Do you agree with the notion that if the voice actor dies the character should die too?
>>153263203If we're talkin cartoon characters, then no. Either recast, or take it as a sign that you should probably end the show altogether.
>>153263203I think it means the Simpsons should have ended decades ago.
>>153263203Well I might as well bump.Taking Edna requests
>>153264031>>153264044There's an episode where Bart gets Krabappel's old journal meant as some sort of emotional episode. At the end of it, they show a flashback of Flanders and Krabappel where Flanders is thinking of moving away from Springfield and takes a family vote. They verbatim just use archival audio of her speech to Moe from the flashback episode where she dated him and expect you not to be able to recognize it.
>>153264185Edna biting into an apple please and thank you
>>153263203that show should've ended in the 2000's
>>153264371Ending The Simpsons then would've just brought along the reboot sooner
>>153263203No, that's retarded.Actors don't matter.
>>153263203No, but I am in favor of whatever ends The Simpsons as soon as possible, so I'll make an exception and say "yes" for this show specifically.
>>153263203She's so FOYNE !!
>>153264185A more detailed version of this pic. >>153265098With or without the jacket
>>153265169Already done multiple times:https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/6141993https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/5773078https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/5034622
>>153264443cuteness
>>153264443Is this Vivziepop?
>>153263203no, unless they played a main character recast that shit
>>153264443true but by now that reboot would've been cancelled by now and forgotten.
>>153265700She WISHES
>>153263203
>>153266436>https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/5034622>subtle bush
>>153266436Bart is so lucky...
>>153263203>>153264031I think it depends on the cartoon. Something like the Simpsons can sacrifice a side character because their actore died. A story driven cartoon or a main character should be recast or like up said probably just end the show if your entire main cast is dying of old age. The new Simpsons doesnt really hold any kind of cultural value now anyway so ending it isnt a big deal imo.
>>153263203why does everyone always seek a one-size-fits-all answer instead of "it depends on the situation"?
>>153263203Unless the next VA is indistinguishable from the previous, yes.
>>153263203Generally the characters should be recast, but Simpsons was a unique situation where it still had a foot in the world of traditional sitcoms.>>153264185More of Edna in this outfit, please.
>>153264185More of her in this outfit
>>153264031This. Unless it's like Scooby Doo or something that's been going since the 60's writing off the character is fitting.
they never should have killed any major cast members on the Simpsons. It messes up character dynamics.Plus, they straight up need to fire half of the voice actors now. They don't sound like the characters anymore. It's a farce.
>>153264443might have been a good thing. Look at Scooby Doo. It benefits from having a revamp every few years.
I think retiring McClure and Hutz made sense due to the circumstance around Hartman's death.They jumped the gun killing Maude since Maggie Roswell just came back like two years later. They should just recast other characters, like they did with Russi Taylor's characters. I get that Edna was "Marcia Wallace's character," but I think everyone likes Edna and the show is worse without her. Are they going to stop using Fat Tony when Joe Mantegna dies? Doris Grau died but they brought back Lunchlady Doris (and changed her name to Dora, for some reason).
>>153264443>>153267537I came to the realization a few years ago that The Simpsons is basically one of those Scooby Doo or TMNT type shows, except it never goes on hiatus for 5 years and continues in perpetuity. The series is basically reset every few years, changing characters birth years and such, but because it never officially goes off the air, people bitch more.
>>153267557Hartman's characters were small enough side characters that I get it.Even then though, they maybe could have just had Billy West take over, when an appropriate amount of time had passed.
>>153267571Yeah, except we don't get the full creative overhall that might actually be good to keep the thing fresh. it just kind of festers.If someone did a Mystery Inc style light reboot of the Simpsons, where they kind of broke down the format and made it something slightly different, I'd be into that.
>>153267597Holiday's of Future Passed could have been a good premise for a sequel series. It was a good episode. The entire "future timeline" they use for a few episodes is generally good, until that shitty one where Homer dies like 30 times.
>>153267608I think my pitch for a revamped Simpsons series would be >put it back in the 90's>recast a lot of the voice actors>lean back into a more caricatured and surreal art style>serialised storytelling, with a focus on town lore, conspiracies (things in the vein of who shot Mr Burns, Jebediah Springfield's silver tongue etc), adventures (things in the vein of the lemon tree episode). Actually allowing characters to develop and change. Effectively just make it an animated soap operaI'd watch a few seasons of that, at least.
>>153264185Edna in a micro-bikini with head-sized tits, please.
>>153266457He's a little shota stud.
>>153265098>>153265409I need a slut like this?
>>153263203I can understand the emotional desire to do it in the moment. But when something is as longrunning as the Simpsons, it just seems short-sighted, especially now they've had Russi Taylor die since and because that was so many characters, they were forced to recast, setting a new precedent. And they really would have been fucked if one of the main Simpsons family members had died a decade ago in a freak car accident or something had they decided "death = the character is retired".Losing Edna just reset Ned back to square one after finally doing some new things with him, we barely scratched the surface of them together as a family, and in the end even meant "Ned's wives die" became a bit of a joke which seems a weird thing to do with her legacy. They keep doing flashback episodes to bring in Mauda, which makes it clear they wish they never killed her off in the first place. And the Hoover vs Lisa rivalry elevated to replace it just lacks the frenemies heart that Bart and Edna had.Edna's not even the first case of this. There's been so many scenarios over the years that would have been improved by Lionel Hutz or Troy McClure being there.
>>153268122I think the recasting black characters shit made them more comfortable with replacing voice actors who have died. The Taylor situation isn't even that bad since Gray DeLisle was a good choice. She certainly sounds better than Hibbert and Carl's new voices.
>>153268221>>153268122Did they recast all of Hayden's old roles, is her replacement doing them all or only Milhouse?
>>153264185Edna x Bart
>>153268221The Simpsons recasts suck, and only look worse next to Family Guy, who recast Cleveland but managed to find a guy who can nail the voice. You can barely tell it's a new guy 99% of the time.
>>153263203Nah, if they don't want to recast, which is more understandable as they worked together for so long, they could just phase out the character, have them in cameos or mdntioned to have moved or something, but for fuck's sake, don't make it a downer if the show is supposed to be fun. Have them live on with a not so bad end.
>>153268626Cleveland recast is perfect, which is how it should be.Of the Simpsons recasts I've heard>Hibbert = shit>Carl = bad, but not as bad as Hibbert>Martin = good>Sherri/Terri = fine>Bumblebee Man = badI haven't heard Janey or Julio. I assume they outright retired Cookie Kwan.
>>153263203I believe no show should run for 37 seasons and ever have to consider the problems that will arise from actors dying of old age.
>>153263203Yes. If the show outlives its main voice cast we truly are in hell
>>153263203they won't even kill a show that died 25 years ago
Edna's toes in my mouth
>>153263203totally
>>153263203I'm rarely bothered by new VAs and I understand if that's the reason they get a new one.
>>153272444When an actor dies a tragic, unexpected death, it's acceptable to replace them. When the show has been going so long that actors are dropping from old age, it's time to stop.
