Television network FXX will air all 552 episodes of The Simpsons consecutively in an 12-day marathon this summer. The pilot will kick things off on August 21st, with episodes continuing into Labor Day (September 1st) according to The Associated Press.
The marathon coincides with the network's recent licensing of the series, which cost FXX an estimated $500 million last year. Every episode of the series will also be available for streaming via the FXNow app in August, and FXX intends to show four hours of Simpsons episodes every Sunday this fall, leading up to the long-running series' 26th season premiere.
The marathon coincides with the network's recent licensing of the series, which cost FXX an estimated $500 million last year. Every episode of the series will also be available for streaming via the FXNow app in August, and FXX intends to show four hours of Simpsons episodes every Sunday this fall, leading up to the long-running series' 26th season premiere.
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That sounds exhausting. Wonder if anyone's going to actually watch it every day.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't handle that much of The Simpsons.
ReplyDeleteDoh! That's a lot of Simpsons. And with season 26 coming up...the show's older than I am o.O
ReplyDeleteSad thing is yes.
ReplyDeleteWow that's way too much! But no one can ever follow that marathon, I don't know if it's the brightest idea.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Maybe it would be better to split it up, say, half a season in a row twice a week or so.
ReplyDeleteWhat's sad about it? It's some people's favorite show. Doesn't do anything for me any more, but when AMC plays Breaking Bad for 3 days straight, I'm always sucked in for a few hours. Of course there will be fans watching big chunks of this each day, The Simpsons is one of the easiest shows to digest. Almost made for binge-watching.
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