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  1. backstory
    What the Hell Was Bartmania?Thirty-five years ago, The Simpsons’s breakout underachiever became a controversy, and Matt Groening is still proud of it, man.
    By Darryn King
  2. tv
    The Simpsons Is Good AgainAfter 35 seasons, 770 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the beloved show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance.
    By Jesse David Fox
  3. shut up and take my money
    #Bendergate Is Over: John DiMaggio Returns to FuturamaJohn DiMaggio is back as Bender!
    By Bethy Squires
  4. tv
    Matt Groening Responds to Simpsons Recasting Characters“All of our actors play dozens of characters each, it was never designed to exclude anyone.â€
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  5. tribeca film festival
    The Simpsons Creators and Stars Reveal Their Dream Guest Stars at TribecaHarry Shearer also offered an idea for a Simpsons spinoff series.
    By Dan Reilly
  6. tv review
    Disenchantment Does Not Cast a SpellMatt Groening’s first Netflix series is no Simpsons or Futurama.
    By Jen Chaney
  7. the simpsons
    The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Stop By Late-Night for the First Time Since 2007Like a comet, if comets really wanted to talk about their new show, Netflix’s Disenchantment.
    By Halle Kiefer
  8. Every Episode of ‘Futurama’ Heads to Hulu Next WeekAnother comedy series is heading to Hulu. Today the streaming network announced that the entire Futurama library, including all four movies, […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. series orders
    Netflix, Looking for a Simpsons, Orders Matt Groening Fantasy Animated SeriesDisenchantment will feature the voices of Abbi Jacobson, Nat Faxon, and Eric Andre.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, and Nat Faxon Join Matt Groening’s Animated […]Last year it was reported that Simpsons creator Matt Groening had a new animated series in the works at Netflix, and today the voice cast for […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. Fox Renews ‘The Simpsons’ for Seasons 29 and 30The Simpsons is sticking around at Fox for at least two more seasons. The Wrap reports that the network has given a double-season renewal to […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. the mob has spoken
    Matt Groening in Talks for Netflix SeriesThe details of the project are being kept secret.
    By Jackson McHenry
  13. Matt Groening Has an Animated Show in the Works at NetflixSimpsons creator Matt Groening might be headed to Netflix soon. According to Variety, Groening is currently in talks with the streaming network […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. Danny Elfman Calls the ‘Simpsons’ Theme ‘the Easiest Thing I’ve Ever Done’Did you know that the melody of the Simpsons theme song was conceived by composer Danny Elfman while he was driving home from a meeting with […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. Matt Groening Takes Spyke to Court on Tonight’s ‘Portlandia’Here’s a sneak peek of tonight’s Portlandia featuring special guest Matt Groening, who takes Spyke to court for creating bootleg ska-themed […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. ‘Portlandia’s Fifth Season to Feature Matt Groening, Jane Lynch, Paul […]Portlandia’s fifth season doesn’t premiere until next year, but over the past few weeks Carrie Brownstein has been posting some pictures from […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. A Chat with the Cast and Crew of ‘The Simpsons’The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  18. Watch the ‘Futurama’ Pre- and Post-Finale Live Shows with the Cast and CrewAfter seven seasons and 140 episodes, Futurama ended its run Wednesday night. The show’s cast and crew sat down with the omnipresent Chris […]
    By Bradford Evans
  19. Matt Groening Talks the Future of ‘Futurama’Long-running series Futurama ended its run last night after Comedy Central opted to cancel the show in April (marking its second cancelation), […]
    By Bradford Evans
  20. ‘The Simpsons’ Will Host a ‘Futurama’ CrossoverHot on the heels of last week’s news that Family Guy is hosting a crossover with The Simpsons in 2014 comes the announcement of on another […]
    By Bradford Evans
  21. Don’t Hold Your Breath for Another ‘Simpsons’ Movie If you’re hoping for a sequel to 2007’s Simpsons Movie, it looks like it’s gonna be a while - if it ever happens. Speaking at an […]
    By Bradford Evans
  22. the simpsons movie
    A New Simpsons Movie Isn’t Happening Any Time Soon“Maybe another 10, 15 years.â€
    By Andre Tartar
  23. Here’s an Extended Trailer for Futurama’s Season 7 Return, Coming This […] The second half of Futurama’s seventh season is set to premiere on Comedy Central this summer, and by the looks of this new trailer, it will […]
    By Bradford Evans
  24. in the picture
    What TV Showrunners’ Cameos Say About Their ShowsDan Harmon on Community, Matt Groening in Futurama, Carl Reiner on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and more.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  25. the simpsons
    Check Out Early Doodles of The SimpsonsAy, caramba! This is cool!
