
One day many years from now, when the Earth is a deserted wasteland inhabited by nothing but zombies shuffling around and munching on other zombie's brains, the bright yellow residents of the 2-D town of Springfield will still be alive and kickin'. Translation: Fox has renewed The Simpsons—the longest-running scripted program in history—for Season 26.
The series may be old, but it isn't acting like it. Sunday's Season 25 premiere, a spoof of Showtime's Homeland, was the number-one program of the night among adults ages 18-49, according to Fox. And this Sunday, the show will air its annual "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween special, featuring an extended opening couch gag by director Guillermo Del Toro.
Still, with age also comes death; it was recently announced that a regular character will bite the dust this season. Who do you think it will be? Who do you want it to be? And are you excited about this renewal?
I'm hoping they kill off either Marge or Lisa, because I think they're the worst characters. I realise this will not happen, and so I will probably not watch many more future episodes. I will probably watch Treehouse of Horror this weekend though.
DW 1st ran from '63-'89 came back in '96 for a single TV movie, then disappeared again until '05-present, so it's really just in its mid-30's
But yeah, I think the Simpsons still technically have a way to go
And don't forget Sesame Street. It's had 44 seasons so far and over 4,350 episodes.
::As the words are read, the trucker hat with the word GEEK on the front begins to glow with the light of a million televisions and rises into the air. Dozens of Klingons appear in the rafters of Moe's Tavern wearing bow ties & fezes and begin an inspirational rendition of the Sesame Street theme on kazoos as the hat floats towards Patrick: Its new & rightful owner::
Well done Sir! The Geek is dead. Long live the GEEK! :D
creatively it has
And why the hell aren't they airing their Halloween special during the same week as Halloween?
I don't mind at all that the episode aired so early this year. It's much more preferable to having it air after the fact, even if it's only one day later.
Congrats, you yellow sonsuvbiscuits, you!