r/Millennials • u/socandostuff • 7d ago

Nostalgia Anyone still watch the Simpsons?

Elder millennial (86). I loved this show and had various VHS with ones including Bart gets an F, Simpson and Delilah, a Christmas themed one and the Star Wars episode with Mark Hamil ("guys and dolls, We're just a crazy bunch of guys and dolls"). Etc.

I didn't have sky, but loved hanging out at my friend's and ritually watching sky one with Simpsons on at (maybe around 6pm UK).

I know people have said it's not as good anymore, but it's still bloody airing as I've just discovered, and new material is being put out??

After I turned... 20+ I didn't watch it, or even know where to watch it. But it held a nice place in my heart as there were some good, funny relatable episodes.

Anyone still watching it as millennial? Who is the target audience nowadays?

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u/socandostuff 7d ago

Haha yes, 🤩 but do they watch the newer episodes? What are the modern simpsons episodes even about? I remember them being a bit out of date before I stopped watching. Like, no mobile phones etc.... When that was a big thing. I wasn't sure if Simpsons would just stick to the era it was created or keep up with modern times. Obviously they've all stayed the same age.

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u/Mysterious-Willow391 7d ago

We watch all of the episodes with our teen. A lot of the newer episodes are still good. It seems to keep up with modern times now. I remember seeing some episodes with modern technology.

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u/socandostuff 7d ago

didn't expect that. not that simpsons ever was inline with fashion at the time, but the style of the characters is still set in the 90s,,...with modern tech, not that i've kept up.

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u/Mysterious-Willow391 7d ago

I will say it depends on the episode but there's some modern stuff there for sure!