The moment you realised the Simpsons is now terrible Page 38

  • Deleted user 14 September 2015 13:26:38
    Homer: See, I got this friend, Joey Jo-Jo Junior... Shabadoo?

    Moe Szyslak: That's the worst name I ever heard.

    [a man runs out of Moe's crying]

    Barney Gumble: Hey, Joey Jo-Jo!
  • Deleted user 14 September 2015 13:27:06
    Eddie: Well well, Steve Sax, from New York City.

    Lou: I heard some guy got killed in New York City and they never solved the case. But you wouldn't know anything about that now, would you, Steve? (Lou and Eddie laugh)

    Sax: But there are hundreds of unsolved murders in New York City!

    Lou: You don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you, Saxxy Boy?

    Edited by drhickman1983 at 13:27:36 14-09-2015
  • MrMattAdz 14 Sep 2015 13:27:39 3,671 posts
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    Physically_Insane wrote:
    wyattrev wrote:
    that moment you realise you're the only person who still likes it :cry:
    This has to be the worst opening post on any forum ever. The emoji, the use of the phrase "that moment" and the fact that you still like new Simpsons.
    Heh, to be fair the title of the thread starts of with "the moment when you realise..."

    Edit: although liking the new series is indefensible, it's not even funny, let alone keeping in spirit with the old episodes.

    Edited by MrMattAdz at 13:29:54 14-09-2015
  • minky-kong 14 Sep 2015 14:16:25 14,787 posts
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    @D_Mantis It's definitely very turbulent but I think there's still some great episodes like The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble", Wild Barts Can't Be Broken, and Make Room for Lisa that have lines I still quote with friends.

    There's a few duff episodes in season 10 like the Superbowl and Bible Stories ones, but 11 was the start of the real nose dive in quality where barely any of the episodes are any good.
  • minky-kong 14 Sep 2015 14:20:13 14,787 posts
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    But anyway, more funny quote!

    Tour Guide: Founded by prostitutes in 1849, and serviced by prostitute express riders who could bring in a fresh prostitute from Saint Joe in three days; Bloodbath Gulch quickly became known as a place where a trail hand could spend a month's pay in three minutes.
    Homer Simpson: Three minutes.
    [whistles]
    Marge Simpson: I never realized history was so filthy!
    Tour Guide: First on our tour is the whore house. Then we'll visit the cathouse, the brothel, the bordello, and finally the old mission.
    Marge Simpson: Oh, thank heaven.
    Tour Guide: Lots of prostitutes in there!
  • Deleted user 14 September 2015 14:21:51
    MrMattAdz wrote:
    Physically_Insane wrote:
    wyattrev wrote:
    that moment you realise you're the only person who still likes it :cry:
    This has to be the worst opening post on any forum ever. The emoji, the use of the phrase "that moment" and the fact that you still like new Simpsons.
    Heh, to be fair the title of the thread starts of with "the moment when you realise..."

    Edit: although liking the new series is indefensible, it's not even funny, let alone keeping in spirit with the old episodes.
    You're right! Mod, thread title change please!
  • Baihu1983 13 Nov 2015 07:59:55 14,378 posts
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    Don't remember the show ever using fart jokes back in its prime?
  • the_milkybar_kid 13 Nov 2015 09:18:19 8,474 posts
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    I watched a new one recently where Homer and Marge break up, lots of things that aren't remotely funny happen, and it's revealed it was all a dream. Compared to the old episodes, it was fucking awful. Nothing raised a smile, let alone a glol.
  • Not-a-reviewer 13 Nov 2015 09:30:32 7,686 posts
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    I would never expect the style to stay the same for such a long run but the descent into wacky and base humour is what made me give up on it. People liked Homer being stupid too much and the writers just went where that took them.

    I'm sure the teens love it, not sure 30+ year olds that used to love it are the target audience.

    Edited by reviewer at 09:30:46 13-11-2015
  • Deleted user 13 November 2015 09:32:12
    C4 are playing episodes quite randomly, so from day to day you can see the massive cliff it dropped off.

    I saw the one where Homer is obsessed with Edison ("Homer! You've got it stuck on whore!"), which I thought was great, but towards the end of it's funny run, and then the following night saw the one where Bart wins a cruise :/
  • MrMattAdz 13 Nov 2015 09:38:39 3,671 posts
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    Something I noticed recently was that the early episodes were enjoyable for everyone. My mum doesn't usually like the simpsons but when we watched some of the season 3 episodes she genuinely liked it and asked why the later seasons weren't as good.

    Kind of ironically, channel 4 is pretty much the only place I'll watch the simpsons now because sky only show the recent series. Only problem is the "won't somebody please think of the children editing" which ruins a lot of great Halloween episodes (doesn't show Willie getting an axe to the back), and even some of the normal episodes when there's a vague reference to sex or drugs.
  • Deleted user 13 November 2015 10:09:44
    This is me watching new Simpsons:

  • hillbilly66 13 Nov 2015 10:40:28 3,502 posts
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    Watching Conan O'Briens chat show I thought he was an unfunny dick; only recently found out he used to write for the Simpsons; not just that, GOOD simpsons.

    He wrote the Monorail episode.
  • Deleted user 13 November 2015 10:45:04
    I like Conan. He also wrote the Homer goes to college episode which is probably my favourite ever episode.
  • hillbilly66 13 Nov 2015 10:46:02 3,502 posts
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    Yeah, I was really wrong.
  • Deleted user 13 November 2015 10:48:47
    Stay perfectly still; only I may dance
  • Tuffty 13 Nov 2015 11:18:29 4,954 posts
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    Monorail! Monorail! Monorailllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll! MONORAIL!
  • hillbilly66 13 Nov 2015 11:22:18 3,502 posts
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    I call the big one Pikey
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  • Rodimus-Prime 4 Feb 2016 00:10:06 498 posts
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    About the time it occurred to me that The Simpsons is the only television show i've ever watched where i've felt disappointed when i realised this episode isn't a repeat.

    I watched it religiously up until the 300th episode. I don't think that was the moment it went downhill, i just started to lose interest. The more recent episodes aren't as good, but they still have their moments.

    The one where Grandpa and Bart form a wrestling tag-team had a really funny moment. When they explain to Mr Burns that it's fake, and he turns to the camera and says 'that would mean everyone who watches it is an absolute moron'.

    Bart's home run was really funny as well.
  • Saul_Iscariot 4 Feb 2016 00:24:15 4,399 posts
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    In fairness the Simpson's ain't terrible, it is just in a lull. In the same way that there hasn't been a theatre production of note, the best book is a fan fic of Buffy, as is the film, and modern music is purely shite and insipid, and adverts are boring and beards are getting more Gnome like.
  • richarddavies 4 Feb 2016 11:03:54 8,312 posts
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    I think it should end but it's more to do with my love of the show for my reasons. It has been declining now for years. I'd be a bit gutted if they just kept dragging it along for another 5 or whatever years, progressively getting worse until people just stop watching and it goes off the air with little fanfare. It deserves better. At least if they finished awhile back they could of left on a high.
  • Humperfunk 4 Feb 2016 11:25:25 8,634 posts
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    El_MUERkO wrote:
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    Eeeeeer this is going to ensure I never do any work ever again.
  • Deleted user 4 February 2016 13:13:20
    Not one episode from season 11-15 would I consider to be classic Simpsons.
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