“Although everyone would agree that some shows are better than others, The Simpsons has not grown stale; it continues to add to the pop culture lexicon. Homer’s description of the appeasing French as “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” is currently being tossed about on various Internet blogs. Naturally, there are some overly involved Comic Book Guy-like viewers who have misty, water-colored memories of the early Simpsons years. Groening once predicted rather wearily that The Simpsons will still be on in the year 3000, but there will be “fans on the Internet complaining that the last 500 shows haven’t been as good.” Current show runner Al Jean says “One of the things that’s kept the show on for 14 years is you have a universe of about 50 or 60 characters,” explaining that the writers therefore don’t have to worry about creating new story arcs and characters to keep the show fresh. Read More >>>