    By Eliot Glazer
  26. Matt Groening and David Silverman Talk About the Birth of ‘The Simpsons’The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  27. ‘Futurama’ Writers Need Your Internet Help“A major use of the Internet here at Futurama, which I wouldn’t have seen when we started … we go to fan-run sites to see what we did on old […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. Matt Groening Ending ‘Life in Hell’ After 32 YearsSo, apparently Groening is able to end very long running things he’s involved with – who knew? The 1669th and last Life in Hell ran last […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  29. end of an era
    Matt Groening Ends ‘Life in Hell’ Comic StripAfter 32 years.
    By Margaret Lyons
  30. The Lost ‘Simpsons’ Spin-offsWhen The Simpsons debuted 25 years ago as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, it was hard to expect that it would become one of the […]
    By Bradford Evans
  31. the simpsons
    Check Out The Simpsons Goof That Does Anything But End SpringfieldgateIt was just too much for Oregon.
    By Eliot Glazer
  32. The Simpsons’ Springfield is Every Springfield but Your Springfield, NerdAfter Matt Groening unleashed a firestorm last week by acknowledging that the hometown of the Simpsons was based on Springfield, Oregon – if in […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. secret locations
    Where Is Springfield on The Simpsons? Matt Groening KnowsThink Pacific Northwest.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  34. The Simpsons Officially Live in Oregon So Now We Can All Sleep EasyHere’s Matt Groening, spilling the beans on where Springfield actually is located at long last:Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  35. the hunger games
    See The Hunger Games Characters Drawn As If They Were on The SimpsonsCheck out the arms on Peeta, huh?
    By Eliot Glazer
  36. Wayne White Is Worth Admiring In the Beauty Is Embarrassing Documentary Here’s the trailer for Beauty Is Embarrassing, a documentary about artist and Pee Wee’s Playhouse set designer and voice actor Wayne White, […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  37. The Simpsons Producers Agree To Pay Cut, Might Not Be EnoughWhile The Simpsons cast pay cut still looms, the show’s executive producers have allegedly committed to taking reduced salaries in an effort to […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. The Apple Brochure Matt Groening IllustratedApparently, back in the pre-Simpsons 80s, Matt Groening was tapped to illustrate an Apple brochure aimed at college kids using his Life in Hell […]
    By Adam Frucci
  39. clickables
    See Matt Groening’s Pre-Simpsons Art for an Apple User GuideDouble Fan-Boy alert.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  40. quote machine
    Timbaland Resolves Not to Waste Time on the Haters in 2010Plus: Matt Groening’s debt to Walt Disney.
    By Emma Pearse
  41. speculation
    Is Milhouse Van Houten of The Simpsons Actually Gay?The show’s creator, Matt Groening, seems to be hinting at it.
    By Mark Graham
  42. the industry
    Jesse Eisenberg Will Not Hold His PeacePlus: More ‘Futurama’!
    By Amos Barshad
  43. quote machine
    Seth Rogen Attempts to Squash Beef With Lindsay LohanPlus: Lady Gaga on the inspirational powers of cocaine.
    By Emma Pearse
  44. quote machine
    From Lee King to the King of the Jews: The Best Quotes of 2007“My mind thinks like that all the time, coming up with crazy clever metaphors and rhymery thingies.â€
  45. quote machine
    Robert Smith Unable to Think of Mean Things to Say About Ashlee SimpsonMatt Groening, Lauren Bacall, and more!
  46. tube junkie
    What Matt Groening Watches on YouTubeMatt Groening comes clean about the B-movies and ‘toons that shaped his dysfunctional aesthetic.
  47. quote machine
    Britney Spears, Bad Liar“Unfortunately I didn’t get the part.†—Britney Spears, on her claim that her recent umbrella assault was in preparation for a film role [Britney Spears]
  48. tube junkie
    ‘Family Guy’: Stealing From ‘The Simpsons’?
  49. quote machine
    ‘The Simpsons’: Brought to You By Prince’s Chauffeur
  50. quote machine
    Simpsons Theme Park: Like TV, With More Screaming