Fox Renews 'Simpsons' for 23rd Season

[alp227]

Fox has renewed The Simpsons for a 23rd season, the network announced Thursday. The renewal brings the show--the longest-running comedy in television history--to a series total of 515 episodes.

Full story: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/459778-Fox_Renews_Simpsons_for_23rd_Season.php

[Divine Discontent]

1. DOH! anything to keep a cash cow, I guess. do many people even watch this anymore?

[tridim]

9. I felt bad about it, but I removed my simpsons DVR timer last season.

I guess some people must still watch it, but I can't. I don't even recognize the characters any more.

[upi402]

2. Fox was guilty of the most F-bombs being dropped of all

and there was a huge increase in F-bomb dropping lately.
But Fox fans will never learn of this.

[alp227]

6. You've heard of the Parents Television Council study?

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/459666-PTC_Report_Notes_Sharp_Rise_in_Primetime_Broadcast_Profanity.php

[Tunkamerica]

18. where did you hear that?

I work as an MCO at a FOX affiliate and therefore watch more FOX than pretty much any other person. I haven't heard one F-bomb in the 4 years I've worked there. Admittedly I am not there every single night, but most. And I'd hear about it if it happened. Are you talking about bleeped words? Gordon Ramsey would be responsible for 95% of those if true. But we are down to one reality show in the fall season and American idol and So you think you can dance in the spring and summer, neither one known for their cursing.

On edit: read the above poster's article and I was right. Bleeped f-words from Gordon Ramsey. Not a big surprise. But I'd rather hear Ramsey curse than the d-bags on Big Brother or Survivor. And I would wager that scripted shows on Fox have less profanity. Because I haven't seen it at all in the last 4 years. Piss is the worst offender (1 time last year) and I hear that on all the channels.

[veganlush]

3. mmmmmmm....beer....n/t

[gmoney]

4. I was looking at quotes from the brilliant "A Star is Burns" episode...

and thought to myself "they've still got it" before I realized that episode is 15 YEARS OLD...

Still, that film festival was inspiring...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701045/quotes

I should watch the 20th season DVD sometime...

[proteus_lives]

5. I love that episode.

"Pish posh! Listen, Spielbergo, Schindler and I are like peas in a pod! We're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, damn it!"

[nmbluesky]

7. The Simpsons never

Ending.. always forever and forever

[terrya]

8. As long as everyone in the cast still wants to do it, "The Simpsons" can run for years.

[ThatsMyBarack]

10. Scary how....

Bart, Lisa, and Maggie never age!

[Bucky]

11. Wow. That's more episodes than the Bible

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. My town has never heard of it. It's too deep for them.

They don't watch it because you have to pay attention and WATCH and LISTEN.

Oh, and Homer uses big words like "schadenfreude".


I know this because I bought some Simpsons stamps at the post office last fall and I asked the other people in line if they watched it. They never heard of it, didn't know a damn thing about it.


This is redneck America, folks. They want: bad joke -- laugh track to prompt Pavlovian laugh response -- repeat.

They don't want to think. I didn't know that a sitcom could be on a major network for 22 years and people would never hear about it, but I was wrong.

I did not love Lucy, BTW.

[Earth_First]

13. :yawn:

The Simpsons jumped the shark many, many years ago...

[Owl]

14. Another season of DVD's I'll eventually have to buy!

[gmoney]

16. they skipped over a bunch of seasons

didn't they go from like season 12 straight to 20?

On edit: they released 13 after 20...

[The Northerner]

15. It should've ended a long time ago

because I no longer find it as humorous as it was back in the 90's or early 2000's.

[Motown_Johnny]

17. and it is all about you?

maybe you should rephrase that statement


I will agree it is not as funny as it was but it is still has enough viewers to be worth airing

I still enjoy it

[brettdale]

19. Wahoo!!!!

More and more simpsons please!! They wont sell out like Matt and Trey.

[GeorgeMullins]

20. As long as there's Fox Noise

Considering that lately, the show has been making fun of Fox Noise in the opening credits, I can honestly say that as long as there's Fox Noise, there will be Simpsons.

[mackerel]

21. The show still gives me a laugh and the fact that they

so overtly make fun of Fox makes it all the better.