Deadbeat And Dreary Visualizations Of Springfield
The Simpsons home town of Springfield only looks fun and colorful on TV because it's animated, if it was a real town it wouldn't be such a bright and cheerful place.
Illustrator Tim Doyle understands the harsh realities of real life, and how those realities differ from the colorful cheeriness found in toon life, so when he set his eyes on Springfield he saw despair and darkness sulking around every corner.
Tim’s artistic vision of Springfield makes the town look more relatable, and seedier than it has ever been portayed on the show, although the production staff has worked hard to make the place smuttier over the years.
We first featured Tim’s UnReal Estate portraits of Springfield back in 2012, and since then he’s been busy bringing more locations from that gritty toon town to life, revealing more of what lies beneath Springfield's cute cartoon facade.
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In the early 90s even I tried to get a job at one, and if I remember correctly, I was told that the commission earned was mostly thru (high pressure) battery sales. Retrospect says my decision to walk away was the correct choice, even before this news. There have been interviews with ex-employees long before this and it painted a pretty grim picture of the environment.
Homer: We'll search out every place a sick twisted solitary misfit might run to.
Lisa: I'll start with Radio Shack.