030117/104280354900.html

What do you think? Good news or has The Simpsons past its prime?

LadyBarbara · Post by **LadyBarbara** » 2003-01-17 04:45pm

I think it's good news. Very few shows can maintain the levels of comedy or drama and originality that they started with, which is exactly what 'The Simpsons' has done.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-17 04:50pm

I wouldn't mind the Simpsons going on for another 10 years. They just need to find better material cause I think it is getting a bit dry.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-17 04:52pm

The Simpson's is not what it once was, but the quality is still well above much of what is on TV. By 2005 I think that will be the end though.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-01-17 04:54pm

Fuck Simsons gimme Futurama

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-17 05:00pm

Futurama will never be able to match the Simpsons.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-01-17 05:11pm

Even if it gets old its still funny

More Simpons=More chance of funny=Allways a good thing

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-17 05:18pm

ay. Sure it has been declining for the past few year but it's still better than damn near anything else out there.

Fuck Simsons gimme Futurama
Cartoon Network has picked up Futurama and has suggested it wants more if the ratings are good.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-17 05:22pm

I seriously hope CN puts the Futurama guys back in business. I love that show.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-17 05:27pm

Dalton wrote:I seriously hope CN puts the Futurama guys back in business. I love that show.

Then watch it. Because they've said if the ratings are there they'll put it back in production.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-17 05:29pm

Stormbringer wrote:Then watch it. Because they've said if the ratings are there they'll put it back in production.

I AM watching it. Sun-Thu at 11.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-01-17 05:38pm

The problem with Fox and most quality new shows is that they get shitty timeslots. Family Guy was barely advertised and had a shitty timeslot, even though I found it just as funny as The Simpsons. I think Futurama started off weakly, but it got extremely funny in the later seasons, but again, crappy timeslot on Fox.

What gets the good timeslots? Fucking moronic "reality" show.

johnmarkley · Post by **johnmarkley** » 2003-01-17 06:21pm

I'm glad. So-so Simpsons is till pretty good.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-01-17 06:22pm

As long as there are curtural icons to make fun of, and a society to critize, there will always be The Simpsons.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-17 06:27pm

Simpsons is past its peak, but Im willing to give it a go for another two years.
And of course it will be in re-runs for a long time to come.

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-01-17 07:47pm

hoo-rah. more Simpsons!!!

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-01-18 08:23am

I'm sick of the Simpsons and it's let all laugh at Homer idiocy. Kill it now please.

Give us more Futurama and Family Guy.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-18 10:02am

The Simpsons is the pedestal of cartoon humor. Slightly below it is Family Guy, and then down and a little to the left is Futurama.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-01-18 10:28am

IIRC Futurama isn't exactly canned. The episodes are so absurdly easy to make that they will make 2-3 seasons worth then take a break, then years later make some more. Right now they aren't sure if their going to continue Futurama, but we still have a health supply of episodes not yet aired.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-18 02:26pm

You should have offered another option in the poll, " They've jumped the shark, but I want more".

And may whoever cancelled Family Guy be used as a demon's butt-plug in hell.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-18 02:33pm

Alyeska wrote:IIRC Futurama isn't exactly canned. The episodes are so absurdly easy to make that they will make 2-3 seasons worth then take a break, then years later make some more. Right now they aren't sure if their going to continue Futurama, but we still have a health supply of episodes not yet aired.

The animation takes more time than that but it's pretty easy especially compared to disney-type or anime cartoons. And they have a season and a half worth of episodes that never aired.

The big problem is they disnbanded the Futurama team. That's the most difficult part of resuming the show. It's rebuilding a team capable of resuming the series. According to Groening most of the team would be willing to come back though.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-01-18 02:50pm

Alyeska wrote:IIRC Futurama isn't exactly canned. The episodes are so absurdly easy to make that they will make 2-3 seasons worth then take a break, then years later make some more. Right now they aren't sure if their going to continue Futurama, but we still have a health supply of episodes not yet aired.

It still takes a while to make episodes. And the reason that there is still about a season unaired is because Futurama was preempted all the time. Not because it was so easy to make.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2003-01-18 03:20pm

I Stopped watching The Simpsons years ago. I felt it jumped back around 97' or 98', when the humor got too dry and relied on too many long, drawn-out fanciful tangents (The Critic did this alot. It'd just take a single mildly silly idea and run with it for 3-5 minutes sometimes).

Some episodes I caught recently practically bolied down to "Hey, look at us, we're the Simpsons! You all know our characterizations; they're funny by default!" I just want them to steele down and go back to their earlier seasons of two through eight or nine (season one was really akward, and on the opposite side of the problem with the recent ones; it seemed they barely knew what to do with their characters.).

King of the Hill is great, though. I should watch that more often.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-18 03:33pm

Ugh. I hate King of the Hill with a passion.

Isil`Zha · Post by **Isil`Zha** » 2003-01-18 03:50pm

I actually thought Family Guy was slightly better than the Simpsons...

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