If you read the title and the first thing that came to your mind was "The Simpsons are still around?" then you're not the only one asking the question.

The quote encapsulates the deliberate change in both the writing and the construction of The Simpsons. Rather than pursuing laugh-per-minute ratios, the writers have begun focusing on character-driven ...

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's recent comments explain how the long-running series has managed to improve its critical ...