Here is a very dark yet creative and informative intro to the Simpsons which originally aired on Sunday, October 10, 2010. Celebrated street artist Banksy has turned his talents to The Simpsons, creating an opening sequence featuring an Asian sweatshop. The minute-long opening sequence begins almost as usual, but with Banksys tag being sprayed across Springfield monuments, and a masked Bart writing I must not write all over the walls over the walls of his schoolroom. It then pans to a dark, dilapidated factory where dozens of workers animate sketches of the family. Cats are shown being thrown into a wood chipper to create stuffing for merchandise such as Bart Simpson dolls. A unicorn, chained to the factory wall, is used to punch holes in DVDs. The titles end with a grim image of the logo of the shows owner, 20th Century Fox, guarded by searchlights, a watchtower and a barbed wire fence. It is not the first time the show has taken a swipe at Fox: the cartoon has parodied Fox News, while the networks owner, Rupert Murdoch, has appeared in the show as a billionaire tyrant. It is the first time an artist has been involved in the opening credits of the show, credited with being the most successful television brand of all time. Al Jean, The Simpsons executive producer, joked: This is what you get when you outsource. Banksy is said to have been inspired by reports that Simpsons characters are animated in Seoul, South Korea. The sequence is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television– comparable to the concealment of Banksys own identity.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 15:11:50 +0000
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