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Could an all Simpsons channel be in the works?
By Jessica GentileSeptember 18th, 2011, 5:00 pmComments (6)
With over twenty years' worth of episodes (and more in the works), The Simpsons is the ultimate syndication juggernaut. Which is why it makes total (and awesome) sense for the series to get its own channel. According to News Corp.'s Chief Operating Officer, Chase Carey, there's been talk of ways to increase the franchise's revenue (because, you know, over two decades' worth of merchandising isn't enough) and, yes, a Simpsons-only network has been discussed.
Given the show's volume of episodes, this sounds totally doable. (As does a Law and Order channel — somebody get on that.) But who wouldn't want to visit Springfield every single time they turned the TV on, especially the glory days of seasons three-through-ten? I'll drink a Duff beer to that.
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Commentarium (6 Comments)
$1 says they still use the syndication edits to cram in more advertising.
No doubt about it. When they started doing that with Gilligan's Island, the decline of the American civilization began.
If there can be an all-Elvis sattelite radio channel, I suppose there can be an all-Simpsons cable TV channel.
I'd like to have an all-Simpsons, or all-adult animation channel, but if they're expecting "mainstream ratings," which high-profile cable nets apparently ALWAYS expect, they'll be disappointed. And in a few years, they'll start dumping hours of the Simpsons for original, probably mostly reality programming, and eventually change the name and pretend the all-Simpsons channel ever existed.
I'd rather have adult swim be its own channel.
agreed!