THE SIMPSONS didn't run out of steam years ago. It ran out of original ideas (as if there is such a thing anymore), and they stopped hiring writers who gave a damn about original concepts. It still has some great moments, if not consistently good episodes. I'm not sure there's even been a show that hasn't had to jump the shark at some point and just keep plugging along. Also, seems to me that when SOUTH PARK and FAMILY GUY appeared, they started redefining "cartoon humor" in a lot of ways, and THE SIMPSONS time-tested style became a bit "tame" in comparison. As a result, THE SIMPSONS now finds itself drawing from those styles of humor. But it still posesses the potential to be absolutely hilarious. A movie could work, and work well. I have high hopes.