'Simpsons' For Ever!

When 'The Simpsons' made its entrance in the tenth season, many fans were filled with apprehension as to the series losing its creative steam and ending up by boring the very people whom it sought to entertain.

But that failed to happen, as it can very well be seen by the fact that the 18th season debuted last night and a contract for its 19th year has been already been renewed by Fox. And there's much, much more to come: a film and the promise that the series will continue until it stops being funny. Which is unlikely to happen, considering that, as one media analyst said, even the poorest episode of 'The Simpsons' makes the viewer laugh.

Matt Groening, the creator of the wacky family that has been with us for so long, said: 'My attitude at this point is, as long as the people who work on the show are having a good time, let's keep doing it. We've always tried to entertain ourselves and figured that the outside world would be entertained if we were making ourselves laugh'.

The main challenge for the creative staff in charge of the script of each episode and the principal means of always finding something new to write about, lies in being open to as many perspectives as possible. But, here, Groening, is at the advantage: 'But there's a really good-natured spirit of competitiveness among the youngest writers on the staff who basically grew up watching the show and have a great memory for everything that's gone before'.

So, with the film being scheduled for release in the summer of 2007 and as many episodes as his/her heart can desire, 'The Simpson' fan can rest at ease: he won't have to say goodbye to his/her favorite characters too soon.

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