The 25-year-old show is still ongoing and it doesn't really look it plans to wrap it up anytime soon either. " 'The Simpsons' is the greatest television asset of all time - certainly the greatest in a generation," said Gary Newman, the Fox Television chairman. A one billion dollar deal is in question, and if Fox finds a syndication rights buyer, "The Simpsons" will finally hit the cable.
He adds that “there will be one of the media companies that will want to identify with this in a big way.” Since the show has only appeared on broadcast stations and DvDs and never on cable due to a contract signed when the show was first sold, Newman stated "it isn't exploited as one would think" on a meeting with investors at the Communications and Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills as we read on Deadline. With more than 530 episodes, he figured that a cable channel could play the series for more than a year straight without having to repeat.
He adds that “there will be one of the media companies that will want to identify with this in a big way.” Since the show has only appeared on broadcast stations and DvDs and never on cable due to a contract signed when the show was first sold, Newman stated "it isn't exploited as one would think" on a meeting with investors at the Communications and Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills as we read on Deadline. With more than 530 episodes, he figured that a cable channel could play the series for more than a year straight without having to repeat.
The Simpsons was, incredible and for all the countless laughs it as given me since growing up with the show, I feel like I owe the creators a little something. Having said that, the show has sucked since they stopped actually drawing it. They either ran out of material or passion, and I can't say I blame them after being on the air for a quarter century. But the way it's animated now feels really cheap and sterile, like the stakes are lower than they've ever been to produce something that will stand the test of time. It's time to put the nail in the coffin and walk away, or run the risk of tarnishing a real accomplishment.
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