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For folks who haven't watch The Simpsons in a while, the recent episode about piracy is worth watching [1]--I found it to be quite funny and clever. [1] But how? :-)
He is also one of the only cast on an ongoing tv show I've ever heard of criticizing his own show publicly.
I don't blame him if he is tired of working on the show. It can't just be Internet pundits who are tired of the falling Simpsons quality.
More on Wikipedia http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shearer#The_Simpsons
I wonder if it's a negotiation tactic.
In the biting-the-hand-that-feeds-you manner that seems to drive his public Simpsons comments (and well, from what I've read of him, his career generally), public radio is one of his favorite targets.
It's worth noting that Sheare has spearheaded negotiations and threatened to leave before. A few years ago the cast agreed to lower their pay from $400k per episode to $300k. He is also one of the only cast on an ongoing tv show I've ever heard of criticizing his own show publicly. I don't blame him if he is tired of working on the show. It can't just be Internet pundits who are tired of the falling Simpsons quality.…
the Simpsons died years ago
I've watched every single episode of the Simpsons. I thought the newer episodes were decent. However, the current season is a complete disaster story-wise . I don't know if they changed the lead writers, but there's a discernible quality gap. "Let's Go Fly a Coot" is the worst episode ever. I'm shocked they thought it was ok to air such mess.
For folks who haven't watch The Simpsons in a while, the recent episode about piracy is worth watching [1]--I found it to be quite funny and clever. [1] But how? :-)
The answer [1] is Hulu or re-runs on Fox ;) Which actually leads me to wonder why The Simpsons hasn't been toss around to any channel that will take it like Family Guy, American Dad, Cleveland Show, etc. did? I know FX has re-runs now, but man it would be neat to see some Simpsons on Adult Swim.
I wonder what the latency on this is... given that "The Simpsons" is an animated show with a long lead time, when's the last episode that will air with Harry Shearer's voice? The end of the 2015-2016 season?
Ugh, recasting his roles is the absolute death knell of the show for me. Recent episodes have been good for one or two good laughs per episode, which was enough for me to keep watching. Even though some have been absolutely abysmal. But having someone else voice so many of the characters? It's just not gonna work. So sad.
Ah, but what if you could use machine learning to make the recording of the new actor sound exactly like the old one? They probably could. But yes, short of that, they have a problem on their hands...