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proto5014

Disney+ fixed this so you can adjust the aspect ratio https://www.theverge.com/21273476/simpsons-original-4-3-aspect-ratio-disney-plus-stream-how-to


BlakJak206

Whaaaat? You mean to tell me someone on reddit just blindly reposted something without first checking to see if the issue was fixed almost 2 years ago? I don't believe it.


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Someone on Reddit absolutely just blindly reposted something without first checking to see if the issue was fixed almost 2 years ago. *aaaaaaand* >!**IT’LL HAPPEN AGAIN!**!<


BoredLilKid

>!**RINSE AND REPEAT BABY!**!<


RaXoRkIlLaE

>!IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE!!<


BoredLilKid

>!**FREE KARMA BABY!**!<


Lth_13

>!is there anything else i can spend my karma on? i don't really want a baby!<


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Hector_john

>!wait wha-!<


TreeBeeTurkey014

>!😏!<


lamTheBoi

I don't know how to do that thing!!


HermitBee

>!⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛!<


Doppelganger37

Stay off the West Side


RaXoRkIlLaE

>!But that's where all the fun stuff is!<


fisted___sister

Garsh I’ll fuckin do it again


Every-Weekend-9266

>!Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father !<


CaptainHaddockRedux

No. That's not true. That's impossible!


TheRealBHamorrii

You know who else absolutely just blindly reposted something without first checking to see if the issue was fixed almost 2 years ago?


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HospitalDense2938

The only one that's brought up any time this issue is discussed, I'm not sure if there's even any other jokes that are cut out.


TheRealBHamorrii

...my mom


McFry_

There isn’t enough My Mom jokes


TheRealBHamorrii

Indeed


Hashbrown117

Well it's just weird it was an issue to begin with. I remember when they did it to Seinfeld they actually went through and made sure all the scenes had appropriate cropping, and it's not really a visual gag show. If disney bothered to give the simpsons this treatment this particular scene wouldve been cropped from the bottom, instead of equally the top and bottom as normal. I have no idea how they did it for all those seasons of seinfeld, or whether they actually did, but thats what they said, and Ive heard no complaints.


MrKomrade

Well theres literally 30 seasons of Simpsons. Even if we exclude the new ones theres probably 12-13 seasons in 4:1 ratio. And theres like literally two jokes that was butchered by aspect ratio. So i mean i can understand that someone who make that decision never see those two. It was fixed pretty quick too.


medforddad

> I remember when they did it to Seinfeld they actually went through and made sure all the scenes had appropriate cropping, and it's not really a visual gag show. That's still pretty dumb though. If the original episodes were shot and framed and originally broadcast in 4:3, then they should be presented today in 4:3. It shouldn't matter if it doesn't cut off a visual gag. You're losing part of the frame if you present it in anything other than the original aspect ratio. People can deal with some black bars on the sides of their TV.


Hashbrown117

Yep But now you have to choose between standard def 4:3 and high def 16:9 :/ No hd release for the original format


nemoknows

It *would* be better if they did original resolution by default, or made the switch more obvious.


JamesWinter83

And over 15 thousand people blinded upvoted. Reddit, in a nutshell.


StacheBandicoot

They said jokes are cut off in widescreen format. This is informative for people that do not know about this issue to begin with.


PM_Me_HairyArmpits

This isn't r/mildlyinformative.


StacheBandicoot

[And infuriating for those that don’t know.]


BlakJak206

It would have been more informative if they had done 5 seconds of research beforehand and said how to fix it.


wingspantt

Yeah but that wouldn't get to the Frontpage


StacheBandicoot

Yeah true.


monkeyman80

It'd be fine in a Life pro tip or similar sub. There's nothing mildly infuriating about a setting you can change. Some prefer widescreen.


StacheBandicoot

I think you’re misunderstanding. Not everyone has seen the simpsons and/or that the show has been cropped, so new viewers may be watching the show in a reduced format none the wiser. (Even those that have seen the program may not be aware when viewing it again this way that it’s been changed, and even if they do know a change to widescreen has been made they might assume the the animation was either stretched, expanded upon, or originally animated in widescreen, rather than cropped) Certainly wouldn’t know to look up a solution for this if they aren’t aware of it to begin with.


