feeling listless

TV It's ironic that on the day Matt Groening decided that 'The Simpsons' might not go on forever, Off The Telly would publish a group of articles dedicated to the animated family. I'll hold my hand up and say I've been that much of a fan, but I think that's more to do with being unable to get to grips with the scheduling. As usual from ott, this is a high quality piece, which even suggests what it feels to be the worst episodes. Yes, fans, apparently there were some:

"This is simply self-indulgent and insulting to the audience - the writers are saying, "Only an idiot doesn't like this." Furthermore, Barney acts completely out of character, given that he's previously shown no remorse for his present state at all. What also rankles is that Homer is painted as the villain for refusing to vote for his film, when in every other episode he'd been Barney's best friend but here he acts as if he's never met him before. And since when has everyone else liked Barney anyway?"

I must be the only person in the world who thought that Futurama was a much sharper show. But the good ones always get cancelled ....