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 ...

Around the turn of the current century, the phrase "jump the shark" began to catch on. The term enjoyed a brief run as a trendy expression indicating the point in the history of a popular TV series ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

Perhaps a loving, joke-filled romp down memory lane, complete with insider references and best-of bits, would be the finest way to immortalize "The Simpsons" as it approaches its landmark 300th ...

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 ...