eras are ending all over the place. it's like people know the world only has 14 months left so let's wrap up everything (Simpsons, Batman, Castlevania, etc.) I'm just being silly lol
But in all seriousness I grew up watching The Simpsons. I don't think the "new generation" episodes are as funny as the classics, but with new writers all the time things were bound to change.
It sucks that what it all comes down to is GREED & MONEY. Art gets ruined that way, and I can't say I feel sorry for the voice actors since they've been ridiculously rich since the 90's and they'll still receive checks from the reruns that'll continue to air for the next 10 years (if the Mayans were wrong, that is)