Voice actor behind Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Skinner, just quit 'The Simpsons'

[dextersmith]

http://www.businessinsider.com/harry...impsons-2015-5

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...-harry-shearer

The show's going to hell. Homer needs his frienemy and that's too many toons. New characters lately have sucked too.

[Independent voter]

I just find it's amazing that it's still around after what 25 years?

[Trassk]

Whatever, the show should have ended years ago. I don't watch any new episode since they all come off like a milked cow.

Just because a shows popular doesn't mean it has to keep going and going, Friends was one of the most popular sitcoms, and Frasier was one of my favorites, but I wouldn't want them to keep milking those either.

[Paranoid Android]

I saw one report that it was about money (its always about money). So did he not resign because of money dispute or did he just get tired of it. Seems like a nice job to have in voice over but probably boring in some ways.

[Poopymonster]

Stupid sexy Flanders.

[BrerBear]

Awww, Harry Shearer is one of my favorite performers and satirists anywhere. Hope he's not retiring from performing altogether.
Never forget Spinal Tap!

[Nadiru]

Harry Shearer is 71, so that kinda makes sense.

[zealo]

The guy is 71 years old, makes sense he wants to retire sometime.

Simpsons as a show is way past its expiration date anyhow, its been going downhill for years.

[Paranoid Android]

Harry Shearer is 71, so that kinda makes sense.

Are you kidding? He is growing into his Mr. Burns role.

The creators said they are not going to do a Yellow Wedding.

[Independent voter]

its been going downhill for years.

That made me laugh. It's been going downhill since season 4 or so. 21 years of declining quality.

[zealo]

That made me laugh. It's been going downhill since season 4 or so. 21 years of declining quality.

Perhaps I worded that a bit badly, imo the last even somewhat ok season was 12, which was about 15 years ago.

[Anium]

Say what you will but I still enjoy the Simpsons, it's gold.

[Deleted]

Someone please explain why Futurama was stopped and the Simpsons is kept alive on life support

[McNeil]

I made the same thread in the TV show/movies subforum, guess I should've visited this place first

Its sad to see him go, his characters have always been some of my favorites. The show is not as good as it used to but its still a good watch imo, atleast way better than the crap we get nowadays.

Showrunner Al Jean did confirm that they will be recasting.

[Poopymonster]

Someone please explain why Futurama was stopped and the Simpsons is kept alive on life support

It made more moneys?

Look at the Simpson's franchise, console games, arcade games, clothing, plushies, dolls, damn near anything you could slap a jaundice yellow character on, they have. And sold it. Overpriced. And made lots of moneys.

Futurama, not so much. "But it could have done so much moneys!" why take the chance?

Simpson's is almost a guarantee to make moneys based on inertia alone. Their Halloween special draws a fuckload of viewers because it used to be awesome, then it got kinda awesome, there was a shark under us but damn we looked good on that motorcycle, and now it dribbles out like a aging spent porn star. and people lap it up.

[Kujako]

Someone please explain why Futurama was stopped and the Simpsons is kept alive on life support

Cause Futurama was REALLY expensive. They had a full orchestra to do the incidental music. Don't get me wrong, money well spent in my opinion, but Fox could make like a hundred reality TV shows for the Futurama budget.

On topic, tried to find the clip of an odd sounding Ned saying something to the effect of "Fox loves animated shows because you can fire a voice actor and no one can tell the didly-difference".

[dextersmith]

Whatever, the show should have ended years ago. I don't watch any new episode since they all come off like a milked cow.

The most recent episodes are funny again.

I saw one report that it was about money (its always about money). So did he not resign because of money dispute or did he just get tired of it. Seems like a nice job to have in voice over but probably boring in some ways.

The first link:

Shearer says: "This because I wanted what we've always had: the freedom to do other work."

[IIamaKing]

I saw one report that it was about money (its always about money). So did he not resign because of money dispute or did he just get tired of it. Seems like a nice job to have in voice over but probably boring in some ways.

One of his tweets implied that the contract would have restricted some of his freedom to do other projects.


Personally I hope this is the beginning of the end. Makes me sad the show has been milked so hard for so long.

[I Push Buttons]

I don't know what it is, but I have literally never watched this show.

[Khadgar]

Seems like the actor just got tired of it, he was offered a guaranteed $14 million for two years of work, the same deal the rest of the cast recieved.