The Simpsons Finally Go HD

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-16-2009, 03:18 AM

Disclaimer: Spare me all the "SIMPSONS ISN"T FUNNIEZ ANYMOREZS!@" bullsh*t. I just want to talk about how cool the intro was.

Got quite the surprise this evening. The Simpsons finally went high-def. I was sitting there not expecting anything different (didn't even realize there was finally a new episode on tonight), then suddenly the intro is filling the whole screen. Drop the food out of my mouth to exclaim "What the hell?" and then see this...

Just beautiful. I've been having a hard time looking at the show in standard-def every week after seeing them look so good in the movie and the video game. I loved how it paid tribute to the show's heritage, but updated everything. Characters that should have been added in 1992 all the way to today were all there. Cloud gag was funny with the bird added in. Chalkboard gag intact, albeit a little later. Maggie is $486.52, Grandpa is finally in the car, hell, even Sideshow Bob gets in there at some point. Lots more Krusty too. I nearly wet myself when (Treehouse Of Horror notwithstanding) Marge finally just plowed through Homer. They even upgraded the family's TV and put a digital converter box on top (how timely).

Can't say I'm one bit sorry to see what little was left of the old intro finally get tossed. The animation was dated. Everything looks so clean now. It does them justice. I was annoyed that King of the Hill beat Simpsons to go HD, and I hadn't done any reading on it, so to see the intro finally redone in true high-definition, I nearly wet myself. Now, get it in gear Family Guy.

02-16-2009, 03:18 AM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	The Simpsons Finally Go HD Disclaimer: Spare me all the "SIMPSONS ISN"T FUNNIEZ ANYMOREZS!@" bullsht. I just want to talk about how cool the intro was. Got quite the surprise this evening. The Simpsons finally went high-def. I was sitting there not expecting anything different (didn't even realize there was finally* a new episode on tonight), then suddenly the intro is filling the whole screen. Drop the food out of my mouth to exclaim "What the hell?" and then see this... Just beautiful. I've been having a hard time looking at the show in standard-def every week after seeing them look so good in the movie and the video game. I loved how it paid tribute to the show's heritage, but updated everything. Characters that should have been added in 1992 all the way to today were all there. Cloud gag was funny with the bird added in. Chalkboard gag intact, albeit a little later. Maggie is $486.52, Grandpa is finally in the car, hell, even Sideshow Bob gets in there at some point. Lots more Krusty too. I nearly wet myself when (Treehouse Of Horror notwithstanding) Marge finally just plowed through Homer. They even upgraded the family's TV and put a digital converter box on top (how timely). Can't say I'm one bit sorry to see what little was left of the old intro finally get tossed. The animation was dated. Everything looks so clean now. It does them justice. I was annoyed that King of the Hill beat Simpsons to go HD, and I hadn't done any reading on it, so to see the intro finally redone in true high-definition, I nearly wet myself. Now, get it in gear Family Guy. __________________