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Anisoptera 06/06/17 12:41:02 AM #1:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMIv7Gokfk <cite>Anisoptera posted [p:880496008] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMIv7Gokfk</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowplay 06/06/17 12:42:26 AM #2:	There was no one moment, I just realized after watching newer ones that they're all boring as fuck and contain none of the wit and absurdity of the early episodes. --- I make a topic in Final Fantasy 12 to ask if Tifa! They said no Tifa. Hardness gone!-gandob <cite>Shadowplay posted [p:880496072] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>There was no one moment, I just realized after watching newer ones that they're all boring as fuck and contain none of the wit and absurdity of the early episodes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 06/06/17 12:43:27 AM #3:	Season 9-10ish I think is when I stopped watching --- http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111123223446/simpsons/images/9/99/K.png I didn't even give you my coat! <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:880496114] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Season 9-10ish I think is when I stopped watching</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
parabola_master 06/06/17 12:43:39 AM #4:	lmao that's a horrible intro i gave up on the 20th season. they made a big deal about it but it was pretty underwhelming. i'd rewatch anything from earlier though --- i.imgur.com/mkGoWsg.jpg i.imgur.com/mkGoWsg.jpg i.imgur.com/mkGoWsg.jpg <cite>parabola_master posted [p:880496126] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>lmao that's a horrible intro i gave up on the 20th season. they made a big deal about it but it was pretty underwhelming. i'd rewatch anything from earlier though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 1:14:01 AM #6:	Anisoptera posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMIv7Gokfk Yeah, that's a pretty good indicator of "this show has nothing left to offer" As far as the general jump the shark moment of quality simpsons that probably happened with the Principle and the Pauper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880497324] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMIv7Gokfk</quote> Yeah, that's a pretty good indicator of "this show has nothing left to offer" As far as the general jump the shark moment of quality simpsons that probably happened with the Principle and the Pauper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 06/06/17 1:15:46 AM #7:	I stuck in for a LONG time. I think I made it to around Season 25. Somewhere around the episode with Lady Gaga was the last time I remember watching it new on a regular basis. Once in a while I pop in and watch a new episode on a Sunday like the one this season where they visit Boston, and I am perenially disappointed. I actually think I found the perfect, defining moment of when it really started heading south though. It's debatable how much the quality wavered between seasons 1-10, but in Season 14, the one episode where Mrs. Krabapple goes to Epcot for a Teacher of the Year Award... There's a scene where they make a joke about Enron, where there's a rollercoaster that looks like a stock chart. I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic http://www.poorcouplesfoodguide.com - Pizza Time! <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:880497371] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>I stuck in for a LONG time. I think I made it to around Season 25. Somewhere around the episode with Lady Gaga was the last time I remember watching it new on a regular basis. Once in a while I pop in and watch a new episode on a Sunday like the one this season where they visit Boston, and I am perenially disappointed. I actually think I found the perfect, defining moment of when it really started heading south though. It's debatable how much the quality wavered between seasons 1-10, but in Season 14, the one episode where Mrs. Krabapple goes to Epcot for a Teacher of the Year Award... There's a scene where they make a joke about Enron, where there's a rollercoaster that looks like a stock chart. I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 06/06/17 1:18:47 AM #8:	I don't quite recall the exact time period I stopped watching, but there was an episode a few years ago I turned in to see, just to see how bad it had got. It was an episode featuring bart parodying woody Allen as he narrated what happened between him and one of the hillbilly children. Except unlike woody Allen, it was awkward and not funny in all the wrong ways. --- Pokemon Moon FC: 1994-2190-5020 IGN: Vanessa <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:880497469] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>I don't quite recall the exact time period I stopped watching, but there was an episode a few years ago I turned in to see, just to see how bad it had got. It was an episode featuring bart parodying woody Allen as he narrated what happened between him and one of the hillbilly children. Except unlike woody Allen, it was awkward and not funny in all the wrong ways.