lol....sounds like a good idea.

mine finally arrived. no top? :hscratch:

anyway, is there a petition yet to get them to stop doing these head cases or at least provide better packaging? I realize that they probably don't care, but they should at least know about the widespead collector dissatisfaction.

I thought I would hate it, but I actually don't mind. It'd be nice to have some other kind of opening than an open top, but I do feel like it's easier to access the discs than with a digipak. Also, when I first got it, the top of homer's head stuck out. I noticed that the disc holder wasn't properly aligned with the cardboard. (The disc holder was slightly hanging down from the cardboard.) So, after peeling away the disc case and reattaching it, it fits in there great.

still waiting

I tossed my Homer head into a closet. The only thing I really don't like about the replacement is that it's short! That is, width-wise, it is shorter than the digipaks so it's not flush. A little anal, I know, but...

Just looking at it on my shelf, it's not flush with the rest of the Simpsons sets, but it IS with my Smallville sets. Go figure...

nothing here yet

I got mine today.. Maybe I'm stupid, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to fold this stupid thing. According to the directions, it says to open the sleeve, then fold in the inner flap (which is the perforated one), then fold in the tabs and tuck in the other flap, but there's nowhere to tuck it in to.

If anyone can explain it better, I would appreciate it.. Thanks.

tuck it into itself (at the bottom). you push the smaller tab along the inner wide wall and then the longer tab that extends from it goes out at a right angle. then fold in the other bottom part envelope thing and you're good to go. unfortunately, I can't really explain it too well. All I know is that one of the tabs goes in against the inner wall and it's ending perforated tabgoes perpendicular to the other side (creating a bottom about 1/2" from the real bottom (for the dvds to sit on).

Mine went into the trash. I've downloaded some nice covers in various places and will be transferring all my seasons to new cases eventually, since it's obvious the packaging will suck from now on.

so does this mean that the british version is also without the insides and missing it's top?

If its normal like the earlier releases then could you just buy the uk version , provided you have a region free dvd player?

If the british case is like the earlier releases then fox is really run by assholes for having a better version and not sending that.

I received mine yesterday. I like it better than the head.

People are complaining about the replacement box? Wow, that's insane. I got mine yesterday, and I think it's great! The magnifying glass is a clever gimmick. Who cares if it has no top! Most of you people store them on bookshelves, so who sees the top!? Be happy with what you've got!!

I must say, that I think I actually prefer this to the digipak layout. Definitely much faster and more convenient than unfolding the old style. :up:

I admit, I'm a big fan of the replacement box. Is this exactly what region 2 got or did they get a digipak?

I'm still waiting for my replacement box.

I think you all have talked me into it. I'll get it and throw the head into the recycling bin.

I finally got mine today. It's not too bad, but I will miss the old packaging.

I got mine today. The new case is much better than the plastic head, but not as nice as the previous digipack. I am glad I upgraded, but I could have used that $3 on a sandwich :drool: sandwich.

I received the replacement box this afternoon. :up:

Got mine today as well.

I still haven't figured out how to correctly put this together..

If I fold in the perforated flap according to the directions, it sticks out away from the bottom of the case about 1/2" or so, and therefore the wing-flaps won't fold around it and so forth.

If I just fold in the wing-flaps and the "outer" flap with the print on it, everything is fine, and the inner Homer-head case fits snugly inside and everything looks right, except that perforated flap is now just dangling. I'm tempted to just cut it off, but want to see if anyone else can help me get past my stupidity first. :)

I think that you have the right idea, just completely backwards. Just reverse the part that is hanging down so that it is sticking up inside the box, which acts as a platform for the inner dvd case to sit on.

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[QUOTE=HoNuts]I think that you have the right idea, just completely backwards. Just reverse the part that is hanging down so that it is sticking up inside the box, which acts as a platform for the inner dvd case to sit on. Here's the best picture I could take of what the inside should look like.

Thanks for the pic. I did that, and it works, but now the Homer-head sticks out about 1/4" or so out of the top. Is this the correct way? When I did it my ass-backwards way, the head fit snugly inside and I just had to tip the case upside-down to get it out.

[QUOTE=Shagrath]Check the packaging that you're putting in the box. Are the four plastic disc holders hanging out of the cardboard covering at all (at the bottom)? I realized that this was the problem in my case, so I ripped the 4 disc holders off the cardboard covering, reapplied them so they were perfectly squared with the cardboard, and now it fits great. Maybe a manufacturing problem?

I got my "shipping confirmation" the first day they sent those out, but no box yet. I'm starting to get a little worried that its lost in the postal system somewhere.