After catching a rerun of "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" - the last ever episode of the "Simpsons" on Comedy Central, I began to think: What if the Groening, Scully and the others had decided to continue producing episodes of the "Simpsons?" Sure, "Futurama" is a good show (downright brilliant, even), and of course writers Al Jean and Mike Reiss convinced FOX to bring back the "Critic," but I miss the "Simpsons." It was one of the shows that made the 90's great! Hopefully FOX will follow MTV's lead of reviving classic shows ("Beavis and Butt-head" anyone?) and get Groening to reunite with Al Jean to make new episodes of the "Simpsons."
OOC: This is a response to APreston's thread, "WI: No Simpsons." I decided to put my own twist on the basic premise and have it that the "Simpsons" ended after the 10th season - as Groening himself said he'd intended. Presumably the reason the show ended ITTL was that Groening decided to focus exclusively on "Futurama," since two of the "Simpsons" writers, Al Jean and Mike Reiss, decided to convince FOX to revive the "Critic." The "Critic" itself ended shortly after its tenth season in 2007.
OOC: This is a response to APreston's thread, "WI: No Simpsons." I decided to put my own twist on the basic premise and have it that the "Simpsons" ended after the 10th season - as Groening himself said he'd intended. Presumably the reason the show ended ITTL was that Groening decided to focus exclusively on "Futurama," since two of the "Simpsons" writers, Al Jean and Mike Reiss, decided to convince FOX to revive the "Critic." The "Critic" itself ended shortly after its tenth season in 2007.