Do Maya and Moe belong together?

[cinco]

http://www.tvverdict.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/simpsons_20-16.jpg

[Acid Eco]

Of course.

Their unity and connection was too sweet to disregard!

[KING ZOIDY]

Yeah, they should.

[frys_red_jacket]

i wouldnt know as ive no idea who maya is

[KING ZOIDY]

she's in the picture...

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

Yes, I thought they were a really cute couple.

[cinco]

Definitely the highlight of season 20.

http://www.lardlad.com/assets/episodes/season20/labf06.jpg

[KING ZOIDY]

the only highight of season 20

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

I agree.

[cinco]

the only highight of season 20

-Lost Verizon
-Double Double, Boy in Trouble
-Lisa the Drama Queen
-Take my Life, Please
-The Way the Test was Won
-No Loan again, Naturally
-Eeny Teeny Maya Moe
-The Good, the Sad and the Drugly
-Waverly Hills 9021 d'oh

All solid episodes !

[KING ZOIDY]

Except for the Moe one, no.

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

I have to agree with kz on this one, Eeny Teeny Maya Moe was the only decient one.

[KING ZOIDY]

Simpsons disappoints me now...

[cinco]

I agree when you measure them with the standards of the classic era.
But I am convinced the episodes I mentioned are solid episodes and can stand strong against outings from other animated series.
The hardest thing the new episodes have to do is to survive the fact they will be compared time and again with the 1-8 seasons.
This might be not fair, because those seasons were a benchmark in television-animation and hard to eclipse.

[KING ZOIDY]

They've been airing for 20 years, they're out of material.

[cinco]

Still, the Simpsons-universe is an amazing sandbox with 100+ characters.
It could withstand he test of time and be revived in one form or another time and again.
Obviously, the feel of the classic period will never be reached again, but I don't believe they'll ever truly disappear. (eg. Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo: animated characters are ageless and return in one form or another time and again)

[KING ZOIDY]

I wish they'd just stop making them. It's unbearable to see one of my favorite shows be butchered.

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

It's not funny anymore, the characters are becomming bland and uninteresting, and the stories are awful. I'm not comparing it to it's earlier seasons, it's just not a quality show anymore.

[cinco]

I wish they'd just stop making them. It's unbearable to see one of my favorite shows be butchered.

I can understand that. There are a lot of new episodes I don't like.
But still, there are also episodes like "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind", which I wouldn't want to miss.
You can compare it with the Looney Tunes: excellent in the 30s and 40s, but lost a lot of spark during the 50s and 60s.

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

I thought looney tunes from the 40s-60s were all good.

[KING ZOIDY]

Looney Tunes are godly. You cannot ruin them.

I even liked the 50's-60's

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

The older ones are kinda messed up actually...lol

[KING ZOIDY]

lol like PePe Le Pew and his sexual harassment?

[cinco]

Here's my viewpoint about how animated shows and characters seem to survive and get resurrected in one form or another.
Futurama is another example about this phenomenon.



If animation proved one thing throughout the decades, it's its will to survive.
Animated shorts going way back to the 30's are still popular and watched by many viewers, the first animated feature has been released yet again this year on the market for home-entertainment, animated icons are getting rebooted, freshened up and updated for the better or the worse, merchandising is going strong, crossmedia is bigger than ever...

http://lambiek.net/artists/a/avery_tex/avery_tex_wolf.jpghttp://www.kids-birthday-party-guide.com/images/scooby-doo.jpg
http://www.mediadis.com/pictures/big/127470.JPGhttp://i43.tower.com/images/ss113426366/snow-white-seven-dwarfs-adriana-caselotti-blu-ray-cover-art.jpghttp://www.atomic78.com/prodimages/betty-boop/bp50497-betty-boop-black-mug.jpghttp://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/vandal/20091029/19/3184642210.jpg

Examples enough. We can be certain "The Simpsons" will follow in the same footsteps as other
landmark-cartoon characters and the show will survive its tv-run, its creators, its voice-actors, us!
The show will know an end sooner or later, but reruns, DVD's, videogames, comics, merchandising will keep it alive until an eventual relaunch happens.
This can be a spinoff in the same universe (eg.Disney shorts 30's -> Ducktales 80's),
a follow-up in the same style (eg. Scooby Doo throughout the years),
kiddiefied or futurizised versions (eg. Looney Tunes -> Tiny Toons, Looney Tunes babies, Loonatics),
updated and modernized versions of the concept (eg.Superfriends -> Justice League),
guest-appearances in movies (eg. Who framed Roger Rabbit).

