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Summary: If you're a Simpsons fan, BUY IT!
Review: I received this DVD as a gift for Christmas 2001. The extras were no good, but the overall product was great. You can see how the Simpsons started and evolved. If you like the Simpsons, you'll probably enjoy this DVD. I plan to get the second season DVD also.Now when are they going to release the Flintstones first season on DVD?
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Summary: Great buy for a Simpsons fan!
Review: I've watched The Simpsons since they appeared in shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show, and I was excited to purchase their first season DVD. By watching the first season's episodes, you can both revel in The Simpson's daring originality and follow their improvement. Don't miss out on the commentary for each episode (which is "hidden" under language selection). It's interesting to hear Matt Groening talk about creating a style, what was considered racy in the early nineties, and on which real people some of the characters are loosely based.
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Summary: The humble beginnings. . .
Review: It's strange how something labeled controversial more than ten years ago can become a cultural icon. The Simpsons set the standard for prime-time animation. Without it, it's doubtful that such shows like King of the Hill and South Park would exist today. While the first season is dated (the animation is sketchy, the voices have yet to be finely honed), it's interesting to see how and where it all began. I remember being banned from watching The Simpsons, and "bootleg" tapes were passed around in the schoolyard, allowing us to see the hilarity of the family. Now, I am not a big fan of the early years. The later episodes have spoiled me in that regard, and I'm happy to say that Lisa Simpson is no longer the annoying, pretentious fact-quoter/voice of reason that she is in the first season (okay,okay, she still is, but her character has much more depth and humor now). However, it's great to view these first few episodes just to see how one of the longest running television shows began. A word of warning: The extras are not very spectacular. The commentaries drag on, and there are many times where nothing is said at all. And the "bonus" episode is just a crudely drawn version of one of the exact same episodes. But, having said that, any extras are welcome, and it's great to see The Simpsons on DVD finally. I can't wait for the 2nd season, when things really begin to develop.
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Summary: Good, but not great.
Review: I was very excited to get this collection as soon as it came out. Upon trying to play one of the discs I discovered due to manufacturing problem the DVD was non-functional. Amazon.com customer service resolved this quickly and fairly. For the die hard fans you have seen all these episodes tons of times in re-runs and there are some classics indeed. But some of the episodes where kinda ho-hum. But thats to be expected. Other than that the acutal content is good for any fan of the Simpsons. The actual shows you see are as good as the simpsons get but I was expecting more from the menu layout and actual show quality. The picture and sound quality are VHS at best. No real speacial features are included as well.
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Summary: Crystal clear comedy
Review: This is just one of the best DVD boxed set I own(next to the Die Hard set). Its worth the money for the tones of laughs you'll have.
Quick note about the french track. The french version included on this set is dubbed in France for Europe. The episodes that air in Quebec(Canada) are dubbed in Quebec and much more fun to listen too. Thought Fox would have done a "Canadian" version... Anyway!
Can't wait for Season 2!!!
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Summary: A true Simpsons Fan Disapointment
Review: As everyone knows, The Simpsons is the greatest animated series ever made. I like many other Simpson's fans waited restlessly for this release on DVD. I was so excited when I bought and took it home. When I got it home I became very disapointed. The Simpsons first season DVD was not all that Fox said it would be. First of all the quality of the shows were poor. It felt as if you were watching a recorded vhs tape instead of a dvd. It was not retouched at all, video or audio. The menus were boring and slopily put together. Throughout the whole menu it kept playing over and over the simpsons theme. The easter eggs were boring and easy to find. This disc DOES NOT CONTAIN all the Tracy Ullman Pilots that Fox promised. It only contains one pilot episode which everyone has already seen. there are more glitches and problems that im not gonig to list because I dont have the time.
If you are the true Simpsons enthusiast, I would recommened you to get this, but not for the extras, but just to have. I really do feel that Fox has... it's fans. It's a 30 dollar DVD that has been put together like a 8 dollar DVD. The True Simpsons' fans should complain, not for the price but for the poorly put together DVD. This DVD is so bad that it doesn't even get the "Krusty Seal of Approval" Fox better think it over before they release their next few Simpson DVD sets.
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Summary: It will get better later
Review: The first season of "The Simpsons" was definitely the worst season of the best comedy show on television. However, the worst season of "The Simpsons" is still better than 99% of everything else on television.
This season is not without its merits, however. Top of the line is the episode entitled "Life On The Fast Lane," which features Albert Brooks in a guest-starring role as a bowler named Jacque who seduces Marge. This episode remains, to this day, one of the top five episodes of all time, and still leaves me in stitches after all these years.
Other highlights of the first season include "Bart The Genius," "Bart The General," and "The Telltale Head."
The DVD extras are very well done and pretty nifty, and all contained on the third disc. The foreign-language clips are hilarious, as is Albert Brooks' audio outtakes from "Fast Lane."
This DVD set is a must-have for any "Simpsons" fan and worth a buy for your average TV-watcher.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This is a great set of DVDs to have. The picture is very good and you can hear the sound perfectly. It is worth any price so go out and buy it!!!
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Summary: The coolest show ever finally on DVD
Review: The Simpsons has been a part of my life from the first of my memories on. I really love The Simpsons and can't get enough of them. I watched all the episodes in this awesome DVD collection of 3 discs in one sitting (except for eating, going to the restroom, etc.) I recommend this DVD set for Simpsons fanatics and people who would like to know the root of The Simpsons. These episodes are extraordinarily classic but not as hilarious as the later episodes. So don't expect a joke every five seconds. They also didn't know what they were doing back then, like Marge gains and loses weight in different scenes, so the animation isn't as perfected as it is currently. It is a precious collection of the finest cartoon ever created.
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Summary: Don't listen to the 1 stars
Review: This is a great collectors item. This is a excellent DVD. Alot of bonus material, also very entertaining. I was so close to not buying it because of reading what some people said about it, its a great DVD.
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