i have to say that even though my all time favorite show is NewsRadio, simspons is second. the reason i have liked simspons all this time was simple. it had really clever writing. and i would go as far as to say that a lot of the jokes were ground breaking. i also admire that the cartoon breaks the traditional mold of all the cartoons we have seen in the past. a cartoon sitcom meant for non-kids to be aired during prime time? i would have never bought the idea, but kudos to people at FOX to have to guts to go ahead with it and bring one of the most admired shows all over the world. the characters are bizzare looking. they don't have traditional eyes, nose, or mouth, yet we can relate to them as human beings.



i'm not sure exactly when my fascination with simpsons started. when i was young, i loved watching the simpsons because it was just another cartoon. just different. and on when every other channel were playing non-cartoon programs. which was a real treat. even coming into my freshman year at UCSD, i never really thought about why i liked the simpsons. i just knew it was one of the shows i really enjoyed. i even bought a mouse pad at the UCSD bookstore that year with the picture of homer lying back in his chair sleeping at work. now i own a season 1&2 DVDs (anxiously awaiting season 3-14), this cool poster that i have at work, couple of volumes of simpsons comic books (they are pretty bland unfortunately. comic books are more fun when there is action and super powers involved.), and a coaster set for my coffee table. i have owned little figures and tshirts, but those have been worn or lost. i don't think i would ever get into those action figures. there are simply far too many. and an obsession trying to collect rare simpsons figures to collect the complete set can really turn ugly. only thing i would really want to collect are the DVDs. luckily there won't be any rare dvd prints since the makers of simpsons are not shy about putting the simpsons name onto just about anything.