“Like many of my friends – not to mention the show’s 14.3 million viewers – I adore the ‘The Simpsons.’ My two brothers and I have taped every episode since its debut on Dec. 17, 1989. I was 14 then and the fact that ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Seinfeld’ existed made perfect sense. I thought, ‘This is what TV is supposed to be.’ I remember feeling that as a result, there would be more great shows to come. As we know, that never happened. There have been some very good sit-coms in the post-‘Cheers’ era that had streaks of greatness – ‘Friends’ and ‘Frasier’ to name two – but neither of them matches up to the content depth and staying power of ‘The Simpsons.'” Read More >>>
