Depth of Simpsons

[The Future]

:lol: It was begging me to bring it back to life!

[Leeloo]

Oh my gosh, I can't believe this thread came out of hiding :P

[Commander78]

Exactly!

[0218276]

Yay for Cyn! Now we can sound smart in front of our little merabers.

[dulcrayon]

I bought the book a couple hours ago -- I shall read it tonight.

[MeTheTwerd:)]

It certainly goes beyond morals, actually. The philosophy that can be foudn within it is f'ing amazing. I'd share right now, except I'm a bit busy. I think I say that everytime, but... well, yeah. That's pretty much it.

I'll have free time tonight.

[Cry to God]

The Simpsons is a show, not just something on TV with idiotic characters. They spoof things really well and a lot of the time, there's some moral in the episodes.

[unknownspiritx5]

I agree with Grilka.

Its evolved into more than just eye candy, but knowlegable to an extent dealing with various religions: Flanders's Christianity, Krusty's Judaism, Apu's Hindusim, and Lisa's Buddahism.

[tabluvr2001]

Hmm

I think The Simpsons has evolved into more than just an animated dysfunctional family. I think it has also been a source of knowledge. Here's a couple of examples:

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe -- it was featured in one of the TOH. It's a well known poem in itself. As one of the TOH short stories, it's reaching out to a wider audience who may never have heard of it.

Various religions: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism have been incorporated into entire episodes. Religion can be a sensitive/controversial topic, but the show presents it in a humorous way yet without poking fun at it.

[In Search of The Truth]

Why don't you set an example by starting, eh?