The Simpsons has been on the air since 1989 and there's been almost 700 episodes. It's the longest-running American sitcom series and one of the longest-running television series in general. However, the animated comedy's reign might soon be coming to an end.
Composer Danny Elfman, who's responsible for the theme tune for
The Simpsons, recently revealed that he has heard that The Simpsons will soon be concluding. During an interview with
JOE.IE about his career, Elfman was asked what he thinks of the hypothesis that the quality of
The Simpsons has declined as the seasons went on.
Elfman's take is simply that the argument will soon be irrelevant as
The Simpsons is apparently within its final year on the air.
"Well, from what I've heard, it is coming to an end. So, that argument will also come to an end. I don't know for a fact, but I've heard that it will be in its last year."
Elfman went on, revealing that he didn't think
The Simpsons stood a chance at lasting as long as it has and, if he did, he would have put more effort into the theme tune.
All I can say is that I'm so flabbergasted and amazed that it has lasted as long as it did. So, you have to realise, when I scored The Simpsons, I wrote this crazy piece of music, and I expected no-one would hear it, because I really did not think the show had a chance in hell. Really, I expected it would run for three episodes and get cancelled, and that would be that, because it was so weird at the time, and I just didn't think it had a chance. So believe me, that is one of the truly big surprises in my life.