"I love The Simpsons. It's also the worst thing on television. Revealing yourself as a Simpsons fan comes with inevitable qualifiers: Not the new episodes! Most people want their favourite show to last as long as miserly TV executives will allow. Not me. I would gladly see The Simpsons sent to the knacker's yard, rather than given a second movie, as was announced earlier this week."
"Fans agree the show pales in comparison with the quality of its golden era a period usually defined somewhere between seasons one through eight where it had a mind-boggling roster of talent. With the likes of John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Conan O'Brien, the show's writers were masters of slice-of-life, absurdist, high- and low-brow comedy, often jumping between them in a single gag."
"The Simpsons pushed what was acceptable on television, particularly with Bart's smart-aleck underachieving and Homer's penchant for beer, food and general laziness. President George HW Bush famously once said that his goal was to make American families a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons. A few years later, The Simpsons retaliated by having Homer fist-fight Bush in a sewer."
A lifelong fan expresses obsessive knowledge and enjoyment of The Simpsons while simultaneously calling it the worst thing on television. The series' golden era, roughly seasons one through eight, featured a remarkable roster of writers who blended slice-of-life, absurdist, high- and low-brow comedy. The show pushed broadcast boundaries with characters like Bart and Homer who combined wacky cynicism and genuine sentimentality. Co-creator Sam Simon helped ground the characters as multidimensional. Iconic episodes ranged from Homer going to space to grieving his mother's abandonment. Later seasons simplified Springfield's residents into oversimplified caricatures and many fans view recent output as a decline.
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