My name is Mr Burns, not any more it isnt

[whisky]

The Simpsons loses Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, and Principal Skinner as Harry Shearer quits | The Verge

D'oh!

 

[CaptainWacky]

Just fucking axe it.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Looks they will recast some of the roles. Makes sense - EVERYBODY ON EARTH can do Burns and Ned Flanders at this point.

For the rest, close enough will be close enough.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Naaaah, it'll never sound quite right if they get someone else. Even the episodes where the guy who does Homer did his voice slightly differently are jarring, nevermind a completely different person.

I expect the studio will just relent and let him phone it in from the backstage of whatever production he actually wants to be doing.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

The show is playing good cop-bad cop with him:

James L. Brooks still wants to work things out with Harry Shearer · Newswire · The A.V. Club

Al Jean says he doesn?t know what Harry Shearer?s problem is · Newswire · The A.V. Club

 

[whisky]

He has already been phoning it in for some time.

 

[CaptainWacky]

The last time I watched a new episdoe I noticed that Moe and Chief Wiggum sound exactly the same now. So fire Hank Azaria is what I'm saying.

 

[whisky]

But then we wont have Frink and all the glaven.

 

[CaptainWacky]

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[whisky]

Tonights episode about bullying was dreadful, its like they tried to make a drama rather than a comedy.

 

[CaptainWacky]

He's coming back. Harry Shearer is returning to The Simpsons · Newswire · The A.V. Club

Now I can continue not caring about The Simpsons in 2015.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

So he's signed on for the two upcoming seasons that the show is already renewed.

Show to end in 2017?

 

[The Tomtrek]

The Simpsons can never die.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I wish Futurama would come back again.

 

[CaptainWacky]