The Simpsons on Adult Swim?

[beren]

why not?

[Sketch]

If TV-PG proves successful on late prime time then I'd actually prefer to see The Simpsons air on the general line-up. But having it on AS would give it the benefit of being uncut at all times (though maybe CN prime time could manage that as well).

I'd say Adult Swim doesn't already have it because they cannot get it yet and/or because it's REALLY expensive.

[livingfruitvirus]

why not?well for one, I can watch on my local station.


unless it's uncut.

[Master Moron]

well for one, I can watch on my local station.


Yeah, you can if you like watching episodes out of order...

[Daikun]

Yeah, you can if you like watching episodes out of order...
The Simpsons has a continual plot? :eek:

[Natey]

i hope so it would be awsome.

~Nate~

[Bearpod91]

i dont care where they show the simpsons, all i care about is if they're showing it on tv! SIMPSONS RULE! :D

[SirLemming]

Please don't make topics that read like headlines.

I honestly don't think Simpsons would be a big draw for AS. Everyone's seen all the episodes a million times, or at least all the episodes they care to see. It's old news. It's not the type of cutting-edge stuff AS is made of. Even though Family Guy and Futurama are also old by now, they still seem sort of cutting-edge, and more importantly, the only reason they're so overplayed now is because AS picked them up, so it's not the same type of thing.
But The Simpsons seems like strictly syndication fodder now. And, again, so were Futurama and Family Guy, but back then they were more resurrections than syndications.

[RD!]

Yeah, you can if you like watching episodes out of order...
Your crappy network maybe.

[AnimeJ]

I will never watch AS again if the Simpsons EVER appear on it...

[Eddie G.]

I really don't want the Simpsons on Adult Swim, I have FOX 5, Netflix, and season 1 and 4 on DVD. Honestly I think if AS did get to air The Simpsons it would get good ratings and would be on every ******* night especially since it has 300+ episodes. I'd rather AS work on making some new and good comedy than show me something that I've seen a million times over and can watch somewhere else.

[Spongebrain2.0]

Oh please...don't even mention that. You know the inflicting hell TS would bring upon AS. The angry fans who hate the new TS...the constant replaying of 300+ episodes.....it would be hell, besides haven't we had this topic about 4 times already:shrug:

[jbanks97]

No
It's been on the air in syndication since the mid-ninetes.
In most markets it's still on the air every day.
5 Seasons of DVD's are out.
Some of the episodes are EXTREMELY dated, most of the new episodes aren't worth rerunning forever anyway.

I hardly think acquiring the rights to air simpson reruns will payoff in all kinds of new viewers.


My network plays episodes from a season in order. They do this every day from 5:30-6:30.

[Artemis]

For future reference, you might want to end speculation thread titles with a "?" instead of a "!".

And I don't want to see The Simpsons on Adult Swim. Everyone has had the oppurtunity to see the episodes a million times in syndication and there are DVD sets out. I prefer AS to stay focus on new and edgier shows that they're known for.

General Cartoon Network, on the other hand, would be good. It'd solidfy CN's image as a "general animation channel" if The Simpson aired on it's primetime schedules.

[EightOh]

why not?Because you touch yourself at night.

And I don't want to see The Simpsons on Adult Swim. Everyone has had the oppurtunity to see the episodes a million times in syndication and there are DVD sets out. I prefer AS to stay focus on new and edgier shows that they're known for.

General Cartoon Network, on the other hand, would be good. It'd solidfy CN's image as a "general animation channel" if The Simpson aired on it's primetime schedules.I would agree with that.

[Nin-Nin69]

Back in MA, the Simpsons is shown on 3 different channels durinkg the week. So another channel wouldn't hurt, right? ;)
















How many times has this topic poped up recently? :shrug:

[Ninja Murasaki]

I've thought about it before. I thought it was a good idea until I came here and read this thread.

Should it air? Probably not.

[beren]

I understand why the kids who are at home at 5:00 pm and flip on the tv as soon they get home might think it is a bad idea, but speaking for myself, I get home late, and I would definatly watch the simpsons if it were on adult swim. I infact would take time out of my day to watch it if they showed some of the earlier stuff. I think it would get good ratings among adults, because right now there isn't an outlet for the simpsons besides sundays that is reasonable for an adult, I am only 21, but I just don't have time to watch TV during the day, as most adults don't. At 350 episodes AS could broadcast the simpsons weekday nights 3 times a week for 2 years strait before having to repeat an episode, if they only get 150 episodes then that is about a years worth without repeats, that is much better then showing the same 50 family guy and futurama episodes over and over. And the ratings would be awesome, as good or better then Futurama or FG. So we have great ratings, a large supply, and an audience who isn't hardly saturated to the product, seems like a good idea to me.

[Spongebrain2.0]

The Simpsons on Adult Swim...no. And buddy if you're upset you get home too late to watch it on syndication..then go out & buy the DVDs. There's no way in hell, I would want the 350 episodes of The Simpsons to invade AS. It would bring hell with it

[CyberCartoon]

Three words for why it can't be on Adult Swim: Too Many Episodes

[Sketch]

Your point? Imagine how long the show could go without re-airings. It would be magnificent!

[Chrono1995]

If they purchased only the first eight seasons, and had it lead in to AS instead of actually being part of the block, I'd spring for that.

