The Simpsons

I visited the website for the television show The Simpsons and found it very easy to navigate. There are links to watch episodes, get info of upcoming shows, read character bios, and even sign up for their newsletter. There’s also a message board where you can leave comments about the show.

Now I’ve personally never really liked The Simpsons, but I can understand some of the reasons it has such a large following of viewers. The show has been on for 19 seasons, which is an amazing number for any program but especially for a cartoon. I think one of the main reasons is at the time it was introduced it was very different from anything else on television. Realism was not what the graphic artists were aiming for and that’s evident with the look given to the characters. Take the family for example, all of their skin colors are yellow. All of their hair matches their skin color, except for Marge whose hair is blue and like three feet high. Also they all have an overbite and huge, round bulging eyes. It’s definitely not a normal look for a television family.

The other reason for the show’s popularity is it’s not afraid to tackle any subject. Early television programs were more safe not to offend people with topics they chose. The Simpsons is very well known for including very current and controversial subjects, especially political ones. I do think it’s good to have shows that aren’t afraid to do this because it really makes it so people can’t hide from the real issues going on in everyday life.