tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post8109340590591691075..comments2024-03-28T18:16:12.819-07:00Comments on What's Creative?: Modern Day Shakespeare: Matt GroeningCANlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697643394288614411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post-65423641659213491762014-02-11T20:27:05.639-08:002014-02-11T20:27:05.639-08:00What's interesting to me is that the show has ...What's interesting to me is that the show has kept its success all these years while still maintaining its identity. Oftentimes, once a show becomes successful, you see it replaying the same types of jokes and gags over and over again. While Groening has coined the show's many catchphrases and running jokes, each new episode also maintains a sense of freshness that many shows lose after a few seasons. I would argue that Groening not only exemplifies big-C creativity in the initial creation of The Simpsons, but he also continuously practices pro-C in the writing of new episodes. Groening is constantly working in new material and exploring new comedic techniques in his scripts. While this method could be risky (why not stick with what you know your audience finds funny?) it appears that Groening knows what his audience wants and is able to cater to them, even when playing with new ideas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666882724702231574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post-36256906562664292772014-02-11T19:09:04.547-08:002014-02-11T19:09:04.547-08:00Not only is this show hilarious, but I think it re...Not only is this show hilarious, but I think it really does exemplify the work of a big C creative. The structure of the show, with its characters to which many Americans can relate or at least identify as having actually experienced in life, is unique and ahead of its time. It's interesting that South Park and Family Guy have been criticized for making a similar, but cruder version of an original idea. It is essentially the same--both shows emphasize a lot of pop culture and realistic characters. But I think that Matt Groening deserves the credit here for creating the type of content for a television show that is embarrassingly realistic and funny at the same time. I would say he provided a new base off of which many producers today base their cartoons, but not quite with the success of the Simpsons. No one has yet to top it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com