The 34th season will reveal: How can "The Simpsons" "predict" the future with such precision?
The series he created Matt Groening has been on the air for over 3 decades, and first aired on December 17th, 1989, making it the longest-running American prime-time TV series.
In the long-awaited 34th season of The Simpsons it will finally be revealed how the cult animated series manages to predict many events on every level.
From predicting the UK cost of living crisis to Donald Trump as US president and even the coronavirus pandemic, writers clearly know something we don't.
Series writer and producer Matt Selman recently told “Deadline” that the upcoming episode of the 34th season will reveal everything.
"We have another crazy concept episode that explains how The Simpsons know the future. It's a conceptual episode with a lot of crazy stuff in it, but it explains how the future can be predicted," Selman says.
The Simpsons has now predicted Disney buying Fox, the FIFA scandal, Greece's economic collapse & President Trump (via @TomButler) pic.twitter.com/yj3qjx9TBB
- Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 14, 2017
Speaking about how the production team manage to keep the series "fresh" after all this time, Matt says:
"That's our biggest creative challenge, making sure every episode is unique and special." Fortunately, the world continues to deliver things to be reflected in the Springfield mirror. So it's a thank you to the world, but the world should also be better. "I don't have a problem with repeating the emotional dynamic."
“You can't just cross out emotional family storytelling because you've told those emotional family stories before. But you have to have something new to tell the outside world or explore a new aspect of the relationship that is more specific and interesting," Selman added.