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The Simpsons - The Complete First Season

The Simpsons - The Complete First Season

List Price: $39.98
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: OMG BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD!
Review: If anyone gives this lower than 5 and bought this they are dumb. Its exactly as advertised 'its the complete first season" i am a huge simpsons fan and this is sosoooooo great to own because im never sick of any of the episodes and there are soo many. BUY NOW!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Mediocre!
Review: Yes, that's right. The first season of THE SIMPSONS was mediocre. Many readers will instinctively click the negative button under my review but you seem like an intelligent person. If you haven't bought "Season 1" or don't remember or haven't seen any of these episodes, hear me out.

It was nothing like the second, third, fourth, fifth and eight seasons (the only ones worth collecting once the entire series is on DVD by the year 2050) and isn't much like our favorite show at all.

The most glaring thing is the awful animation. Now THE SIMPSONS hasn't ever been "pretty" but I cannot comprehend how they managed to look so shoddy. Did they have the color cells filled in by chimpanzees? Was Krusty drawn by Matt Groening's down-syndrome inflicted four year old? It sounds unkind but see the episode where Krusty gets framed by...is that Sideshow Bob? In another episode (before he gets fired), he looks and acts just like Sideshow Mel! And since when was Smithers African-American???????????? :-O

-=possible spoilers ahead=-

Now one could overlook the shoddy production if the storylines were half as clever as they would become. But they're not. As a matter of fact, some of them are painfully pedestrian. There are funny "moments" here and there (a preview of good things to come) but everything in between ranges from pedestrian to just painful to watch. The camping episode? Were they trying to write a Brady Bunch episode? Lisa gets "the blues?" As if anybody cared about Lisa even then?????
The only real saving graces here are the Christmas special (which is delightfully twisted in a National Lampoons kind of way) and "Bart the General" which has some really good moments, like the tribute to "Patton."

THE SIMPSONS first season is a historical curiosity which doesn't hold up today. You won't want to buy this unless you like completion.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: weak
Review: weak not wirth getting unless you are a hardcore movie colltor or simpsons fan

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic, but today it's like watching an educational video
Review: Look, there's no denying that these episodes are classic, mostly because of what they did for the animated tv series. But if you're not old enough to remember these when they first aired (and frankly, even if you are), watching these is somewhat like being in school and learning about a crucial stage of history (which these episodes are, in a sense). This set is like the Alamo. It's not really as thrilling for many of us as it must've been for the people who experienced it, but it's still textbook-worthy material, so what are you gonna do?

It kinda makes me wonder if, by the time that like, Season 13 is out, if those will be like this. I don't think so, because Season 2 and 3 are still good for entertainment. The Samantha "Stinky" Stanky episode always makes me laugh.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty good.
Review: If you are a Simpsons fan, this is worth it. Of course the animation isnt going to be top-notch, its from 1989!! I wish people would stop complaining about it. It is kind of weird to see some characters in their first episodes, but at the same time pretty neat. The only gripe about it is the stupid thing you have to go through 3 times to get to the selection menu.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: HAV 2 HAV
Review: This is one of the greatest DVD's that has the episodes of a season in them. Probably becuase The Simpsons is the most awesome show ever on TV. It shows all of season one and you can have commentary which is great and gives you alot of cool facts. If you are a Simpsons lover this is a have to have.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is a great dvd
Review: first, let's get something straight. Now i've read some of the other reviews and have heard others talking about this dvd set. Many understand the quality of this, but still many choose to bad mouth it and critcize it. Sure the animation and colors aren't what they are today. But these episodes had great stories. And the ones bad-mouthing it are usually younger kids. Kids these days can't appreciate anything classic. This is a great set. Without these episodes there wouldn't be any simpsons today. Make sure you get this if your a real fan.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: For those of us over the age of 14
Review: Okay, if you're under the age of 14, you probably don't get the first season of the Simpsons. Yes, it's not what's aired today, but if it had really "sucked" as much as some of you think it does, we wouldn't have seasons 2-infinity.

It's great to be able to sit down and watch this series build itself up, introducing great characters by ones and twos. A must have for any Simpsons fan.

The only draw back is that yes, it is kind of lean on DVD extras. I haven't watched the episodes with commentary, yet, but am looking forward to doing so. Overall, they could have given a bit more bang for the buck, but the reason I bought it wasn't for the cool goodies I'll look at once, but to have the episodes themselves, to watch over and over. :)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty Good For the First DVD . . . .
Review: I am a big Simpsons fan. This DVD provides helpful insight on the first season of The Simpsons. It has all thirteen episodes from season one, and has other special features included as well. The reason I give it four stars is because the extra features aren't that great. But I liked the rest of the DVD. If you are a Simpsons fan, then you should definetly add this DVD to your collection.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: RIP OFF!!!!
Review: OH GOD! WHAT HAPPENED? DID THE CREATORS KNOW WHAT THEY WERE PUTTING OUT? I DIDN'T LAUGH ONCE AND I AM A SIMPSONS FAN. THE SHOW IS NOTHING LIKE IT IS TODAY! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR BUY THE WORLDS BEST SHOW EVER- SOUTH PARK INSTEAD. YOU'LL LAUGH MORE IN ONE EPISODE OF SOUTH PARK THAN IN THE ENTIRE SEASON ONE OF THE SIMPSONS. THIS SHOW AT THE TIME DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. IT'S JUST NOT VERY FUNNY AT ALL. AND THE SPECIAL FEATURES? WHERE'D THEY FIND THOSE BURRIED? THEY ARE TERRIBLE. I'M SORRY SIMPSONS FANS, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY SEASONS TWO OR THREE- THOSE ARE HILARIOUS. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING LOWER THAN A ONE STAR RATING SO I COULD GIVE IT TO THIS RUSHED OUT POORLY CONSTRUCTED DVD.


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