The series finale of The Simpsons already happened and it was wonderful
I wrote earlier today about my frustrations with The Simpsons‘ voice work, which has become the least interesting part of a show that’s doing its best to creatively tread water. A number of people have already responded that the solution to the show’s casting problems is for The Simpsons to finally end. That almost happened in December 2011 due to similar circumstances.
“Holidays of Future Passed” was written as a potential series finale. At the time J. Stewart Burns penned the script, long before the episode’s air date, the show’s producers knew they were about to enter a fresh contract negotiation round with the leads. By fall of 2011, Fox was asking the primary actors to take a rumored 45 percent cut from the $8-million-a-year…
Source:: The Verge