{"id":3667,"date":"2013-10-23T09:36:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T13:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2013-10-23T09:36:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T13:36:40","slug":"let-the-simpsons-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/10\/23\/let-the-simpsons-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Let The Simpsons\u00c2\u00a0die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Slate&#8217;s<\/em> Joseph Lapin suggests a way of making the Simpsons &quot;relevant&quot; again: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/browbeat\/2013\/10\/09\/the_simpsons_and_aging_getting_older_would_make_homer_bart_and_lisa_interesting.html\">The Characters Should Start Getting Older<\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[Killing off a character is] just a temporary fix: It will not restore the show\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reputation as innovative or groundbreaking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rss.feedsportal.com\/c\/35208\/f\/653965\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/twitter\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2013%2F10%2F23%2Flet-the-simpsons-die.html&#038;t=Let+The+Simpsons%C2%A0die\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/twitter.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/facebook\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2013%2F10%2F23%2Flet-the-simpsons-die.html&#038;t=Let+The+Simpsons%C2%A0die\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/facebook.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/linkedin\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2013%2F10%2F23%2Flet-the-simpsons-die.html&#038;t=Let+The+Simpsons%C2%A0die\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/linkedin.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/gplus\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2013%2F10%2F23%2Flet-the-simpsons-die.html&#038;t=Let+The+Simpsons%C2%A0die\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/googleplus.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/email\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2013%2F10%2F23%2Flet-the-simpsons-die.html&#038;t=Let+The+Simpsons%C2%A0die\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/email.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/1\/rc.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/1\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/2\/rc.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/2\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/3\/rc.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/rc\/3\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/176969251555\/u\/49\/f\/653965\/c\/35208\/s\/32cf67c6\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>via Boing Boing http:\/\/rss.feedsportal.com\/c\/35208\/f\/653965\/s\/32cf67c6\/sc\/38\/l\/0Lboingboing0Bnet0C20A130C10A0C230Clet0Ethe0Esimpsons0Edie0Bhtml\/story01.htm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slate&#8217;s Joseph Lapin suggests a way of making the Simpsons &quot;relevant&quot; 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