People who see this thread will have 1 of 3 reactions:
1. No its the best show ever and shouldnt be cancelled!!
2. Yes its run its course and isn't good anymore
3. I really dont care i stopped watching like 10 years ago.
Im sure most people will have reaction number 3, as a lot of people stopped watching the show years ago and perhaps catch the occassional episode on TV but dont watch it Religiously, and as such dont care 1 way or the other if its cancelled.
But as someone who has pretty much seen every single episode, (thats not to say im an obsessed fan who knows everything about the show or collects anything) i feel that the show has finally slumped to such a low quality that i cant see how it can pull in high enough ratings to be kept on.
While watching the current season number 21, i dont think there has been a single episode i really enjoyed, i generally sit through an episode for the sake of it now, i find myself not really laughing and not particualarly enjoying the storyline either.
When the Simpsons first started it drew in so many viewers and became what it is today because of its high quality, for the first 9 seasons it was brilliant and then after season 9 there was a more noticable change in the dynamic of the episode style which has of course been discussed before this. The dynamic changing to a more whacky "just make Homer do some funny crap" style which though not like the first 9 seasons, watched now is still very funny.
The last 2 season however 20 and 21, seem to have drifted away from this style as well, Homer is very much not at the forfront as much as he was during seasons 10-19, He's still there... but not in the way we had became accustomed and the show suffers from it in my opinion, to such a point that im not really sure what kind of style there going for.
Producers have been asked how they have kept the show going for so long, one of them saying "Lower your quality standards. Once you've done that you can go on forever." Which to be honest... doesnt really work. If they theoretically set their standards at 100% for the first couple of seasons and then by season 4 lower it to 95% or 90% of the original quality by season 21 by continually "lowering" their standards they will end up producing something that is about 40%, 35% the quality of the original couple of seasons, most people wont enjoy something thats so much worse than the original quality they were used too.
The simpsons however is so powerful in terms of brand and importance to fox that you know i probably dont see it getting cancelled anytime soon. But with the decline in viewer numbers im sure it may have more chance of getting cancelled. I Live in the UK so looking at viewer numbers, i can see that an episode of this current season only drew in 5.11 million viewers "episode - Million Dollar Maybe", now im not sure what other shows are like in the US with this time slot in terms of viewers but i assume this isnt great.
The quality of the episodes are at such a low point now that i think its probably run its course, but im sure many will disagree/not care.
Cheers for reading.
1. No its the best show ever and shouldnt be cancelled!!
2. Yes its run its course and isn't good anymore
3. I really dont care i stopped watching like 10 years ago.
Im sure most people will have reaction number 3, as a lot of people stopped watching the show years ago and perhaps catch the occassional episode on TV but dont watch it Religiously, and as such dont care 1 way or the other if its cancelled.
But as someone who has pretty much seen every single episode, (thats not to say im an obsessed fan who knows everything about the show or collects anything) i feel that the show has finally slumped to such a low quality that i cant see how it can pull in high enough ratings to be kept on.
While watching the current season number 21, i dont think there has been a single episode i really enjoyed, i generally sit through an episode for the sake of it now, i find myself not really laughing and not particualarly enjoying the storyline either.
When the Simpsons first started it drew in so many viewers and became what it is today because of its high quality, for the first 9 seasons it was brilliant and then after season 9 there was a more noticable change in the dynamic of the episode style which has of course been discussed before this. The dynamic changing to a more whacky "just make Homer do some funny crap" style which though not like the first 9 seasons, watched now is still very funny.
The last 2 season however 20 and 21, seem to have drifted away from this style as well, Homer is very much not at the forfront as much as he was during seasons 10-19, He's still there... but not in the way we had became accustomed and the show suffers from it in my opinion, to such a point that im not really sure what kind of style there going for.
Producers have been asked how they have kept the show going for so long, one of them saying "Lower your quality standards. Once you've done that you can go on forever." Which to be honest... doesnt really work. If they theoretically set their standards at 100% for the first couple of seasons and then by season 4 lower it to 95% or 90% of the original quality by season 21 by continually "lowering" their standards they will end up producing something that is about 40%, 35% the quality of the original couple of seasons, most people wont enjoy something thats so much worse than the original quality they were used too.
The simpsons however is so powerful in terms of brand and importance to fox that you know i probably dont see it getting cancelled anytime soon. But with the decline in viewer numbers im sure it may have more chance of getting cancelled. I Live in the UK so looking at viewer numbers, i can see that an episode of this current season only drew in 5.11 million viewers "episode - Million Dollar Maybe", now im not sure what other shows are like in the US with this time slot in terms of viewers but i assume this isnt great.
The quality of the episodes are at such a low point now that i think its probably run its course, but im sure many will disagree/not care.
Cheers for reading.
