Will Bart Simpson get gray hair?

While I was window-shopping at Amazon.com’s “Spring TV Event,” I noticed their poll: “Fifty years from now, which of these shows is most likely to still be getting big laughs?” The poll leader, naturally, is The Simpsons, with 38 percent. After all, an animated show has a slight chance of still being on in first run in 2058. Next on the list, as of Tuesday evening, were Frasier, The Office, and Family Guy.

While pondering the question, I thought about all the popular dramas with serial elements–Lost and 24 come to mind. I doubt they’ll be around 50 years hence, no matter how many platforms spring up. Face it: While lots of people have heard of The Fugitive and Dr. Richard Kimble, there aren’t many people who’d actually sit down to watch Kimble on the run again, knowing how the show ends.