Agreed, but I don't get this image
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/108/simpsonsback.jpg
Is this a show refernce I don't recall or a joke I just don't get?

well i can't speak for the Star Trek releases, but you have to realize that the people involved in the DVDs, Groening and the like still work on the show and are very busy just making the current Simpsons.. if the show was over i'm sure they'd have more free time to do commentaries and crank out the DVD sets but they work full time on the show so it's understandable that they can't put them out every 3 months.. i'd love for it to go faster too, but i realize they don't have all the time in the world for the DVDs.

I think saying "this is where it gets funny" isn't the correct phrase. What most probably mean is that with each passing season, it continued to get better. The first two seasons were solid, but not usually "ha-ha" funny. Season three was the first to be like that (for me, anyway) and these next few seasons are going to be fantastic, as this is when I started to watch the show on TV.

And I love the packaging. I can't wait to get my grubby hands on this set.

It's Snowball II chewing on an electrical cable and getting electrocuted. It's just a throwaway visual joke (one that isn't particularly funny, but who's complaining?)

I think the show got funny at the start and stayed that way to the present -- season 15 was one of the best, IMO. Sure, it has had ups and downs, but every year was worthwhile, IMO, and will be a great DVD set. If Fox would only get 'em out faster...

Man that set is sexy looking. June 15th needs to come tomorrow.

I love those inside covers! I can't wait to get my set.

In case anyone in Denver needs this now, I saw it out early at Blockbuster today 6/8. E-mail me for location.

Hey everyone, I'm the person who took those pictures on DVDFile, glad you like them. Commentary by Conan is not to be missed.

man i wish it was tomorrow today

Best Buy.com has got S4 for 29.99 + free shipping.
I'm not sure if that's just a pre-order price or not. I hope it's a release-week, because I have a 10.50 coupon I want to use at the B&M.
31.39 at Deep Discount, which could be cheaper depending on your tax rate.
BB also has a promo where if you buy another Fox TV box set [choose from Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, Shield], ten bucks off.

$31.49 from Buy.com with free shipping. That's a few cents cheaper than BestBuy.com for me since there's no tax with Buy.com, and Buy ships a lot faster than Best Buy. I just got mine today!

<Does happy dance>

I got mine pre-ordered!

I'm getting this TODAY! Yippy!

I wish they started knocking this out every 3 - 4 months

This is a great set. So when is season 5 coming out? :-)

8-13 months sadly :(

Yeah, probably not before next April.

Damn, this is one enjoyable season. I really liked the little intro from Matt, too. Nice touch.

I hope they have another season out before the end of the year. At this rate we'll never catch up with the broadcast season.

I must say I'm realy impressed with the amount of surround usage

Matt Groening said it took so long getting season 4 out as they did commentary for each episode. He also says they are working on more but didn't have a time frame.

The wait is worth it. I got every single episode on VHS. A DVD set wouldn't mean anything to me unless it had the commentaries.

What about the fact that DVD's outlast VHS tapes, or the fact that they have crisp 5.1 surround sound or an unpassable quality?

Oh yeah, then there's that. I freaking love DVD's!!!

I've seen each episode at least a half a dozen times. I could wait.

I also have a stand alone burner and can burn them to DVD anytime I want.

Commentaries mean everything to me on these things!

i had a few problems with the ITCHY AND SCRATCHY MOVIE. it went to the menu screen halfway through the episode. watched it again and it was ok. i think its my ps2, probably not a disk problem

I'm about half way thru disk 2. It's just an incredible set!