The New Simpsons Intro

1. Johnny Cat
   February 15th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

   I like it. So does Queuebot, though.

2. Jake
   February 15th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

   i was just coming to submit this one. looks good, i was hoping they would one day update it.

3. Tony LaRocca
   February 15th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

   Good job, but I wouldn't agree that the original was tired or needing updating (beyond the HDTV resolution.) Maybe it was too much of a reminder of how much funnier the show was a generation ago.

4. HotCouponz
   February 15th, 2009 at 7:22 pm

   Not so bad.

5. smak
   February 15th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

   Maybe one day they'll improve the writing on the show, too.

6. Gauldar
   February 15th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

   I LOL'd when Otto ate the radioactive rod.

7. seekshelter
   February 15th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

   haha..it just came on...i thought it looked different...im glad there was an immediate explanaition for it.... thanks internet!!!

8. theturbolemming
   February 15th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

   Oh god oh god I don't know how to feel about this that opening has been going for longer than I've been alive...

9. steve smith
   February 15th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

   Meh, Still not going to watch it. Call me when the show is canceled and they bring Futurama back. Or even more inovative than new opening titles, How about letting the kids age two or three years?

10. Justin E
    February 15th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    You can finally see how much Maggie costs!

11. killit
    February 15th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    @theturbolemming
    Same here, though I think I was at least an embryo when it premiered. Also, aging the kids is still trying too hard to be funny, which is what they've been doing. Maybe the writing needs to be stripped down, be more subtly funny? The characters are to self aware...

12. Bravo Leader
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:38 am

    Um, they did sort of bring Futurama back.

13. ted
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:47 am

    The rest of the episode was typical brain-dead stuff. They're more miss than hit, it seems.

14. LisaL
    February 16th, 2009 at 3:12 am

    I don't care what anyone says... I still love the Simpsons. No not all of the episodes are great, but no show is perfect.
    Really like the new opening, but liked the original as well and would've been happy w/ it for forever

15. tt
    February 16th, 2009 at 5:32 am

    aww the opening is longer here..

16. A Noun
    February 16th, 2009 at 7:58 am

    ...because nothing benefits more from HD than 2-dimensional animation?

17. PeteRepeat42
    February 16th, 2009 at 9:12 am

    I miss the old Simpsons, back when it was funny and relevant. What's being touted at The Simpsons now is tired and repetitive and makes me pine more for the days when it made me laugh.

18. erin
    February 16th, 2009 at 11:05 am

    I think I would be irritated by the change if I watched the Simpsons anymore. Like some of the other people who have commented, I miss the old days when the Simpsons was funny and fresh, rather than the tired, self-aware cartoons trying to keep up with the equally tired Family Guy.

19. Lore
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    Having grown up with the Simpsons, it's a huge part of my life and I love the new intro.

20. Bobby the K
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    I like it well enough, but it seems kind of long. After a few viewings, it's going to be like watching a slow web page load.

21. pi
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    the statue's head is cut off in the beginning of the opener, but then the couch hides behind a fully intact statue later. inconsistent?

22. Skipweasel
    February 16th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    pi:- D'yer know, Tom's recovered from Jerry dropping an anvil on him making him 2" high.
    Welcome to cartoon-land.

23. Farmboy
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    The new intro was great - what we could see of it. Our local Fox outlet cropped the sides off this and the other Sunday night shows. There were times characters were completely offscreen, along with chunks of text.

24. Noelegy
    February 16th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    Hey, Lisa's saxophone is finally more or less saxophone-colored!

25. Christophe
    February 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    @pi : exactly!!!

    good evolution to me.

26. JamesM
    February 17th, 2009 at 7:49 am

    "Justin E
    February 15th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    You can finally see how much Maggie costs!"

    $486.52 after she gets beeped, but the sign says $243.26 before she's passed over the scanner. That means Maggie costs exactly as much as the total of the food before she's scanned into the total. Maggie costs $243.26. Hrm. I thought babies went for more than that...

27. JamesM
    February 17th, 2009 at 7:55 am

    Going frame by frame just before you catch Homer driving into the driveway will show some little gems... One of them is a even-if-you-don't-blink-you'll-miss-it shot of God fighting the Devil. It's seekable with the youtube video progress slider.

28. R2K
    February 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am

    And the death of what was once a great show, is complete. Worst decline EVER.

29. Shane
    February 17th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    @JamesM "I thought babies went for more than that…"

    The little white ones do.

30. renderanything
    February 18th, 2009 at 12:59 am

    I wonder when they'll be contacting Danny Elfman to re-engineer the theme song for high fidelity surround sound?

31. Dizzle
    February 21st, 2009 at 9:23 am

    when marge hits home with the car she is texting on a cell phone

32. RandomMessager
    April 27th, 2009 at 8:59 am

    The new beginning is so lame... No wonder free to air tv is ditching the show. I've loved the show since I was a child but the intro is just soooo lame!

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