Harry Shearer Returns to The Simpsons

After a stressful two month period in which Harry Shearer, the voice of many characters on The Simpsons (including Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, etc.), didn’t seem too keen on returning to the long-running animated sitcom, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Shearer will be rejoining the rest of The Simpsons cast through the series’ two guaranteed seasons. Shearer’s […]

Why The Simpsons is Not As Good As It Used to Be

In season 13, the episode “Gump Roast” has a clip show that ends in NRBQ performing “They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons,” a parody of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Along with summarizing the crazier stories over the years like Homer’s marijuana use or when Homer thought Bart was gay, it made fun of […]

Bart Simpson is Getting Killed Off This Season

After 25 years, Sideshow Bob is finally getting his revenge against Bart Simpson in the next season of The Simpsons. During a panel at this past weekend’s ATX Festival in Austin, TX, The Simpsons producers revealed that Sideshow Bob will achieve his goal of killing Bart during this year’s annual Treehouse of Horror episode. Of course, as is the nature […]

The Simpsons Loses Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, etc.)

Following the news that The Simpsons will be renewed for two more seasons, long-time Simpsons vet Harry Shearer has turned to Twitter to announce his departure from the show. Reports indicate Shearer was the only hold-out from the main cast due to his interests outside of voicing many iconic characters. The actor tweeted his announcement late last night: from […]

The Simpsons Renewed for Two More Seasons

It’s been awhile since I’ve actively watched The Simpsons, a product of growing increasingly busy, disinterest in actual TV, and the dwindling level of quality that’s been unfortunately associated with the show in recent years. Nevertheless, The Simpsons is a cultural staple, and while its run is slowly winding down, to think of a generation of TV without The […]

The Top 25 Episodes of The Simpsons [12-1]

When the first official episode of The Simpsons, “Bart the Genius” aired on Fox on this day 25 years ago, it changed my life quite a bit. Through strife, laughter, and love, this series has done so much for me over the years. To honor the series’ 25th Anniversary, I’ve listed my favorite 25 episodes […]

The Top 25 Episodes of The Simpsons [25-13]

On January 14th, 1990, the first official episode of The Simpsons, “Bart the Genius,” aired on the Fox network. Who knew that 25 years later, we’d still be getting brand new episodes every Sunday? While most folks see the show as an ailing series in steady decline (I won’t lie, it was rough around Season […]

[Video] The Simpsons Reimagined in Other Cartoon Styles

The Simpsons‘ annual “Treehouse of Horror” special allows the creators to have fun with everybody’s favorite yellow-skinned cartoon family. This year, the big tease was having the current Simpsons family meeting their past incarnations as they were originally drawn on The Tracy Ullman Show. However, the big surprise was the introduction of The Simpsons’ incarnations in […]