The Simpsons and their newer crap?

Yeah so I've been watching a lot of simpsons with my girlfriend. That show is something Ive always loved and me and my dad used to watch it every time it came on, which if you remember, was A LOT. Anywho I'm watching it with her, we've reached most of seasons 1-12 on Dvd, and then we watch it when it comes on tv. I think she enjoys the later seasons more and I dont know why. The older ones were just setup better in my opinion. Jokes and punchlines were more strategic, character development, etc. blah blah ya know already. Im not gonna preach about the show anymore. But im mainly curious to know what people think about the newer compared to the older.

BTW my favorite episode has always been the one where Bart goes all Daredevil and the jump over Springfield Gorge. Rich stuff.

Also Futurama's always good fun.