I'm not a huge tv-show watcher, but if I've grown up with a show, it's natural I'm going to continue to watch it as an adult.
The Simpsons is one of the longest running television shows on air - of course the longest running cartoon.
I watch The Walking Dead when I get the chance and I used to watch Game of Thrones but haven't caught up yet; and the one show I've been watching my whole life is The Simpsons and even that show's changed in the past five or so years.
Especially since the Actors for Troy McClure and Edna Krabappel sadly passed away (RIP Marcia Wallace and Phil Hartman), the show's naturally had to change things up.
The problem is I don't find the jokes to be as funny as they were in the 90s and early 2000s. I'm talking like seasons 5-12.
My favorite episode of all time is the one with Mindy in season 5, but I haven't watched the earlier seasons of The Simpsons in years, so I have to go back to find my all-time favorite episodes.
But for a 90s kid like me, it seems that a lot of shows are changing their recipe to appeal to 2015's crude humor. I for one like the classics.
The explosions every other episode and Bart getting into trouble at school is a rare sight. Homer hardly has good-enough reasons to really say "D'oh!" anymore.
What happened?
Some TV shows need to return to their roots - not to use a cliche but if it ain't broke seriously don't try to fix it.
It's nice that it's in HD to fit the shiny new flatscreens that go on sale for Black Friday, but I don't want a pretty cartoon - I want a funny one. I want The Simpsons 240p and all.
The Simpsons is one of the longest running television shows on air - of course the longest running cartoon.
I watch The Walking Dead when I get the chance and I used to watch Game of Thrones but haven't caught up yet; and the one show I've been watching my whole life is The Simpsons and even that show's changed in the past five or so years.
Especially since the Actors for Troy McClure and Edna Krabappel sadly passed away (RIP Marcia Wallace and Phil Hartman), the show's naturally had to change things up.
The problem is I don't find the jokes to be as funny as they were in the 90s and early 2000s. I'm talking like seasons 5-12.
My favorite episode of all time is the one with Mindy in season 5, but I haven't watched the earlier seasons of The Simpsons in years, so I have to go back to find my all-time favorite episodes.
But for a 90s kid like me, it seems that a lot of shows are changing their recipe to appeal to 2015's crude humor. I for one like the classics.
The explosions every other episode and Bart getting into trouble at school is a rare sight. Homer hardly has good-enough reasons to really say "D'oh!" anymore.
What happened?
Some TV shows need to return to their roots - not to use a cliche but if it ain't broke seriously don't try to fix it.
It's nice that it's in HD to fit the shiny new flatscreens that go on sale for Black Friday, but I don't want a pretty cartoon - I want a funny one. I want The Simpsons 240p and all.
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