Matt Groening Urges ‘Simpsons’ Fans to Cut Off Their Parents’ Access to Fox News
Matt Groening is certainly no stranger to the world of pop-culture conventions, as evidenced by the time the “creator of Futurama” attended Springfield’s Bi-Monthly Science Fiction Convention and encouraged fans to trespass on his private property and tug his beard for “good luck.”PlayThis past weekend, Groening attended San Diego Comic-Con, appearing on panel with three other Doctor Dooms, who disappointingly turned out to be more Simpsons writers and producers who are in no way Robert Downey Jr. In addition to discussing the potential deaths of beloved cast members, Groening didn’t shy away from bringing up politics, joking that when “you know who” dies there will be “dancing in the streets,” presumably referring to Lisa Simpson’s presidential predecessor.Politics also creeped into a bit about bullshit Simpsons predictions. Per Variety, current showrunner Matt Selman called out the shocking gullibility behind the recent apparently A.I.-generated hoax, which claimed that The Simpsons predicted the Coldplay/horny CEO scandal.“Who could be so dumb?” Selman stated. “Of all our 800 episodes we did… who has such little reactive intelligence (to think) that this is in The Simpsons? And of course, the answer is hundreds and hundreds of millions of people! But when you see something that claims to be a Simpsons prediction, just think for one second. Could that have possibly been on the show? That’s all, just think (for) one second and then comment on the thing ‘they are magic, they’re wizards, they did it again.’”Groening then joked, “We are time travelers,” and rattled off a pre-prepared list of prophesies, including how: “Elon Musk will be the first man to land on Mars. Amazingly, he will crash land on Mars. But he will radio back that he is marooned there forever. And most emotionally of all, he will be able to hear the cheering all the way.” Also, “America will return the Statue of Liberty to France, and North America remembers what the word Liberty means.”Even less subtly, Groening then proclaimed: “The Simpsons predicts kids across America will liberate their Republican parents from the cult of MAGA. And here’s how you do it. Grab the TV remote, go to menu, go to controls, vertical controls, look for channel list and delete Fox News.”Even before the Trump presidency, The Simpsons had a long history of roasting Fox News, which in the world of The Simpsons, bears the slogan, “Not racist, but No. 1 with racists.” Their criticisms nearly resulted in legal action between Fox and… Fox? They also inspired an angry response from the Krusty Brand-tier news channel. Of course, Groening’s “time travel” routine may not have come across as a joke to those conspiracy theorists who actually believe that The Simpsons creator is a time-traveling former CIA agent.
Welcome to Billionaire Club Co LLC, your gateway to a brand-new social media experience! Sign up today and dive into over 10,000 fresh daily articles and videos curated just for your enjoyment. Enjoy the ad free experience, unlimited content interactions, and get that coveted blue check verification—all for just $1 a month!
Account Frozen
Your account is frozen. You can still view content but cannot interact with it.
Please go to your settings to update your account status.
Open Profile Settings