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 06/06/17 1:20:23 AM #9:	Probably around season 13 --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:880497511] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Probably around season 13</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 06/06/17 1:22:28 AM #10:	ForestLogic posted... I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:880497576] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 1:29:09 AM #11:	ForestLogic posted... I stuck in for a LONG time. I think I made it to around Season 25. Somewhere around the episode with Lady Gaga was the last time I remember watching it new on a regular basis. Once in a while I pop in and watch a new episode on a Sunday like the one this season where they visit Boston, and I am perenially disappointed. I actually think I found the perfect, defining moment of when it really started heading south though. It's debatable how much the quality wavered between seasons 1-10, but in Season 14, the one episode where Mrs. Krabapple goes to Epcot for a Teacher of the Year Award... There's a scene where they make a joke about Enron, where there's a rollercoaster that looks like a stock chart. I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. Most simpsons purists pretty comfortably agree that 3-8 are the golden era but 2 and 9 had moments. --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880497808] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>I stuck in for a LONG time. I think I made it to around Season 25. Somewhere around the episode with Lady Gaga was the last time I remember watching it new on a regular basis. Once in a while I pop in and watch a new episode on a Sunday like the one this season where they visit Boston, and I am perenially disappointed. I actually think I found the perfect, defining moment of when it really started heading south though. It's debatable how much the quality wavered between seasons 1-10, but in Season 14, the one episode where Mrs. Krabapple goes to Epcot for a Teacher of the Year Award... There's a scene where they make a joke about Enron, where there's a rollercoaster that looks like a stock chart. I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> Most simpsons purists pretty comfortably agree that 3-8 are the golden era but 2 and 9 had moments.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 06/06/17 1:30:32 AM #12:	Darmik posted... ForestLogic posted... I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that. Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?" --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic http://www.poorcouplesfoodguide.com - Pizza Time! <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:880497858] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that.</quote> Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HogRiderreturns 06/06/17 1:34:57 AM #13:	What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. http://i.imgur.com/mQ7syoS.gif http://i.imgur.com/lY3erBp.jpg <cite>HogRiderreturns posted [p:880497988] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 06/06/17 1:37:04 AM #14:	ForestLogic posted... Darmik posted... ForestLogic posted... I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that. Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?" I agree. I think the biggest issue with modern Simpsons is execution really. A lot of the stuff people complain about them now (celeb cameos, absurd situations, etc) they've been doing since like season 4-5. But the difference there was that the episodes were hilarious. A lot of the modern episodes just feel a bit lazy? Like the joke you're talking about just isn't really that funny in general. The odd episode I watched in the last couple of years seem better than what it used to be at least. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:880498049] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that.</quote> Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?"</quote> I agree. I think the biggest issue with modern Simpsons is execution really. A lot of the stuff people complain about them now (celeb cameos, absurd situations, etc) they've been doing since like season 4-5. But the difference there was that the episodes were hilarious. A lot of the modern episodes just feel a bit lazy? Like the joke you're talking about just isn't really that funny in general. The odd episode I watched in the last couple of years seem better than what it used to be at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 06/06/17 1:37:19 AM #15:	I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2 <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:880498063] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 06/06/17 1:41:45 AM #16:	They were always just something I'd watch if nothing else was on so I was never invested in the first place really <cite>Axiom posted [p:880498193] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>They were always just something I'd watch if nothing else was on so I was never invested in the first place really</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 06/06/17 1:41:58 AM #17:	HogRiderreturns posted... What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand. Yeah honestly they have always done it. The Halloween episode where they use the paintings as a framing device is a spoof of an old TV horror show I'd never heard of for example. I listen to Talking Simpsons and it's surprising how much stuff they actually do reference. But usually they're still funny even if you don't know what it's referencing. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:880498198] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>HogRiderreturns posted...</cite> <quote>What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand.</quote> Yeah honestly they have always done it. The Halloween episode where they use the paintings as a framing device is a spoof of an old TV horror show I'd never heard of for example. I listen to Talking Simpsons and it's surprising how much stuff they actually do reference. But usually they're still funny even if you don't know what it's referencing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 2:00:02 AM #18:	Darmik posted... ForestLogic posted... Darmik posted... ForestLogic posted... I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that. Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?" I agree. I think the biggest issue with modern Simpsons is execution really. A lot of the stuff people complain about them now (celeb cameos, absurd situations, etc) they've been doing since like season 4-5. But the difference there was that the episodes were hilarious. A lot of the modern episodes just feel a bit lazy? Like the joke you're talking about just isn't really that funny in general. The odd episode I watched in the last couple of years seem better than what it used to be at least. It comes down to the simple fact that the show used to be written much better by more talented writers. The current writing staff has gotten largely complacent. --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880498757] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>I vaguely remembered the Enron fiasco, I lived through it. But I actually had to stop and think about it, and go "Oh, yeah, that was a thing that happened a while ago..." which is SO f*ing unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> I'm not saying this joke was good but Simpsons made references to random old stuff all the time. Like Homer's weird obsession with the Sherriff Lobo show. The difference might be that it's either brought up in a conversation or not as obvious as that.</quote> Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oCQXBkD1Fc In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?"</quote> I agree. I think the biggest issue with modern Simpsons is execution really. A lot of the stuff people complain about them now (celeb cameos, absurd situations, etc) they've been doing since like season 4-5. But the difference there was that the episodes were hilarious. A lot of the modern episodes just feel a bit lazy? Like the joke you're talking about just isn't really that funny in general. The odd episode I watched in the last couple of years seem better than what it used to be at least.</quote> It comes down to the simple fact that the show used to be written much better by more talented writers. The current writing staff has gotten largely complacent.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 2:00:34 AM #19:	Smashingpmkns posted... I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service? --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880498774] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote>I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh</quote> How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Roxborough4Ever 06/06/17 2:03:10 AM #20:	looked up the last "new" episode i watched on a sunday and didnt enjoy...was years ago http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/She_of_Little_Faith --- You feast on red herring because it is your birthright. <cite>Roxborough4Ever posted [p:880498866] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>looked up the last "new" episode i watched on a sunday and didnt enjoy...was years ago http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/She_of_Little_Faith</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 06/06/17 2:51:47 AM #21:	joe40001 posted... Smashingpmkns posted... I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service? FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2 <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:880500346] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote> I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh</quote> How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service?</quote> FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 4:10:39 AM #22:	Smashingpmkns posted... joe40001 posted... Smashingpmkns posted... I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service? FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol If it's the FX app then aren't they edited to death? --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880502265] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote><cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote> I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh</quote> How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service?</quote> FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol</quote> If it's the FX app then aren't they edited to death?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 06/06/17 4:18:33 AM #23:	I never really gave up, I still watch it occasionally. Honestly, I just stopped watching TV on cable/satelite much and sort of forgot it was still going. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:880502437] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>I never really gave up, I still watch it occasionally. Honestly, I just stopped watching TV on cable/satelite much and sort of forgot it was still going.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePieReborn 06/06/17 4:51:28 AM #24:	Eh, Homerazzi is about as far down the line that I care about watching. Once episodes get past that, they're just background noise. --- Party leader, passive-aggressive doormat, pasta eater extraordinaire! <cite>ThePieReborn posted [p:880503096] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Eh, Homerazzi is about as far down the line that I care about watching. Once episodes get past that, they're just background noise.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Airhammy 06/06/17 4:57:30 AM #25:	I started losing interest during Season 16 and skipped some episodes, then totally stopped when Season 17 premiered. I've only watched a handful of episodes since. --- http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/ <cite>Airhammy posted [p:880503217] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>I started losing interest during Season 16 and skipped some episodes, then totally stopped when Season 17 premiered. I've only watched a handful of episodes since.