Showrunner Explains Why The Simpsons Has Phased Out Couch Gags
by Cranyx
Showrunner Explains Why The Simpsons Has Phased Out Couch Gags
by Cranyx
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Saying that it’s because there isn’t enough time in the episode seems weird to me. I know recently they’ve gotten in the habit of doing these elaborate set pieces, but for the longest time they just a quick gag that took like 2-5 seconds.
Code for the network needed another 30 second ad
Shit I wouldn’t have even known they got rid of em
I would have also accepted the answer, “we ran out of good couch gag ideas at least ten episodes ago”
they did sooo many. soap opera numbers really.
Reminds me of when Survivor tried to phase out the opening theme song and player montage. Fans were not happy
They should phase out the series entirely
They could bring it out of retirement for JD Vance
Kinda wild they’re “out of time” but still cram in long exposition scenes. Honestly, I’d love one episode that’s just 22 minutes of evolving couch gags.
Creatively bankrupt.
Here answered for you.
Feel like this is being presented as a bigger deal than it is. It’s very common for shows to use a shorter intro for longer episodes – The Simpsons used to do it in the classic era too; they sometimes used a shorter intro without all of the driving sequences etc.
As an aside, I recently started watching some of the newer seasons and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. There was a period where the show was unwatchably bad. Now it’s very decent again.