MAGGIE IS WALKING BY HERSELF, LISA GOT STRAIGHT A'S, AND BART . . . WELL, WE LOVE BART: After reaching 400 episodes on Sunday, is there any limit to how long "The Simpsons" might air? Variety says no.
Is there anything left to be said about the show that brought animation and subversion back to prime time, and pop culture savvy and real self-awareness into it for the first time? "Seinfeld", "M*A*S*H" and "Cheers" were good shows that lasted a long time, but none changed and influenced the culture the way "The Simpsons" has. "The Simpsons" basically built a whole tv network, and whatever else Rupert Murdoch may have done to ruin America, well, supporting this show through all the early controversy around it is a hell of a mitigating factor.
[Damn. Just thinking of how long it go it was that the show was controversial just reminds me of how long it's been on the air. Half the episodes have aired since Homer ran for trash commissioner against Mr. Steve Martin. Put another way, all the episodes which aired from the time the show started until I was in practice for a year just constitutes half the show's run so far.]
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