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The Simpsons Come to Life
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.
Isn't Bart supposed to be older than Lisa?
Je ne parle pas francais.
There are several bits left out such as the glowing rod bouncing onto Homer's back, Bart picking up the glowing rod when Homer throughs it out the car and the cash register does not display 847.63. They did an ok job but I would hardly call it "amazing attention to detail".
It's still a fun trailer, and I know they're never going to really look like the Simpsons, but it's like they didn't even try! At the very least, Marge needs a beehive. And pick a girl that looks a little nerdy with short hair for Lisa. They obviously spent some money on the filming and effects, but it's like they cast from whoever happened to be around the studio that day.
Actually I find it a rather good version of the cartoon opening. Consider the limitations of using real life people, and since the idea was to use real people and not CGI, them it was well done.
I think it is a pretty good opening. Looking forward to maybe seeing it at the start of a few shows in the future.
-Ghost
That's because Homer needs to be in the middle of the driveway when Marge gets home. They would have had to mirror the whole house to get the same visual effect (Homer on the side of the driveway away from the house, getting out of the car and moving toward the house when he's nearly run down) with a right-driver car. The casting of the two kids doesn't work - the girl playing Lisa is one year too young, the boy playing Bart two years too young.
Matt Groening needs to start an episode with this opening to make one of the best couch gags ever!
Well, that kind of depends on your perspective now doesn't it. How about "driving on the lefthand-side side of the road instead of the of the righthand-side of the road of which I am accustomed." There. Politically correct and squeaky clean now.
This is news "that matters...?"
Fuck. Yeah.
This is the Simpsons.
Look, if you even have to ask, you are so at the wrong website.
No, "Comic Book Guy" is "Everybody knows Wiggum wears his badge on his right, not his left." A lot of people know the names of the Simpsons.
(And no, I have no idea about whether the badge was correct. I just made that up.)
Since Springfield is in the USA (though it's kept ambiguous exactly where), "left" is definitely "wrong".
Note to self: I should save this reply for any Slashdot article covering games, Windows, or politics.
I cant believe bow negative alot of people are about this thing. Ok The Sun made a number of mistakes in the article - the sun is on a par with the national enquirer, if it doesnt invole some b list celebrity with their tits out or following some half arsed sports personality then the sun is incapable of getting even the slightest fact right. But im more surprised at the hostility alot of people have shown towards the clip. This is the first creative thing I have seen on The Simpsons in years so relax people, its a live action parody and I thought it was fun. Its not accurate, its not trying to bring the simpsons to life its just trying to give a little parody to an otherwise tired opening segment (My current fave is where it pans out of Homers head, through the universe and back out of Homers head!). 3 cheers for trying something new - now all you writers got to do is make the show entertaining again (I am not trying to flame or troll so please do not take as such)
Repeat after me: William H. Macy was born to play Ned Flanders. No live-action Simpsons movie will work without him.
Think about it.
THE GOOD HUMOR MAN CAN ONLY BE PUSHED SO FAR
Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 2F18
Lisa's comment is one of many, many jokes on the fact that Springfield has no definite location. If you're confused by the comment, you're missing the point.
Reasonably, all we can sensibly conclude from "Flaming Moe's" is that Springfield is not the city of St. Louis, which we knew already.
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A huge mistake: in the cartoon, as everyone knows, Lisa Simpson plays a BARITONE saxophone. In this real-life adaptation, she's playing a TENOR saxophone. How could they miss that? There must be 100 episodes with a baritone sax in it. Back to the drawing board, mates!
At least our houses aren't made of papier-mache, cardboard and twigs and get blown away every time a mild wind blows...