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The Simpsons has been on the air since 1990, and although it was one of the best shows in its time, its time is coming to and end. Seasons three through 9 host a spectacular number for great episodes including "The Stone Masons", "Marge vs. The Monorai" and "Bart of Darkness". However, I'm not sure how long Matt Groening will keep the show running, but I find with each new episode, The Simpsons loses more and more of its claim to be the greatest television show of all time. 


In one of the most recent episode of The Simpsons, entitlted "Postcards from the Wedge", we find Bart in a predicament in which he can no longer garner the attention for his mischief that he once did.  As the plot evolves we see Homer and Marge fight over how to handle Bart, and then make up again. It seems that any criticism of American culture that had gone on in previous season has now completely disappeared, leaving sappy romance and happy endings in its place.

Furthermore, many of the most interesting characters, such as Moe, Otto, and Police Chief Wiggum, only make small cameos, leaving their fully developed characters in the wake of the Simpson family. No longer do we hear weird tales from their lives, but we are completely focused on the Simpsons.  Sad to say, but I think its long time that Groening accepts that the show has lost its way and cancels it, before it loses all the prestige it once attained.