“At some point during its run, The Simpsons turned into one of the best sitcoms on television – and that’s not a compliment. At one time, to call The Simpsons the best show on Fox would have been a vast understatement; to say it was the best sitcom on television would have been inadequate; and to describe it as the greatest TV show in history would minimize its importance by limiting its cultural impact to the small screen. Who knows when it happened – maybe it was when Homer visited the leprechaun jockeys in Season 11, or when he was raped by a panda in Season 12 — but for several years, watching The Simpsons chase Ozzie & Harriet’s record for the longest-running sitcom has been like watching the late-career Pete Rose: There’s still greatness there, and you get to see a home run now and then, but mostly it’s a halo of reflected glory.” Read More >>>
