FXX’s Wrong Aspect Ratio Is Ruining the FantasticSimpsonsMarathon

FXX internet’sgargantuan battle of Marathon of every Simpsons episode evermade the cyberspace swoon . That perfumed Simpsons nectar has turned a little saturnine , though : Some of the greatest sight gag from the show ’s golden geological era are beingruined by braindead HD cropping . Wo n’t someone think of the ratios ?

Yes , alternatively of go early Simpsons episodes in their native 4:3 ratio , FXX iscropping , stretching , zooming , and noise - slenderize the framesto fit modern HD 16:9 televisions . Not only does that make these classical episodes look like nates , it ruin some of the most artful and subtle visual jape that made The Simpsons the phenomenon it is today . Just look at the skeletal frame above : You ’ll never put togetherwhy “ Formerly Chuck ’s ” is so funnyif you ca n’t see “ Sneed ’s Feed and Seed ” to begin with .

After - the - fact cropping always makes old movies and TV show face crappy . When Netflix does it , it ruins some of the keen scene that made enduring classics out of fabled movies . When FXX does it , it jerk some of the magic out of the episode that made us diminish in love with The Simpsons to begin with .

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Matt Groening ’s animated masterpiece did n’t changeover to today ’s 16:9 widescreen format until 2009 . That intend the majority of The Simpsons ’ 25 season will suffer the indignity of un - artful hacking to tally today ’s full screens . It ’s hard to estimate just how badly this will gut some of the show ’s best visual jokes .

As for that digital noise simplification : YUCK .

Still , I guess we should’t complain that much . We ’re still get an unprecedented marathon of precisely every Simpsons episode that ever transmit . And , blessedly , aside from the widescreen hatchet job , FXX is broadcast the episode inoriginal full - length form — not the chop up - down syndication versions that lost crucial jokes and gag to make time for more commercials .

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On balance , the ( groan ) # EverySimpsonsEver marathon is great . But shrewd - eyed Simpsons fans will definitely notice something absent . D’oh ! [ Indiewire ]

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