Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons, season 36, episode 9, “Homer and Her Sisters.” Although Moe finally seemed to find happiness a few seasons ago, The Simpsons season 36 proves that viewers shouldn't be anticipating wedding bells just yet. The Simpsons The season 37 renewal has not yet been announced, but the series is not struggling despite its longevity. If anything, The Simpsons appears to be enjoying a critical renaissance, as everyone from Vulture to YouTube creator SuperEyepatchWolf declared the long-running show “Good again.” The Simpsons Season 36's willingness to change the show's format and rewrite its established…
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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons Season 36 special, “O C'Mon All Ye Faithful.” While The Simpsons Season 36's holiday special features a completely original plot, the double-sized Christmas episode also took the opportunity to parody a trio of classic Christmas specials. The Simpsons Season 36's changes to the show's formula led to the series receiving praise. Despite having aired more than 770 episodes throughout its 36 years on air, The Simpsons proved that it still has a lot of creativity with episodes that play with its format, rewrite its canon and disregard conventions in favor of invention.…
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons Season 36 special, “O C'Mon All Ye Faithful.” While The Simpsons The Season 36 holiday special finds two Springfield residents finally joining forces for a shared mission. This storyline will make viewers wonder how the show has never featured the duo until now. The Simpsons The 37th season renewal has yet to be announced, but viewers who want to see the show expand its horizons don't have to wait to tune in. Vulture to YouTube Creator SuperEyePatchWolf, critics across the Internet spent 2023 and 2024 drawing attention to the long-running show's creative…
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons Season 36 special, “O C'Mon All Ye Faithful.” While The Simpsons The Season 36 holiday special finds two Springfield residents finally joining forces for a shared mission. This storyline will make viewers wonder how the show has never featured the duo until now. The Simpsons The 37th season renewal has yet to be announced, but viewers who want to see the show expand its horizons don't have to wait to tune in. Vulture to YouTube Creator SuperEyePatchWolf, critics across the Internet spent 2023 and 2024 drawing attention to the long-running show's creative…
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons, season 36, episode 9, “Homer and Her Sisters.” Although The Simpsons almost never kills characters permanently, the series' 36th season broke this rule for the second time in episode 9. The Simpsons has been on the air for a long time, and since the series began in 1989, the show has aired more than 770 episodes. The Simpsons themselves may never get old, but the show's style and sense of humor have changed a lot over the years. Seasons 1-3 were darker and more cynical, the Golden Age of seasons 3-11 perfectly…
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons Season 36 special, “O C'Mon All Ye Faithful.” While The Simpsons Season 36's Christmas special, “O C'Mon All Ye Faithful,” is a wholly original effort, the double-length special features a number of clever references to the show's previous holiday specials. The Simpsons The season 37 renewal may not have been announced yet, but the series isn't resting on its laurels by any metric. Despite its longevity, the show has managed to effectively reinvent itself since its most critical point around season 33, with character-focused stories that prioritize emotional resonance over screwball comedy.…
Although South Park pokes fun at everyone and everything, it's still impressive to see one of the show's funniest holiday specials poke fun at its own origins. Waiting for South Park The Season 27 release date was exceptionally long, but there's a justification for that. South ParkCo-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said Vanity Fair that they didn't have any new, funny satirical take on the 2024 election, so they chose to stay out of the news cycle and pick up in 2025. That may have been a little disappointing, but it wasn't unheard of. South ParkThe film's creators centered…
Although Gilmore Girls relied on its titular heroines for plenty of laughs and tears, the series' strongest Christmas episode proves that its real secret weapon was something else entirely. Although the cast of Gilmore Girls They were all friendly and intriguing, there's a reason the show had that title. Lauren Graham's Lorelai, Alexis Bledel's Rory, and Kelly Bishop's Emily were the heart and soul of the show, and the various friendships and romantic relationships they went through provided most of its drama. As such, the show's secret weapon is somewhat surprising. While 2024 Gilmore Girls the reunion proves the show…
Although The Big Bang Theory never took Sheldon's problems with Frosty the Snowman seriously, the Netflix holiday movie Hot cold used this joke as the basis of its entire plot a decade and a half later. Of everything The Big Bang TheoryOut of the cast of characters, Sheldon has always been the least likely to care about Christmas and the holidays. A meticulous figure who was obstinate and solitary at the best of times, Sheldon had a particularly intense aversion to anything resembling obligatory fun. Even in The Big Bang TheoryBy the end of the episode, this side of his…
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Ghosts, season 4, episode 7, “Sad Farnsby” When CBS Ghosts tries to divide his screen time between the title characters, one figure stands out in the large lineup as the star of season 4. Ghosts come from different historical periods and each of them brings a unique perspective to Woodstone B&B. That being said, some invariably seem to get more screen time than others. Sometimes this escalates, as certain characters have powers that make them more relevant more often. Pete's ability to leave the mansion allows him to join Sam and Jay on errands.…