Originally Posted By ctdsnark Sorry-this isn't an advance notice of an upcoming project;just thought I'd better get that out of the way first,although I'm a little surprised they haven't thought of this already---a title sequence for a "Treehouse Of Horror" episode that spoofs the Haunted Mansion.My point being:they haven't done one yet! {Would've been perfect the year the HM movie came out!} For obvious time reasons,they couldn't represent the entire ride.They could do it as the graveyard scene,with Springfield's famous citizenry standing in the famous tableaus.I envision the backgrounds done in CGI{although an all-CGI scene would,in this case,be better},with the Simpsons theme done in the style of Grim Grinning Ghosts{graveyard rendition}as the music.Here are some ideas for some of the scenes: The Caretaker and his dog:Ol' Gil and Santa's Little Helper. The Musicians:Ned Flanders and his family. The Singing Busts:Moe,Lenny,Carl and Barney{as the broken one}. The King & Queen on the teeter-totter:Mr.Burns and Mr.Smithers. The Executioner and the Headless Knight:{respectively}Sideshow Bob and Krusty the Clown. In front of all these would be tombstones with some recognizable names:Bleeding Gums Murphy,Beatrice Simmons,Frank "Grimey" Grimes. When you enter the crypt,an entire couch-doombuggy passes before a mirror,on which the Simpsons ghosts materialize. "Please watch your step{sound of fumbling,followed by a loud crash}---D'OH!!!"
Originally Posted By hightp It sounds great, but there are probably too many legal issues for Fox to look into. Then again, they did do an Epcot episode a few years ago. Here's to hoping the best!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I love it, ctdsnark, and I can totally picture it... but they'd probably have to get all sorts of permissions.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The dog in the graveyard scene and Santa's Little Helper -- look similar already -- I say go for it, it would be cool
Originally Posted By hightp ctdsnark, to do a parody of a song, you have to get the permission of the original recording artist. I suppose the same would be true of a theme park ride. "Weird" Al Yankovic actually did a video about that very subject when he had to get permission from Michael Jackson to parody Jackson's 'Bad' (which became Weird Al's "Fat"). Al also got into a little trouble when he did a parody of 'Gangsta Paridise' called 'Amish Paridise'. Al thought he had the OK to do the song, but the original artist (I think it was Snoop Dogg) didn't give his say so. There was some tension for a while, that was finally resolved.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Copyright on a song is pretty straightforward - you DO have to get permission. (And the artist in question above was Coolio). On the other hand, the Simpsons parodies, say, famous set pieces or tableaus from movies all the time (I can think of North by Northwest, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and plenty of others they've done). If it's brief and just alludes to the original, they can probably go without permission. The Haunted Mansion is somewhere in between, I'd think. Disney protects its images like crazy and might claim some sort of infringement here, even though it might be on shaky ground. Of course, if it was an affectionate parody (which I imagine it would be), they might not bother. But they've been aggressive enough in the past that one might think twice before doing it. Probably the Simpsons could do it if they wanted to. They've already parodied EPCOT and even things like Small World in the Duff Gardens show. It's the parodying of specific IMAGES (those created specifically for the HM) that might be troublesome - or might not. I really have no idea what the law is here. That said, I loved the original suggestions.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <a href="http://www.snpp.com/guides/disney.html" target="_blank">http://www.snpp.com/guides/dis ney.html</a> I think I've posted this site before , but it is a good one for the many many Disney references on the Simpsons over the years....
Originally Posted By ctdsnark I started this thread because I was hoping to read some other people's ideas for a Simpsons Haunted Mansion parody for a Treehouse Of Horror opening sequence---NOT to get bogged down in some @$!!%!!*! pointless discussion about copyright infringement,which I don't even care about anyway!!!!! It's a PARODY---remember??!!??