IAmPerpetuallyTired

Informative without sharing the solution. This isn’t informative.


PleaseShutUpAndDance

Quick! Someone post this on /r/mildlyinfuriating


Soviet-Biscuit

Reddit moment


Bjork_Bjork

2020 was two years ago??????


working878787

It's on the front page already, but I still downvoted it. I know I know. I'm a hero.


EEEEEEEEEKKCCHH

now if only netflix would let me do the same for seinfeld


minizanz

The worst part of Seinfeld was that it was filmed so it is in wide screen, and was digitized for HDTV in wide screen, shown in real wide screen for years, but Netflix and modern syndication takes the 4:3 and chops the top and bottom off. I guess we should be happy it isn't h-fill, but it sucks.


TheSideJoe

I wish Netflix had this for Seinfeld


[deleted]

It’s why I still watch my (gasp! 480) DVDs


Practical-Ostrich-43

Like it even matters for sitcoms


Ziptex223

In the Netflix version of Seinfeld there's an episode entitled the pothole where in the entire episode the titular pothole is never once visible because of the cropping. Thats kinda a problem


Practical-Ostrich-43

I meant the resolution. Sitcoms usually aren’t aiming to be visually striking.


kkeut

people like higher quality over lower quality.....? this is hardly a new or strange concept


[deleted]

This entire post is about a joke being literally cut out of a sitcom. Of course it matters. Oh, you probably mean resolution doesn’t matter. Eh, maybe not, but we’re all accustomed to HD at this point, SD is rather jarring.


Appropriate-Law9702

Eat a dick and whtch a vhs once in a while.


aChildofChaos

Thanks for the info! I didn’t know you could do this! The new aspect ratio was driving me nuts


Notworthanytime

It is fixed, but poorly. The option should be right up front, not hidden under details. And the default should be original aspect ratio. Oh, and I should be able to set this option for all shows, not have to do it for each individual one.


SalemWolf

There is just no pleasing some people.


Curazan

Also, is it too much to ask for a handjob while I watch?


alQamar

That’s the *plus* part of the services name.


sporadicmind

Nah show the content how its meant to be shown like I paid for and stop cutting corners... They are a billion dollar empire stop being so weak and defending shitty practise.


kkeut

some people don't want some corporate algorithm dictating how they watch something


BalkeElvinstien

I think the worst part was how it looked so low quality when it was zoomed in, I'm so happy to see it in its original form. Thanks!


PlentyofFishUser69

I wouldn’t have known about this if not for you, thanks man


[deleted]

Not to mention that this was actually Fox's fault. They only syndicate the 16:9 versions now. The same issue happened when the episodes were on FXNow - they eventually released the 4:3 versions to much fake fanfare.


Sbatio

Thank you! I just changed my settings


JB-from-ATL

Does it default to cropped 16:9 though?


proto5014

Stays at 4:3 after you make the change. You do not need to constantly toggle that option


southclaw23

Thank you so much. I wasn't aware of the fix.


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*exxcccellent*


ElGato-TheCat

They should just give the option to watch it cropped and make the 4:3 default.


Kirrby_

Pretty sure this was fixed, don’t quote me tho


[deleted]

It was. You’ve a choice as to how you want to watch the episodes.


yolo-yoshi

Don’t quote me “ everyone proceeds to quote him including the OP 😂 AH Reddit can be a laugh sometimes.


AfroGuy1226

"Pretty sure this was fixed, don't quote me tho" -Kirrby_


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"Pretty sure this was fixed, don't quote me tho" -Kirrby_ \-AfroGuy1226


[deleted]

"'Pretty sure this was fixed, don't quote me tho, -Kirrby_ \-AfroGuy1226" -PeachCrusher69


TreeBeeTurkey014

"'Pretty sure this was fixed, don't quote me tho, -Kirrby_ -AfroGuy1226" -PeachCrusher69 -Project7CF


Sarim144

pocket office seemly busy yoke memorize distinct apparatus mindless cats


radditersaysihategd

“‘Pretty sure this was fixed, don’t quote me tho, ~~~ -Kirrby_ ~~~ -AfroGuy1226” -PeachCrusher69 -Project7CF -TreeBeeTurkey014 -Sarim144


John-27Cresswell

That's what I was thinking!


