I am surprised how much work went into this because to be frank it was bloody horrible. However, I don't think the tech is to blame. It's rather that the Simpsons guys didn't know how to put it to good use. Think Jurassic Park: They knew exactly when to use CGI and when to use mechanics to get a result that is stunning.
The various cameos looked like a cheap flash cartoon and totally killed the ... for lack of a better word .. realism.
It was a totally unnecessary gimmick. Something low key like a ticker with fake but thoughtful twitter reactions might would have worked. Also, Dan Castellaneta did a poor job. His sentences and even his voice were totally out of character. Finally, the selected questions were really boring.
To conclude: Doing a live segment is a great idea if you a) use the underlying technology in a deft way and b) the voice actor is actually able to deliver a compelling improvisation.
Also, in episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes that same rib twice in succession yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe? That this is some sort of a magic xylophone or something? I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
However, if you really didn't get it let me assure you that you're in good company. Simpsons Director Mark Kirkland recently didn't understand the question when one redditor "asked" it in his AMA
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 34.1 ms ] threadThe various cameos looked like a cheap flash cartoon and totally killed the ... for lack of a better word .. realism. It was a totally unnecessary gimmick. Something low key like a ticker with fake but thoughtful twitter reactions might would have worked. Also, Dan Castellaneta did a poor job. His sentences and even his voice were totally out of character. Finally, the selected questions were really boring.
To conclude: Doing a live segment is a great idea if you a) use the underlying technology in a deft way and b) the voice actor is actually able to deliver a compelling improvisation.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701245/quotes?item=qt1464595
However, if you really didn't get it let me assure you that you're in good company. Simpsons Director Mark Kirkland recently didn't understand the question when one redditor "asked" it in his AMA
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4i267z/hi_reddit_its_...