Matt Will
Matt Will
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When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time.
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We have 'Doctor Who' references on 'Futurama,' but we have a lot of science fiction references that I don't get; but in the staff we have experts on 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars,' 'Doctor Who' and 'Dungeons and Dragons.'
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You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try.' Homer Simpson
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It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more.
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We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff.
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Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.
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I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.
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I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great.
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I judge my life by how miserable it used to be. If I could pay my rent, I was deliriously happy. Now I'm deliriously happy all the time.
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A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things.
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I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.
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Nihilism in American comedy came along way before 'The Simpsons.' There was a fairly nihilistic point of view to 'Saturday Night Live,' for instance, back in the beginning, and a lot of really dark comedy had a really anti-sentimental take on life.
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There are some issues farmers didn't like, but they were addressed satisfactorily enough to put this behind them. There's no question this settlement will help the bottom line of farmers, but I wish it was more.
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There are some people who doubt the African origin of the banjo. But even a cursory look at these instruments kind of puts to bed any doubt.