Spiderpig

The Simpsons has seen better days. Now, Terri and I watch it mostly out of habit; besides, it is still more entertaining than most sitcoms even if it long ago jumped the shark (though I can't say precisely when). When I first heard of The Simpsons Movie, I was not thrilled. At best, I figured it would be mediocre. I had visions of the X-Files movie, which seemed rather pointless except to grab some theater dollars. When The Simpons started getting moderately positive ratings over at Rottentomatoes, my hopes were lifted.

While not a great movie, The Simpsons was entertaining and often funny. It felt like a long episode, but not in a bad way. As with (practically*) every other episode, the plot ended up resolving itself, resetting Springfield and the Simpsons family back to square one, and the movie will not affect any future episodes except as call-back jokes during the regular season. I would definitely recommend it as a DVD rental for any casual Simpsons fan (figuring that the hardcore fans will have already seen it in the theater).

* I think the one episode that effected following episodes the most was the death of Maude Flanders, which then drove a few Ned-based plots later on.