Monday, February 16, 2009

A New Look for Some Old Friends

I just finished watching last night's Simpsons episode, and I thought something looked different: Turns out they finally went to a widescreen format in anticipation of tomorrow's big switchover to digital TV.... Well, at least what was SUPPOSED to be tomorrow's big switchover (let's pray the government does a better job dispersing the stimulus package than it did handling the DTV transition). The show also did an extended opening credits sequence by adding a few scenes. Oh, and the couch they always plop down into? Well, it finally decides to make a run for it. Even ends up in outer space.

You can watch the opening sequence below. Or, if you prefer, the complete episode is available for free on either Hulu or Fox (hopefully the Fox link will work for those of you overseas).

Incidentally, the below video also offers a plausible explanation for that mysterious fireball over Texas the other day (it will be at 1:40 mark or so).

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