The Simpsons are getting rid of Apu

[DLo]

Why not just switch the character up? Have him retire and focus more on him and his family

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Why not just switch the character up? Have him retire and focus more on him and his family

This, no I haven’t watched the show regularly for some time now, but when I did, apu is one of the side characters I really liked. They could’ve easily just had him in hi jinks episodes with homer or placed around his house/family and not in the store.

Furthermore, since when is owning your own business a stereotype? Like cmon, Indians cashing in on 7-11’s, Chinese cash in on laundry, Koreans with hair supply and corner stores, Vietnamese with nail salons, middle easterners got corner stores...why are we going to act like these immigrant groups don’t carve out niches?

 

[Wise]

Does anybody know anyone who still watches the new episodes every Sunday?

I stopped maybe 12 years ago

 

[KalKal]

I’m the only one on here that likes the new episodes of The Simpson’s

I don't watch regularly, but I saw some reruns of more recent Halloween episodes not long ago and they weren't that bad.

I still think they would have been better off stopping the weekly series at the movie, then just focus on Halloween specials, etc as well as sequel movies with the characters aging up each time.

It's stupid that Lisa is still supposed to be 8 years old. She hasn't really been an "8 year old" since WAY back in the days of the Tracy Ulman short episodes.

 

[HipHopStan]

Saying that they should've called it quits is like singing to the choir at this point because it's never going to end until (and this sounds terrible) one of the major voice actors pass away, and even then, they'll probably recast. I've got my box sets of the good seasons and I think the only time that I've watched The Simpsons with keen interest in the last decade was when the Family Guy (another stale show) crossover happened. The point is: People still watch, so they'll continue with more seasons, even though they are way past the expiration date of their prime.

 

[Canada Goose]

Slightly off topic, but I loved this year Halloween episode. When the futurama spaceship popped up only for it to be destroyed by The Orville spaceship had me especially considering that I'm a Trekie

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

Apu was actually a subversion of sterotypes. Oh well.

 

[HipHopStan]

Just say that he's hanging on the roof with Paul McCartney:

 

[Still FloW]

this overly sensitive pc era we live in

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I just want to say that the way the show has handled this whole situation has been terrible.

The guy who made the documentary didn't even want this to happen.

 

[Saint1]

Apu was an illegal immigrant that worked his ass off and embraced American values. What the fukk are people complaining about?

If anything that's a pretty even handed representation of many immigrants.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Oddly enough it was mostly white people who were offended

 

[Rice N Beans]

I just want to say that the way the show has handled this whole situation has been terrible.

The guy who made the documentary didn't even want this to happen.

Harvested what he sowed.

 

[ManBearPig]

Trade Apu for mr hankey

 

[XannyWarbucks]

Oddly enough it was mostly white people who were offended

That's always the case. Overly-liberal white people love shyt like this because it makes them look woke.