Sam Simon, Co-Creator of The Simpsons, Dies at 59

[Bulldog Force]

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58375027?ref_=hm_nw_au_tp2

Nine-time Emmy winner Sam Simon, who wrote episodes of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” before co-creating landmark animated series “The Simpsons” and eventually becoming a philanthropist, died Sunday of colorectal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his reps confirmed. He was 59 and was diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 2012.

“Simpsons” showrunner Al Jean also confirmed the news with a tweet on Monday.

Simon shared seven Emmy Awards for “The Simpsons” and two for his work on “The Tracey Ullman Show.”

In 1989 he developed “The Simpsons” with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, and he subsequently co-wrote nearly a dozen “Simpsons” episodes during his tenure on the animated comedy, also serving as co-showrunner, character designer, creative consultant, creative supervisor, developer, and writer. He left the show in 1993 while retaining an exec producer title.

The animated sitcom, he said, gave him more freedom than live action.

 

[Zoidberg]

Thank you for helping to bring so much joy to my life. RIP Sam.

 

[Captain Apollo]

RIP to someone who helped give me plenty of laughs -

Mind you I'll always think of him looking like this -

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

You can never have too many funny philanthropists. RIP

 

[Bulldog Force]

In another blow to The Simpsons...

http://www.msn.com/en-au/tv/news/th...pal-skinner-as-harry-shearer-quits/ar-BBjLblp

 

[The Charlatan]

Shows f**ked now... Axe it.

 

[DB]

No problems with Harry Shearer leaving... they'll find someone else.

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[T.S Quint]

No point going on without Shearer.
He provided so many crucial characters to the show.

Burns
Smithers
Lovejoy
Brockman
Flanders
Skinner
Otto
Lenny
Hibbert
McBain

 

[Bulldog Force]

Well I'm just glad that we got the best episodes done already. All the new ones are shyte!

 

[T.S Quint]

It has taken a massive downward turn over the last half-decade or so.

Having said that, it is still better than most of the comedies on TV. That's how good it was before.

 

[Eelementary]

It's been utter tripe for twelve years now.

Hell, "Two And A Half Men" was funnier than "The Simpsons" after season ten...

Please - let it die. You've bastardised the show to the point it's unfunny, unintelligent, unimaginative and unwatchable.

 

[T.S Quint]

Two and a Half Men was never funnier than The Simpsons.
It's never been funny, full stop.

But yeah, it is time for it to finish.
I know they've just renewed it for two more seasons, but hopefully they will see that it is time. Maybe another movie in a couple of years or so, with the main players back again (Groening, James Brooks, Mike Reiss, David Mirkin).

 

[Bulldog Force]

This is the biggest blow to the cast since it started so it's time. This of course comes after the deaths of Marcia Wallace. The only other notable characters voice that I've noticed dying over the years are Troy McCLure/Lionel Hutz, and Lunchlady Doris.

 

[Eelementary]

Two and a Half Men was never funnier than The Simpsons.
It's never been funny, full stop.

But yeah, it is time for it to finish.
I know they've just renewed it for two more seasons, but hopefully they will see that it is time. Maybe another movie in a couple of years or so, with the main players back again (Groening, James Brooks, Mike Reiss, David Mirkin).

I would rather watch "Two And A Half Men" than "Simpsons" after season 12. Utter, utter tripe.

 

[The Roth]

It has taken a massive downward turn over the last half-decade or so.

Having said that, it is still better than most of the comedies on TV. That's how good it was before.

Yep I haven't watched the show for 6 or 7 years back then it was starting to get stupider with some of their weird story lines.

 

[Bulldog Force]

They're out of ideas. It's purely running now on reputation. It's gotten to the point where the amount of bad seasons far outweighs the amount of good ones. They started loosing their touch when Futurama came in.

 

[Bulldog Force]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1SFqYD9ZPg