Episode 1

TERRIBLE

it was a warmed over episode of Flight of the Conchords

9/27/2010 1:19:08 AM

after season nine (which wasn't 100% solid like three through eight), there are approximately 1.5 seasons' worth of good episodes spread out over the next 11 years

kill this shit already

9/27/2010 1:31:59 AM

Last season was half-way decent. I was hoping they'd keep that going.

9/27/2010 7:10:38 AM

yeah, last season was actually pretty good

and then this shit aired...

9/27/2010 8:50:24 AM

The Simpsons used to be my favorite show. Now it is like visiting an elderly relative in the nursing home. It is sad for all involved and everyone is just wanting a resolution. When you lead off with a Lisa episode, you know the sseason is prolly gonna suck.

9/27/2010 10:36:54 AM

have they done the "moe gets a cell phone" episode yet?

9/27/2010 10:39:03 AM

was a great show until season 14, after that it's been a slow decline.

9/27/2010 10:57:10 AM

has Bart ever owned a bear?

9/27/2010 8:25:11 PM

I don't remember this episode being bad.

But then again I don't remember what this episode was about, so that's never a good sign.

EDIT: Oh yeah, krusty's crimes against humanity and lisa's art camp. Not terrible, better than anything on CBS at least.

[Edited on September 27, 2010 at 8:29 PM. Reason : ]

9/27/2010 8:28:13 PM

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"after season nine (which wasn't 100% solid like three through eight), there are approximately 1.5 seasons' worth of good episodes spread out over the next 11 years kill this shit already"

9/27/2010 8:39:54 PM

It will run 30 seasons...

I mean which shitty reality program today would you rather be tuning into?

[Edited on September 28, 2010 at 12:02 AM. Reason : ....]

9/28/2010 12:02:00 AM

Survivor
The Amazing Race
Big Brother
Little People, Big World
The Jersey Shore
The Real World
The Real Word Whatever the Fuck Challenge
Teen Mom
Made
that show about loggers
Last Comic Standing
Airport
Eddie Izzard's Marathon Show


I would rather watch any of these than an average new Simpsons episode

[Edited on September 28, 2010 at 1:37 AM. Reason : you said "today"]

9/28/2010 1:36:54 AM

Seriously?

Jesus those are basically all awful. Way worse than any Simpsons episode I've ever seen.

9/28/2010 1:52:50 AM

^Agreed. I'd rather watch the worst episode of the The Simpsons ever made than the best episode of Jersey Shore.

9/28/2010 8:30:04 AM

Seriously.

the worst of the shows I listed still have more comedy, albeit largely unintentional, than these painfully predictable Simpsons episodes. the best of those shows offer something the Simpsons would never be able to, actual human drama. furthermore, "awful" shows like the Jersey Shore can inspire impassioned social and cultural commentary, whereas the present-day Simpsons inspires nothing, except maybe nostalgia.

9/28/2010 10:52:54 AM

9/28/2010 11:01:48 AM

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"actual human drama."

ahHAHAHA

Quote :

"Jersey Shore can inspire impassioned social and cultural commentary"

Wait, so that's why people watch Jersey Shore? For the social commentary it inspires?

9/28/2010 2:33:04 PM

no. they mostly watch to hate on people.

but the commentary can be part of the fun. at least for blowhard fucks like me.

and I'm not trying to suggest that the Jersey Shore or any other show of that ilk has huge cultural value, just saying its better than the current stale, played-out Simpsons episodes.

[Edited on September 28, 2010 at 3:48 PM. Reason : ...]

9/28/2010 3:47:12 PM

i thought it was okay

i really don't like singing episodes tho

simpsons4ever

9/28/2010 7:13:11 PM

The songs were really bad. I remember a few laughs.

9/28/2010 7:39:05 PM

they've warped Lisa from a sympathetic character into kind of a pompous bitch
this episode seemed to be about taking her down a notch

compare this to 'Round Springfield' (Season 6 Episode 22), the Bleeding Gums Murphy episode, and you'll see what I mean

the writers have done a lot to make the characters LESS complex lately
check out Flanders' political conservatism

9/29/2010 5:08:01 AM