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Disney+ putting all episodes of The Simpsons on their streaming service? That's good. Disney+ "remastering" early episodes into a forced 16:9 aspect ratio, cropping off vital information and jokes? That's bad. Disney+ fixing their mistakes and allowing us to watch the episodes in their correct aspect ratios? That's good! Disney+ not making this viewing option the default and making you have to poke around to select it? That's... mixed? Yes, The Simpsons is now available on Disney+ in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, restoring all the info and jokes we've been missing. But …

As part of Streaming Day (ugh), Disney has announced that the original versions of The Simpsons episodes will be available next week – on May 28th, courtesy of a tweet from showrunner/executive producer Al Jean. What’s more, the Oscar-nominated Simpsons short “The Longest Daycare,” will arrive on the service the following day. Comedy geeks around the internet let out a collective, Homer Simpson-style “woo-hoo!” If you haven’t been following Simpsons aspect ratio gate, here’s what went down: When the show debuted as part of the launch of Disney+ last November, the first nineteen seasons (…

Good news today for anyone who wants to binge The Simpsons on Disney+ but doesn't want to spend that time zoomed directly into Homer's forehead. Disney confirmed it is still working to make The Simpsons episodes available to stream in a 4:3 aspect ratio format, instead of the current 16:9, and that the process should be done by the end of May. "We appreciate our fans’ patience and are working to make the first 19 Seasons (and part of 20) of [The Simpsos] available in 4:3 versions on [Disney Plus]," the company wrote. "We expect …

Disney+ has released a statement announcing they will make The Simpsons' episodes available in their original aspect ratio by early 2020.

You can stream every The Simpsons episode on Disney+? Woo-hoo! But Disney+ is only streaming early episodes in poorly-forced widescreen, eliminating important visual jokes and causing a virulent backlash from fans? D'oh! But now Disney+ has listened to the virulent backlash and will be correcting their Aspect-Ratio-Gate as early as next year? Excellent. According to a statement given to The AV Club, Disney+ will be offering the subscribers the decision to stream the first 20 seasons of The Simpsons in either their original 4:3 aspect ratios or the newly cropped 16:9 aspect ratio …

It's only been a day since Disney+ launched and for every celebratory tweet being sent out, there's a critical one close behind. Halfway through launch day a tweet made the rounds revealing Disney+ had changed the aspect ratio on The Simpsons to a widescreen setting and, in the process, had managed to ruin the option for big visual gags to be seen. It was big news when we learned The Simpsons were coming to Disney+ back in October, especially since this is the kind of show that would attract lots of longtime fans looking for one place to …

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