Finally, a new Simpsons thread.
They need to throw a boatload of money at Conan O'Brien to get him back, at least on a consulting basis.
I know that they took some of the best writers from the now-defunct Futurama, and had them writing some episodes, but it doesn't seem to have transpired into anything of quality.
Alas, the show may be on it's last legs.
And that's a damn shame.