먼저 첫 번째 것들: 아니, “심슨” 실제로 미래를 예측할 수 없습니다.
아직, 미국 역사상 가장 오래된 시트콤, 그만큼 timeless series often finds itself aligning with “삶은 예술을 모방한다” moments that happen years after airing.
이번 주, 예를 들면, users on social media couldn’t help but wonder at the latest coincidence between Vice President 카말라 해리스’ 차림새 during the inauguration and Lisa Simpson’s outfit in an episode from 2000.
에 “Bart to the Future,” Lisa assumes the presidency and asks the now-viral 선, “아시다시피, we’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump.”
Lisa Simpson as president in the 2000 삽화 “Bart to the Future”
에피소드에서, Lisa wore a purple jacket and pearls. At Wednesday’s inauguration, Harris wore a purple jacket and pearls. With Harris serving immediately after Donald Trump’s presidency, comparisons by viewers were readily made.
The similarities with the inauguration didn’t stop there for Simpsons fans. Actor Tom Hanks appeared as a host during a virtual concert 수요일 저녁, which aimed to keep with President Joe Biden’s theme of national unity in a time of crisis.
에 “The Simpsons Movie” ...에서 2007, Hanks in a cameo role pitches a proposed new Grand Canyon at Springfield, the hometown of the Simpsons.
“여보세요. I’m Tom Hanks. The US government has lost its credibility, so it’s borrowing some of mine,” 그는 말한다.
At the end of the scene, 그는 말한다, “If you’re gonna pick a government to trust, why not this one?”
Speculation over the show’s prescient abilities is nothing new. Fans claim the show predicted, among other instances, the Siegfried and Roy tiger attack, smart watches, “살인 말벌,” and Disney buying 20th Century Fox.
The show’s longevity and its exhausting of possible sitcom scenarios have even been referenced in other comedies, 포함하는 “남쪽 공원” 삽화, “The Simpsons Already Did It.”
When asked in 2016 about predicting a Donald Trump presidency so far in advance, writer Dan Greaney told The Hollywood Reporter, “It was a warning to America.”
“And that just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. It was pitched because it was consistent with the vision of America going insane,” 그는 덧붙였다.
