Springfield’s Finest

In late 2023, graphic designer “Princess_Prompt” threw The Simpsons characters into an AI image generator to see  how well it responded to text prompts:

“I wanted to imagine what a live action series of The Simpsons could look like in the flesh in an ’80s style, the era of their birth. As a fan of The Simpsons and Matt Groening’s work since childhood, I found them to be the ideal subject for experimentation.”

[Story here, images found here, more characters and a brief interview here, and Princess_Prompt’s explanations on Reddit here.]


Update: Someone made a trailer!

Hellberry USA

Opie & Sheriff Andy Taylor from Hell
Opie Taylor & friend inspecting a crank from hell
Aunt Bea Taylor & Barney Fife laughing at something from hell

There are some things that AI should just leave alone. Top is Opie & Andy Taylor from hell; middle isis Opie & friend inspecting a crank from hell; bottom is Aunt Bea & Barney Fife laughing at something from hell.

[AI generator: https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img.%5D

Le Défilé des Tardigrades

Top image found here; others are leftovers from playing with Deep Dream Generator using the prompt Tardigrades of the future on stage or something.

Batrachophobic Hot Links

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, The Harmony Grits (1959) When The Drifters were fired by their manager after an incident at the Apollo Theater, they were immediately replaced by members of The 5 Crowns. Clyde McPhatter had begun a solo career, so the others, Gerhard and Andrew Thrasher with Bill Pinkney and Little David Baughan(?) formed The Harmony Grits, as their former manager owned rights to The Drifters name.  They recorded two songs before renaming themselves The Original Drifters. [More on the story here.]

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town was first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra, with vocal by Tom Stacks (1934).

Abby?

Wanted.

The Warning.

Hours of Fun!

A gift for Farley.

Happy campers.

Goldblum loses it.

the babe with legs.

Definitely a dad move.

Pa-RUMpa-pum-pum.

Ghostbusters in reverse.

Feltic Christmas decorations.

Tardigrade egg [via Bunkerville].

Raised in captivity, born to be free.

The Santa Sessions [via Mme. Jujujive}.

Brunch in a Jar Sippin’ Cream [h/t Gord S.].

Beware die Schlupfkappe [via Memo Of The Air].

Dan Koft calls Boogie Woogie Santa Claus square dance.

[Top image via Deep Dream Generator and the text prompt “Tardigrade with Christmas lights”.]


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The Jansen Co. – “We Make Things Fine”

[AI generated adverts posted by Dave O. here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Spiny Stuff

Bunkessa had an x-ray recently. I messed with it.

Colorized with Palette, sharpened with an old PhotoSuite 4.0 program, then ran it through Deep Dream Generator.