Matt Selman, screenwriter of “The Simpsons “, he spoke in an interview with Cartoon Base about the continuation of the series and the theory that the stories told in the production predict major events of the world. The interview was published on X (formerly Twitter).
With the 36th season being produced and the animation approaching the thousand-episode mark, Selman revealed that he doesn't know when they will stop — but he hopes that one day they will reach an “infinite” number of chapters.
Among the theories created in “The Simpsons” that came to fruition are: the election of Donald Trump; Germany's victory in the 2014 Football World Cup; Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox; the Covid-19 pandemic; the September 11th attack; among other great events in the history of humanity.
However, Sellman has another opinion about these supposed revelations: “if you study history, you will be able to 'predict' the future because humanity's foolishness repeats itself. If you study math, you know that if the show made literally thousands of jokes across nearly 800 episodes, it would be statistically impossible not to create material that overlapped with what would later happen in real life.”
Cartoon Base's Full Exclusive Q&A with 'THE SIMPSONS' showrunner Matt Selman.
Question 1 – Cartoon Base: Do you think the show will reach 1000 episodes?
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For him, images of the animation cast are also easily falsified nowadays, as it is possible to create characters and lines with artificial intelligence tools. “Good but easily deceived people will believe it because they really want it to be true,” said the screenwriter.
When asked about the possibility of a new “The Simpsons” movie, Matt revealed that he would like to produce it, but a feature film requires a lot more work. “It’s about the same amount of work as 30 episodes,” he said. And he added: “we just need the right idea and a billion hours to make it great.”
Source: CNN Brasil

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