I was aware of the openings that go straight from title to couch gag, but the two examples from this season - no full theme and/or couch gag - truly struck me as rarities. And I don't count specials including the "Treehouse of Horrors" series with its own distinctive intros.
On May 23, 6:36 am, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > But I *think* another distinction with "The Great Simpsina" and "The Ned-liest > Catch" is that there wasn't even the final shot of the TV with Groening, Simon > and Brooks listed as creators. Those credits are shifted to the first seconds > of the episode. If it's more than just these two episodes, I think it's been > a > long time since it happened (possibly the 138th Episode Spectacular?) > > David > > ________________________________ > From: Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, May 23, 2011 9:27:52 AM > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Simpsons Questions > > On May 23, 2011, at 3:43 AM, Michael wrote: > > > Like the episode "The Great Simpsina" from earlier in the curremt > > season, last night's season finale of "The Simpsons," entitled "The > > Ned-Liest Catch," lacked the usual introductory theme-song sequence > > and couch gag. At least it did when I watched it. Was this the case on > > all broadcasts of the episode, and, if so, would this be the second > > time ever? Any idea why the intro was missing other than the ep itself > > going longer than expected? > > No, there have been a number of episodes over the years that began with > literally only the "The Simpsons" title, then straight into the episode. (The > episode earlier this season was unusual because it didn't even have the title > at > the beginning.) > > Yes, whenever they do it, it's because the episode itself runs long, so they > buy > some time by shortening the opening. No conspiracy, other than the fact that > Fox > has shortened the show length a bit over the years (to add more commercials), > which they've mentioned on DVD commentaries. > > I would actually not be surprised if, in reruns, the "interactive" > announcement > at the end is essentially replaced by a longer version of the opening titles. > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
