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Summary: Good DVD and great cleanup
Review: They've done a great job of cleaning these episodes up graphically and the collection is amazing.
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Summary: The evolution of TV's funniest family
Review: For fans of the Simpsons, this set is a great chance to watch a groundbreaking animated series from the very beginning, starting with clips from an early screen test where the animation was, to put it bluntly, horrible.While the Simpsons really took off in their second and third seasons, watching these first-season episodes is a lot of fun because you can really see how much the characters evolved. Homer got stupider, Lisa got smarter... the family grew from caricatures to real characters. Add this with some interesting featurettes and great commentaries by creator Matt Groening and some of the other crew, and this set is enough to placate the Simpsons history lover for quite some time. At least until set two comes out.
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Summary: Lot of laughs
Review: I really like this box set, The only thing that is a pain..., is moving around on the DVD. The menus could have been set up a little better.
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Summary: necessary
Review: This is a must have for all true collecters. The first season wasn't spectacular, but it has it's charms.
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Summary: Doh!
Review: This set truly shows how much the Simpsons have improved over time in terms of animation. The First Season of the Simpsons is like watching a whole different show then what's currently on Fox. The voices are slightly different, as well as the look of the characters. The only thing still in tack is the unforgettable and extremely funny Simpsons brand of humor. While I was at first somewhat disappointed in the set (again the animation isn't the best quality), after mutiple viewings you forget about the newer look that's more familiar and fall in love with them all over again. A must buy for any fan.
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Summary: America's First Family comes to DVD
Review: Watching episodes from this, the first Simpsons season, makes you realize how terrible the current episodes really are. The animation was questionable (at this time done by the people behind the Rugrats, rather than an in-house studio), the voices were off, and various locations kept shifting appearance (note the bottom windows of the Simpson house). Still, this was back went the show was a social satire first and foremost... the plots still revolved around basic family exercises. The first season features dealing with bullies, going camping, celebrating Christmas, marriage problems, and so on. The Simpsons tackles each with it's wacky and bizzare flair... working perfectly without awkward guest appearances, bizzare and arbitrary character additions, or inexplicable pop culture references. Each of the 13 original episodes is presented here in it's original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The audio has been remixed to Dolby Digital 5.1, fleshing out the original stereo audio across the soundfield. A French 2.0 track is provided for each episode, as are Spanish subtitles. Each episode features scene-specific audio commentary with a variety of the original creative team, including Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, the creators. Disc Three features all the remaining special features... my favorite being an early animation test for the first episode produced, "Some Enchanted Evening" - one of the commentators... producer James L. Brooks, I believe, is so disgusted he literallly take off his headphones and leaves the recording booth. Hilarious stuff. End point: If you like the Simpsons, you'll love this three disc set.
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Summary: Only Buy if You're a True Simpsons Fanatic!
Review: If you've watched the Simpsons from the beginning, this is like a walk down memory lane. These are the first thirteen episodes of the longest running comedy on television and boy, are they different from the other episodes of the series, from the opening to Bart's wardrobe to the voices. These definitely aren't the best episodes of the series (in fact, up until last season, they probably could have been considered the worst), but the point of this set is to allow people to see the beginnings of one of the best series on television. The problem is that your casual Simpsons fans might not be as entertained by this as the true hardcore fans. The animation is crude, the plots are (gulp) normal, Homer's actually semi-intelligent, and the jokes are only mildly amusing. As Matt Groening says on the inside cover of the set, "Keep this in mind: we didn't know what the hell we were doing." So before you buy this set, ask yourself: Are you a true Simpsons fan, or a casual, once a week fan?
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Summary: Good Show, bad presentation on DVD
Review: I loved the fact that they included many extras but they make it tough at times to get to the shows and I am the type of viewer that likes the option of watching them one after another without having to back track through a bunch of menus to do so, but it was worth the price.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: It's the best DVD show seris ever I love it. The simpsons rock this famliy is the best spoof of the real "amercain" famliy.
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Summary: Finally on DVD!!!
Review: All of us Simpsons fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of DVD episodes. They only released the first season, which are not up to par to later seasons, but it's terrific anyway. As other reviewers have noted here, the pacing of the first season episodes were a bit slack at times. The episodes are not packed with as many jokes as shows from subsequent seasons. Nevertheless, many of the episodes are classics. I particularly love "Life on the Fast Lane," which features Albert Brooks as a French bowling instructor who tries to seduce Marge. The commentary tracks for each episode are fantastic. Different episodes feature a combination of Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and various writers and directors. They have a remarkable memory and give great insight into stylistic and writing choices that were made. They all spend quite a bit of time remarking how crudely drawn the episodes are, but I was surprised by how early in the first season the episodes hit their stride. Within the first six episodes, we are introduced to the main bulk of supporting characters that have continued to provide laughs through the years (e.g., Barney, Apu, Moe, Patty & Selma, Grandpa). Yes, some things have changed. Homer's voice was a little different, and he was less stupid back then. Barney was blonde, and Moe and Milhouse had black hair. But seeing the changes are really fun. One of the best parts is the unaired footage from "Some Enhcnated Evening" (which was the first episode made, but the last one aired that season). The commentary track relates how awful everyone thought this initial episode was and that they had to re-do most of it. I truly think that any Simpsons fan will love this collection. I am also eagerly awaiting the release of future season. Highly recommended.
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