Will the simpsons ever die???

[csamuels]

I was watching the simpson the other night and thought to myself, wtf are they going to do for a final episode? I'm thinking a 3 hour extravaganza, precluded by the top 25 ep, and followed by all the creator/director/voice actors&actresses interviews.

what about the characters? Mr. Burns does something insanely selfish and greedy, which kills Smithers. Homer finally blows up the plant. Marge runs away with another man, Flanders Ha! Lisa gets a full ride to college and maybe does some "mind-opening" experiments...and it goes on.

Please post your thoughts/wishes. How many seasons have they been through already? Havent they outlasted just about every show ever made?

[Vampiel]

The creator also makes FutureRama.

[Cyan]

I'm waiting for the major comeback of GARFIELD (not that it ever went away...)

[leprechaun_40]

I want bloom county with Opus and Bill the Cat back:D

[alivin]

He's been back for a little while

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[FrnchDp]

You had to open your big mouth...


http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/01/television.simpsons.reut/story.simpsons.300.jpg

Report: 'Simpsons' stars in work stoppage
Actors involved in contract talks
Thursday, April 1, 2004 Posted: 7:33 AM EST (1233 GMT)


LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- The actors who provide the voices for the cartoon characters on the long-running TV show "The Simpsons" have stopped work in a bid to force a settlement of lengthy contract renewal talks, Daily Variety reported in its Thursday edition.

The Hollywood trade paper said the six actors have not shown up for two script readings in the past few weeks, holding up production on the hit satire's upcoming 16th season.

It quoted insiders as saying each cast member is asking for about $360,000 an episode, or $8 million for a 22-episode season. Each member currently earns $125,000 an episode. The highest-paid star in TV is Ray Romano, who reportedly earns between $1.7 million and $2 million per episode of his Emmy-winning series "Everybody Loves Raymond."

The three-year contracts for Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Comic Book Guy), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Julie Kavner (Marge) and Nancy Cartwright (Bart) expired several months ago, and their representatives have been negotiating new ones to no avail, Daily Variety said.

The last "Simpsons" work dispute was in 1998, at a time when the actors were making $30,000 per episode. The show's producer, Twentieth Century Fox TV, hired casting directors in five cities to replace most of them before both sides worked out a new deal and resumed production.

"The Simpsons" airs in the United States on the Fox network. Both Fox and Twentieth Century Fox TV are owned by News Corp. Ltd.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/01/television.simpsons.reut/index.html

[Bigjakkstaffa]

I dont think they'll ever kill it off fully as such (e.g. Homer blowing up the world), instead they'll probably call it all to an ambiguous end (ala The X-Files) and then wheel it out for a quick money spinner in 7 or 8 years time so we can find out what eventually happened to all the characters

--Jakk:t

[alivin]

I think another 2 yrs and they'l have an 1hr episode and they'll explain a lot of the hidden jokes but incorrectly and finish by surfing out across the ocean followed by everybody in the show.
:D

[themac]

will (insert annoying mod's name) ever die?

[mireland]

Originally posted by themac
will (insert annoying mod's name) ever die?


How would YOU like to have your post count reset to 0..oh wait....:rolleyes:

[themac]

Originally posted by mireland
How would YOU like to have your post count reset to 0..oh wait....:rolleyes:

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[FrnchDp]

Originally posted by themac
"i'm the baby, gotta love me"



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