joshEH
Senior HTF Member
Oh my god, if they pulled a Poochie with all of his characters, it'd make my whole fucking year. But, they did say officially that they're just going to recast all of his roles.
Strictly from a creative standpoint, though...I kinda see where Shearer is coming from, a little bit. Maybe after a quarter of a century, he just wants to retire from a job that probably stopped being any fun more than a decade ago.
Who knows. Maybe they'll try to recast, fail miserably, and throw enough money Shearer's way that he comes back the following season. Stranger things have happened. But at this point, The Simpsons needs Shearer more than he needs The Simpsons.