# Suppose I think The Simpons is no good anymore--What about the movie?

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**Created:** [August 8, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826 "2006-08-08T06:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/1 "2006-08-08T06:19:38Z")

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I don’t think The Simpsons is any good anymore.

Is there any reason for me to feel optimistic, or at least, fail to feel pessimistic, about the upcoming movie?

-FrL-

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**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/2 "2006-08-08T06:45:30Z")

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It will give you a good reason to complain about how the Simpsons isn’t as good as it used to be.

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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/3 "2006-08-08T07:37:23Z")

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Because the movie signals the coming of the end?

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**Author:** ![Jean\_Poutine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@Jean\_Poutine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jean_Poutine)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/4 "2006-08-08T14:43:57Z")

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Depends on who wrote the movie. If it’s writers from the classic early seasons, then we should all be counting the days until it’s released. If the writers are those writing current episodes, well…

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/5 "2006-08-08T18:55:07Z")

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Even if I still liked the Simpsons, I’m not sure how wild I’d be about the movie. The formula that works well for a 22-minute episode may not be good for 90+ minutes.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-i-think-the-simpons-is-no-good-anymore-what-about-the-movie/367826/6 "2006-08-08T18:56:27Z")

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They brought the ~40 best writers from the past, and they’ve been working at it for the last few years. There is reason to believe it will be good.