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The Simpsonsshowrunner Al Jean has some ideas for the long-running animated series' eventual conclusion.
In a recent interview withRadio Times, Jean said he wants the series finale to tie into the show’s very first episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.”
“I mentioned that there would be an ending where the last episode, they’d be going back to the Christmas pageant from the first episode, so that the whole series was a continuous loop,” he said. “That’s how I would end it, if I had to.”
But Jean doesn’t see the acclaimed sitcom ending anytime soon.
“To be honest, the talk of ending, especially as we’re doing really well on Disney+ in the U.S. and the U.K. and other countries in the Americas, I don’t see anybody going, ‘Let’s wrap it up, or figure out how to get out of it’ at the moment,'” he said.
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In theRadio Timesinterview, Jean confessed to having “calculated” when the series would hit 1,000 episodes: “That’s 12 more seasons.”
“I’ll just be saying, I’ll be very happy to be here in 12 seasons' time,” he said. “[But] it’s not just a hop, skip and a jump. It’s a little further than that.”
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The Simpsonshas been renewed through season 34, keeping it on the air until at least 2023. But Jean previously toldVarietyhe’s not sure how much longer the show will last.
“We’re going to definitely do 757 [episodes],” he said in March. “I wouldn’t say that’s the end but I don’t know how much further we can go.”
As forSimpsonscreator Matt Groening’s thoughts?
“I don’t see any end in sight. It’s always possible,” the animator toldUSA Todayin 2018. “I live in denial of death, much less the cancellation ofThe Simpsons.”
The Simpsonsairs Sundays (8 p.m. ET) on Fox.
source: people.com
