“That midget taught me a lot about his native Estonia.” – Lisa Simpson
What is it with the former Soviet republics this week? Hot on the heels of the “Samsonadzes” comes this kickass live action Simpsons opening from Estonian TV3 (via Coilhouse):
I am speechless at the power of its awesomeness and I don’t even get most of the jokes. The general tenor of vague medievalism really makes it work. I’m not even sure what my favorite part is, the candles in band practice? The way Estonian Homer is working with an actual glowing rod? That he almost gets hit by a horse drawn cart? The angry townspeople? Epic, epic win on this one.