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For better or worse, I keep watching The Simpsons.  Though the argument that the show is past its prime is everywhere, the show still makes me laugh, so I keep tuning in. There have been some episodes that didn’t work at all, like last week’s, but more often we get shows like this season finale, that have a good amount of jokes built around a stale premise.

Here’s an excerpt from my “All About Lisa” Review:

Here’s the thing about us Simpsons nerds – we remember what happened in every old episode, and we get upset when plots are reused. For example, there was an episode in Season Five called “Bart Gets Famous,” where Bart works as Krusty’s assistant but than accidentally becomes a star himself who goes on to outshine Krusty. In this “new” episode, Lisa gets a job as Krusty’s intern who then uses some scheming to become a star herself who quickly outshines Krusty. There are a few minor changes there, but you don’t have to look very hard to see the similarities. This episode adds a narration by Sideshow Mel which, while an interesting concept, doesn’t really add much to the episode.

For the full review, please click here.