For a series like The Simpsons, which has been running for 33 seasons, it’s a difficult task to keep the series fresh and feeling new.
That’s a task that writer, executive producer, and showrunner Matt Selman says is the “greatest creative challenge” for the writing team.
Even after 33 seasons of television, Selman is excited for the next season and gives a tease for what is coming next. The series has been Emmy-nominated this year for Outstanding Animated Program, bringing the total nominations in the The Simpson‘s lifetime to 98, with 35 wins.DEADLINE: Why was “Pixelated and Afraid” chosen for Emmy consideration?MATT SELMAN: We’ve done more than 700 episodes of the show, but I feel like this one showed a new depth and a new intimacy to the classic Homer and Marge love story.
And it started with a kind of sitcom premise where the kids are worried they’re not romantic enough, but then it went in this fairly brutal and unusual direction for a cartoon show.
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