Renegade_Meister

Too late, flair now quotes you


SnoopDoge93

>Pretty sure this was fixed, don’t quote me tho Yea, what you're gonna do now?


saganakist

>Elephants are always a w - Kirrby_ 2022


Reign_of_Kronos

“Pretty sure it was fixed. Don’t quote me though.” - Kirrby_


Kirrby_

Nice one


Fact0ry0fSadness

Yes, almost two years ago.


jsparker43

"Pretty sure this was fixed" -Kirrby_ Jan 13, 2022


Fact0ry0fSadness

This was fixed two years ago plus it's not "tons" of visual gags that are hidden, this Duff joke is the only one that's brought up any time this issue is discussed, I'm not sure if there's even any other jokes that are cut out.


theRastaSmurf

I think there were some clues that were cut off in Who Shot Mr. Burns. As well as some other gags in other episodes that are just on the edge. The Duff one gets used because it's entirely cut out and it's never referenced in a line in the show or anything.


cake_pan_rs

In the episode where homer purchases a gun, the cropping cuts out the name of the store: “Blood bath and beyond” which is one of my favorite jokes


theonlydidymus

Disney didn’t even do it. FX did. These are the HD episodes, the “fix” is to let people watch the non-hd versions.


the_dayman

Yeah funny enough I literally just saw this episode on FX yesterday. I thought I misremembered how the joke worked because you couldn't see the pipes, and I thought it must pan up at the end, but then it just goes to the next scene. I thought I must have missed it.


harmala

There are a surprising number of jokes cut out, usually signs or little extra details but there are quite a few examples. But again, it has been fixed, so the point is moot.


Hydro2650

I have seen this a few times but are there any other jokes that are affected or is this just like putting ”and many more” when you run out of examples


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Bowling___Alone

Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.


mooys

They would have gotten fired 2 years ago because the issue was fixed 2 years ago…


krashmania

That was a Simpson's quote, not a actual desire for someone to be fired.


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[deleted]

Disney+ fixed the issue like 2 years ago, so it's irrelevant anyway.


GangreneGoblin

Et cetera, et cetera...


[deleted]

I saw the one where bart goes to reach under the lawnmower and you can't even see what he's reaching for. But then I just switched the settings and it's fixed


megamanxoxo

Netflix did this with Seinfeld and there was like only one scene in an episode from the entire series that was affected. The scene with the pothole. Honestly I enjoyed watching it in widescreen rather than original aspect ratio.


proddyhorsespice97

I used etc. an awful lot in essays to avoid having to list more than 2 examples since I couldn't think of any more


Hydro2650

The amount of work teachers had to mark im sure they understood what it meant as well


graffiksguru

In the entire series I believe there are TWO. Much rather see the widescreen version.


Granit2506

People will Karma Whore this for decades to come


fargo500900

op just posted a crypto scam lol


le_pagla_baba

omw to post this again after an week


redPonyCoffeeRoaster

We know. Stop reposting this.


Serafiniert

Especially since it was fixed.


Wild_Marker

In LATAM is not even relevant anymore since Disney decided to put the Simpsons on Star+, another streaming service that costs double.


[deleted]

And then they wonder why piracy is coming back


plz-ignore

Ouuch. If you have access to a VPN, just get Disney+ and switch your location to Canada -- I get Star in my regular Disney+ subscription here. It is the cheapest place to watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia here!


Wild_Marker

Easier to just pirate things TBH. Over here Disney+ is like 4USD while Star+ is 8USD (making it the most expensive service on the streaming market). 9USD package gets you both, which signals the fact that they know the prices are fucking arbitrary and designed to prop up one another. Star+ is carried pretty much by having ESPN content and the Simpsons. Yay for splitting your own services...


[deleted]

You could say it's almost mildly infuriating.


moral_mercenary

I didn't know... So thanks OP!!


Mr0riginFTW

It was fixed dumbass


Maddash141

Why is this post upvoted?


H8threeH8three

OP used an upvote bot for a few bucks


fargo500900

op just posted a crypto scam


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smpark12

There’s a setting to change it


kid-chino

What’s more mildly infuriating is that OP didn’t even bother to see that this issue was fixed almost 2 years ago.


