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THE SIMPSONS to Kill Off a Major Character in Season 25 or 26
The Grim Reaper is headed back to Fox's The Simpsons. Executive producer Al Jean told reporters during a recent conference call that the writers are working on a script where a character will pass away. "We are doing this story for the same reason we do all others -- we think it has a good emotional through line," Jean told THR on Tuesday, keeping under wraps whether the character would be killed off or pass away. "The story will be produced this year though it may air in season 26."
While details are scarce, Jean hinted that "the actor playing the character won an Emmy" for the role, stopping short of revealing which of the beloved (or not so beloved?) animated gang would not survive. Jean told THR that the episode would happen sometime in mid- to late-2014.
Pressed for details, Jean would not comment beyond the Emmy clue when asked if the death would lead into a "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"-type story, only noting that he hoped the stunt would get "Breaking Bad-type numbers"
THE SIMPSONS to Kill Off a Major Character Portrayed by an Emmy Winner
The Grim Reaper is headed back to Fox's The Simpsons. Executive producer Al Jean told reporters during a recent conference call that the writers are working on a script where a character will pass away. "We are doing this story for the same reason we do all others -- we think it has a good emotional through line," Jean told THR on Tuesday, keeping under wraps whether the character would be killed off or pass away. "The story will be produced this year though it may air in season 26."
While details are scarce, Jean hinted that "the actor playing the character won an Emmy" for the role, stopping short of revealing which of the beloved (or not so beloved?) animated gang would not survive. Jean told THR that the episode would happen sometime in mid- to late-2014.
Pressed for details, Jean would not comment beyond the Emmy clue when asked if the death would lead into a "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"-type story, only noting that he hoped the stunt would get "Breaking Bad-type numbers"
THE SIMPSONS to Kill Off a Major Character Portrayed by an Emmy Winner