The news that the 500th Simpsons episode is done and dusted should be a time of global lament, not joy. The Simpsons was once one of the smartest, sassiest, and yes, most post-modern, TV shows of all time - indeed, it will always be noteworthy for its first few brilliant seasons. However, it has long become a tedious rehash, cheapening its satire of media and society by becoming that worst sort of bore - the hanger-on at the party with the lampshade on, who doesn't know when to go home. 23 seasons is enough. The thought of two more is just groan-inducing. Someone should get a big yellow rubber (eraser) out, and start cutting back...
POETRY, POLITICS, PROVOCATION AND POPULAR CULTURE SINCE 2005 - 20 YEARS AND over 10 million visits - British Library-archived
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