The Morning Watch: The Evolution Of ‘The Simpsons’, VFX Artists React To ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, see howThe Simpsonshave evolved from their debut appearance in 1987 to how they look in their most recent episodes in 2021. Plus, see what the VFX artists at Corridor Crew think of the work done onResident Evil: Afterlife,The Day the Earth Stood Still, and more. And finally, take a look back atJohn Candy’s Saturday morning cartoonCamp Candy.
First up,Insidertakes a look at homeThe Simpsonshas evolved from their debut onThe Tracey Ullman Showback in 1987. As the series celebrates the end of the 32nd season (with more to come), see how much the animation Springfield and all the faces in town hve changed over the years with some special insight from executive producers David Silverman and Al Jean.
Next, the gang atCorridor Crewsits down to laugh at some of the awful visual effects used in a bigResident Evil: Afterlifeaction sequence.. Plus, they explain how some practical effects inAttack on Titancame together, point out what’s wrong with the heat vision inThe Day the Earth Stool Still, but give credit to the nanobot destruction scenes.
Finally, at a time when every big comedian got their own Saturday morning cartoon geared towards kids, Hats Off Entertainment pays tribute to one of the best. John Candy had his own summer camp animated series calledCamp Candythat aired from 1989 through 1992, and it was one of the few good cartoons created by stand-up comedians at the time.
