Writer of Bart to the Future episode,aired almost precisely 16 years ago, says view was consistent with vision of US ‘going insane’It was intended, and according to its creator,as a “warning to America”, a horrifying and fantastical vision of the future in which the US – ludicrously – had elected as its president Donald Trump. But with the property billionaire now the favourite to gain the Republican nomination for the presidency, and the episode of The Simpsons that in 2000 foresaw such a laughable outcome has begun looking unnervingly prescient. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com