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 06/06/17 5:08:33 AM #26:	The movie. --- http://i.imgur.com/Cv7OVSx.jpg <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:880503420] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>The movie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DekuPoe 06/06/17 5:36:54 AM #27:	When I stopped watching TV as often. I have A LOT of episodes to watch. --- http://i.imgur.com/qQVB6ku.gifv <cite>DekuPoe posted [p:880503924] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>When I stopped watching TV as often. I have A LOT of episodes to watch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReignFury 06/06/17 5:56:28 AM #28:	Im not sure, my wife and I arent obsessive fans or anything but we still quote random parts of the show and immediately remember the scene. Its like its two different shows. --- MAKE AMERICA SMART AGAIN http://i.giftrunk.com/rv4b2c.gif <cite>ReignFury posted [p:880504248] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Im not sure, my wife and I arent obsessive fans or anything but we still quote random parts of the show and immediately remember the scene. Its like its two different shows.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scoobydoobydont 06/06/17 5:57:36 AM #29:	Never, it's still worth watching. --- http://i.imgur.com/z16bN1C.gif <cite>scoobydoobydont posted [p:880504265] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Never, it's still worth watching.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 06/06/17 5:57:51 AM #30:	MC_BatCommander posted... Probably around season 13 this, though i didn't have cable or wanted to stick around waiting for sunday to watch the newest episode. --- There's just a level of difference between people, and it translates into some pizzas: DifferentialEquation <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:880504271] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>Probably around season 13</quote> this, though i didn't have cable or wanted to stick around waiting for sunday to watch the newest episode.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReignFury 06/06/17 6:04:22 AM #31:	kingdrake2 posted... MC_BatCommander posted... Probably around season 13 this, though i didn't have cable or wanted to stick around waiting for sunday to watch the newest episode. Yeah dont get me wrong I still watch on occasion but it feels like a different show --- MAKE AMERICA SMART AGAIN http://i.giftrunk.com/rv4b2c.gif <cite>ReignFury posted [p:880504380] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>Probably around season 13</quote> this, though i didn't have cable or wanted to stick around waiting for sunday to watch the newest episode.</quote> Yeah dont get me wrong I still watch on occasion but it feels like a different show</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vol2tex 06/06/17 10:44:06 AM #32:	Around season 11/12. --- https://imgtc.com/i/x4XUFSS.jpg http://i.imgur.com/n3ddsIn.jpg <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:880514918] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Around season 11/12.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 06/06/17 10:50:16 AM #33:	When Family Guy, South Park, and Futurama started doing it better. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:880515389] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>When Family Guy, South Park, and Futurama started doing it better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 06/06/17 10:51:01 AM #34:	HogRiderreturns posted... What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand. Yeah except similar to the Fugitive parody, the joke isn't solely "HEY RECOGNIZE THIS REFERENCE?" With the Ray Jay thing, it goes on for like all of 4 seconds before Lisa remarks "I'm already tired of him." That's the joke, it sounds stupid, or at least Homer is making it sound stupid. Like I said, the newer jokes demand you understand whatever pop culture they're referencing or else it's not funny. Think of it this way. Each one of these jokes that parody or callback to some pop culture thing, -Old Simpsons, the punchline was something that happens independently of the reference. -New Simpsons, the punchline is the reference itself. --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic http://www.poorcouplesfoodguide.com - Pizza Time! <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:880515440] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>HogRiderreturns posted...</cite> <quote>What about Homer bringing up Ray Jay Johnson or the original Yes Guy that inspired the one on the show. Those are jokes I doubt even most 90s would understand.</quote> Yeah except similar to the Fugitive parody, the joke isn't solely "HEY RECOGNIZE THIS REFERENCE?" With the Ray Jay thing, it goes on for like all of 4 seconds before Lisa remarks "I'm already tired of him." That's the joke, it sounds stupid, or at least Homer is making it sound stupid. Like I said, the newer jokes demand you understand whatever pop culture they're referencing or else it's not funny. Think of it this way. Each one of these jokes that parody or callback to some pop culture thing, -Old Simpsons, the punchline was something that happens independently of the reference. -New Simpsons, the punchline is the reference itself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 06/06/17 10:53:10 AM #35:	How long would it take to binge-watch the entire simpsons? --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:880515616] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>How long would it take to binge-watch the entire simpsons?