一部好的电视剧能够使观众产生共鸣。观众会因为电视剧中的情节或人物遭遇或伤心难过或开怀大笑。也会或多或少地随着剧情的起伏和人物命运的变化而不断激发自己内心深处的情感与记忆。

　　下面，我们回顾一下那些暑期必刷的经典美剧。

　　‘The Simpsons’

　　《辛普森一家》

　　How has America's favorite cartoon family lasted this long? Because they're also America's realest family. Especially Homer, the doofus dad everybody fears turning into, nature's cruelest mistake. Or maybe especially Lisa, the sax-tooting voice of wisdom. Not to mention Apu, Krusty, Flanders, Monty Burns, Amanda Hugginkiss or any of the other unforgettable kooks who make Springfield just like your town.

　　美国人最喜欢的家庭动画是如何做到经久不衰的?因为他们也是美国最真实的家庭。尤其是Homer，剧中那个蠢笨的父亲，是大自然最残忍的错误，人人都怕变成他那样。或者也许是Lisa，她能发出像萨克斯一样的智慧之声。更别提Apu, Krusty, Flanders, Monty Burns, Amanda Hugginkiss或者是其他令人难忘的怪人，是他们让Springfield小镇变得像你我的家乡一样真实亲切。

　　As creator Matt Groening boasted to Rolling Stone in 2002, "Characters on our show drink, smoke, don't wear their seat belts, litter and fire guns. In this season's Halloween episode, there's probably more gunfire than in the entire history of The Sopranos."

　　2002年，该剧主创Matt Groening曾颇为自豪地向滚石杂志说：“我们这个剧里的人抽烟喝酒、不系安全带、随地乱扔垃圾还开枪。在这一季的万圣节那一集里，剧里的人物会开更多的枪，比《黑道家族》全集加起来还多。”