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The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened
Super Eyepatch Wolf analyzes why The Simpsons declined after its golden age, pointing to changes in the writers' room and a shift in the style and complexity of its comedy.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN treats it as the definitive explanation of the Simpsons decline, recommended in every thread asking when the golden age ended.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Super Eyepatch Wolf
- Topic
- decline of the simpsons
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 9
- HN mentions in dataset
- 11
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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For an actual exploration of what happened, I highly recommend this video. The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened [VIDEO]
dmitriid on Hacker News · 2017-10
In When did the golden age of The Simpsons end?My favorite take on "The Decline and Fall of the Simpsons Empire": The Fall of the Simpsons [VIDEO]
brudgers on Hacker News · 2017-10
In When did the golden age of The Simpsons end?Nobody here seems to be mentioning the death of Phil Hartman[1] in 1998. The article, as well, staggeringly, doesn't mention his name. There's a video[2], 'The Fall of the Simpsons', which is one of my favourite videos on the internet. It explains and describes with …
lostgame on Hacker News · 2018-10
In Why did the golden age of the Simpsons end?
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