Did the Simpsons just Jump the Shark.....

[Mrburns2007]

WTH was that all about, seemed like it was slapped together on a friday so people could get the hell out of there for the weekend.

 

[Utterman]

I agree, it didn't have any real direction. It was just like 5 different storys going totally different directions.

 

[LANMAN]

Man... That stinks...


--LANMAN

 

[XZeroII]

It was as bad as your grammar in the subject.

 

[Dudd]

The Simpson's has been going down hill for a while now. It's almost painful watching some of the new episodes. Sadly, I can't see it getting put to sleep anytime soon.

 

[yobarman]

such a bad episode...i wish they kept family guy on the air..

 

[Darein]

The Simpsons have lost direction the past few years. I can understand how hard it might be to come up with new ideas for episodes. I still can't figure why Fox cancelled Family Guy and Futurama.

 

[ManSnake]

I liked the episode, it was funny!

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: yobarman
such a bad episode...i wish they kept family guy on the air..

no kidding, only 50 episodes of FG exist, whereas over 300 of the simpsons *sigh*

 

[xuanman]

actually, i thought that was a good show, and i'm someone who hasn't found the simpsons funny for awhile now..there were some stupid jokes-like the endowment bigger than harvard thing, but overall it was funnier than some of their recent stuff.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
It was as bad as your grammar in the subject.

 

[Triumph]

This horse broke its leg a long time ago, but nobody seems to be able to pull the trigger....

 

[DigDug]

Well said, Triumph. The Simpsons are good......for me to poop on!

 

[ultimatebob]

Hey, at least it was better than the King of the Hill episode that followed it! That episode was so lame, what I changed the channel half way through.

 

[Kev]

How can you even watch King of the Hill? That kid Bobby is the biggest f-tard in the history of TV characters. If I had a son as stupid as that I would sell him into slavery.

 

[Babbles]

I actually found the episode kinda funny. But, that really doesn't say much since the past two seasons have been found lacking, the bell curve has been shifted so one halfway decent episode now may actually be entertaining.

I miss Futurama very much though.

 

[luv2chill]

I missed the episode but wanted to comment that I think "jump the shark" is the coolest coined term ever. It so perfectly describes the phenomenon of TV shows reaching that point of no return. Anyone who's seen that Happy Days episode can immediately relate

l2c

 

[notfred]

WTF does "jumped the shark" mean?

 

[luv2chill]

Originally posted by: notfred
WTF does "jumped the shark" mean?

http://www.jumptheshark.com/

l2c

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: Darein
The Simpsons have lost direction the past few years. I can understand how hard it might be to come up with new ideas for episodes. I still can't figure why Fox cancelled Family Guy and Futurama.

Yea.. to think they kept King of the Hill over Futurama or the Family Guy..

 

[Phuz]

ITS THE NEW WRITERS THAT SUCK!!

Everyone thinks the quality was just slowly degrading but it is the new writers who started making this crap!

 

[thedarkwolf]

Now I am glad I decided to take a nap instead of watching it.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Phuz
ITS THE NEW WRITERS THAT SUCK!!

Everyone thinks the quality was just slowly degrading but it is the new writers who started making this crap!

Well, duh.

BTW, it's largely the writers who determine the quality, or lack thereof.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: xuanman
actually, i thought that was a good show, and i'm someone who hasn't found the simpsons funny for awhile now..there were some stupid jokes-like the endowment bigger than harvard thing, but overall it was funnier than some of their recent stuff.

It's actually more like shows in the golden years in having several semi-connected plotlines, and the Batman episode was classic - "Bat ferris wheel reversal spray."

It's not up to the level of "Marge vs. the Monorail" or the Dental plan/nuclear plant strike episode, but was still better than normal for the twilight years.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I just hope South Park never jumps the shark. It's the only show besides some stuff on the History Channel I watch anymore.