>Meanwhile, the show also confirmed that the character of Apu is not leaving “The Simpsons,” despite earlier reports to the contrary. Following the controversy surrounding the long-running character, creator Matt Groening reaffirmed the show’s commitment to the Kwik-E Mart clerk on Saturday during the show’s D23 Expo session. >When asked by a young fan whether Apu would remain on the show — following reports that the character had been written out of the show — Groening said, “Yes. We love Apu. We’re proud of Apu.”
Also apparently they're talking with Disney about a second movie and a spinoff.
ill be disappointed if we dont get a Chief Wiggum, P.I. spin-off
Anthony Campbell
> Spin-off after 30 years It's too late now, should have made one in the 90's if they really wanted it
Chase Butler
>spin-off >thirty years later
The Simpsons have been in declining viewership for the past 20 years, so if Disney wants to throw all their money at this failing franchise, that's their business.
Easton Martin
Imagine being Disney, buying 20th century fox just for XMen and Fantastic 4, and then remembering you now own one of the most lucrative sitcoms of all time and now need to justify it's existence even though nobody has cared about it in decades.
>w-we're making a spinoff
Jackson Thompson
>Matt "Crusty Toenails" Groening kek
Ethan Reyes
Good but also idgaf
Landon Hill
There's a beautiful irony in Disney owning The Simpsons, which notoriously made fun of them any chance they got.
Good. There's no reason this "controversy" manufactured by some literally who should have any impact on the show whatsoever. By rights, it should have been forgotten about within a week.
Aiden Evans
>spinoff About? Who or what? What's the angle? How is it different?
How did South Park make better-looking Simpsons models in a week than the actual animators did after nine months?
It would probably be a collection of shorts featuring Springfield's most popular side characters, since the only way Disney is signing off to a spinoff is if it furthers merchandising opportunities.
Also, inb4 Disney+ exclusive.
Jason Stewart
It's still astounding to me that after NO-ONE having a problem with Apu for the best part of 30 years, it suddenly became an issue.
Thank fuck. Maybe now everyone will shut the fuck up about it.
Chase Allen
i feel most of the discussion surrounding it was telling hari kaniblows to fuck off. i will admit i did the apu voice at school to indian kids though lol.
Nolan Cruz
Thats all it was. Some jackass wanted easy attention, and he picked Simpsons to get it because its an easy target that everyone knows.
Isaiah Martinez
This joke was far more gutless than spending a season on Trump.
Blake Gutierrez
>It's still astounding to me that after NO-ONE having a problem with Apu for the best part of 30 years
No one had a medium to openly discuss shit like this back then.
Yes, criticizing the most popular TV show that set the standard for ridiculing your race was all for easy attention. Because that's the only reason why anyone would say something bad about The Simpsons. Especially when it's about a character that the staff has admitted to being a racial sterotype.
Grayson Clark
>Because that's the only reason why anyone would say something bad about The Simpsons. Especially when it's about a character that the staff has admitted to being a racial sterotype.
How about you shut the fuck up? Maybe Apu was a stereotype at first, but he long, LONG ago moved past that to become one of the show's smartest, most respectable characters.
David Kelly
>it's bad when celebrities do crazy/sexists/racists things
>but we should also forgive them instantly because... ?
Predictably centrist as always, South Park.
Caleb Morris
That wasn't the point of episode. They literally said in the BD commentary that the point was that you might have a friend who's a piece of shit and it's hard to let go, but sometimes you have to give up on them.
Ethan Robinson
Radioactive Man
Austin Smith
You know what? Future Simpsons. Tell the story of the family 10-30 years in the future. Those eps have been slightly above average compared to most later-era episodes.
Focus on Lisa trying to relate to her daughter, or Bart juggling law school and two kids.
I feel like it was more that you can't crucify people for making a joke. At the same time, Hanky was being a douche about it and kept self-destructing, which also brought Kyle down by association. So the point was that it's okay to joke around, have slip-ups or be uncouth, but you can't just do it ALL THE TIME and expect forgiveness or acceptance.
Jayden Sanders
Meanwhile Marge is probably played by a dude due to her height. Same thing happens with Jessie from Toy Story.
Luis Morris
>Those eps have been slightly above average compared to most later-era episodes.
No. Just...no.
Ethan Cruz
>You know what? Future Simpsons. Tell the story of the family 10-30 years in the future Literally Kamp Koral, but age the characters up instead of down
Evan Sanchez
It's a pretty positive stereotype though, why does nobody complain about Willie? I think the main issue people have with Apu is not the character itself but that Hank Azaria voices him.
Angel Harris
>Especially when it's about a character that the staff has admitted to being a racial sterotype. At least it's a positive one. Would you rather they made Apu more like real Indian men and turn him into a barely-literate creep who stalks women on social media and tries to solicit every female he meets in his daily life just in case she's a prostitute?
Dominic Butler
>It would probably be a collection of shorts featuring Springfield's most popular side characters So basically "22 Short Films about Springfield: The Series"?
Julian Reyes
I haven't heard anybody talk about it in months.
David Lewis
what about universal parks? monopolies are retarded
Jason Mitchell
>Especially when it's about a character that the staff has admitted to being a racial sterotype. Damn near every character on The Simpsons is a stereotype of some kind because the show in its early days was satirizing small town America. You just don't give a shit about the other ones because they're mostly white so you can fuck off.
The whole "getting rid of Apu" thing was bullshit because 1)Hari never wanted them to get rid of Apu and 2)The writers already felt weird about Apu and soft retired him two years before "The Problem With Apu" even came out. The show didn't give him any lines for more than two years and none of these people talking about Apu like he's a dear family member being hauled away by jackboot thugs even noticed or cared. youtube.com/watch?v=5TgyWcGz3fA&t=87s
It didn't spring up out of nowhere in an instant. This was just the first of you hearing about it.
I dunno know why, but I think about how if her voice wasn't replaced when her original VA was living, she would have been Edna'd and we'd have two guys with dead wives in the span of 2 years.
Ayden Parker
>22 Short Films about Springfield: The Series I love that episode dearly, so if they make that into a series with good writing I'd be very happy.
Gabriel Gonzalez
>Skinner as a sidekick But he's the principal of Springfield Elementary.
Thomas Clark
>Moe in his "cringe" render. They knew about the Chuck meme?
Adam Allen
they most likely googled 'moe simpsons' like the original moeposter did and redrew the first result
Sebastian Turner
Punjabs hearing Apu and family >We do not sound like that! Everyone else >Yes you do.
Cooper Adams
Well that didn't last very long now did it.
Ryder Foster
Based user, Hari never wanted that shit to happen, he just wanted more representation in media so that the stereotype he created would wear off. Both sides took it to the extreme and made an idiot out of something that wasn't even his point.
TBF, is a good exam on how online discourse works nowadays.
Nicholas Powell
they can make a new principal
Isaiah Sullivan
Good.
Christopher Long
Groening is the one who's maintained the complaint is retarded. Everyone else is trying to bend the knee.
Well maybe the retard should have noticed that before he tried (and failed) to make a name for himself off the back of a problem that wasn't a problem.
