“I remember when ‘The Simpsons’ first came out, adults and parents wouldn’t even take a second glance,” said Wellesley Wild, showrunner and executive producer of Hulu’s new “Animaniacs,” a reboot of the ‘90s original. The animated sitcom’s 32nd season - which will see the series air its milestone 700th episode - kicked off in September. Originally conceived by creator Matt Groening for a series of shorts that ran during “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “The Simpsons” debuted as a stand-alone half-hour series in 1989 and has since become the longest-running American scripted prime-time television show. But it’s the ever-popular animated sitcom that really helped launch the genre.Īlthough it was not the first animated show to air on prime-time television, “The Simpsons” has long been credited as the show that changed adult animation. There are shows with sci-fi and fantasy elements. Of course, adult animation is not limited to superhero fare. If we were to do ‘Invincible’ in live-action, there would be extreme limitations on the scope and the scale of what we’re doing.” “It allows you to do more with the storyline.

“The superhero space in film and television is extremely crowded, so I thought that one way to make stand out and be more unique would be to have it in animated form,” said Kirkman.

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