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Originally Posted by Gigashadow
Now, I like the Simpsons so don't get me wrong but why on Earth would anyone need or want a Simpsons movie? What purpose would it serve? Is there something they're going to be able to "get away with" in the feature that they haven't already been able to do on FOX? I doubt it. There's currently a lexicon of Simpsons episodes going back 17 years. Is 17 years worth of episodes not enough for the public at large? That's an approximate 143 hours and counting. What value will a 90 minute feature add? As I said, I like the Simosons but I couldn't be less interested in this movie.
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I doubt it has anything to do with getting away with stuff that the censors wouldn't allow. The Simpsons has never been Family Guy, or even Futurama, when it comes to pushing boundaries. Maybe when it first premiered, but not in years.
So why do it? Well, how much could it possibly cost to make such a film? $10-20 million? How much will it make opening weekend? I would wager $50 million...easy. So it will double its budget in one weekend, and probably is guaranteed to make $100 million. Just good business sense.
I would be most happy if they went back and hired some of their old writers to help contribute to this film. Not just because the show used to be better, but also because I think a good mix of humor could be infused into the film. My guess, though, is that we'll see an overdose of celebrities doing guest voices.
They one time joked that Bart would lose his virginity in the movie, so who knows?