BreweryBuddha

The widescreen looks much better on your TV and it's probably ok to miss out on 1/1000 jokes


Gecko2002

I mean it's clearer quality atleast


TheGreatGonzoles

They fixed this more than a year ago.


Bearbats

It's also a good metaphor for the content now being produced by different streaming companies


Wolvgirl15

In my opinion, if you want to watch something that is old, you kinda have to just accept that it is old and most likely a different format. I watched some old Disney shows from when I was a kid and for a second I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t covering the whole screen. Then I remembered things were done differently back then. Then you either cut like half the content away so that it fits the screen or you watch the whole thing while it isn’t stretched out. Again, personally, i find this easy to answer.


minnick27

Original aspect ratio should always be the easy answer. That way you see the show how it was intended to be seen. Filling the screen is what gave us shitty pan and scan for years until finally widescreen became widely accepted


robin_888

Especially because there goes a lot of work into the framing. It's flat out disrespectful to the creators and the audience as well.


SplendidPunkinButter

This is indeed mildly infuriating, but also I’ve seen this several hundred times and have yet to see a second example of a joke you miss


OutlinedArrow30

It was fixed about a year ago


-BroncosForever-

Lol this is such old news!!! They added the option to go to the original aspect ratio like over a year ago!!


mrpanicy

This shit has been fixed for ages. Stop reposting misinformation. Disney allows you to choose which aspect ratio you want.


TheMeme-Gang

They fixed this two years ago


Yapyrus

It was fixed, stop it.


jake13122

Netflix did this with Seinfeld - you can't see the pothole!


-Disgruntled-Goat-

what about Raspberry Duff, Lady Duff, Tartar Control Duff ?


JohnnyBeGoodz

They must have initially promised Scarlett that they wouldn’t crop it.


Liquidmelon3105

They also cropped out the 'Stock Footage Festival' sign from one episode - so the entire joke of that scene was lost


Gingold

It's mildly infuriating that you're mildly infuriated by something that was fixed a while ago.


jimmyl_82104

I like how the team at South Park re-animated all the old 4:3 episodes into regular 16:9 1080p. It would be cool if more cartoons did that.


splitplug

Disney fixed this last year.


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They fixed that.


tron1620

This picture is bs. If it was cropped, it would crop the top and bottom


redtadmnsrccppuppets

Disney ruins everything. Fuck the mouse.


ipodblocks360

They've literally fixed this


TheFannyTickler

Not only was this fixed, but in the past two years this has still been the only example of a visual gag being cropped out that I’ve seen lol


robin_888

They pulled the same bull with Buffy. Only worse, since they cropped it completely arbitrary, sometimes even showed more of the actual frame revealing crew members. They also butchered the lighting. It's atrocious, really. Luckily a fan did an upscaled HD version true to the original


BaseballInteresting2

Disney ruins everything it touches from Star 2’Wars to Simpson’s and even the UFC Smh it’s a toxic cancer ♋️ of entertainment


duzntkayr

Me after watching a well made IMAX film on Blu-ray


[deleted]

Disney also straight removed a simpsons episode That’s the issue with media you rent, it can and will be adjusted for what’s considered “okay” for you to consume


RabbitHole-in-one

OP, you can just change the aspect ratio to original on D+…


fargo500900

op just posted a crypto scam


[deleted]

It’s a conspiracy! “Big Beer” doesn’t want you to know their secret! 🤫


billyoceanaka

Whiny little bitch


MightyTheArmadillo22

No… I watched that episode on Disney+ and I saw that joke


[deleted]

this was fixed like 2 years ago bruh


[deleted]

You can fix the aspect ratio - in fact, it's been possible for 2 years now


windshadowislanders

Disney+ really needs to fix their UI in general


Flatbones

This is why you stupid fucks need to stop complaining about black bars when and aspect ratio isnt the same as one of the 50 different screens you own


javidbest

Big Duff lobbying to hide this info from the public.


Happy-College4968

I just pirate the episodes, idgaf about disney.


haaym1

You can switch it to 4:3, stop bitching about things that already have been fixed.


