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marktheando posted:Nah, the earliest seasons were the peak of The Simpsons’ popularity. It was an enormous hit right out of the gate, but then their audience shrank to basically kids and teens. At least some of that ratings decline is also going to track right in line with the decline of network TV ratings in general. But the general shittiness of the show certainly hasn't helped its ratings.
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Mar 28, 2019 18:13
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Pawg From Produce posted:That post-9/11 bump. That was probably people who were trying to perform extreme normality after a national tragedy. And watching The Simpson's on Sunday as a family had become a reference point for acting normal.
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Mar 28, 2019 18:33
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season 5 is also around the time they went into syndication I don't think I ever watched The Simpsons on Sundays, I always caught it in reruns UPN weekdays at 6:00 and 6:30 (7:30 central) 
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Mar 28, 2019 18:34
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PostNouveau posted:It was an enormous hit right out of the gate, but then their audience shrank to basically kids and teens. What's fascinating is that after the 9/11 bump it took 7 seasons to get back down to it's previous low point. It was on track to crater by then, this is how the terrorists won.
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Mar 28, 2019 18:39
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Iron Crowned posted:What's fascinating is that after the 9/11 bump it took 7 seasons to get back down to it's previous low point. It was on track to crater by then, this is how the terrorists won. Yeah, Seasons 10 and 11 almost killed the show. And then Al Jean steered into the skid somehow. I feel like now, though, the legacy of the golden age is untarnished by the never-ending Al Jean era. Like, the show benefits from being a shambling trash fire for so long because it emphasizes the stark difference between the eras. I'm extremely interested to see what happens when Disney shitcans Al Jean. I think my favorite idea to revitalize the show is to age the characters up, and it would be a good way to get people to tune in for the new showrunner's vision.
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Mar 28, 2019 18:44
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Age them up in real time so Bart is 40
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Mar 28, 2019 18:57
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even Season 12 had HOMR and Trilogy of Error as soon as Al Jean came back as showrunner they somehow managed to have a bad Treehouse of Horror and then the next good joke was in season 16
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Mar 28, 2019 19:04
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On the subject of overly quoted lines I still use "I'm seein' double-FOUR (thing)'s!" To this day.
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Mar 28, 2019 19:28
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marktheando posted:Nah, the earliest seasons were the peak of The Simpsons’ popularity. Lol Jesus from blockbuster numbers to YouTube numbers. What a shame
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Mar 28, 2019 21:53
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Marge becomes worried after Bart is inspired to do pranks by MyTube star Boogie Pie. After she takes away his electronic devices he plots a revolt with his fellow screen blocked kids. Meanwhile, Lisa nags Homer about something, who cares.
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Mar 28, 2019 22:09
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Homer gets a job driving for hUber. Bart convinces Milhouse to eat a Mide Pod and he dies. Guest starring Howie Mandel for some reason.
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Mar 28, 2019 22:20
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The Moe-Moe challenge hits Springfield! Something or other plot device, Moe is ugly. Ashley Simpson (previously canonized as a relative, and the sister of "Cousin Jessica") guests to return his cell phone from the episode where 'Moe gets a cell phone' was a thing. It turns out channel 6 of whatever made it up for ratings on their streaming channel counterpart.
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Mar 28, 2019 22:32
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Disco Stu's cousin, EDM Stu
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Mar 28, 2019 22:44
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Bart eats a hot dog and homer does a flip
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Mar 28, 2019 22:49
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NiceGuy posted:What happened? Lightning hit the transmitter? See, that what I thought at first, but then... HEY, SHUT UP! God, old school Krusty was amazing.
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Mar 28, 2019 23:43
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The highest-rated episode in absolute viewers is Bart Gets An F. That's pretty wild.
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Mar 29, 2019 00:40
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Back to quoting lines in real situations, "Gee, the fun never stops at the Flanders' house, does it" is another line I'll shoot off when it's even remotely applicable.
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Mar 29, 2019 00:44
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Laterite posted:The highest-rated episode in absolute viewers is Bart Gets An F. That's pretty wild. *rolls up sleeve* "Some Enchanted Evening"!?
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Mar 29, 2019 01:09
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Laterite posted:The highest-rated episode in absolute viewers is Bart Gets An F. That's pretty wild. Wow that's the season 2 opener? I always thought that was like season 3 or 4.
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Mar 29, 2019 01:17
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super sweet best pal posted:The bowling alley scene's jokes were great but everything after was a huge drop in quality. "I'm not the original Teller" did get a laugh from me. There’s still some good stuff in season 11 but I really think that’s when the permanent drop really happened. Season 9 is good and 10 is mostly good imo.
