Simpsons ending soon???
04-30-02 | 02:21 PM
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04-30-02 | 02:33 PM
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Fox executives would sacrifice their first-borns just to squeeze one more season out of "The Simpsons." Groening could use this as a bargaining chip to keep "Futurama" alive.
04-30-02 | 02:35 PM
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Didn't they sign a deal a year or so ago to keep it on through season 15? That might be a good spot to wind it up. I agree it isn't as "fresh" as it used to be but it's still better than 90% of what else is on the air -- last weekend's "Homer Hulk" episode was a great one, I thought. What season is this, 12 or 13? I definitely would say they're in the last 3-4 seasons right now... Don't want to pull an "X-Files" or "Mad About You" and have the show overstay its shelf life and nobody cares when it ends.
04-30-02 | 03:36 PM
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As far as I am concerned, this show ended after season 10. Season 11 had a few good episodes, but everything since then has been painfully bad. And it's not as good as 90% of everything else on TV. That is unless you're just totally brainwashed by the Fox media machine and still believe the hype.
04-30-02 | 03:48 PM
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sad to see it go
the simpsons are like pizza ... even when it's bad it's still pretty good
here's another link - http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/30/news/simpsons/index.htm
04-30-02 | 05:11 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
. And it's not as good as 90% of everything else on TV.
. And it's not as good as 90% of everything else on TV.
04-30-02 | 05:12 PM
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Originally posted by qbert
here's another link - http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/30/news/simpsons/index.htm
here's another link - http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/30/news/simpsons/index.htm
Groening said Fox "will wring every last penny out of the show before they call it a day," and meanwhile, the network has axed "Futurama."
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
i thought they didnt order new shows so they could air ones already made. didnt know it was axed!
04-30-02 | 07:55 PM
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Originally posted by Venusian
you gotta be kidding me. Name me 5 shows on ABC that are better than The Simpsons
you gotta be kidding me. Name me 5 shows on ABC that are better than The Simpsons
But since you asked, here is what is better that runs up against Simpsons on Sunday night...(depending where you live, of course, since some of these are not on network TV but on local channels)
Touched by an Angel
The Education of Max Bickford
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
Nature
Weakest Link
Doc
The TV Guide Channel
The Sopranos
Andromeda
Emeril Live
Family Feud
Mommy Chic
The Suze Orman Show
National Geographic Explorer
War Stories With Oliver North
Tutankhamun: Curse of the Boy King
Fame for 15
Nero Wolfe
Rock 'n' Moms
Before & After
Father Knows Best
The Power of Play
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire
The Brothers Garcia
Toon Heads
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards (which will be up against the Simpsons on May 15th and will more than likely get my attention that night)
Behind the Music
Andy Dick Show (and if the Osbournes went up against the Simpsons that would be even better)
Inside the Actors Studio
Saturday Night Live
The E! True Hollywood Story
Lo Que Se Vio y No Se Vio de Amigas y Rivales
The Best of Mother Angelica Live
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
04-30-02 | 08:34 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
Well....I wasn't aware that everything on TV existed on ABC.
But since you asked, here is what is better that runs up against Simpsons on Sunday night...(depending where you live, of course, since some of these are not on network TV but on local channels)
Touched by an Angel
The Education of Max Bickford
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
Nature
Weakest Link
Doc
The TV Guide Channel
The Sopranos
Andromeda
Emeril Live
Family Feud
Mommy Chic
The Suze Orman Show
National Geographic Explorer
War Stories With Oliver North
Tutankhamun: Curse of the Boy King
Fame for 15
Nero Wolfe
Rock 'n' Moms
Before & After
Father Knows Best
The Power of Play
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire
The Brothers Garcia
Toon Heads
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards (which will be up against the Simpsons on May 15th and will more than likely get my attention that night)
Behind the Music
Andy Dick Show (and if the Osbournes went up against the Simpsons that would be even better)
Inside the Actors Studio
Saturday Night Live
The E! True Hollywood Story
Lo Que Se Vio y No Se Vio de Amigas y Rivales
The Best of Mother Angelica Live
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Well....I wasn't aware that everything on TV existed on ABC.
But since you asked, here is what is better that runs up against Simpsons on Sunday night...(depending where you live, of course, since some of these are not on network TV but on local channels)
Touched by an Angel
The Education of Max Bickford
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
Nature
Weakest Link
Doc
The TV Guide Channel
The Sopranos
Andromeda
Emeril Live
Family Feud
Mommy Chic
The Suze Orman Show
National Geographic Explorer
War Stories With Oliver North
Tutankhamun: Curse of the Boy King
Fame for 15
Nero Wolfe
Rock 'n' Moms
Before & After
Father Knows Best
The Power of Play
Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire
The Brothers Garcia
Toon Heads
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards (which will be up against the Simpsons on May 15th and will more than likely get my attention that night)
Behind the Music
Andy Dick Show (and if the Osbournes went up against the Simpsons that would be even better)
Inside the Actors Studio
Saturday Night Live
The E! True Hollywood Story
Lo Que Se Vio y No Se Vio de Amigas y Rivales
The Best of Mother Angelica Live
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Ok, what I meant to say was HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Funniest post ever!
