Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife The large number of viewers of "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" was the result of Gervais' involvement—new episodes of the show were usually seen by approximately one million people on Sky1 at the time. Instead of the usual animated opening sequence that is played in front of "The Simpsons" episodes, this episode began with a live-action opening sequence. The sequence, which mirrors the normal opening but with real-life actors and locations, was originally created by British Sky Broadcasting for Sky1's promotion of "The Simpsons". The live-action opening had already become an Internet hit before it was aired in front
Big in Japan (phrase) Big in Japan (phrase) Big in Japan is an expression historically used to describe western based musical groups who achieve success in Japan but not necessarily in other parts of the world. The phrase began to appear on several major Japanese foreign-rock magazines, especially the "Music Life" magazine, in the late 1970s, and in most cases, the "big in Japan" artists became popular in Japan due to being featured by "Music Life". The concept predated the phrase; Neil Sedaka made it big in Japan with "One Way Ticket" before breaking through in his native United States, while Jimmy Osmond, typically