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DezCaughtIt 06/06/17 10:59:00 AM #36:	That grunge one where Homer writes Margarine --- *The user formally known as freakofnature30* I like posting. <cite>DezCaughtIt posted [p:880516022] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>That grunge one where Homer writes Margarine</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Caution999 06/06/17 11:00:08 AM #38:	Season 11 was the beginning of the end, and season 14 is when they officially stopped even putting even half assed effort into the show. --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia <cite>Caution999 posted [p:880516096] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Season 11 was the beginning of the end, and season 14 is when they officially stopped even putting even half assed effort into the show.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doe 06/06/17 11:02:47 AM #40:	joe40001 posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s I hope that's not you're channel you're shilling there --- http://i.imgur.com/iwo6yR9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uqXNtk6.jpg <cite>Doe posted [p:880516289] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s</quote> I hope that's not you're channel you're shilling there</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe40001 06/06/17 11:16:35 AM #41:	Doe posted... joe40001 posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s I hope that's not you're channel you're shilling there Nope. It might be a re-upload of that video because I saw a video with that name before but I don't think it had like 10 views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-TS-92KVDA I guess this is the original link. They both have that dumb intro though. Use the original link though. I don't like re-uploaders. --- "joe is attractive and quite the brilliant poster" - Seiichi Omori http://i.imgur.com/TheGsZ9.gif <cite>joe40001 posted [p:880517287] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Doe posted...</cite> <quote><cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuI0q96Thq0#t=7s</quote> I hope that's not you're channel you're shilling there</quote> Nope. It might be a re-upload of that video because I saw a video with that name before but I don't think it had like 10 views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-TS-92KVDA I guess this is the original link. They both have that dumb intro though. Use the original link though. I don't like re-uploaders.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 06/06/17 2:41:06 PM #42:	fenderbender321 posted... ForestLogic posted... which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series. It's just a bad joke. The Simpsons were always making jokes about events that happened decades before. Episodes in the 1990s had all kinds of references to TV shows and movies in the 1960s. Practically the entire episode of Homer's Barbershop Quartet was a parody of the Beatles. Read other posts. Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?" --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic http://www.poorcouplesfoodguide.com - Pizza Time! <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:880530921] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>fenderbender321 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>which is SO fucking unlike what Simpsons humor was for the first decade or so of the series.</quote> It's just a bad joke. The Simpsons were always making jokes about events that happened decades before. Episodes in the 1990s had all kinds of references to TV shows and movies in the 1960s. Practically the entire episode of Homer's Barbershop Quartet was a parody of the Beatles.</quote> Read other posts. <quote>Yeah but typically when they made references to pop culture, the joke was set up to be funny, independent of whatever it's referencing. They made parodies and throwbacks funny whether or not you're actually familiar with the source material. For example: In the episode Lisa's Rival, they reference the dam scene from The Fugitive. Yes, you can recognize it as the parody that it is, and that might be funny in and of itself, but the real humor of the joke is coming from the fact that it's Milhouse, especially the "...my glasses..!" line at the end of the scene. You don't need to have seen The Fugitive to laugh at it because Milhouse is a funny character and the delivery is funny. Jokes like the Enron ride meanwhile, you need to know what Enron was, and remember it was a company that went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Otherwise without that knowledge, you're thinking "Oh, I guess it was something to do with the stock market?"</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smashingpmkns 06/06/17 7:45:26 PM #44:	joe40001 posted... Smashingpmkns posted... joe40001 posted... Smashingpmkns posted... I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service? FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol If it's the FX app then aren't they edited to death? Don't see why they would be. The show initially aired at Fox and FX currently airs shows like Archer and Always Sunny, which are leagues more offensive and crude than Simpson's ever was. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2 <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:880551195] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>joe40001 posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote> I'm on season 19 and I'm still enjoying it tbh </quote> How are you watching it? Is it on a streaming service? </quote> FX App on the Xbox One. You can probably use it on your browser too and mirror it if you have FX through your cable provider. It's taken me 2 years to get this far lol</quote> If it's the FX app then aren't they edited to death?</quote> Don't see why they would be. The show initially aired at Fox and FX currently airs shows like Archer and Always Sunny, which are leagues more offensive and crude than Simpson's ever was.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
