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The Simpsons Come to Life

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the worth-a-look dept.

musicon writes "Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening titles using real actors. In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer, Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans. Simpson's maker Matt Groening has approved the human version of the show's opening credits to promote the brand new series." Amazing attention to detail.

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  1. English to American translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    "New series" = "new season"

    That's also the reason Marge is driving on the wrong side, it was made in the UK.

    1. Re:English to American translation by Directrix1 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Non-embedded

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    2. Re:English to American translation by Fred+Ferrigno · · Score: 4, Informative

      At least once was probably during the "Behind The Laughter" episode, which is not a part of the normal Simpsons universe. The Simpsons Archive has a has a complete episode-by-episode breakdown of all state references. In short, Springfield does not have a fixed location intentionally. They picked the name Springfield precisely because it exists in so many states.

    3. Re:English to American translation by SamSim · · Score: 5, Informative

      On the other hand, the episode "Simpson Tide" clearly shows Homer departing, by submarine, from Springfield Harbour on the WEST coast of the United States and heading towards Russia, thus proving conclusively that Springfield is wherever the writers want it to be for that episode.

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  2. it is not by the makers of the simpsons! by joe545 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This introduction was made by the UK satelite TV channel Sky, although Rupert Murdoch owns both Sky and Fox. If this fil was really made by the makers of the simpsons would the cars drive on the left-hand side of the road as they do in this film?

    1. Re:it is not by the makers of the simpsons! by ettlz · · Score: 4, Informative

      He also happens to own The Sun.

  3. Re:Slashdotted by bj8rn · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a YouTube link (found on MetaFilter)

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  4. Link to the video by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-223127182 7736577327. God bless Google.

  5. Homer's car by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Homer drives a Lada, a car made in the Soviet Russia...

  6. Google Video link by babbling · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the video on Google Video. Google Video's streaming works better than other sites' streaming, and they generally let you download the video as an MPEG-2, as well. You may need to rename the ".gvi" file to ".avi", they rename it for some silly reason.

  7. Re:Choose your Media by rehannan · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's a link inside the small "mov" file. Just open it with a text editor.

  8. "It's not the Simpsons, it's British!" by ettlz · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's because it's meant to be a British family coming home to watch The Simpsons , presumably through one of those ghastly Murdochotron devices that adorn so many homes these days.

    Come on people, think!

  9. Re:Bad Casting by Larthallor · · Score: 4, Informative

    I agree on the main characters, but they did a better job on the bit parts. The music teacher in Lisa's sax scene is spot on. And if you watch Bart zoom by on the skateboard, you can pick out Moe, Comic Book Guy and Bleeding Gums Murphy. They even have Chief Wiggum, although as someone else has mentioned he's a less stout bobbie.

    One more thing I thought was interesting was the special effect to get Maggie onto the couch. Instead of having Marge carry her in, they composited her in. It all happens so fast that I missed it the first time.

  10. Re:Never trust a British newspaper.... by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 5, Informative

    Dude, it's The Sun. That's like complaining that the Weekly World News got the color of Bat Boy's toupee wrong... just be glad the story isn't ENTIRELY bullshit and move on.

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  11. Re:Bad Casting by Xzzy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Instead of having Marge carry her in, they composited her in.

    They did it for Bart too, within the time Marge cuts in front of him he goes from rushing to his spot to sitting comfortably. Looks really odd once you notice it.

  12. Re: Direct Downloads by Intruger · · Score: 5, Informative

    If anybody wants save the movies to hard drive. Here they are (I didn't bother with the RealPlayer versions):

    High
    the_real_simpsons_850k.mov
    the_real_simpsons_850k.mov

    Medium
    the_real_simpsons_330.mov
    the_real_simpsons_330.mov

    Low
    the_real_simpsons_30.mov
    the_real_simpsons_30.mov