Screen Junkies » the simpspons http://www.screenjunkies.com Movie Reviews & TV Show Reviews Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:15:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ‘The Simpsons’ Could Get Their Own Channel, In Like Five Years Or So http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/the-simpsons-could-get-their-own-channel-in-like-five-years-or-so/ http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/the-simpsons-could-get-their-own-channel-in-like-five-years-or-so/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:37:35 +0000 Penn Collins http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=228845 Despite The Simpsons’ dwindling ratings and borderline non-existent relevance, Fox may be going forward with an idea I had while I was stoned my Junior year on high school…and again when I was stoned my Sophomore year of college. News Corp. COO Chase Carey has floated the notion of creating a channel dedicated solely to The Simpsons. But don’t get too fired up. It could take a while.

Before the channel can be launched, production of new episodes has to stop and all current syndication contracts must expire and replaced with new ones. I don’t really see this move accomplishing much besides cutting into DVD sales, but I don’t know how the series does in syndication. The series has some die-hard fans, but even their tolerance for seeing the same episodes must be tested as we are a week away from the 23rd season premiere.

That said, I would probably still watch this channel as much as I would any other channel, so sure, News Corp., go nuts.

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