The Simpsons is one of the greatest shows ever, but it needs to step down now. Since season 9 or so, it's been an almost total waste of time. The writers seemed to know this originally, and poked fun at themselves for it. But how many times is this sort of self-deprecation funny when they aren't actually doing anything to make the show better? Older Simpsons episodes are full of lovable, funny characters, but more recent ones are awful. Homer becomes selfish, stupid, and mean--sure, he was stupid before, but sweet--Lisa is a boring, one-dimensional caricature of her clever, formal self, and Marge practically ceases to exist except to occasionally utter her trademark grumble. (Oh, and the parade of guest stars only makes things worse.) The show is just embarrassing now. The first years of it, though, are simply some of the funniest stuff ever to grace a TV screen. An open plea to the writers and producers--please, for the sake of your biggest fans, please let the show die.
Oh, and...go banana!
Oh, and...go banana!