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Post by Lance Uppercut on Nov 30, 2020 2:28:07 GMT -5
I like that lately this season, and some of the last one, they’ve been focusing on the side characters more
This week was Principal skinner
Last week was comic book guy
Mr burns in the premiere
There was an episode last year that had an interesting thing with the sea captain for the first third until they dropped it for the Simpson family
I thought the two part episode with reverend love joy was good
This show has a rich history of side characters, it could refreshing to focus on them more often
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Post by dirtyoldman on Nov 30, 2020 7:18:03 GMT -5
I always thought they should have started to do that ages ago. Such a wealth of characters and yet they're tied to the main 5 family members.
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Post by thechase on Nov 30, 2020 8:23:26 GMT -5
It took twenty years for the show to gain a small percentage of it's groove back. That is incredibly sad.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 20:07:09 GMT -5
I always thought they should have started to do that ages ago. Such a wealth of characters and yet they're tied to the main 5 family members. I get your point, but the show is called The Simpsons, not The People Of Springfield, so it only makes sense that the Simpsons are the main characters. |
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Post by dirtyoldman on Dec 1, 2020 10:00:11 GMT -5
I always thought they should have started to do that ages ago. Such a wealth of characters and yet they're tied to the main 5 family members. I get your point, but the show is called The Simpsons, not The People Of Springfield, so it only makes sense that the Simpsons are the main characters. True, but there's only so much you can do with a cast of 5. Maybe something drastic like renaming the show springfield and more emphasis on the other characters would give the show a new lease of life? Or probably be the worst jumping of the shark ever... On the other hand, there's The TV show Taggart... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2020 10:18:10 GMT -5
I get your point, but the show is called The Simpsons, not The People Of Springfield, so it only makes sense that the Simpsons are the main characters. True, but there's only so much you can do with a cast of 5. Maybe something drastic like renaming the show springfield and more emphasis on the other characters would give the show a new lease of life? Or probably be the worst jumping of the shark ever... On the other hand, there's The TV show Taggart... If you have 5 main characters for a tv show and then run out of ideas for them, maybe the shows just been on way too long or produced too many episodes. 5 main characters is probably about what most shows have actually. |
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Mar 29, 2021 2:47:53 GMT -5
I gotta say, I like the direction they took with Chief Wiggum’s wife.
I totally didn’t notice how little she was used that there was not much to contradict of flanderize. Also, included Lindsay Naegle in the backstory.
Also, reading the simpsons wiki about her, it’s actually fairly consistent to past continuity of the few times she was used.
Weird they made Gil’s backstory of a coke dealer. Kind of makes like present day bumbling a lot less sympathetic
I don’t know if it’s in character or not for Maude to be so greatly annoyed by and aggressive to Homer
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Post by hassanchop on Mar 29, 2021 2:54:28 GMT -5
End the show now and make a spin off of those people. They can’t do this dance forever.
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Post by Glitch on Mar 29, 2021 4:00:53 GMT -5
Goes to show you that the Simpsons family were such major backstage politicians. Holding down the rest of the other characters for years.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Mar 29, 2021 7:34:03 GMT -5
Goes to show you that the Simpsons family were such major backstage politicians. Holding down the rest of the other characters for years. Homer really was Poochy |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 7:46:42 GMT -5
I was gonna say something about the Simpsons finding their groove "lately" and how this is something probably said every dozen years or at least over long stretches of time...... sure enough the original post wasn't even from this weekend but rather from the end of last year. ;p
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Mar 29, 2021 8:31:32 GMT -5
It took twenty years for the show to gain a small percentage of it's groove back. That is incredibly sad. They've had stretches of being very good every few years. The season after the movie came out was their best since the glory days by far (because all of the good writers were spending their time and effort on the movie). |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Mar 29, 2021 11:24:27 GMT -5
Goes to show you that the Simpsons family were such major backstage politicians. Holding down the rest of the other characters for years. Lisa and Bart strutted out to Voodoo Child every week in black t-shirts and shades on set with multiple guest stars like Mark McGwire and Paul McCartney and hogged the spotlight, while Ralph’s pushes wee constantly derailed despite him being over with the crowd. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 29, 2021 13:34:34 GMT -5
Goes to show you that the Simpsons family were such major backstage politicians. Holding down the rest of the other characters for years. Lisa and Bart strutted out to Voodoo Child every week in black t-shirts and shades on set with multiple guest stars like Mark McGwire and Paul McCartney and hogged the spotlight, while Ralph’s pushes wee constantly derailed despite him being over with the crowd. Does Homer even take bumps anymore? Nothing could really top the big Springfield Gorge bump that would make Shane McMahon say “holy f***ing shit”. |
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