Originally published on http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640350/s/44349f2f/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A30C10A0Carts0Ctelevision0Csam0Esimon0Ewho0Ehelped0Eshape0Ethe0Esimpsons0Edies0Eat0E590Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm Sam Simon, who was one of the major creative forces behind “The Simpsons” and who left the show after its fou