Everything is possible.
One thing is sure. It will never be truly over.



http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/7G01/66.jpghttp://www.southshields-sanddancers.co.uk/photos_posters/simpsons_calendar.jpg
http://www.techdigest.tv/simpsons_xbox360-thumb.jpghttp://www.happygoodies.com/boutique/images_produits/mug-homer-bart-simpsons_1.jpg

[KING ZOIDY]

Doesn't stop it from becoming crap.

Ex. Simpsons, Scooby Doo, Mickey Mouse

[cinco]

Doesn't stop it from becoming crap.

Ex. Simpsons, Scooby Doo, Mickey Mouse


I hope Futurama will still be as strong as those 4 initial seasons and the first movie.
But it could end up the same way as your examples and become a lesser version of the original.
Luckily, the Futurama-universe is rich enough to spawn plenty of interesting stories.

[KING ZOIDY]

When Futurama turns into simpsons quality, thats when i stop watching.

[cinco]

When Futurama turns into simpsons quality, thats when i stop watching.

What other animated shows do you like?

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

I do admit the the movies weren't exactly the same quality as the show...

[KING ZOIDY]

Spongebob, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park, Looney Tunes, Old Simpsons, and Futurama

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

And King of the Hill.

[KING ZOIDY]

Oh yeah, that too

[cinco]

Spongebob, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park, Looney Tunes, Old Simpsons, and Futurama

Can you rank them in preference?

[KING ZOIDY]

Futurama
South Park
Family Guy
Old simpsons
Spongebob
KOTH
Looney Tunes
American Dad

[cinco]

Futurama
South Park
Family Guy
Old simpsons
Spongebob
KOTH
Looney Tunes
American Dad

Family Guy outdoing Old Simpsons.
Interesting.

When i'm talking about the old Looney Tunes, here are a few examples from late 30s till early 50s. (not ordered as they were made)

1.

http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/piggybank.jpg

2.

http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/cornyconcerto.jpg

3.

http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/agruesometwosome.jpg

4.

http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/rbtfire.jpg

5.

http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/porkysparty.jpg

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

KOTH is below spongebob? lol

[KING ZOIDY]

lol I really really really like spongebob....

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

Ok. lol

[KING ZOIDY]

The old ones, not a fan of newer spongebob

[cinco]

I never watched much Spongebob. Not a big fan.
But I like the one in which he misses the bus again and again. That one was brilliant.

[KING ZOIDY]

lol you're thinking of "Rock Bottom"

I'm the biggest spongebob geek in the world. :D

[cinco]

Haha, this thread went way off topic, but that doesn't matter I guess.
It was a nice conversation about animation.

[Sweetened Angel]

i vote oh yes, they both best together

[frys_red_jacket]

she's in the picture...

i know but i still dont know who she is, she looks like a child though lol

[KING ZOIDY]

it's a midget lol

[frys_red_jacket]

LOL omg

[Gazereths]

I just uploaded my fave Moe moment to youtube....Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0bv9DYg4bQ

[Robot's_Best_Friend]

lol you're thinking of "Rock Bottom"

I'm the biggest spongebob geek in the world. :D

Pfft, even I knew that one. :P

[KING ZOIDY]

Spongebob for the win! lol

They did make a great couple though

[I Hate Bottles]

I loved Moe and Maya together. They were adorable as a couple.

[frys_red_jacket]

I just uploaded my fave Moe moment to youtube....Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0bv9DYg4bQ

LOL that always make me laugh

[Gazereths]

"Moe Moe Moe......How do ya like me? How do ya like me?" Classic Simpsons song lol

[frys_red_jacket]

#why dont you like me# lol

[hammster]

Moe being happy would kinda ruin his character. He needs to be bitter. Although if this was real life then yeah Maya and Moe would probably belong together...

[cinco]

Moe being happy would kinda ruin his character. He needs to be bitter.


:'(