[ServesURight]

MMMMMM....Simpsons....

[BlkConserv]

Comic Book Guy should get a spin-off series. Most underrated and funniest character in the Simpsons, IMO.

And now, I shall return to my duties of making dinner for my heroic comrades.

[Homer Simpson]

Woo Hoo!

[motzman]

WooHoo! In your face Fox producers!

[SoDak]

Perhaps I'm jaded, but The Simpsons just stopped being funny to me 3 or 4 years ago. It seemed like every other episode was some Lisa crusade, and it just got old.

[fr_freak]

Even though the Simpsons was my all-time favorite show and I still get sucked into the syndicated episodes whever I come across them, I pretty much stopped watching the show because it seemed like they started sacrificing humor to make ideological points (and not the kind of ideology I like). As I recall, the episode that really sealed it for me was where, at the end, all the townspeople declared that the US national anthem sucked, so they all sang the Canadian national anthem. That episode wasn't even funny - it was just preachy. Anyone else notice this kind of shift, or is it just my imagination?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Each cast member was seeking about $360,000 an episode

That comes to what? About $100.00 for each spoken word? Or would it be more?

Lordy.

[pepsi_junkie]

Sadly, the quality of the Simpsons has been trailing off in recent years (IMHO). It's still funny in a slapstick sort of way but not as clever. Some episodes do shine though.

I think a new "jump the shark" category should be when a shows cast goes on strike for more dough. Seinfeld, Freinds, etc all went down fast after their strikes. Sort of like the cast knows their days are numbered, and need to cash in quick.

[billorites]

Pay up or get out.

[Boot Hill]

"Each cast member was seeking about $360,000 an episode..."

A society can be judged by noting what they hold to be of value. NOBODY, is worth those kind of bucks for a one night performance, and especially not for providing a TV cartoon voice. This article is a metaphor for the decadence our times.

--Boot Hill