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From: ant@zimage.comANT

Simpsons are going to outlive us. Heh.


In alt.tv.simpsons Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:

"The longest running primetime scripted show"?!? Not a chance!
The UK's "Coronation Street" has been going almost every weekday for
much longer. Of course what they really mean is "The longest running primetime scripted American animated show".

From Variety.com ...

'The Simpsons' Renewed for Season 33 and 34 at Fox
--------------------------------------------------
"The Simpsons" has been renewed for a Season 33 and 34 at Fox.

At the conclusion of Season 34, slated for 2023, the iconic
animated sitcom will have produced 757 episodes total. The
landmark 700th episode, "Manger Things," will air on March 21.

"The Simpsons" is the longest-running primetime scripted show
in television history, having surpassed "Gunsmoke" during its
29th season. The show was honored with a Star on The Hollywood
Walk of Fame in 2000.

"Everyone at 'The Simpsons' is thrilled to be renewed once
more, and we are planning lots of big surprises. Homer will
lose a hair, Milhouse will get contact lenses, and Bart will
celebrate his tenth birthday for the thirty-third time," Matt
Groening, creator of the cartoon kingpin added in a statement.

Currently airing its 32nd season, the show has won 34 Emmy
Awards, 34 Annie Awards, 9 Environmental Media Awards,
7 People's Choice Awards, 13 Writers Guild of America Awards,
and was the first animated series to win a Peabody Award (in
2016). By 2019, it had won an Institutional Peabody Award.

In addition, "The Simpsons" was nominated for an Academy
Award in 2012 for the theatrical short "The Longest Daycare,"
which currently lives on Disney Plus. The feature-length
"Simpsons Movie" premiered in 2007, grossing over
$527 million at the global box office.

"Original, brilliant, outrageously funny, prophetic... there
aren't enough positive adjectives to describe this genius
comedy which continues to entertain viewers of all ages,"
commented Dana Walden, chairman of entertainment at Walt
Disney Television, in a statement.

"The Simpsons" is a Gracie Films Production in association
with 20th Century Fox Television. Groening, James L. Brooks
and Al Jean executive produce. The Gracie Films Worldwide
Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content
for the series.

<https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-simpsons-renewed-season-33-34fox-1234920799/>

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From: YourName@YourISP.com

"The longest running primetime scripted show"?!? Not a chance!
The UK's "Coronation Street" has been going almost every weekday for
much longer. Of course what they really mean is "The longest running
primetime scripted American animated show".


From Variety.com ...


'The Simpsons' Renewed for Season 33 and 34 at Fox
--------------------------------------------------
"The Simpsons" has been renewed for a Season 33 and 34 at Fox.

At the conclusion of Season 34, slated for 2023, the iconic
animated sitcom will have produced 757 episodes total. The
landmark 700th episode, "Manger Things," will air on March 21.

"The Simpsons" is the longest-running primetime scripted show
in television history, having surpassed "Gunsmoke" during its
29th season. The show was honored with a Star on The Hollywood
Walk of Fame in 2000.

"Everyone at 'The Simpsons' is thrilled to be renewed once
more, and we are planning lots of big surprises. Homer will
lose a hair, Milhouse will get contact lenses, and Bart will
celebrate his tenth birthday for the thirty-third time," Matt
Groening, creator of the cartoon kingpin added in a statement.

Currently airing its 32nd season, the show has won 34 Emmy
Awards, 34 Annie Awards, 9 Environmental Media Awards,
7 People's Choice Awards, 13 Writers Guild of America Awards,
and was the first animated series to win a Peabody Award (in
2016). By 2019, it had won an Institutional Peabody Award.

In addition, "The Simpsons" was nominated for an Academy
Award in 2012 for the theatrical short "The Longest Daycare,"
which currently lives on Disney Plus. The feature-length
"Simpsons Movie" premiered in 2007, grossing over
$527 million at the global box office.

"Original, brilliant, outrageously funny, prophetic... there
aren't enough positive adjectives to describe this genius
comedy which continues to entertain viewers of all ages,"
commented Dana Walden, chairman of entertainment at Walt
Disney Television, in a statement.

"The Simpsons" is a Gracie Films Production in association
with 20th Century Fox Television. Groening, James L. Brooks
and Al Jean executive produce. The Gracie Films Worldwide
Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content
for the series.


<https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-simpsons-renewed-season-33-34fox-1234920799/>

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From: travoltron@defender.uni

Good god, why?
It hasn't been funny since the 20th century.

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From: YourName@YourISP.com

On 2021-03-05 23:53:45 +0000, Travoltron said:

Good god, why?
It hasn't been funny since the 20th century.

It wasn't ever actually "funny" ... other than "funny peculiar".

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