So... What Matt has to say?

[Mr.]

Are there any recent interviews with Matt Groening talking about what he is thinking about the current "version" of his show?

[zartok-35]

I believe there was one from awhile back where he said that he liked the 'Appocalypse cow' episode. He cited the Slaughter house scenes, and how funny he thought they were.

[Dr. Fishopolis]

Screw that traitor!!!!!!!!111111one

[Neptune]

Screw that traitor!!!!!!!!111111one

Traitor?

[Jesse Pinkman]

the last ones i remember are him saying he thinks the show is as good as ever, and sees no end in sight, and the one already mentioned, citing apocalypse cow as one of his favorites of the post-classics.

i don't know if there has been any more recent interviews

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

He doesn't care about the show anymore. If he did he wouldn't have let Marge be in Playboy. But he did. So he doesn't care.

[Dark Homer]

why do people expect him to come out and say "I hate this piece of shit show that pays me millions of dollars a year"?

I don't get it

[Kiyosuki]

He's never really gone down on it of course, for obvious reasons Jamie spelled out.

I've always gotten the impression that Matt's personal taste in cartoons tends to be a little on the lighter side of sardonic comedy, remember a lot of the early to classic years where the show handled things on a little more of a darker scale were written by groups of people, not just him. I'm of the personal opinion anyways that while Matt created the characters and basic concept, Sam Simon arguably created its personality and a lot of its feel. So in other words I have a feeling he's never really looked at the show's more "critical" side too much, the part of it that people often criticize as having taken a swan dive.

I'm pretty sure he's aware of a lot of complaints though and at least sees that some aspects of it are a bit worn, you can see a lot of sentiments towards this in little nooks and crannies of even the current show, but by this point it's probably just business as usual understandably. As said of course he's not gonna just trash it publically.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

He said that the way the show is now - is the vision of what he wanted the show to always be. That was back in season 16/17 though - and things have changed since then. So I dunno, that's weird.

[Dark Homer]

he's also said the show has differed from his original vision since day 1

so who knows

[Mira]

season 17!? that's just sick.

[Friz]

he's also said the show has differed from his original vision since day 1

so who knows

maybe he prefers it now.

"what is this shit with people saying good night to each other?! maggie dreaming she's falling out of a tree? no. hate it. come back to me when we can spend a half hour plugging american idol"

[HRH Sir Prince Charles]

he's got a better show to worry about

[Kiyosuki]

he's also said the show has differed from his original vision since day 1

so who knows

You know Matt's contradicted himself so much, I'm surprised a thread hasn't been made for it.

[hammster]

I'm living under the assumption that Matt Groening has an evil twin who contradicts him.