A Brisbane man has a brave confession.
He’s a fan of modern Simpsons.
Like most Simpsons fans in their 40s, Peter loved the Golden Age, but fell off the show during the teen seasons when South Park and Family Guy came along.
Peter forgot about the show for over a decade until he started watching Animation Domination on 7Mate.
“They would play new Simpsons episodes every Wednesday night. I started enjoying them, so I’d record them and watch after I got home from touch footy,” said Peter. “One good thing about the new seasons is they’re not afraid to experiment.”
And Peter’s love of the new seasons grew when he got Disney+ and started watching the show from season 30 onwards.
Though he learnt not to talk about his love for the new seasons on social media.
“I stupidly posted on a fan page about how much I loved ‘A Serious Flanders’, but I got destroyed by the ‘Simpsons is s*** now!’ bandwagoners. I couldn’t be bothered arguing, so I deleted my comment and left the group.”
Peter’s even had blowback from his friends, who struggled to take his love for the new seasons seriously.
“I told them over drinks one night and they thought I was joking. I tried to defend the show and explain why I enjoyed them, but I got nowhere. At least they weren’t dicks about it like the idiots on social media.”
With no-one to talk with about the new seasons, Peter is considering starting a podcast.
“It’s going to be called Modern Simpsons is Good! and I’ll review and discuss two episodes a week, starting with season 30. Hopefully I find some like-minded fans.”