04-30-02 | 08:40 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
Well....I wasn't aware that everything on TV existed on ABC.
Well....I wasn't aware that everything on TV existed on ABC.
04-30-02 | 09:06 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
Actually, I was trying to make a point that anything is better than the current run on the Simpsons. ANYTHING.
Actually, I was trying to make a point that anything is better than the current run on the Simpsons. ANYTHING.
04-30-02 | 09:15 PM
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Well....I don't watch it. I try to catch an episode from time to time, and even tuned in for the Stan Lee episode. I find a few good chuckles but it's just not the same. A few good chuckles does not equal a good show. In fact, if The Simpsons had started out with it's early seasons this bad, I doubt it would have the support it does now.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
04-30-02 | 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
Well....I don't watch it. I try to catch an episode from time to time (because I want the show to be good. I really do. Even if I don't care for the last couple seasons, over all it's still deserving of being listed as one of the best shows of all time), and even tuned in for the Stan Lee episode. I find a few good chuckles but it's just not the same. A few good chuckles does not equal a good show. In fact, if The Simpsons had started out with it's early seasons this bad, I doubt it would have the support it does now.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
Well....I don't watch it. I try to catch an episode from time to time (because I want the show to be good. I really do. Even if I don't care for the last couple seasons, over all it's still deserving of being listed as one of the best shows of all time), and even tuned in for the Stan Lee episode. I find a few good chuckles but it's just not the same. A few good chuckles does not equal a good show. In fact, if The Simpsons had started out with it's early seasons this bad, I doubt it would have the support it does now.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
04-30-02 | 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
Well....I don't watch it. I try to catch an episode from time to time, and even tuned in for the Stan Lee episode. I find a few good chuckles but it's just not the same. A few good chuckles does not equal a good show. In fact, if The Simpsons had started out with it's early seasons this bad, I doubt it would have the support it does now.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
Well....I don't watch it. I try to catch an episode from time to time, and even tuned in for the Stan Lee episode. I find a few good chuckles but it's just not the same. A few good chuckles does not equal a good show. In fact, if The Simpsons had started out with it's early seasons this bad, I doubt it would have the support it does now.
And I didn't mean to step on any toes. I didn't gather from the main post on this thread that this thread was intended only for praise. I had no idea a contradictory opinion would be so unwelcome.
04-30-02 | 09:30 PM
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I unwillingly had to see an episode of the Golden Girls the other day and also got a few chuckles from it. That doesn't mean it's better than 90% of what's out there. I could say the same for a lot of other TV shows and even movies. It's like people saying Phantom Menace was good because it had a cool pod race scene. Please. That movie was lame in spite of the pod race scene.
As for unpopular...well, maybe here, but there are other message boards where the consensus I share is not in the minority. There are more than a few long time fans giving up on this show.
As for unpopular...well, maybe here, but there are other message boards where the consensus I share is not in the minority. There are more than a few long time fans giving up on this show.
04-30-02 | 09:56 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
But since you asked, here is what is better that runs up against Simpsons on Sunday night...(depending where you live, of course, since some of these are not on network TV but on local channels)
-snip-
The Best of Mother Angelica Live
But since you asked, here is what is better that runs up against Simpsons on Sunday night...(depending where you live, of course, since some of these are not on network TV but on local channels)
-snip-
The Best of Mother Angelica Live
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04-30-02 | 10:02 PM
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Originally posted by Jason
You have got to be sh*tting me.
You have got to be sh*tting me.
Last edited by Static Cling; 05-02-02 at 10:30 AM.
04-30-02 | 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
As far as I am concerned, this show ended after season 10. Season 11 had a few good episodes, but everything since then has been painfully bad. And it's not as good as 90% of everything else on TV. That is unless you're just totally brainwashed by the Fox media machine and still believe the hype.
As far as I am concerned, this show ended after season 10. Season 11 had a few good episodes, but everything since then has been painfully bad. And it's not as good as 90% of everything else on TV. That is unless you're just totally brainwashed by the Fox media machine and still believe the hype.
Wait a minute! You're right! The Fox media machine is doing it!
Someone please stop them so that I can switch channels to watch better fare such as Touched By An Angel or Weakest Link! The Fox Media Machine has meeeeeee!
In case you didn't realize it, I was being sarcastic!
04-30-02 | 11:08 PM
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This is step 1...
Step 2 is getting the syndicators to stop distribution
Step 2 is getting the syndicators to stop distribution
05-01-02 | 02:44 AM
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The simpsons have atleast a few more seasons in them. they still have an average amount of Good episodes. I'm happy with them. as for you folks who say its crap now... eh. couldn't care less on how others see the show. I love it. 