37 What exactly does he do for "The Simpsons"? (Matt Groening)
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This article is from the The Simpsons FAQ, by Ondre Lombard wakkojr@nospam.wcat.com and Andrew Gill superluser@mail.rit.edu with numerous contributions by others.
37 What exactly does he do for "The Simpsons"? (Matt Groening)
Matt Groening is officially known as the show's Creative Consultant, and
has a hand in almost every phase of the production process, like one can
if they're the CC. However, it is stressed that the talented people
employed by Gracie Films, Film Roman, et al. are responsible for
practically the entirety of what happens.
Additionally, he's an executive producer. (The Internet Movie Database has
a broader explanation of what an executive producer's duties are at
<http://us6.imdb.com/Glossary/E#executive_producer>.
His name appearing on all Simpsons merchandising is a trademark
requirement, by agreement with the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, who
bought the rights and ownership of "The Simpsons".
Incidentally, the distinctive font ("Matt") used by the show and magazine
were specially designed in PostScript by Apple Computer employees, and
based on his own handwriting (surprise). Sorry, but they're proprietary.
However, a look-alike font based on MG's "Life in Hell" script called
"AKBAR" is available at <http://web.mit.edu/jonb/www/groening/akbar.html>.
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