For over 30 years, the iconic animated series The Simpsons has amazed fans with its ability to predict real world events. From Apple’s Vision Pro and the rise of smartwatches to Donald Trump becoming America’s president, the show’s predictions have always raised eyebrows. The latest prediction to come true involves legendary rap group Cypress Hill sharing the stage with the London Symphony Orchestra, which was previously originally predicted in the 1996 episode Homerpalooza. Al Jean, one of the oldest writers, credited their ability to luck and the volume of episodes produced. In an interview with NME, Jean reveals why he believes The Simpsons continues to accurately predict future events.
He explained, “One of our writers, the guy whose episode predicted Donald Trump as president, said it best, ‘If you write 700 episodes and you don’t predict anything, then you’re pretty bad. If you throw enough darts, you’re going to get some bullseyes.’ The 9/11 one is so bizarre. In the World Trade Center episode, there was a brochure reading $9 a day with an 11 styled up like the towers. That was in ’96, which was crazy, like this insane coincidence. But mostly it’s just educated guesses. Stanley Kubrick made the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 and there’s Zoom and iPads in it but that’s because he had futurologists helping him construct what the world might look like in 30 years’ time.”
Meanwhile, Cypress Hill members B-Real, Sen Dog and Eric Bobo recently made headlines with their collaboration announcement alongside the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Troy Miller. In a statement, the trio thanked The Simpsons for giving them the idea for the unique project.
The statement mentioned that in a 1996 episode called Homerpalooza, The Simpsons humorously showed Cypress Hill mistakenly landing a gig with the London Symphony Orchestra. After years of fans dreaming about this collaboration, the group members took the initiative and contacted the LSO through social media. Finally, this long awaited dream will come true as Cypress Hill will perform alongside the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra. Troy Miller will lead the orchestra, as they’ll play famous tracks, such as Insane in the Brain and I Wanna Get High.
Meanwhile, other than predicting Vision Pro, smartwatches and Donald Trump’s presidency, the Simpsons writers in the past accurately predicted the ending of Game of Thrones, Disney buys 20th Century Fox, Autocorrect, Horsemeat scandal, Letter from The Beatles, Three-eyed fish, Ebola as well as COVID outbreak, among other events.
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