Homer's onto something here... pic.twitter.com/uEmRSLYoc1
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) December 6, 2023
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As if it wasn't already clear that The Simpsons has been a mockery of itself for at least a decade, they've managed to reach an even lower level, reaching a new plateau of unamusement while simultaneously torturing all viewers with absolutely terrible voice acting performances. The clip presented here is a good example of this. What is the point of this shit anyway and who is watching it? Zoomers may not know it (or maybe they do, since zoomers are often portrayed as a group to be hated, even though half of all internet users are zoomers), but The Simpsons was by far the best animated series of all time, and in the highest tier of all shows - namely the S Tier along with the Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks and Euphoria. Just let it end already. It's not even fun to hatewatch any longer.
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Writers gotta be trolling giving poor Julie Kavner a speech.
I'm out of the loop here and apologize if this has been covered but Marge sounds awful. I haven't watched the show in years and decided to tune in tonight and all I could think was Marge sounds truly awful. It legitimately ruined my watching experience and had to switch it off. Are they just allowing the show to die with the original cast? I can't imagine Disney keeping this going for much longer.
Disney is desperate right now and The Simpsons is one of their big Disney+ hits. Rumors say they're pushing the Simpsons producers for a new movie after their disastrous box office year. Recasting seems more likely than cancelling at this point, should it be needed.
I think this is the first time Skinners voice has sounded off
and they want to bring harry back for another spinal tap movie?
Honestly at this point, they should maybe consider using the literal weeks of audio voice recordings to make an ai voice program for the voice actors. Have the voice actors still record lines to get the cadence and emotion right and use the ai to fix the voices. Everyone still gets paid and gets to keep their voices from degrading further
I was willing to give it a shot. I'm a lifelong B&S fanatic, so I had to tune in to see if they were gonna do an end credits song and I was delighted to see they did, even if they didn't write it themselves.
Of course, I had to skip to the end. I just can't handle the shitty, limp, lifeless "writing" the show has devolved to, and obviously the VOICES.
Even Skinner sounds like he has about three weeks to live. And as soon as Marge comes on, I instinctively turn the sound off and turn on the subtitles. They need to stage an intervention for Julie Kavner. This can't keep going on. Just use AI based on her voice from 40 years ago and keep paying her, if that's what it takes.
A+ for Belle & Sebastian, D- for the rest of this horseslop.
PS....the song playing in the montage is called "If You Find Yourself Caught In Love" from the album "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" if you were curious.
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Post your favourite Simpsons episode here!
Mine is Last Exit to Springfield.
I know it is a bit generic but this is an absolute behemoth of an episode. True sovl.
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Favourite Simpsons episode:
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Ironically...it came from a post-golden era episode!
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it's a season 10 holdover so it just barely makes the cut imo
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I use Principal and Pauper as the "threshold" of Classic and Modern Simpsons because that's what many fans say is when the decline started, so
The power of the sneed truly is reality-bending...
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funnily enough that one is also a holdover https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Rollover_episodes#List_of_rollover_episodes
seasons 9 and 10 are tolerable but I would say "Homer's Enemy" in Season 8 was the start of the decline after Grimey lampshades everything that's silly about the Simpsons universe, like where do you even go from there
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That was actually one of my favorite episodes, even though I know Simpsons Mega-neurodivergents don't like it
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It's a funny episode in a vacuum but the complaints about it are valid when taken in the broader context of the series. If it wasn't the widely accepted canary in the Simpsons coal mine, it would probably not be so hated.
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I always thought the 'jockeys are secretly elves' episode was the big canary. At least for me. 'Homer's Enemy' is funnier, but very mean-spirited, because it's implicitly attacking the audience who enjoys the show for enjoying it.
Just realised that would make Frank Grimes a representation of a wokescold complaining about the unreality of the show and how it's problematic. Except he's in the show and actually working class, not just LARPing.
And then, of course, they turned Homer into a malicious, chaos-driven, ODD butthole, proving Grimesy right.
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Fun fact: It's Ricky Gervais' favourite episode.
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Sneed's Sneed & Sneed formerly Sneed's
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