They are “America’s real first family”, according to the Glasgow Herald. They star in “the longest running primetime animated series” ever made, according to the Glasgow Evening Times and represent “the only unqualified good a Rupert Murdoch company ever gave the world”, according to the Guardian. They are The Simpsons, who have just celebrated their 300th episode on British television and are to star in their own movie. In fact, The Simpsons will soon “become the longest-running television comedy series ever”, said the New Statesman. The Daily Express reckoned that The Simpsons have come “about as close to world domination as it’s possible to get”. So, wondered the paper, why won’t George Bush appear on it, when Tony Blair has agreed to. “Come on, Dubya! Do you want to be remembered as a good guy who achieved something important and worthwhile or not?” Read More >>>
