‘The Simpsons’ showrunner reveals how the show will end
nypost.comits “series finale” — only to reveal that the entire storyline of the episode was generated by AI.It wasn’t the real finale, but showrunner Matt Selman told The Post, “The discussion that it would be so hard to do a last episode is what led to the fake series finale.
That it’s sort of an impossible thing.” “The show isn’t meant to end,” he continued. “To do a sappy crapo series finale, like most other shows do, would be so lame.
So we just did one that was like over the top.” Selman was talking to The Post for the show’s Christmas special, “O C’mon All Ye Faithful,” which is now streaming on Disney+.
The special follows the chaos that ensues as Homer is hypnotized into believing he’s Santa Claus. For the show’s real series finale, Selman would want it to just be “a regular episode.” “The characters in this crazy show don’t age… I think later we’ll just pick an episode and say that was the last one.
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