In case you didn't know, this episode is a clip show based on music clips from previous shows.
In defence of the show and of the writers of this episode, they do state in the running commentary of the episode that clip shows are something they "have to" do (for whatever reason) and they do reiterate that they don't like doing them. But this clip show seems to stand out as being particularly boring for me. There's no real plot of any substance in the episode and so there is very little to actually keep you entertained and with the greatest respect to the composers, I wouldn't ever highlight the occasional songs as one of the main reasons I love The Simpsons even though I can appreciate that they are well written.
In fact I think an episode full of new songs that were related to an interesting plot would make for a decent episode, it's just the fact that nearly all of the songs I'd already seen that prompted me to fast forward due to slight boredom.
In defence of the show and of the writers of this episode, they do state in the running commentary of the episode that clip shows are something they "have to" do (for whatever reason) and they do reiterate that they don't like doing them. But this clip show seems to stand out as being particularly boring for me. There's no real plot of any substance in the episode and so there is very little to actually keep you entertained and with the greatest respect to the composers, I wouldn't ever highlight the occasional songs as one of the main reasons I love The Simpsons even though I can appreciate that they are well written.
In fact I think an episode full of new songs that were related to an interesting plot would make for a decent episode, it's just the fact that nearly all of the songs I'd already seen that prompted me to fast forward due to slight boredom.