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Mar 29, 2019 01:31
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mmm, urinal fresh is one I use when cleaning the toilet or when being real classy, after brushing my teeth.
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Mar 29, 2019 01:37
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The episode when Homer goes into space is closer to the first moon landing than the present day. lol
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Mar 29, 2019 01:40
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me & hubby have a good quote off whenever we feed cat (bergamot) we say "do not have cow" but then pray because of vulgarity
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Mar 29, 2019 05:21
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every day I implore the people on the bus to do the bartman, but alas they never do
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Mar 29, 2019 05:36
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PostNouveau posted:every day I implore the people on the bus to do the bartman, but alas they never do that song is being removed from all future printings of the CD because it mentions Michael Jackson
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Mar 29, 2019 06:47
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homeless guy posted:that song is being removed from all future printings of the CD because it mentions Michael Jackson lol
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Mar 29, 2019 06:53
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Sure it's not 1990 right now but who knows what tomorrow may bring
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Mar 29, 2019 07:22
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spaceblancmange posted:The episode when Homer goes into space is closer to the first moon landing than the present day. lol Speaking of quoting things, I still yell 'THEY'LL CLOG THE INSTRUMENTS' and 'Careful! They're ruffled!' when people eat lunch at their desks.
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Mar 29, 2019 08:51
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Anytime anything breaks and needs to be replaced in our house, I will say that we'll get one 'with an un-twistable stomach' while making the appropriate hand-movements.
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Mar 29, 2019 09:05
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Why is classic Simpsons so much more quotable than almost all other shows for everyday situations? Is it because we watched it in syndication for years, or because its just that well written, or both? Like, I like Bob's Burgers, and it's full of quirky dialogue and there are now nine seasons of it. But I can't conjure up a single quote from it, only generic things the characters might say. Also, The Office - it has a bunch of famous lines but most of them don't work for everyday use.
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Mar 29, 2019 09:14
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I still use cromulent more than I should
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Mar 29, 2019 09:42
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Quoting shows only works when you can expect others to actually get the quotes. I've tried to drop the "New York is the world's greatest city to live in for six months and not a second longer" line from Bojack Horseman whenever someone I know is going to stay in New York for six months, and even though it's appropriate weirdly often it falls flat because nobody gets that it's a reference. The Simpsons are quotable because people quote them, which leads into a positive feedback loop.Mantis42 posted:Marge becomes worried after Bart is inspired to do pranks by MyTube star Boogie Pie. After she takes away his electronic devices he plots a revolt with his fellow screen blocked kids. Meanwhile, Lisa nags Homer about something, who cares. I know that this and all the following posts are fake synopses because they reference things that happened less than seven years ago.
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Mar 29, 2019 11:27
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Whenever I want to say something is bullshit but not in a serious way, “that’s a load of rich creamery butter”
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Mar 29, 2019 12:52
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:Quoting shows only works when you can expect others to actually get the quotes. I've tried to drop the "New York is the world's greatest city to live in for six months and not a second longer" line from Bojack Horseman whenever someone I know is going to stay in New York for six months, and even though it's appropriate weirdly often it falls flat because nobody gets that it's a reference. The Simpsons are quotable because people quote them, which leads into a positive feedback loop. Yeah, I think it's basically what you said. We forget how little really was on TV up until the late 90's. You can look it up on Wikipedia, but it really is shocking how much of prime time was taken up by showing movies or sports. Back then it was really a lot more likely that you'd watch the same thing as someone else you knew, because we really didn't have an easy way to watch it otherwise.
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Mar 29, 2019 13:16
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Is this the part where this turns into the tviv thread with people just repeating Simpsons lines and claiming how waAaAacky~ they are for quoting it in every day mundane situations to fill the void that is their personalities?
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Mar 29, 2019 13:18
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Calaveron posted:Is this the part where this turns into the tviv thread with people just repeating Simpsons lines and claiming how waAaAacky~ they are for quoting it in every day mundane situations to fill the void that is their personalities? if it is, does that mean you'll leave the thread?
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Mar 29, 2019 13:27
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Calaveron posted:Is this the part where this turns into the tviv thread with people just repeating Simpsons lines and claiming how waAaAacky~ they are for quoting it in every day mundane situations to fill the void that is their personalities? Put a sock in it, Roy.
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Mar 29, 2019 14:09
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I use Simpsons quotes as a generational measurement tool. If I don't recognize your quotes, you're younger than me and I don't need to know you. If you don't recognize mine, you were raised poorly.
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Calaveron posted:Is this the part where this turns into the tviv thread with people just repeating Simpsons lines and claiming how waAaAacky~ they are for quoting it in every day mundane situations to fill the void that is their personalities? https://youtu.be/IkQ5oARNxLU
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