5 Reasons to Watch the 27th Season of The Simpsons
Tonight, The Simpsons will do what no other American sitcom has achieved; it will start its 27th season. Of course, the animated series has been breaking records for years now. And like other long-running series, the show has gained and lost fans as well. That there are former Simpsons addicts who haven’t watched it in years doesn’t take away from the fact that the show is still picking up fans who weren’t even born during its glory days. Even for those still exclaiming that the show lost its edge more than a decade ago, there are still reasons to tune in to the latest season.
1. We’re still getting quality episodes
There are whole seasons of The Simpsons that I’ve blocked from my memory—ones where even the “Treehouse of Horrors” episode fell flat. In recent years, though, the show has picked up some steam again. The Season 26 episode “Bull-E” is 22-minutes cut from classic Simpsons cloth. Marge wants to do good in the world, but that anti-bullying law she got in place just causes more problems, and Homer somehow wins the admiration of scores of people, even though he probably shouldn’t. There’s even a psychedelic moment in the episode that brings to mind some of the weirdest sequences of The Simpsons’ golden age.
Sure, the era that brought us “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” is long gone. But there are still moments that remind us of why we were so darned obsessed with show in the first place—we can anticipate more of that this season.
2. The guest stars
You can always count on The Simpsons to bring in a few good guest stars and this season is no exception. Buzz swirled over the summer when it was revealed that Homer and Marge will suffer marital problems in an episode that will feature Girls actors Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet. That’s set to start the season.
Personally, I’m looking forward to Kate McKinnon’s turns on the show. According to IMDB, that won’t be happening until early 2016, though.
3. The return of Sideshow Bob