>>109402608Literally all this. I've made this exact point several times, even using "Deep Space Homer" as an example.
>>109411852This is mostly cherry-picking, especially when you have to drawn so many from the first two seasons.
>but it's disingenious to suggest the gags were all there ever was.Well, it lost the heart, but more importantly, it just stopped being funny, and the attempts at it were weak. That's all there is to it.
>>109413634>Then why is the first season full of drama?Seasons 3-9 are very different from the first two seasons. You're mischaracterizing Golden Age Simpsons by referring to how much drama there is.
>>109413689>10 was the transitional period, Well, that's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. But it's false. That would be season 9, which had great episodes, middling episodes, and mediocre episodes. Really, who is going to defend "The Principal and the Pauper," "Simpson Tide," "The Trouble with Trillions," and "Natural Born Kissers"? Then, however, Season 10 was where there was the biggest drop in overall quality, and it's just been steadily getting worse.
