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Summary: Faster!
Review: The four stars are for the incomparable genius of the Simpsons, and for being able to watch them hit their historic stride in seasons 3-8 without commercial interruption and/or syndication's editorial slaughter. The one non-star is for the slackedness of the DVD creation team over at 20th Century Fox. I got my Season 3 in the mail a couple days ago (WOOHOO!), more than 12 months after getting my Season 2 (D'OH!). So, I am calling them out! It is time to get on the ball, folks. When I heard, a few years back, that the DVD sets were coming out, I was ecstatic. "I can finally get rid of my closet full of 8-hour VHS tapes filled with commercial-interrupted episodes", I said. The wonders of DVD would finally come home! But since then, I have become increasingly frustrated (and I know that I am certainly not alone, by any stretch) at the pace of the releases. Honestly speaking, by the time the seasons get into the double digits, DVD technology will have gone the way of the 8-track, and it will all be digital files purchased online, and I will never have my precious full DVD set. I'd settle for 1-8, but even that might never happen. I'm not sure what's going on over there at Fox, but waiting another year is a travesty, my friends! Yes, the Season 3 DVD set is very well-made. But perhaps you could exchange some of the eye-candy DVD menu animation for increased production speed?
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Summary: August 2004 release?
Review: In the so far grand tradition of The Simpsons DVD getting released every August, are we looking at an August 2004 release for Season 4? I am looking forward to buying Season 14 when it's released in August of 2014. Hopefully somebody gets on the ball and gets these DVD's out alot quicker.
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Summary: "Have a 'D'-lightful Summer"--Mrs. Krabappel
Review: As a big fan of the Simpsons I am anxiously awaiting each season's DVD set release, especially after seeing the excellent quality of the first two season releases. The fourth season is not quite as solid as season 3, but there are still many great episodes to watch: 1. Kamp Krusty, 2. A Streetcar Named Marge, 3. Homer the Heretic, 4. Lisa the Beauty Queen, 5. Treehouse of Horror III, 6. Itchy & Scratchy: the Movie, 7. Marge Gets a Job, 8. New Kid on the Block, 9. Mr. Plow, 10. Lisa's First Word, 11. Homer's Triple Bypass, 12. Marge v. the Monorail, 13. Selma's Choice, 14. Brother From the Same Planet, 15. I Love Lisa, 16. Duffless, 17. Last Exit to Springfield, 18. So it Comes to This: A Simpsons Clip Show, 19. The Front, 20. Whacking Day, 21. Marge in Chains, and 22. Krusty Gets Kancelled. Guest voices include such people as Bob Hope, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Jones, Leonard Nimoy, Brook Shields, David Crosby, etc. I agree with a previous reviewer that the brilliance of this series is the humorous and almost disturbingly realistic way it reflects American pop culture. Although we will have to wait until season 7 to get Lemons of Troy, Itchy and Scratchy: the Movie is an excellent satire of America's obsession with big box office films and the juvenile beauty queen Amber Dempsey looks so much like Jeanbenet Ramsey it's scary (especially considering this episode came out before her tragic death).
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Summary: Ahh yes, lets watch the grass grow. Thanks a lot Fox :-(
Review: Well at this rate, we'll be lucky if Season 4 is out by Christmas of 2004!! If they plan on releasing ONE DVD SET PER YEAR, then season 17 (which the show will go that long at least) to be released on DVD won't occur until 2017!! I mean by then, I'm sure some new type of Video format will be out and that will mean that the I will spend on the DVD sets will be very outdated, and then Fox will find a way to get me to buy all the seasons all over again with some new type of Digital Video format? This is just intolerable. I hope that once the Simpson's show ends in two or three years, then Fox and the producers involved can crank em out alot quicker since they won't have to spend the majority of their time working on creating new shows. For the LOVE OF GOD FOX, get with the program!! This is too excruciating to have em come out so slowly. But like the loyal Simpson's fan I am, I'll buy them the day they come out nonetheless. (BTW, Season 4 is a lot better than season 1-3 combined. But The Simpson's don't really hit their stride until seasons 5 & 6.)
