Higher Resolution Shit is Still Shit

"I feel like I'm wasting a fortune just standing here." - Homer Simpson

Zombie Simpons will be broadcast in high definition for the first time next Sunday.  Yesterday, Fox released the above as a promo image (I found it on Simpsons Channel).  For a cartoon "High Definition" apparently means adding a few shadows and a little bit of depth.  How revolutionary.

  

You know what kind of television shows really benefit from HD?  Sports programs, nature programs, and anything where very attractive people wear very little clothing.  I can watch it for days.  You know what kind of television doesn't benefit from HD?  Crudely drawn filler material.  Wooden exposition and Homer getting hurt will not be made any funnier by greater pixel density.  

Also, my wishes are already coming true:

As promised, there will be numerous references to the last 19 seasons dotted around the credits, replacing characters such as Jacques and Bleeding Gums Murphy who have forever been prominent in the show’s opening despite their deaths or lack of appearance.

That's right, cut all your ties to the past, become Zombie Simpsons utterly!  Soon your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

Elsewhere, I've read that this HD broadcast is a one off gimmick, no doubt tied to sweeps month, and it will revert back to normal for the next episode; if that's true it might bode well for this one.  The best parts of the movie were right at the beginning when they were making fun of their new format, so maybe they can squeeze in some jokes at HD's expense.  

Oh, who am I kidding?  The episode description at that Simpsons Channel link contains the words "magical tomato sauce".