Commentary: When it first aired 30 years ago, The Simpsons was groundbreaking TV. The gags just don't produce the same laughs anymore. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, ...

Back in the day, I used to fancy myself something of a Simpsons snob. Sure, lots of people loved and continue to love the show, but I was downright obsessed with it. Aside from watching multiple ...

The world has changed a lot since The Simpsons first aired in 1989, and some older jokes just wouldn't fly today.

"Will future generations understand 'The Simpsons'?" asks Matt Zoller Seitz at Salon, igniting a spirited debate among television critics. "The Simpsons" and other shows that have enjoyed extensive ...

The Simpsons have been on the air for a long time, and when a show has that many episodes, there are bound to be some errors. Some may be subtler than others, although executive producer Matt Selman ...

Why isn’t The Simpsons funny anymore? That question is provoked by this week’s Simpsons episode, “Panic on the Streets of Springfield,” which made it clear that the best-paid wits in showbiz have gone ...

From zany adventures to heartfelt family moments, these episodes deliver. But which Christmas special will be crowned the ultimate festive treat?

The Simpsons go to Paris! Wait, have they been to Paris before? [Checking.] Nope—just Bart*. All the way back in season one, when he was pawned off on the French as an exile/exchange student and fell ...

The universe of “The Simpsons” — outlandish, yellow and absent of normal human growth — has sketched with parodying perfection the struggle of family life, the exploitation of a neighbor’s good will ...

Gregory Lawrence (aka Greg Smith) is a writer, director, performer, songwriter, and comedian. He's an associate editor for Collider and has written for Shudder, CBS, Paste Magazine, Guff, Smosh, Obsev ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Interestingly, though, if you take a look at my Simpsons DVD collection, it ends rather abruptly at season 8. Hardly a coincidence, the ...