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Summary: Season Four is the true beginning
Review: I've been a fan of the Simpsons since I was a kid in grammar school. I was lucky enough to enjoy the series as a youngster in the eighties as as an adult of today. But I became a true fan of the simpsons during high school by wathing back to back reruns. At this point I realized that simpsons is more than just a funny show; it's a series which has captured the essence of pop-culture without sacrificing a high standard in cleverly weaved comedy. Of course, there was a transition from good to great in the forth season. Probably the most resonant episode that would mark this change is Lemon of Troy, a story whose jokes are so well crafted that a new and very high standard of comedy had been made. Season four is the point where the simpsons began to reflect American entertainment, but American culture as well
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Summary: An Excellent season!!!
Review: The Simpsons are truly one of the most popular and oldest running animated television series ever. Each episode is completly unique from one another and tells us a different story. Probably what makes the Simpsons stand out from the rest of the tv shows is that they can be absolutly funny for people of any age and also provides and good moral behind most of the episodes. The show has been put in the Guiness Book of Records and the longest running tv show and also the television series to have the most number of guest stars appearing. Here's a brief information about the episodes: Kamp Krusty : Bart and Lisa spend six weeks at Camp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out. A Streetcar Named Marge : Marge takes a part in the musical version of A Streetcar Named Desire, a musical which has a strange resemblance to the Simpsons' own home life. Homer the Heretic : Homer, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip church, much to Marge's objections. Lisa the Beauty Queen : Homer enters Lisa in a beauty contest, and Lisa comes in as runner up. However, when the original winner is injured, Lisa becomes Little Miss Springfield. Guest stars Bob Hope. Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie : When Bart fails to keeps an eye on Maggie and puts her life in danger, Homer finally puts his foot down on Bart's mischief by passing the ultimate punishment: Bart can never see The Itchy and Scratchy Movie. Treehouse of Horror III : The Simpsons hold a Halloween Party, in which three stories are exchanged: Clown Without Pity - Bart receives, as a birthday present, a talking Krusty doll....from the House of Evil 'Your One Stop Evil Shop'
King Homer - King Kong Klone.
Dial 'Z' For Zombies - After being assigned to read a another book, Bart picks out an item from the occult section, and tries to raise the dead Snowball I, but instead cause the dead people to rise up. Marge Gets a Job : The Simpsons home needs about $8,000 worth of foundation work, so Marge gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. However, things start getting a bit sticky when Mr. Burns develops a crush on Marge. Tom Jones guest stars. New Kid on the Block : Bart develops a crush on the new girl next door, but his heart is broken when she dates Jimbo. Sara Gilbert guest stars. Mr. Plow : After Homer wrecks the two family cars during a snowstorm, he buys a snowplow, and starts up Mr. Plow. However, the competition becomes cut-throat when Homer's best buddy, Barney, starts up a competing plowing business, Plow King. Guest stars Linda Ronstadt and Adam West. Lisa's First Words : While trying to get Maggie to say her first words, Homer recalls what happened a few years back when Lisa was born, when they first moved into their present home, and what Lisa said her first words. Homer's Triple Bypass : All those years of eating those fatty foods has caused Homer to have a heart attack. Now, Homer has a choice - spend $40,000 for Dr. Hibbert's bypass operation, or $129.95 for Dr. Nick Riviera's operation--any operation. Marge vs. the Monorail : After getting $3 million from a fine due to Mr. Burn's illegal disposal of nuclear waste, the town decides to spend money on a needless monorail....built from shoddy materials. Leonard Nimoy guest voices as himself. Selma's Choice : After aunt Gladys Bouvier dies, Selma decided to try and get married and have a child. Brother from the Same Planet : Bart decides to get a bigger brother when Homer neglects him for the last time. Turnabout is fair play, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hot-line, a 900 number. I Love Lisa : Lisa's valentine to the most disliked boy in her class causes her to be chased by him. Duffless : After Homer gets caught drunk driving, he promises Marge to stay off the Duff for one month. Meanwhile, when Bart ruins Lisa's science project, Lisa vows to take revenge by determining which is smarter: a hamster or Bart. Last Exit to Springfield : Homer becomes a Union boss and negotiates a new contract with the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, mindful that Lisa needs braces. Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars. So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show : When Homer get seriously injured from Bart's practical joke, the Simpsons recall at the hospital various moments from past episodes. The Front : After watching a particularly bad Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Lisa and Bart ghost write their own using their grandfather's name. Meanwhile, Homer takes night school to make up a missing science credit. Brooke Shields and David Crosby guest star. Whacking Day : While the town of Springfield prepares for the annual snake whacking day (which Lisa dreads), Bart gets expelled from school for embarrassing Mr. Skinner during a school inspection. Barry White guest stars Krusty Gets Kancelled : When the Gabbo show causes Krusty to get cancelled, Krusty quickly hits the skids. However, Lisa and Bart vow to help Krusty out by organizing a comeback special. Guest stars Bette Midler, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Marge in Chains : When the Osaka Flu hits Springfield, everyone suffers. And when Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart, she spends 30 days at the local prison. Probably the only disadvantage about the dvd is it's last release. For example, the third season was supposed to release sometime in June 2003 and got postpond to August. It's a little disappointing that we have to wait a year before a season is released on DVD, that too, considering there are 14 seasons, and it would be a disaster if we had to wait for 14 years for each season to be released! At least they could release 2 seasons in one year like they do for other tv shows like friends, x-files, buffy the vampire slayer etc. On the whole, this dvd edition is still worth having for the countless extra features including, intervies, commentaries, and much more!!! A great addition to your dvd collection :)
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Summary: Can't Wait!
Review: But it looks like i'm gonna have to, for a long time. To me the simpsons is the best show ever created, i have never missed an episode, i have always stayed a loyal fan to the show. My guess as to why they are taking so long, is enhancing the visuals, if you see an episode from the first couple of seasons come on in syndication and you go back and look at it on your dvd there is a major difference. But i am gonna stay patient.
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Summary: Simpsons last great stand
Review: The fourth season of the SIMPSONS is truly the last terrific season of the show with all of the elements that made the show were in a correct place. Namely this is the last season where Homer actaully shows a flicker of rational inteligence or care as a father before in later episodes he got the torch handed to him from Bart to be the shows defining character and turned into a babbling cretin who spewed nonsense. The last season to probably give us episodes with scenes that are supposed to play out to some extent of substance instead of jumping endlessly around an episode and giving us quick jokes and sacrificeing a coherant story for the show. Thats not to say that the SIMPSONS aren't still good in later seasons such as seven or eight but the show had found it's perfect fitting in season three and carried most of it into this season with some truly great episodes, but something happened in the fifth that made those shoes break and never to fit again the way that they should have. Highlights this season include my vote for number one funniest episode of the series and is also the season opener KAMP KRUSTY in which Lisa and Bart head to Kamp Krusty for a summer paradise and find the camp to be more of a gulag complete with leaky cabins, bad food and bullies for councilers. ITCHY AND SCRATCY THE MOVIE has Mrs. Krabappel warning Marge and Homer of Barts discipline problems and after he neglects in watching Maggie, Homer forbids him from seeing the new Itchy and Scratcy movie which turns into the biggest movie of the year. (The best injoke in the series is featured in this episode with Lisa telling Bart that Michael Jackson and Dustin Hoffman made uncredited voice cameos for the movie, both celebrities did the same thing for the show in seasons 3 and 2 respectivly). MR. PLOW has Homer buying a snow plow and becoming a local hero but his thunder is stolen by Barney with his even bigger snow plow. Adam West has a great guest appearance in this one. A STREETCAR NAMED MARGE isn't so much funny as it is just a simply great episode with Marge getting the lead in a theatrical version of A Streetcar named Desire and Homer even learning something about himself and his lout ways after seeing the play. HOMER THE HERETIC gets my vote as one of the top 5 episodes in my book with Homer meeting God in a dream after skipping out on church and being told that he may be allowed to continue staying home from church and pursue his own beliefs. The last episode to air that also made you question whether it was "right" to watch the Simpsons or not. Much with season three, there are too many good episodes to mention such as DUFFLESS and I LOVE LISA and HOMER's TRIPLE BYPASS. LAST EXIT TO SPRINGFIELD even introduced me to one of my most favorite pieces of guitar music; Classical Gas. Like when Homer said while looking in his yearbook after reading that he didn't do anything noteworthy, "So many memories." This like I said was the last great season the Simpsons would have and it's too bad of a show in it's prime sliding downhill when things were finally put into place. I attribute this season also with the last great year of my school days which is maybe why I like it as much as I do, back when this was when I lived and breathed the Simpsons. While I will probably collect all of the Simpsons DVD's WHEN they are released eventually (read that okay FOX?!) This one along with season three will spend the most time in my player. I'm sure I'm not alone with the rest of the fans when I say this.
