alt.tv.simpsons
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![The writers often use the character Comic Book Guy to satirize and respond to the alt.tv.simpsons community. In this scene he is logging on to alt.nerd.obsessive, a parody of alt.tv.simpsons.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Alt.nerd.obsessive3255.png")
alt.tv.simpsons (called "a.t.s." by regular readers) is a usenet newsgroup dedicated to discussing the American television program The Simpsons. Created in 1990, the newsgroup became a popular community in the early 1990s, and continues to exist as of 2014. It is known for reviewing episodes and nitpicking minor details on the show.