I Support Euthanasia

I am a huge fan of the Simpsons. It is almost a secret language between me and other devoted fans. It has had as much impact on my sense of humor as anything else, probably more.

But I just saw a new(ish?) episode tonight and it just needs to be put to death. Sure there were a few laughable moments but it comes nowhere close to the show in the heyday. It's like watching a loved one go old and senile. Their mental acuity and performance is going steadily down hill and they don't seem to realize it. It's like watching any Eddie Izzard show after Dress to Kill. You chuckle here and there (if that) but you just end up quoting the same lines you always had before.

I try so hard to like the new episodes. I continue to give them chance after chance but I don't know if I can let it go any longer, the note worthy episodes are fewer and farther between. I even gave them credit longer than most of my other serious fan friends.

I know that axing the show would cut a significant amount of income from Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Yeardly Smith, Julie Kavner and fellow Finn Bonita Pietila but enough is enough. You got the longest show in history but I would rather see it die with dignity (too late?) than to fade away in mediocrity.

So please, "stop, stop [it's] already dead".