Even though some of its most ferocious fans suggest that it ran out of gas some time ago, the show remains in high gear, with 20 writers working on next year’s season, searching for yet another joke that has yet to be told on “The Simpsons.” An animated sitcom that seemed to lose some of its bite as it grew long in the tooth has been back in the news, with an episode on gay marriage earlier this year and later this season, a satirical, some would say sacrilegious, episode about the Simpsons’ dalliance with Catholicism and another about the apocalypse. “The Simpsons,” which had become as familiar as a pair of Homer’s roomy trousers, has found a way to get its finger back in the eyes of viewers. Read More >>>