single_player 06/06/17 7:48:18 PM #45:	For me it was the feminism. Maybe it was not as apparent to most people as it was to me but I absolutely hated it and I especially hated Lisa, she was just cringey. <cite>single_player posted [p:880551373] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>For me it was the feminism. Maybe it was not as apparent to most people as it was to me but I absolutely hated it and I especially hated Lisa, she was just cringey.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 06/06/17 7:56:05 PM #46:	Smashingpmkns posted... Don't see why they would be. The show initially aired at Fox and FX currently airs shows like Archer and Always Sunny, which are leagues more offensive and crude than Simpson's ever was. He might mean edited for syndication. Stuff like cutting out scenes or speeding things up to fit in more commercials. Not sure why they would do that for streaming though. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:880551870] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>Smashingpmkns posted...</cite> <quote>Don't see why they would be. The show initially aired at Fox and FX currently airs shows like Archer and Always Sunny, which are leagues more offensive and crude than Simpson's ever was.</quote> He might mean edited for syndication. Stuff like cutting out scenes or speeding things up to fit in more commercials. Not sure why they would do that for streaming though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 06/06/17 9:59:05 PM #47:	fenderbender321 posted... But, I do agree that the delivery was better in the earlier episodes, and definitely made it more funny. I am only disagreeing with the idea that early Simpsons episodes didn't have jokes that were funnier if you understood pop culture and events of decades prior. I don't know that this was necessarily the point. I think the point was that there were so many different pop culture references before, and even if you didn't understand the pop culture references, you could still enjoy it/find it funny. But that it evolved into jokes where they were very blatantly "this is the joke", rather than being multilayered. --- http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111123223446/simpsons/images/9/99/K.png I didn't even give you my coat! <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:880559778] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote><cite>fenderbender321 posted...</cite> <quote>But, I do agree that the delivery was better in the earlier episodes, and definitely made it more funny. I am only disagreeing with the idea that early Simpsons episodes didn't have jokes that were funnier if you understood pop culture and events of decades prior.</quote> I don't know that this was necessarily the point. I think the point was that there were so many different pop culture references before, and even if you didn't understand the pop culture references, you could still enjoy it/find it funny. But that it evolved into jokes where they were very blatantly "this is the joke", rather than being multilayered.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 06/07/17 12:31:26 PM #48:	Know what I've kinda noticed about The Simpsons in general over the last twenty seasons? The show is like, frequently sympathetic towards smokers/cigarettes. Like, there's a lot of characters that smoke on screen (which in and of itself is a rarity these days) and it's not really often done as a gag to show them in a negative light. And then there's even an episode where Patty and Selma are staying with Marge, but they're not allowed to smoke. Weirdly, Homer trying to bust them for not controlling their smoke cravings, was portrayed as the bad guy. Plus there's that whole episode about Lisa taking up smoking to be good at ballet, and besides the ending, the majority of the episode makes smoking look pretty cool and useful. Just something I was thinking about recently while watching some newer eps. --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic http://www.poorcouplesfoodguide.com - Pizza Time! <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:880591883] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>Know what I've kinda noticed about The Simpsons in general over the last twenty seasons? The show is like, frequently sympathetic towards smokers/cigarettes. Like, there's a lot of characters that smoke on screen (which in and of itself is a rarity these days) and it's not really often done as a gag to show them in a negative light. And then there's even an episode where Patty and Selma are staying with Marge, but they're not allowed to smoke. Weirdly, Homer trying to bust them for not controlling their smoke cravings, was portrayed as the bad guy. Plus there's that whole episode about Lisa taking up smoking to be good at ballet, and besides the ending, the majority of the episode makes smoking look pretty cool and useful. Just something I was thinking about recently while watching some newer eps.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 06/07/17 12:36:28 PM #49:	http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6w9x4S6kD1r2amcuo1_500.jpg --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia <cite>Caution999 posted [p:880592175] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6w9x4S6kD1r2amcuo1_500.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/07/17 1:06:11 PM #50:	There really wasn't one, I just started watching tv less and less. --- If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:880593956] in What was t... [t:75426550]...</cite> <quote>There really wasn't one, I just started watching tv less and less.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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