Simpsons producers fire composer Alf Clausen

[Harry]

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/simpsons-creators-respond-to-criticism-after-firing-of-composer-alf-clausen-20170831-gy8ju5.html">//http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/simpsons-creators-respond-to-criticism-after-firing-of-composer-alf-clausen-20170831-gy8ju5.html

Clausen, who composed the Fox animated show's incidental music, was told that the show was looking for "a different kind of music" moving forward, according to Variety.

[Anonymous]

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/simpsons-creators-respond-to-criticism-after-firing-of-composer-alf-clausen-20170831-gy8ju5.html">//http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/simpsons-creators-respond-to-criticism-after-firing-of-composer-alf-clausen-20170831-gy8ju5.html

Clausen, who composed the Fox animated show's incidental music, was told that the show was looking for "a different kind of music" moving forward, according to Variety.

[Harry]

My husband used to be a regular Simpsons viewer, but he can't believe the show is still on the air.



He says the quality of the episodes has been subpar for many years.

I'm not a regular viewer.

[Anonymous]

My husband used to be a regular Simpsons viewer, but he can't believe the show is still on the air.



He says the quality of the episodes has been subpar for many years.

I'm not a regular viewer

I'm not even an occasional viewer.

[Harry]

The program has been around for 28 years, so they must have been doing something right.  When long running shows start tinkering with the formula they tend to do away quite quickly.

[Anonymous]

The program has been around for 28 years, so they must have been doing something right.  When long running shows start tinkering with the formula they tend to do away quite quickly.

I read it's losing viewers..



If that's the case, they are winding down.

[Harry]

According to good old Wikipedia,  these are the longest running US TV series:



Seasons   From   To   Episodes   Name

            

29   1989   Present   618   The Simpsons

20   1955   1975   635   Gunsmoke

20   1990   2010   456   Law & Order

19   1999   Present   410   Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

17   1954   1971   547   Lassie

16   1999   Present   289   Family Guy

15   2003   Present   330   NCIS

15   2000   2015   335   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15   1994   2009   331   ER

15   1950   1965   260   The Jack Benny Program

14   1952   1966   435   The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

14   1959   1973   431   Bonanza

14   1950   1963   370   Armstrong Circle Theatre

14   1978   1991   357   Dallas

14   1979   1993   344   Knots Landing

14   2005   Present   293   Grey's Anatomy

14   2005   Present   232   American Dad!

13   2005   Present   277   Criminal Minds

13   1997   2009   259   King of the Hill

13   2005   Present   264   Supernatural

12   1960   1972   380   My Three Sons

12   1968   1980   279   Hawaii Five-O

12   1984   1996   264   "Murder, She Wrote"

12   2003   2015   262   Two and a Half Men

12   1993   2005   261   NYPD Blue

12   2005   2017   246   Bones

11   2007   Present   231   The Big Bang Theory

11   1947   1958   525   Kraft Television Theatre

11   1953   1964   343   The Danny Thomas Show[7]

11   1982   1993   275   Cheers

11   1993   2004   264   Frasier

11   1987   1997   258   Married... with Children

11   1972   1983   256   M*A*S*H

11   1975   1985   253   The Jeffersons

11   1996   2007   243   7th Heaven

11   1974   1984   255   Happy Days

10   1953   1962   302   General Electric Theater

10   1990   2000   293   "Beverly Hills, 90210"

10   1953   1963   253   The United States Steel Hour



Around the world there are longer running series, such as Coronation Street (UK, 1960 - still running), Dr Who (UK, 1963 - still running) and Home and Away (Australia, 1988 - still running), but the Simpsons have still had a massively impressing run.



I'm guessing the Simpsons is by far the longest running animated TV series, ever.

[Anonymous]

The program has been around for 28 years, so they must have been doing something right.  When long running shows start tinkering with the formula they tend to do away quite quickly.

I read it's losing viewers..



If that's the case, they are winding down.

All good things must eventually come to an end. And your hubby is right, it stopped being a good show years ago, perhaps decade(s).