[Zyzzybalubah]

If they purchased only the first eight seasons, and had it lead in to AS instead of actually being part of the block, I'd spring for that.
I agree, although I can go with the first 10 seasons. I think it would be cooler if they aired it on general Cartoon Network as well. It does fit the more classic style, but content would be questionable during those hours. personally, I could see them giving The Simpsons a two episode airing (whether back to back or sandwiching a show) so maybe one could be on regular CN and one on Adult Swim. Who knows?

[Master Moron]

The Simpsons has a continual plot? :eek:

No, but characters die or leave and new characters are added, and they make references to past episodes frequently. Besides, even if a show doesn't have continuity it would be nearly impossible to see all the episodes if they don't play them in order because they could never show some episodes. I've heard many people complain that they still haven't seen some episodes of the Simpsons because their local affiliate never plays them. I just don't see the point of watching a show out of order, which is why I don't watch the Simpsons in syndication, however, I would watch them on Cartoon Network if they played them in order. I haven't seen some of the old episodes in ages, but I refuse to check the schedule constantly for years just to see them.

[Elven Moon]

I would watch if they aired episodes uncut or ones I haven't seen in a very long time (my local channels seem to air the same ones over and over and over, sometimes twice in the same day).

[Sigma]

I wouldn't mind it if it were a lead in to AS or they just showed it after AS, but being part of the AS line up, NO!

The Simpsons is syndicated at least 3 times a day and honestly it just isn't that funny after watching the same episodes for so long.

[Yash]

The Simpsons has a continual plot? :eek:Nope. But it's annoying to see a good Season 6 episode air, and then "Dude, Where's my Ranch?" right after (since most stations play a full hour).

If they could pick it up in pieces then it would be better.

[Shnay]

Is there a reason Fox's cable channel FX hasn't shown any Simpsons reruns yet? They seem to be having pretty good success with the King of the Hill reruns, judging by how much they play them. What's stopping Fox from airing The Simpsons, which would draw in far more viewers than KOTH? Does it have to do with selling syndication rights to various local network affiliates?

[Beat]

Simpsons WILL eventually join the lineup. And at that point, all other Adult Swim comedy will probably go from simply expendable to obsolete, at least in a ratings context.

Edit- When I said "all other" AS comedy, I meant mostly Williams Street shows. Family Guy, American Dad, Futurama, and the Simpsons will be simply too recongizable for people to care about the other stuff.

[Master Moron]

It's not really a matter of if but a matter of when, in my opinion.

What makes you so sure? Won't Adult Swim have to outbid a lot of other networks? I'd imagine there's a few other cable networks that would want to air The Simpsons.

[Natey]

I would watch if they aired episodes uncut or ones I haven't seen in a very long time (my local channels seem to air the same ones over and over and over, sometimes twice in the same day).
simpsons uncut..... now were getting somewhere

~Nate~

[livingfruitvirus]

What makes you so sure? Won't Adult Swim have to outbid a lot of other networks? I'd imagine there's a few other cable networks that would want to air The Simpsons.We're talking about one of the richest networks on cable here. I'd also bet TBS would want a piece of the action, so they'd pool their money.

[Spongebrain2.0]

Adult Swim would go bankrupt. It would also cause them to be a "sellout". When they aquired FG & Futurama, they had to fork over HUGE amounts of cash, and back then before they hit AS, FG & Futurama were virtually unknown. AS would become exactaly what they are not if they ever got The Simpsons

[EightOh]

Adult Swim would go bankrupt.Reading: It's FAN-tastic!

[livingfruitvirus]

When they aquired FG & Futurama, they had to fork over HUGE amounts of cashI remember they paid $10 million for Futurama. According to the president of Fox though, they paid next to nothing for Family Guy because Fox couldn't get any other channel to pick up this failed network show that didn't perform so well in its final season. Seriously, if I ran a network, and I found out one of my guys turned down Family Guy, that person would be out of a job.

[Mugen]

I remember they paid $10 million for Futurama. According to the president of Fox though, they paid next to nothing for Family Guy because Fox couldn't get any other channel to pick up this failed network show that didn't perform so well in its final season. Seriously, if I ran a network, and I found out one of my guys turned down Family Guy, that person would be out of a job.
But then at the time, who would have known that Family Guy would be a huge hit? It failed on broadcast television(no thanks to Fox), and apparently, Fox asked CN to pick it up in 2000 but didn't(I don't know how CN could have aired it in 2000).

[Spongebrain2.0]

Family Guy is the kind of show, that I think everyone found on cable & thought to themselves "Why the hell didn't I ever watch this when it was on". It didn't help that FOX buried it in random timeslots every week. One week it could be on Mondays at 8, the next week Thursdays at 9:30.

[RD!]

AS would become exactaly what they are not if they ever got The Simpsons
AS would become only known for its replaying of popular FOX shows with maybe one standout original so unintelligent (on a formally "adult" targetted concept) that it appeals to most any idiot? I think AS can get that for a lot cheaper.

[NozeNuggets]

I'll give you a four word answer of The Simpsons going to [adult swim]:

Snowman's.
Chances.
In.
H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks.

[Master Moron]

We're talking about one of the richest networks on cable here. I'd also bet TBS would want a piece of the action, so they'd pool their money.

Oh, so you'd think it would air on both TBS and Cartoon Network...hmmm...yeah, I suppose that could work. I wonder which airings would get the higher ratings? The TBS ones or the Cartoon Network ones?

[livingfruitvirus]

The TBS ones or the Cartoon Network ones?Probably the same as what happens now with both networks airing Family Guy. Can you guess which network's Family Guy telecasts get higher ratings?

Hint - It's not TBS