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According to his Twitter account.
Part 1: https://twitter.com/theharryshearer/sta ... 3020658688
Part 2: https://twitter.com/theharryshearer/sta ... 2267173888

All I can say is "Wow." It's been ages since I've posted in this board, but dangit if there was ever a reason to, this is it.

I was rushing on over to post this myself!

I have absolutely no clue how the show's going to continue on with HS gone; this isn't like replacing Maggie Roswell (though my best guess is that TPTB thinks it's the same kind of situation). HS voices over a dozen characters, and most of them are very important to the canvas.

Wow.

I'm not really up to speed on which characters he voices, but I can't figure out how they'll keep going after losing him...

EDIT: Accidentally a letter.

Well that's troubling.

Though really, maybe the show could do with a little detachment from its VAs. I get not bringing back a character that only had a secondary part out of respect for someone who died (Troy, Hutz) and didn't voice that many characters but when the "health" of the show rests on the brittle whims of the cast... yeah. Looks like Brooks has a plan either way and I don't think killing off 50% of the cast is gonna work out.

Nidotamer wrote:but when the "health" of the show rests on the brittle whims of the cast... yeah.

Very good point.

Wow. Never thought I'd see the day, somehow.

Maybe he'll team up with his old Spinal Tap bandmate Michael McKean and play Charles' sycophantic assistant.

Woah.

I don't even know what to think. It's unthinkable!

Al Jean's come forward with multiple statements, and so has James L. Brooks:

"Harry Shearer was offered the same deal the rest of the cast accepted, and passed. The show will go on and we wish him well. Maggie took it hard. We do not plan to kill off characters like Burns and Flanders but will recast with the finest voiceover talent available." He also Tweeted ".@thesimpsons #everysimpsonsever The show will go on, made by people who love it and see in it the most wonderful vehicle for satire ever."

James L. Brooks responded "Hey, we tried. We're still trying. Harry, no kidding, let's talk."

So Al Jean sounds pissed, but Brooks seems ready to reconcile.

Called it! To be fair as far as recasting goes, even the voices that haven't changed actors such as Homer and especially Nelson sound different to how they used to.

"So that's it then? After twenty years, so long, good luck?"

"I don't recall saying good luck."