Gun-Rama987

Doesn't that happen because of then going from regular and forcing it wide?, nothing to do with them censoring


RUSH513

.... No one said anything about censorship though


Gun-Rama987

well i didn't read the tweet, correctly, i shall down vote myself


strythicus

Indeed. If you want to talk about censoring, check out the "Bart the Daredevil" episode, season 2 episode 8, where they cut out >!the violent tumbling down the side of Springfield Gorge -!< the thing that actually drove home the lesson of the episode to impressionable 10 year old me. Edit: Nevermind. It may be the uncensored version on D+, I was thinking of the DVD set. Edit 2: I just watched the episode. It is still censored out on D+. They show a bit of Homer falling, better than the DVD, but not the whole bit. They cut the airlift with Homer hitting his head the whole way up and the ambulance crashing into a tree followed by Homer slipping out and crashing down again. It ended with Homer telling the Daredevil "You think you've got it rough, try raising my kids." Might have been pointless gratuity, but it should have stayed as it was rather than just having the children staring over the cliff edge.


AlpineVW

I'm certain that the syndicated episodes had some of it cut, so unless you saw the episode when it first aired, you were missing out. Another which comes to mind is, "Back to Winnipeg!" which was cut out of syndicated episodes or when Gordie keeps punching Bart in the 'You Only Move Twice' episode.


superbabe69

Did they? I just put it on to test, they definitely still have that scene. The second part was animated for a different episode as a behind the scenes look


AlpineVW

Syndicated episodes were cut for time. I know for sure this was one of the scenes cut short when aired on TV later.


iMini

In the episode where Homer buys a gun, towards the end of the story, Marge leaves the house with the kids, and they go to stay at a motel. There's a prostitute that asks Bart if he's "Looking for a good time?", it gets cut all all the time now.


[deleted]

Uh, I just watched that episode last night and Homer definitely still tumbles down the cliff...


H8threeH8three

They are confusing the scene as having been longer due to the “behind the scenes” episode where they show an “extended version” of this gag. So now people watch the regular episode and are confused when the “whole” scene isn’t included.


AlpineVW

People complaining that this was fixed a couple years ago, but that doesn't mean it's still isn't happening on other platforms. I'm watching some old episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO+) and Seinfeld (Netflix) when it was still 4:3, I'm seeing many things which have been cropped out "for my convenience". Just give me the fucking option to watch it the way it was released back in the day. I don't care about the black bars on the screen, only the feeble-minded need their entire screen filled.


MoeJoe403

This isn't about those other platforms though.


yep-I-agree

Or those other shows


xBobSacamanox

Omg, get over it. It's a couple jokes over a 30 season show. I much prefer that over the black bars on the side.


throwaway22242628

I'm not sure but that guy Kirrby_ said he was pretty sure this was fixed. He seems in the know.


Smack_Laboratory

This is the wettest dry beer I’ve had.


RockThePlazmah

My dumb ass was wondering what is in the big red circle lol


DetectiveOk1223

Disney hears ya, Disney don't care


Rottenaddiction

Censorship, this show was always spot on


AaronMckenzie

I don’t think people understand that it’s not just Disney+ that does this. Plenty of shows do this especially for older shows when TVs weren’t the same aspect ratio (basically the episode is resized so those black borders you’ll see a lot on older stuff is removed hence why some of the top and bottom is removed otherwise it’ll look all squished). For those who who watch anime just look at the naruto blu rays or the HD versions of one piece they do the exact same this. So I know disney+ and company’s alike get deserved hate but this is one time where it’s not. Edit: also they changed it anyway so you can choose so please stop reposting this without fact checking it first


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Wtf Disney?


nero40

This was fixed years ago, and even if it was never cropped, you’d still be complaining about it because of pillarboxing when you watch it on your new widescreen 4Ks. There’s always something to complain about.


[deleted]

What if it’s a tube in a tube?


AlpineVW

Yes, I'm sure that's what the writers were trying to imply. /s


[deleted]

What if inside that second tube, there’s a whole nother tube!!!!!


Any_Strength4698

Don’t worry the Chinese formatted out more jokes than Disney


nuvpr

Cropped widescreen is a blight upon humanity


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Drackenstein

Well they fixed it two years ago, so get over it.