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So your hypothesis is that, despite massive changes in writers (and in the case of SNL, cast) over the decades, the level of quality of the two shows is complet

by colomon 12y ago

So your hypothesis is that, despite massive changes in writers (and in the case of SNL, cast) over the decades, the level of quality of the two shows is completely constant?

ecopoesis 12y ago
No. I'm just saying the old days are not always as we remember. I've never been a huge Simpsons fan: I like the show, but I've never gone out of my way to watch it. I also didn't watch it back during the old days because growing up in rural VT we didn't get a Fox affiliate. But last month when FXX did their every Simpson marathon, I was home with a non sleeping newborn, so I watched a lot of Simpsons. I probably saw around 70% of the episodes. When I occasionally slept, I dreamed of yellow people. From my perspective, it was all pretty good. The tone changed over the course of the show, and I can see how people who grew up with the original version may not like the new, but I still don't think the newer episodes are the terrible dreck they are often made out to be. They're just different. I've just read through Zombie Simpsons, and while it makes a compelling argument, the facts don't seem to bare it out. Take a beloved episode like the monorail one. This is a beloved episode, it makes everyone's best of lists. But in the end, other then an entertains song sung by Phil Hartman, it's fits into the mold that Zombie Simpsons characterizes as bad. Homer gets a new job, a larger part of Speingfield is destroyed, and it's terribly unrealistic.
- Ollinson 12y ago
  Every simpsons fan I know watches seasons 2-8 all the time in any given year. The episodes don't have any real continuity so they can be viewed in any order for laughs. >The tone changed over the course of the show That is really the only argument rational simpsons fans are making. Anyone who suggests that the new show is TERRIBLE only feels that way because they're comparing older episodes which from start to finish were pure gold vs new ones which are merely funny. It's unfortunate that you have such a negative reaction towards people critical of the newer episodes to say things like "the simpsons sucked and has always sucked." Clearly you enjoy the show on some level I don't really see why you would say that unless you were being intentionally inflammatory.

by colomon 12y ago

So your hypothesis is that, despite massive changes in writers (and in the case of SNL, cast) over the decades, the level of quality of the two shows is completely constant?

ecopoesis 12y ago

No. I'm just saying the old days are not always as we remember. I've never been a huge Simpsons fan: I like the show, but I've never gone out of my way to watch it. I also didn't watch it back during the old days because growing up in rural VT we didn't get a Fox affiliate. But last month when FXX did their every Simpson marathon, I was home with a non sleeping newborn, so I watched a lot of Simpsons. I probably saw around 70% of the episodes. When I occasionally slept, I dreamed of yellow people. From my perspective, it was all pretty good. The tone changed over the course of the show, and I can see how people who grew up with the original version may not like the new, but I still don't think the newer episodes are the terrible dreck they are often made out to be. They're just different. I've just read through Zombie Simpsons, and while it makes a compelling argument, the facts don't seem to bare it out. Take a beloved episode like the monorail one. This is a beloved episode, it makes everyone's best of lists. But in the end, other then an entertains song sung by Phil Hartman, it's fits into the mold that Zombie Simpsons characterizes as bad. Homer gets a new job, a larger part of Speingfield is destroyed, and it's terribly unrealistic.

Ollinson 12y ago
Every simpsons fan I know watches seasons 2-8 all the time in any given year. The episodes don't have any real continuity so they can be viewed in any order for laughs. >The tone changed over the course of the show That is really the only argument rational simpsons fans are making. Anyone who suggests that the new show is TERRIBLE only feels that way because they're comparing older episodes which from start to finish were pure gold vs new ones which are merely funny. It's unfortunate that you have such a negative reaction towards people critical of the newer episodes to say things like "the simpsons sucked and has always sucked." Clearly you enjoy the show on some level I don't really see why you would say that unless you were being intentionally inflammatory.