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Summary: The Simpsons Kick It Into Fourth Gear
Review: The fourth season of The Simpsons carried the momentum of the prosperity of Season 3 and extended "The Golden Age" of the series. The storylines remain fresh, involving more minor characters such as Selma, Ralph Wiggum, and Krusty and humor has improved nicely from its first three seasons. Obviously, the presentation of the show is visually and aurally enhanced, satisfying by today's standards. Season 4 features all twenty-two episodes in its entirety, with most of them being nothing short of spectacular. Here are my personal favorite episodes: Kamp Krusty: Now that the kids are out for the summer, Bart and Lisa spend some R&R at Kamp Krusty. As the kids find out, Kamp Krusty is like a concentration camp more than anything. They are fed with imitation gruel, bullied around by the school bullies, and for the unfortunate pleasantly plump, a brutal weight-loss regimen. Despite the absence of Krusty the Klown, the namesake of the camp, Bart remains hopeful his comedic idol will come and save the day. Homer the Heretic: Lazy one Sunday to go to church, Homer dreams that God has given him permission to skip church for good, with Marge on his case. It isn't until Homer has a brush with death that he is compelled to return. Treehouse of Horror III: The Simpsons host a Halloween party where they exchange scary stories. In the first short is "Clown Without Pity", Homer forgets it's Bart's birthday and hence, he has no present. In desperation, Homer buys a talking Krusty doll from a mysterious shop, which winds up trying to kill him. The second part is a King Kong parody, dubbed King Homer. Last but not least, in "Dial Z for Zombies", Bart attempts to raise Lisa's deceased cat, Snowball I from the dead, only to raise dead people who run amok. Marge vs. The Monorail: The town receives $3 million, due to Mr. Burns being fined for illegally dumping nuclear waste. Deciding what to do with the money, the townspeople are convinced by one Mr. Lanley with a catchy song, to build a monorail. Unswayed by public opinion, Marge's sneaking suspicions get the best of her as she eventually finds out that Lanley is hoodwinking Springfield by having the monorail be built by shoddy materials. Mono...D'OH!!! Selma's Choice: My absolute favorite episode of Season 4. When her old maid Aunt Gladys passes away, Selma fears dying alone and therefore, she decides that she wants to marry and have a family. However, her newfound perspective is put to the test when Homer gets sick from eating a spoiled hoagie and because of his illness, Selma must accompany Bart and Lisa to Duff Gardens, a Disneyland-spoofed amusement park owned and operated by Duff Beer. I Love Lisa: Feeling bad for the outsider of her class, Ralph Wiggum when he hasn't received a Valentine's greeting, Lisa sends one to Ralph. However, Ralph takes it the wrong way and therefore, chases Lisa to fall in love with him. Last Exit to Springfield: The power plant proposes that each employee can get one free keg of beer on the condition by accepting the free booze, that they're coughing up their dental plan. Mindful that Lisa needs braces, Homer becomes the Union boss and negotiates to renew the dental plan. Whacking Day: The town prepares to celebrate Whacking Day, an annual event where the townspeople can club snakes and Lisa attempts to do away with the bizarre festival. Meanwhile, Bart is expelled when he drives an out-of-control tractor, causing Principal Skinner's successful inspection to go down the drain. This is an excellent purchase for the hardcore Simpsons fan or casual viewers or even for the newbies. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Great Series
Review: I highly reccommend the Simpsons DVD. I am a little unhappy that I have to wait so long in between seasons
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