I remember last year sometime I was at a friend's place and he had DVDs for some of the early seasons, including the one where Conan O' Brien was one of the wri

I remember last year sometime I was at a friend's place and he had DVDs for some of the early seasons, including the one where Conan O' Brien was one of the writers. Watching those, I was amazed at just how much better they were than the latest few (several?) seasons. Although it's perhaps admirable that the Simpsons have survived so long, I'm of the opinion that good series should be killed before they get bad. Too many shows' reputations have been destroyed because they let them drag on too long, way past the point where the show's writers run out of ideas.