"The Simpsons," the animated show which has aired well over 400 episodes since its original release on television since 1989, is still around, but definitely not better than ever. In many ways, the show has become a mere caricature of itself, maintaining the necessary, familiar elements just without the same entertainment quality of the old days. In 2003, Slate writer Chris Suellentrop compared "The Simpsons" to Pete Rose in the later days of his career: "There's still greatness there, and you get to see a home run now and then, but mostly it's a halo of reflected glory." With the show progressing through its 21st season and episodes costing about 5 million dollars to produce and ratings falling a bit each year, it seems the show may be becoming too financially cumbersome to continue airing. With its contract up at the end of this year, it seems the Simpsons may be coming to an end, at which point it will be about time.
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