Jeff Jacobson

I remember reading somewhere that Matt Groening did not like that idea, either.

TedT

I've stopped saying "the Simpsons have gone bad" because every time I've said it, I've had to take it back!

I remember watching the first season going "Oh, it's ok, but not as good as the Tracy Ulman shorts." Second season: "Yeah, it's good, but not as great as the first season." Third season, same thing... I guess multiple viewings made me realize how great each season was (after the fact).

I finally stopped saying the current season "was not as good as the previous" at season 8. At that time everyone was ripping on the show and I finally realized as I was watching it that it was better than ever! You had Homer vs the 18th Amendment, the X-Files episode, Homer questioning Bart's sexuality, and two other classic episodes which I can't place right now. All great episodes.

It's still a great show. They haven't lost a thing (except when they revolve a show around Lisa).

MartinTeller

I also have been disappointed in the commentaries for most of the same reasons already listed in this thread. What they ought to do is just sit everyone down individually and interview them. Episode by episode, ask them "what do you remember about this episode? Any good stories or little bits of trivia?" Edit the most interesting comments into either a commentary track or a trivia subtitle or an interview featurette.

That way, you don't have to worry about when you can get everyone together in the same room. For a whole season, it would take maybe 2-3 hours to interview each person. You could get 3-4 seasons released a year.

Dan Rudolph

Most Simpsons seasons these days seem to start off weak, then get better.

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Kwang Suh

Barney relapsed a few episodes back...

Mark Zimmer

Frankly, revisiting these old episodes I'm not so hot on them either. I think season 3 may be the last one I bother to buy.

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Adam Brandner

That's great to hear, but the whole point of the show is that no one ever ages, develops, or changes fundamentally in any way. Even Barney falling off the wagon shouldn't have to happen, because storylines in this show typically don't span multiple episodes. I guess that the Skinner/Krabapple relationship is the exception to that, but even that storyline is rarely mentioned and then is treated as more of a running gag than anything else.

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WillG

Yeah, but unfortunately, it wasn't permanent. I definately saw Barney at Moe's a few episodes later drinking coffee

Rob Gardiner

Whichever season contains MR. SPARKLE, John Waters, and the psychedelic chili pepper will be the last season I buy.

Seth--L

Or the other way around. It seems like the writers put all their effort into either just act I, or act II and III. Basically they have a great idea for a story, but don't know how to get into it, or have a great way to start an episode, but have nothing after that.

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Robert Ringwald

tell me about it. It's just not fun anymore.

I honestly don't plan to pick up the seasons after seven or eight.

I'd probably be more willing to go further if they'd get released faster, but seeing as how it's just one a year...I don't see a point to getting them at all. They're not good enough to own, just to see on re-runs...