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‘The Fans Are More Intense Than Ever’: Matt Groening, David Silverman and Matt Selman on ‘The Simpsons’ Enduring Appeal
'The Simpsons' bosses were at Annecy this year to celebrate 40 seasons and muse on evolving storytelling, distribution changes and cultural legacy.
At this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, the series’ incredible run, which will extend beyond 40 seasons after a recent re-order, was celebrated with some of its key figures in attendance. With more than 750 episodes, a feature film, comics, parade balloons and innumerable catchphrases and memes embedded in the pop-culture lexicon, “The Simpsons’” staying power defies modern TV logic. “The Simpsons” has lived through seismic shifts in distribution, merchandising and marketing, but one thing that has remained constant and helped the series survive such major changes is that its storytelling has never been explicitly limited to TV.
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