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Summary: Mmmmmmmmm...Simpsons.
Review: This DVD is a MUST have for ANY Simpsons fan. Even if you're not a huge fan, its a must have for your dvd collection. I thought it was great jus having all the 1st season episodes on 3 disks but all the extras make it well worth it. I like the comentary by Matt Groening on all the episodes my personal favorite. So stop readin right now and go buy this dvd. You wont regret it.
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Summary: Excellent Quality
Review: As a long-time fan of the show, I was very excited about this DVD release. The shows have an incredible crispness and the sound is excellent.The menus are a bit awkward. Special features are listed under each show, but are not specific to that show. Also, the first season is only 13 episodes, instead of the usual 22 or 23. Also, I really don't understand why there are 3 DVDs. All of the included material could be contained on a singe disc. But, the shows are classics and at $30, it's a great buy. I highly recommend this box set to any fan.
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Summary: The Start of Something Good
Review: Season One of the Simpsons is just a preview of the excellent series to follow. The animation is a bit rough, and the characters are not fully developped yet, but the humor is still relevant, and I found myself laughing consistantly. The Simpsons is a bitingly funny look at American life from a sometimes skewed, and othertimes dead on perspective. This set is a great start for the seasons to follow. Each episode has been transferred as well as a ten-plus-year old television source could be, and each episode has been accompanied by a commentary track. The price is right for the first 13 episodes of the longest running animated program in history.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This is, by far, the most fantastically amazing product ever created in the history of the universe. Absolutely stunning...
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Summary: The Way They Was...
Review: "The Simpsons- The Complete First Season" is a must-own for Simpsonsmaniacs (including me, of course). It's a 3-dvd set of the first 13 episodes, plus plenty of delicious extras- it's the sizzle AND the steak. Mmm... steak...
Sure, the animation is a bit crude compared to today's Simpsons, and the voices aren't quite there. But this is where the legend began, and recalls a magical time for those of us who were there when this bizarre family first dazzled us. You get the classic premiere episode, where Homer finds his shopping mall Santa job isn't what he'd hoped, the earliest incarnation of Smithers (he was black... sort of), Lisa's first meeting with Bleeding Gums Murphy, and Bart's war with Nelson (which ends with a treaty-signing and snacks). 13 complete episodes, all cleaned up and super-snazzy for your viewing enjoyment.
Yarr, come for the freaks, but stay for the extras, which include animatics for several episodes, scripts, hilarious commentary from the series' creators (including Matt Groening and James L. Brooks) and grotesque, never-before-seen footage so horribly animated that one of the commentators actually walks out (I'll let you find out who)! That moment alone is almost worth the package price. This is a deluxe, well thought-out set, slickly packaged with plenty of hilarious little Simpson illustrations and full of promise for the next release. I can hardly wait, because the episodes only get better and better.
If you're a Simpsons fan, this is what you need. I mean, it's the entire first season! That alone would be thrilling, but when you factor in everything else, it easily supercedes the VHS collections. Oh man, you need this set immediately. Just writing about it makes me want to go watch them again.
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Summary: Mmmmm....Simpsons Box Set
Review: At long last, the Simpson family on DVD! No more commercials, no more hacked up episodes in syndication; it's a wonderful thing. The thirteen episodes that comprise the first season collection have never looked or sounded better. The color is spectacularly bright, which is all the more noticeable because these episodes were the ones that looked the most washed out on TV. And hearing the Simpsons in 5.1 channel surround adds a whole new dimension to your viewing. To my mind, though, the best thing about this collection is getting to see the entire episode, rather than what's left after it's re-edited for syndication. I came across scenes and I had completely forgotten about, or that I had never seen at all, some of which had me laughing out loud. It seems that much of the more oblique, dry humor was removed, and having it back makes these episodes even funnier. The only downside to this collection is the extras. I suppose if you are an animator, or are interested in the process of animation, you might find them interesting. I found much of the archival material rather dull though, and the piece on the origins and history of the Simpsons was far too short. The commentary on the episodes was frequently very funny, but it's unlikely you'll watch every episode all the way through, and then repeat the process with the commentary on. Ultimately, the lack of features doesn't matter. There could be nothing but the episodes as described above, and I would have gladly purchased the set. For me, and I think for most people, it's all about being able to see the funniest show on television, whenever and wherever I want, with no annoying commercials. Enjoy!
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Summary: YES! It's the Simpsons!
Review: Too funny to describe...best episodes..."Bart the General" (a 'Patton' spoof) & "Krusty gets Busted" (a 'Scooby Doo' parody)
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Summary: Nice Collection - description mildly deceiving
Review: I am pleased with this. The image quality of this animation via DVD shows off the tv/dvd player like nothing else. The commentary is very cool. I was disappointed that despite the description to the contrary, the set does NOT include a "never before aired episode" but rather includes only about 5 minutes or so of never before aired SCENES from a rather forgettable episode (the one where the babysitter turned out to be a wanted criminal). I am pleased, nonetheless. Even my wife who doesn't care for the Simpsons enjoyed the commentary.
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Summary: Fantastic - worth every cent.
Review: The picture and sound quality on these DVD's is amazing. I can not wait for the next set to come out! Matt Groening's genius is very evident in these early episodes and it's great fun to watch the shows intro, I did not realize how much the intro had actually changed. It's true that the DVD extra features are not all that great, but the shows are perfect. One warning though - some earlier reviewers stated that these DVD's contained all the old Traci Ullman shorts, they do not. They contain just one of the shorts from the Traci Ullman show. This was a dissapointment to me, and I believe the would have fit on the three disc set (as Disc three contains very little) but I still love and highly reccomend this set.
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Summary: at last...
Review: How could I not give it 5 stars? I am just thankful to watch these episodes commercial-free with excellent video quality, a vast improvement over my 8-year-old VHS collection (though I'll miss the OK Cola ads interspersed throughout the tapes). A definite must-have for any Simpsons fan. Two small gripes, though. First, there is no list of which episodes are on which of the three discs, meaning that you have to pop 'em in to find out. Second, what is up with releasing only two seasons a year? Do I really have to spenc 5 years colecting the first 10 seasons?
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