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Nixorbo
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But Futurama could only be the Simpsons' heir apparent if Fox actually started treating it with respect again.
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TheMadCapper
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This man are correct.
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Nurdbot
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Originally posted by Nixorbo: But Futurama could only be the Simpsons' heir apparent if Fox actually started treating it with respect again. /Me nods in agreement
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I think Futurama could potentially replace The Simpsons but I doubt it will happen.
The time I would like it to air is 8:00pm.
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Nixorbo
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Originally posted by Ainoth: I don't know how many people formerly working on "The Simpsons" work on Futurama. I can think of one artist . . .
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TheMadCapper
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*blank stare*
Who.
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Sarge
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I get plenty of sleep, & several months of hiatus. But I do occassionally work overtime.
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oldpaintycanme
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Futurama should definately replace Simpsons. Simpsons are way past their prime. I'd say the last 4-5 seasons of Simpsons have been....crap. For the most part at least.
I long for the hey-days where Conan O'Brien wrote for the show, Homer goes to college, the mono-rail....classics. However, now the show has stagnated and become redundant and ridiculous. Thats not to say its not funny anymore, just much more low-brow.
Futurama has a core cast of characters which lend themselves to far more interesting plots, and situations. Look at the SImpson family, you hate Marge, you think Lisa sucks....Maggie...well, doesn't talk. Anyway, I didn't like Futurama initially. But now its my favourite show on TV>
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Nixorbo
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Originally posted by oldpaintycanme: the last 4-5 seasons of Simpsons have been....crap More like the last 2. Without Seasons 8-10 we wouldn't have: Season 8:You Only Move Twice The Springfield Files Brother From Another Series Grade School Confidential Homer's Enemy The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase The Secret War of Lisa Simpson Season 9:The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson The Cartridge Family Das Bus Lisa the Simpson The Trouble With Trillions Girly Edition Season 10:The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble' Mayored to the Mob Wild Barts Can't Be Broken Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo[/list] I could go on to the ones I thought were good, but not great . . . you hate Marge, you think Lisa sucks That's the funny thing, because I don't hate Marge and I don't think Lisa sucks.
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Nixorbo
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And even the last two seasons have had one gem of an episode. For season 11 it was Behind the Laughter. For season 12 it was Trilogy of Error.
And I'm not all that big of a fan of Homer Goes to College. Maybe it's because I haven't seen it in ages, but I don't remember it being all that great.
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Sarge
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Originally posted by ShineyMetal@$$: Whoa don't get me wrong Sarge, its rad that you could have the up, i'm just wondering why you took them down? Sorry, it just sounded like a smarmy remark I read at another board. (They weren't 'just wondering'.) I take them down about a week after I put them up to keep Fox off my butt. They've been on it before.
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benderrodriguez
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Yeah, the last two seasons of The Simpsons haven't been too good. I have a feeling season 13 will bounce back and be better than the previous two, but maybe I'm just in denial.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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Every Simpsons season is good, it's just that some are a million times better than any other cartoon (accept Futurama) & other seasons are just twice as good as any other.
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Nixorbo
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Maybe the writers have been instructed to write go-nowhere plots, nonsensical endings, and overuse of guest stars by greedy and uncaring CEOs?
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Sarge
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That's the fate of every long-lasting sitcom.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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Back to the point... The 1st season of Futurama is far superior to the Simpsons first season in every way, the animation is the obvious difference but also the storys are deeper, the character developement is excellent & it has many classic episodes & has a lot more satire & is a lot more funny. If you need to convince someone which is better then compare the 1st seasons.
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Nixorbo
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Futurama had the Simpsons to grow on. I doubt it would be nearly as good without the Simpsons to build on.
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Teral
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Originally posted by Nixorbo: Futurama had the Simpsons to grow on. I doubt it would be nearly as good without the Simpsons to build on. Just like ST:TNG and DS9. The Simpsons started out as pioneers (or almost pioneers) in the field of adult animation. The first few seasons saw the animators and storywriters develop and sharpen their skills. The first versions of the Simpsons was, compared to today, rougher. The stories was more down-to-Earth. The first few episodes was almost sitcom-materiel in their plausibility. Later seasons and episodes evolved and resulted in such classic episodes as: Cape Feare, Camp Crusty, Deep Space Homer, Who Shot Mr. Burns, You Only Move Twice, etc. The animations was smoother and the stories was more "out-there". When "Futurama" was launched it had all this experience and skill, developed at "The Simpsons", to draw upon, and thus it got of to a better start. I think "Futurama" is much better than "The Simpsons" in it's present day form. But the classic seasons of "The Simpsons" is still among the funniest moments of animated entertainment ever. The "Futurama" premise has great potential (which has already been shown to us time and again) and it will live on for a long time (unless Fox keeps insisting on killing it). Oh, look! There I go again. Ranting endlessly. Okay, I'll stop now.
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Allen
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Here's my two cents. The Simpsons are running out of plots. Homer's getting dumber, not going to work and the kids don't go to school much in the last few seasons. Futurama is fresh, new, and the imagination is the limit. You figure it out. I think Futurama should take over.
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Teral
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Welcome to PEEL, BenderRules. Enjoy it.
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Nixorbo
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After episodes like "Homer the Moe," I'm ready for the Simpsons to throw in the towel
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Teral
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« Reply #39 on: 06-25-2003 10:43 »
« Last Edit on: 06-25-2003 10:43 »
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You felt the need to resurrect it just so you could say that? At least it gives us another peek at a classic sig. Probably the best in PEEL history ever. Edit: wow, we really were young and naive back then.
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