Yay Fox! You have finally caught up with all the other networks and put your shows online. This means I will once again watch new episodes of House, Family Guy and even...The Simpsons! I have an unpredictable schedule which means I rely on network websites to watch primetime TV- cable is endlessly repetitive so I never really miss Project Runway.
So I started watching new eps of the Simpsons because I could, and there were less commercials. And it was quite interesting. Over the years I've drifted to Family Guy, b/c FG has more of an edge and is quite unpredictable. its also more crass, which i enjoy. The Simpsons cannot deny its heart of gold, the genuine sweetness between Marge and Homer which forms the core of the show.
the two episodes i watched were recent and they were interesting to me because of the play with the form. for example, one episode featured a 3-d animation in the form of a election commercial. it was a bit startling, but you could feel the animators getting bored and trying new things. i also laughed at a lot of the jokes about form- such as the below post about Nelson shouting "Ha Ha! you're medium is dying." there was also a point where the episode became a youtube video playing that familiar "would you like to watch this video again" screen.
although the content of the simpsons is a little dry and overused, the show is an excellent platform to see the shifting tides of media. after all, the simpsons movie was very successful, maybe because it came out of animations 30 minute slot and allowed us all to finally see these beloved characters up close.
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