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Disney+ aiming to have 4:3 versions of The Simpsons episodes by May 28th
- Thread starter Neoxon
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That's fantastic news. I've been watching random episodes of FXX. I already know it's one of my favorite shows ever but fuuuuuuuuuuuuucking hell, it holds up so dang well! Plus this thread means I can post this again.
It's cropped and DVNR'd to hell. It looks absolutely atrocious in motion.
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Literally ruins some of the jokes.
https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/simpsons-jokes-gags-cropped-aspect-ratio.html
The show was for a looooong time drawn for a 4:3 aspect ratio. Meaning transiting those older episodes into a 16:9 format cuts off a lot of the animation and in some cases ruins jokes/background gags.
Croopped.
LOL. That's actually pretty bad and I can understand why people want the original aspect ratio
Croopped.
Aaah! Gotcha! Yeesh, that's bad. Thanks y'all!
Lazy cropping too. You can easily crop the bottom part instead to make the gag relevant.Croopped.
What's not fair? That just because your subscribed to their service you expect to get everything instantly?
All they had to do was add black bars on the side. No cropping required. I guess they thought people would be aghast at something not in widescreen. Well tough luck for them. Widescreen is superior but a lot of media from the 20th century was created in 4:3.
Doing things takes resources. They allocated enough resources to get most of it done by May.
Honestly I don't even think it's that. They just got the masters from Simpsons World and threw them on there without even bothering to check them.
Nevermind. What the fuck?
That's just inevitable sadly. I still have my DVDs of the classic seasons thankfully, but yeah, it's not a great remaster.
At least it'll be in its proper 4:3 format. It'll be a cold day in hell before shows like DBZ are again.
It's even more bizarre than that - every Walt Disney Animation Studios film up until Lady and the Tramp is in 4:3 because widescreen theaters weren't a thing yet. And on Disney+ they're 4:3 just like they should be. Shows like Gargoyles are correct, too. The Simpsons thing must only exist because nobody bothered to check.
You can watch like half of DBZ Kai in 4:3 right now on Adult Swim's website if you wanted. (Most need a cable subscription or equivalent login, but the last few are free.)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
The anime classic is back and better than ever in a faster, stronger and completely re-cut version of the original series. Follow Goku, his son Gohan, their friends Piccolo, Krillin, Bulma and more as they battle the invading Saiyan forces of Vegeta, Nappa and Raditz to save the world.
www.adultswim.com
This affects other Disney shows like Goof Troop, Gummi Bears and Chip'n'Dale too.
You can watch like half of DBZ Kai in 4:3 right now on Adult Swim's website if you wanted. (Most need a cable subscription or equivalent login, but the last few are free.)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
The anime classic is back and better than ever in a faster, stronger and completely re-cut version of the original series. Follow Goku, his son Gohan, their friends Piccolo, Krillin, Bulma and more as they battle the invading Saiyan forces of Vegeta, Nappa and Raditz to save the world.www.adultswim.com
Kai is already on 4:3 on home video at least, except for Buu.
Thankfully I have the Dragon Boxes and the pre-Buu Kai Blu-Rays.
we've listened to your feedback and Disney + is proud to present the simpsons in 4:3
we've listened to your feedback and Disney + is proud to present the simpsons in 4:3
Aspect ratio is important. Good to see a major corporation recognize this. I've seen too many shows cropped in ugly ways for really no reason.
