simpsons
The American animation The Simpsons is now in its 10th season as a show
in its own right. It was created by Matt Groening as shorts for the
Tracy Ullman Show and was bought by the Fox Network, which began
screening it as half-hour shows in 1989. Initially its success was
restricted to the 9-16 year old age group, and for animation there is
nothing remarkable about this. Its success grew quickly and it is now
popular in many countries with many different audiences. "In the 1990s
we are seeing dramatic transformations in media industries and media
cultures. In geographical terms, these transformations may be seen in
the shift from national to global media." The Simpsons can be seen as
both a remarkable piece of global culture and as a hugely successful
piece of global television. (One need only look on an Internet search
engine to discover that there are literally millions of Simpsons
fan-sites around the world.). The Simpsons themselves are a......
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