'The Simpsons' foretold Lady Gaga's entire Super Bowl performance years ago
At this point, are we even surprised that The Simpsons yet again predicted something accurately?
The animated series predicted that the Star Wars franchise would continue. It also knew that at some point in American history, Donald Trump would be president and make a mess of everything.
And now people have pointed out that The Simpsons predicted what Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime performance would be.
The pop star opened her performance on the roof of the stadium. While she sang, a swarm of coordinated drones lit up the night sky behind her as their colored lights moved in formation to create an American flag. Then Lady Gaga jumped straight down from the roof for a dramatic entrance.
In an 2012 episode, The Simpsons depicted their rendition of a Gaga performance. It featured many of the same elements that happened on Sunday.
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Not only did the show have Gaga dropping down from the sky, but it even got her outfit more or less right.
Additionally, others have pointed out that not just snippets but entire portions of Gaga's halftime show came straight out of The Simpsons.
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During her halftime performance, Lady Gaga played the piano and had legions of backup dancers recreate the look of "Bad Romance." She also did have a costume change in the middle of the performance.
Hats off to The Simpsons for once again understanding our future better than we ever did.
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Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).
