For a show that should have ended a long time ago I thought they handled parodying IT into a comedy really well! Almost all the jokes landed which is pretty shocking as someone who's been watching the Simpsons since I was 12, most of the newer episodes are shit to bad.

Does anyone else think they should just stop coming out with seasons and just do Halloween specials?

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oxfozyne t1_iubf5v0 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:07 AM

Been watching since the first episode, the last few seasons have had a lot of gems.

strangehitman22 OP t1_iubfbuu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:09 AM

The one with Marge and Homer in the forest last year was probably the best in a while tbh

Tlr321 t1_iuc43yl wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:56 AM

A Serious Flanders was also quite good last season.

ReservoirDog316 t1_iuhju5z wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:51 AM

I just watched it based off your recommendation and that was one of my favorite episodes of The Simpsons ever! I love the Coen brothers and the Fargo tv show so a spoof of them being that well done was just amazing to me.

[deleted] t1_iubmmjr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:09 AM

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strangehitman22 OP t1_iuboehb wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:24 AM

Pixelated and Afraid

appletinicyclone t1_iubr5bx wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:48 AM

>Pixelated and Afraid

What happened in it?

strangehitman22 OP t1_iubt617 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:07 AM

Homer and Marge get lost in the woods, won't spoil it, watch it yourself!

appletinicyclone t1_iudo1uw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:23 PM

I'm unlikely to watch it unfortunately

Was a big fan but difficult to get into If it isn't just randomly on in the background like it was when I was a kid

TuvixWillNotBeMissed t1_iubv1hf wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:24 AM

It's like the opposite of all those, "Homer does something dumb and threatens their marriage" episode. It's also pretty intense.

kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf t1_iuez0kn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:37 PM

I started watching this season again after probably 15? years of not really watching it, and it's not bad.

Kevbot1000 t1_iufqxfs wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:53 PM

Matt Selman has pulled the bar up pretty high on that show.

BrotherKanker t1_iubgttq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:21 AM

I'll admit it, "super intense kid Chalmers" did get a chuckle out of me.

strangehitman22 OP t1_iubh0vc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:23 AM

"I BLAME CANCEL CULTURE" as krusty dies was pretty funny also

WarcraftFarscape t1_iudd5ju wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:04 PM

The best nickname in all of basketball is “Super Nintendo chalmers”, former heat player. His real name is Mario Chalmers

Thetimmybaby t1_iubg0oi wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:14 AM

The new writers have really brought the show back from the dead

SPorterBridges t1_iubuzli wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:23 AM

I swear someone says this every couple of years about the Simpsons.

TheD0rkKnight t1_iueyflv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:33 PM

As someone who has been watching since season 1, but stopped around season 10.. these new seasons are pretty darn good! Good writing, plots, and actually funny. Definitely more adult at times than the past, however.

DabbinOnDemGoy t1_iui4d8t wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:41 PM

Every couple of years it does improve. It just degrades again, too.

Villeto t1_iucwb9r wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:20 AM

And it’s always a dirty lie.

GeronimoSonjack t1_iucf6i9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:19 AM

It comes off as astroturfing at this point, always the same pattern, someone cites a single episode as being unusually good, other people turn up to point out there's been lots of good new episodes lately, they've really turned the show around etc

Meanwhile the show is still utter garbage in reality.

Uptons_BJs t1_iud6tl2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Here's the reality: every single week millions of people around the world still watch.

I've seen every single damned episode of the show like, multiple times.

So yeah, when you go online, you will see people say "hey, the recent seasons are pretty good". Hell, I'd consider the last season above median in quality. But like, I happily watched season 13, season 22, etc, etc.

Outside of a few offensively bad episodes like Lisa Goes Gaga, I'd happily watch an episode of post season 20 Simpsons over at least 70% of the sitcoms on tv today. And I religiously watch sitcoms, I watch them all the time.

flaker111 t1_iufw9mz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:35 AM

> every single week millions of people around the world still watch.

i think people only watch cuz its ingrained. but post season ~20 i gave up on the simpsons other than halloween episodes.

bob's burgers kinda filled out what the simpsons used to be imo.

Dayofsloths t1_iucux7d wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:02 AM

It may be terrible compared to the great seasons, but it's still average for animated sitcoms right now. That's because of how many truly awful ones there are.

Like, new Simpsons isn't good, but it's not offensively bad like new family guy.

DoneDidThisGirl t1_iud03i9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:04 PM

Family Guy’s storytelling is shit but you can be guaranteed at least one good laugh per episode.

The same can’t be said for The Simpsons.

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DoneDidThisGirl t1_iud00ax wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:03 PM

It is, and I fall for it every time. I come back every season for a few episodes because of some Reddit comment and it’s still the flat, pretentious, and unfunny show it’s been for the past twenty years.

The adaptation of It to the Simpsons universe was clever and well-done, but I didn’t laugh at a single “joke” the entire episode.

MulciberTenebras t1_iubij5u wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:35 AM

I wonder if they grew up watching from when it originally aired?

Dohi64 t1_iubgemg wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:18 AM

I totally expected it to be part of this year's treehouse of horror and also to suck, but it was pretty good.

RedDurden_00 t1_iudewvj wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:17 PM

My favourite from the tree house of horror is when James Earl Jones narrated a segment about the Raven

MiloTheMagnificent t1_iuddx63 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:10 PM

I enjoyed it. It was a good parody of Stephen King and not just IT

wrongkeykong t1_iufmid5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:20 PM

Agreed, they put in a lot of effort.

I like reverse Bart and Lisa. "Lisa, my special little girl!"

Mentoman72 t1_iudlskt wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:07 PM

I don't watch much of the Simpsons but I watched this one. The animation was great! Puts family guy to shame.

hazychestnutz t1_iufm113 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:16 PM

If you thought the it episode was amazing, check out the last couple of seasons. It returned to its former glory tbh

Kbdiggity t1_iuch5k6 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:47 AM

Link?

strangehitman22 OP t1_iucjgjm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:19 AM

Idk what to link, you can watch it for free on TV rn tjo

[deleted] t1_iucnjfu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:18 AM

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NotoriousREV t1_iud5ojw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM

My handy guide to The Simpsons:

4:3 = best
16:9 = OK
16:9 HD = getting worse
Guest animator couch gag or later = awful

ooouroboros t1_iuc7736 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:32 AM

Even a blind pig finds an acorn

gendabenda t1_iugp6i2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:43 AM

that's because acorns and pigs are both magnetic