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Summary: best DVD ever. (so far)
Review: I am, like legions of others, an incurable Simpsons fan. This DVD set of the first season is a dream come true for poor saps like me. The most wonderful part is that it is just the tip of the iceberg.The first season is like an odd stroll down an alley of misplaced and misshapen memories. Its all here: Homer's first voice (same guy...but different); Moe's black and Barney's blond hair; Speaking of black...Smithers changes races after his first appearance; Flanders changes from a super-capitalist to a born again Christian; and Albert Brooks loses his French accent while calling for some onion rings during an attempt to seduce Marge. What struck me most were all the things that were part of the Simpsons from the very first season. Unforgettable side characters like Apu, Mr. Burns, Smithers, Krusty the Clown, and even Kelsey Grammar as Side Show Bob are all here at the beginning. The episodes from the first season may not be the greatest, but there are some darn good ones. The generally slower pace and yet to be established "ground rules" aside, who can resist Homer's dive into the potato chips or Moe's over the top fury at having been crank called? Each episode also includes a commentary featuring Matt Groening as well as the various writers and directors of the episodes. I found these commentaries to be entertaining in their own right and a highlight of the package. Other features such as scripts, stills, and Albert Brooks audio out takes fill these three discs. There is a LOT of stuff here...and it is great stuff for Simpsons fans. I give this DVD collection my highest recommendation.
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Summary: Season One [was not the best]...
Review: As big a fan of the Simpsons that I am, there is no denying that the first season of the show was by no means its best. It was only a half season with 13 episodes, the animations were crude, the characters were nowhere near as solidly developed as they are now, and the episodes themselves did not have the hilarious satire that we have all come to love. Therefore this first season collection was something that I felt obligated to own as a loyal Simpsons fan, but it is not something that I will be watching over and over again, especially once the later seasons come out on DVD. As it should not be hard to find a listing of all the Season One episodes with synopses, I will not bother to list all of the episodes. Of the 13 episodes, my favorites were "Call of the Simpsons" and "The Crepes of Wrath." The DVD extras were okay. There is one Tracy Ulman short, but I would have liked to see more of those. If you are a loyal fan of The Simpsons, you should probably get this. It is a collector's item. If you want to see the Simpsons at their best, wait until the later seasons come out. That is what I am looking forward to.
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Summary: Memorable season
Review: The first season has some of the episodes you'll remember he most. General Bart (featuring Granpa), Marvin Monroe and his electroshock therapy, killer baby sitter, Bart the genius , and Bart in France. Although the drawings are not what you remember (in my memory the old episodes had better finishing), everything that had made me laugh ten years ago did it again this week. The menu is not the best I've ever seen, but it does the job. My only complain is what happened to the really-first episode: a little history would have been great, but I guess we'll have to wait to the golden-special-limited-extended edition of The First Season.
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Summary: It's the Simpsons, how can it go wrong?
Review: America's favorite family comes to our DVD Player's in a whole new way. We get to see the first episodes ever made by the Simpsons, plus special features. The episodes are hilarious and worth buying. If you haven't already purchased this product, you should.
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Summary: The best cartoon ever made has come to DVD
Review: The Simpsons: The First Complete Season is hands down the best DVD in my collection. With the zany side-splitting, non stop, laugh-a-minute antics of Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and the entire Simpsons cast, this is a DVD must. The 13 original episodes included on these 3 DVDs are:
1. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
2. Bart the Genius
3. Homer's Odyssey
4. There's No Disgrace Like Home
5. Bart the General
6. Moaning Lisa
-Disc 2-
7. Call of the Simpsons
8. The Telltale Head 9. Life On the Fast Lane
10. Homer's Night Out
11. The Crepes of Wrath
12. Krusty Gets Busted
-Disc 3-
13. Some Enchanted Evening
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Summary: First season is funny
Review: I got the first season and its funny even though its not what I expected. I forgot how the first season is different from the rest. But that isn't their fault I am going to buy the rest when they come out because I know its worth it. If you like the first season buy it because it goes from beginning to end.
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Summary: A MUST for any Simspons fan!!
Review: I can't believe you people. I just got this in the mail and I was NOT disappointed. What did you all expect? People complaining about the color not being touched up or the sound didn't sound right. This is the technology that was available in 1989. In my opinion, you get what is advertised. The complete first season, in their original form. For 30 bucks, you get 230 minutes of UNCUT Simpsons, narration by the orgional creators, and its in everlasting DVD format. That alone is worth the investment. I have to comment of the DVD layout, as this is what people seem to dislike. Yes it could have been setup a little better, but still, THE FIRST SEASON IS THERE. That is what we bought isn't it? I did not know that the original Tracy Ullman shorts were supposed to be included. So if that was promised, I'm sorry, only one was included...HOWEVER, if you read what IS included in the set, nothing was falsely advertised. If you are a Simpsons fan, or just want to ketch up on some shows that Fox doesn't seem to rerun, consider purchasing it. Where else are you gonna get all the original shows, from the first season, in prestige format??
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Summary: A little different, but a solid beginning
Review: It's funny how the Simpsons have evolved. This DVD is terrific in that it develops many of the characters that I've grown to love over the past thirteen years. The voices are just a tad different and the animation isn't as sophisticated, but watching these episodes never gets old. I can watch them over and over. This DVD has the roots of the longest lasting animated sitcom of all time. This DVD is great for both Die Hard Simpson fans and people who just enjoy watching the show from time to time.
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Summary: First season is terrible
Review: I am a huge simspons fan but I do not consider the first season really part of the simpons series. The first season is notoriously terrible and is hardly recognizable to the fans who came to love it after the brilliant third and fourth seasons. The first season was much more plot driven than humor driven as is the case in the later seasons. Its humour is completely derivative of almost any other family sitcom you have ever seen. the only really original thing about it back then was that it was animated. Also the characters are very different in the first season: Homer is much more intelligent and marge much more simple. The only people I would recommend this DVD set to are people interested in the complete history fo the simpsons. Just dont expect to laugh very much or very hard. The fact is Groening just was not very talented (vide "The life in hell" series of books) and the simpsons success stems from the fact that in later seasons the creative juices were not flowing from him but from other far more talented people like James Brooks and Conan OBrien.
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Summary: The Simpsons are Funny. They Make Me LAUGH!!!
Review: AWESOME DVD COLLECION!!!
No matter how many times I re-watch a disk they just get funnier and funnier!! Whether you're 9 or 99...YOU'LL LOVE THIS DISK SET of SEASON ONE.
Looking forward to the rest of 'em!
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