# Simpsons get renewed for another 2 years... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599 "2006-03-20T22:45:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/1 "2006-03-20T22:45:30Z")
[http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18605,00.html](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18605,00.html) > Like a certain battery-powered bunny, [_The Simpsons_](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/Tv/0,1588,52,00.html) keeps going and going and going. > > Fox has just ordered up two more seasons of the Emmy-winning animated series, guaranteeing that Homer, Bart and the rest of the Springfield gang will keep going through a 19th season in 2008. The 'toon will also mark its 400th episode in May 2007. > > Not since CBS’ _Gunsmoke_ ruled the airwaves has a TV program so successfully etched itself into the pop culture landscape for so long. > > With Monday’s announcement, _The Simpsons_ is getting closer to tying the Western’s record 20-year run. > > _The Simpsons_, created by cartoonist [Matt Groening](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,67893,00.html), holds Guinness World Record titles for longest running 'toon in TV history, longest running comedy on the tube (having surpassed _The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet_, which lasted for 15 seasons from 1952 to 1966) and having the most guest stars in a TV series. > > To put it in perspective, a 10-year-old who tunes into a _Simpsons_ episode today was in diapers when season six wrapped up with the classic “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” cliffhanger. Those born in 1987, when sketchy, prototype Simpsons first appeared as brief segments in between the sketches on Fox’s _The Tracey Ullman Show_, are now ready to collect high school diplomas (that is, if they adhered to Lisa’s, not Bart’s, study habits). > > _The Simpsons_ voice cast–[Dan Castellaneta](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,52114,00.html) (Homer, Krusty, Grandpa Simpson, Mayor Quimby), [Julie Kavner](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,8247,00.html) (Marge, Selma, Patty), [Nancy Cartwright](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,52008,00.html) (Bart, Nelson, Ralph Wiggum), [Yeardley Smith](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,14652,00.html) (Lisa), [Hank Azaria](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,988,00.html) (Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum) and [Harry Shearer](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,14330,00.html) (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner)–is reportedly signed up for the additional seasons. > > As Monty Burns would say, that’s excellent news considering the group’s periodic [strike threats](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13823,00.html) to get higher paydays as the show evolved into a $1 billion juggernaut for Fox and its parent, News Corp. Apparently rumors of _The Simpsons_’ demise over the years, including even [comments](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,9890,00.html) to that effect from Groening himself, have been greatly exaggerated. > > Meanwhile, a [big-screen](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13483,00.html) _Simpsons_ is definitely in the works and will likely debut at the end of the series’ run…whenever that happens to be. > > The good news on Monday wasn’t limited to _The Simpsons_ camp. Fox also announced it’s firing up the barbecue for an additional season of [_King of the Hill_](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/Tv/0,1588,100,00.html). > > Hatched by _Beavis and Butt-head_ mastermind [Mike Judge](http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,49437,00.html), the latter 'toon debuted in 1997 and has become the second-longest running comedy on television. _Hill_, which won an Emmy in 1999 for Best Animated Series, is now back on the air after being preempted by Fox’s coverage of the NFL playoffs. Its 11th season is slated to kick off in January 2007. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/2 "2006-03-20T22:51:30Z")
Sweet ass…lol, I remember when the "who shot mr. Burns one aired…damn. ---
**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/3 "2006-03-21T01:57:40Z")
^ yeah, I was in 6th grade. lol ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/4 "2006-03-21T06:06:45Z")
Still one of my favorites. Thats just more season dvd’s I have to buy now. ---
**Author:** ![DriverDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driverdan/32/7453_2.png) [@DriverDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DriverDan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/5 "2006-03-21T09:44:20Z")
:tdown: That’s too bad. They should have ended the show 5 years ago when it started to suck. I guess they have to beat the dead horse for all it’s worth. Bring back Futurama, it was way better than the current Simpsons episodes. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/6 "2006-03-21T11:08:00Z")
> [@DriverDan](#): > > Bring back Futurama, it was way better than the current Simpsons episodes. I didn’t like Furturama. ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/7 "2006-03-21T11:18:40Z")
they need to run a huge sunday block of cartoons - 800 Simpsons 830 Futurama 900 Family Guy 930 Boondocks throw football in there and I know what I would be doing every Sunday :tup: ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/8 "2006-03-21T11:20:32Z")
k thats adult swim right there ^^^^ minus simpsons ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/9 "2006-03-21T12:08:21Z")
lol ^ true ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/10 "2006-03-21T13:52:10Z")
Adult Swim FTW. OT- anyone else looking forward to the South Park season premiere? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simpsons-get-renewed-for-another-2-years/9599/11 "2006-03-21T13:55:37Z")
I cant believe that stupid show is still on