| Live opening sequence [message #232600] |
Sa, 04 März 2006 10:52 |
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From The Sun website:
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.
The clip re-enacts the title sequence to a tee beginning with the camera
zooming into a schoolroom to see a blonde Bart scribbling lines on the
blackboard.
Simpson’s maker Matt Groening has approved the human version of the
show’s opening credits to promote the brand new series.
And you can be among the first to watch the hilarious titles, filmed
over 18 months in Britain:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00. html
-Jouni
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232601 ] |
Sa, 04 März 2006 14:39 |
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"Jouni Paakkinen" <jouni [at] snpp.com> wrote in message
news:44096351$0$25338$9b536df3 [at] news.fv.fi...
> From The Sun website:
>
> Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening
> titles using real actors.
>
> In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer,
> Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans.
>
> The clip re-enacts the title sequence to a tee beginning with the camera
> zooming into a schoolroom to see a blonde Bart scribbling lines on the
> blackboard.
>
> Simpson's maker Matt Groening has approved the human version of the show's
> opening credits to promote the brand new series.
>
> And you can be among the first to watch the hilarious titles, filmed over
> 18 months in Britain:
>
> http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00. html
>
> -Jouni
superb, pity its on the sun's site.
cheers
andy
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232605 ] |
Sa, 04 März 2006 19:50 |
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Jouni Paakkinen wrote:
> From The Sun website:
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> Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening
> titles using real actors.
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> <snip>
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> http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00. html
That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
close enough.
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- Michael J. Astrauskas
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232610 ] |
Sa, 04 März 2006 22:05 |
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In article <duc5a2$pot$1 [at] newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
"Andy" <drknot [at] healey31.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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> superb, pity its on the sun's site.
You can watch here:
< http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2231271827736577327>
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--Tim Smith
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232618 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 00:22 |
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"Michael J. Astrauskas" <trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote
> That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
> close enough.
I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat, so
presumably this was filmed in the UK?
Paul
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232619 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 00:32 |
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Once Upon A Time "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR optusnet.com.au>
wrote:
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>"Michael J. Astrauskas" <trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote
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>> That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>> close enough.
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>I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat, so
>presumably this was filmed in the UK?
If so, why is Homer driving in the left-hand seat?
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Captain Infinity
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232620 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 01:09 |
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> "Captain Infinity" <Infinity [at] captaininfinity.us> wrote
> > "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat,
so
> >presumably this was filmed in the UK?
> If so, why is Homer driving in the left-hand seat?
Yes, you're right. I'd say most of the segment was filmed in the UK
(streetscapes, the school etc.) but that one shot of Homer outside the NPP
was done in the US.
And if it included a shot of water going down the toilet, which way would it
be turning?
Paul
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232621 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 01:53 |
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Captain Infinity wrote:
> Once Upon A Time "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
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>> "Michael J. Astrauskas" <trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote
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>>> That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>>> close enough.
>> I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat, so
>> presumably this was filmed in the UK?
>
> If so, why is Homer driving in the left-hand seat?
>
>
> **
> Captain Infinity
If Homer were in the right hand seat, then the whole driveway scene
wouldn't work. It would have to be a mirror image of the animated opening.
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232631 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 06:43 |
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On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:50:28 GMT, "Michael J. Astrauskas"
<trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote:
>Jouni Paakkinen wrote:
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>> From The Sun website:
>>
>> Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening
>> titles using real actors.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00. html
>
>That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>close enough.
Lisa looked a bit older than Bart.
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232633 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 08:10 |
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Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <duc5a2$pot$1 [at] newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> "Andy" <drknot [at] healey31.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>> superb, pity its on the sun's site.
>
> You can watch here:
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> < http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2231271827736577327>
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or here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=brh6KRvQHBc
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232640 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 17:55 |
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Once Upon A Time True Stooge Fan wrote:
>Captain Infinity wrote:
>> Once Upon A Time "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR optusnet.com.au>
>> wrote:
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>>> "Michael J. Astrauskas" <trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote
>>>
>>>> That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>>>> close enough.
>>> I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat, so
>>> presumably this was filmed in the UK?
>>
>> If so, why is Homer driving in the left-hand seat?
>
> If Homer were in the right hand seat, then the whole driveway scene
>wouldn't work. It would have to be a mirror image of the animated opening.
Exactly! So why is Marge in the right-hand seat?
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Captain Infinity
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232641 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 18:32 |
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Captain Infinity wrote:
> Once Upon A Time True Stooge Fan wrote:
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>> Captain Infinity wrote:
>>> Once Upon A Time "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR optusnet.com.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Michael J. Astrauskas" <trevie [at] nospam.cox.net> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>>>>> close enough.
>>>> I notice that in the driving sequence 'Marge' is in the right-hand seat, so
>>>> presumably this was filmed in the UK?
>>> If so, why is Homer driving in the left-hand seat?
>> If Homer were in the right hand seat, then the whole driveway scene
>> wouldn't work. It would have to be a mirror image of the animated opening.
>
> Exactly! So why is Marge in the right-hand seat?
>
>
> **
> Captain Infinity
It's obviously a "UK-centric" production with the scenery and all but
the most telling clue is the license plates of the cars. Also, Wiggum's
uniform is not a US policeman's. I don't think this intro/promo is
intended to be aired in the US and the fact that Homer is driving on the
left hand side is a concession to the fact that it's the only way the
driveway joke will work.
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #232645 ] |
So, 05 März 2006 23:04 |
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"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost [at] general.lee> wrote in message
news:cguk0259ue8hlp8mvmdneatsccefqjdqng [at] 4ax.com...
<SNIP>
>>> http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00. html
>>
>>That's very amusing! I wouldn't agree that they got it to a "tee", but
>>close enough.
>
> Lisa looked a bit older than Bart.
>
Live action re-enactments of cartoon show openings don't have to be 100%
realistic.
-- R Flowers
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| Re: Live opening sequence [message #243170 ] |
Mo, 27 März 2006 08:48 |
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In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "Re: Live opening sequence" thread, The Ghost of
General Lee wrote:
>Lisa looked a bit older than Bart.
In real life, Lisa is the older sibling. They swapped her and Bart for the
cartoon because it's funnier that way.
--
Benjamin Robinson bjr7 [at] freenet.tlh.fl.us
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