They'll never stop The Simpsons—except maybe this year, because of money
While it seems as though nothing short of total environmental collapse will stop The Simpsons—and even then, it will still likely be piped into the spaceship-hovercrafts of the chosen survivors—The Daily Beast is reporting that the show may end over something far less unpossible: money. According to Lloyd Grove, one of The Simpsons’ famous contract disputes has hit an impasse between 20th Century Fox and the six principal voice actors, with Fox threatening to end the series after its current 23rd season if the cast refuses to accept “a draconian 45-percent pay cut.” At the center of their tussle is a “tiny percentage” of the show’s syndication and merchandising back-end—the sweet, sweet candy that amounts to countless billions, and will likely continue to do so in perpetuity, particularly after the show is revived in the late 22nd century by cyborg Seth MacFarlane.