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“The Simpsons” did something I didn’t think possible: it got viewers to look at writers’ credits on TV shows. This made me think about what The Simpsons, or an
by dfxm12 6y ago
“The Simpsons” did something I didn’t think possible: it got viewers to look at writers’ credits on TV shows.
This made me think about what The Simpsons, or any show, really is. For a show with a relatively thin premise, it can really be anything the writing team wants it to be. Homer at the Bat might as well be from a different series from The Bonfire Of The Manatees. The cast is the same, so the different writing team is really felt.
Yes. Thanks to the deal [executive producer] Jim Brooks had, Fox executives couldn’t meddle in “The Simpsons” in any way, though we did get censor notes.
I guess Fox had to take some sort of risks when they were a nascent network (especially before they had the NFL). It was probably an exciting situation for the show runners to be in. I don't they could've gotten such a deal at a more established station.
- wodenokoto 6y ago> it can really be anything the writing team wants it to be. “Moaning Lisa” was an episode idea for the show Taxi. If I remember my Simpsons DVD commentary correctly one of the Simpson’s writers was fresh off of Taxi and had this idea for an episode for a long time, that didn’t catch on for that show, so it was remolded and rewritten for the Simpsons.
- alexilliamson 6y agoThat was James L. Brooks! He was indeed coming off of Taxi.
- klmadfejno 6y agoI've gotten into the habit of looking at writers credits when a show I'm watching starts to go downhill. Inevitably its because some key person at helm started to leave.