The Simpsons DVDs --Will you stop, or will you buy them all?
08-15-06, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by macnorton
I will buy every season until it ends. I have never missed an episode (on Sundays and Thursdays) and I don't plan on starting anytime soon. In my opinion, I can think of one truly awful episode, "Prankster Rap". Easily one of the worst episodes of anything I have ever seen. 50 Cent can barely rap, who thought that he could act? Oh, well I guess. Aside from that one, I have no problems with the show. I love all the topical and political humor in it. It can go over the heads of some viewers (not a jab at the fans, just stating what I have seen), and that can be frustrating.
I am a fan for life, I will buy the sets and see the movie. I love this show!
I am a fan for life, I will buy the sets and see the movie. I love this show!
08-16-06, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Manzana
Same here. That's why I asked about Costco's price on The Simpsons because everyone else wants $27.99 or $29.99. I think I'd buy it for $24.99 this week, but since the The Simpsons sets always end up $15.99-$19.99 eventually, I'm not sure what price or how long to wait.
08-16-06, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bluetoast
Costco has it for around $20 this week, instant $10 rebate.
08-16-06, 01:42 PM
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I sure am enjoying season eight so far. I'm almost through disc 2 and it's by far the second greatest season of the show (season four is unbeatable). I don't know what the hell people find wrong with this season, and I don't want to know.
That being said, I'm stopping after season nine. That's the last good year, where the good outweighs the bad. Plus, it contains my pick for the final classic of the series, "Lisa's Sax".
That being said, I'm stopping after season nine. That's the last good year, where the good outweighs the bad. Plus, it contains my pick for the final classic of the series, "Lisa's Sax".
08-16-06, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Leechboy
Wasn't 50 Cent in that episode for like 12 seconds?
08-16-06, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Manzana
Yes, most people were reporting success buying just S8 alone yesterday and getting it for about $20, but it didn't work for at least 1 person. This $10 discount for S8 alone was due to a glitch in the system which could be fixed by the time I get to Costco this morning.
One store had the shelf tag mentioning the $10 rebate off S7 or S8, but it never said anything about needing to buy both together.
08-16-06, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bluetoast
Ah, sorry to hear that. By the way, did you see any of the Maggie heads? Or were they all regular sets?
Since I don't like the "head" style boxes, Costco worked for me.
08-17-06, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Manzana
Since I don't like the "head" style boxes, Costco worked for me.
Are the insides of the 'normal' ones the same as the seasons 1-5? A note from Matt, and a 4 disc layout?
What's inside the head? I've seen the outside but never the in. Is there a Matt note?
EDIT: Nevermind, I just picked up 5 and 6, so I know the answers.
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08-19-06, 12:54 AM
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Did anyone else listen to the commentary for "Mountain of Madness" yet? The "fan" sitting in on the commentary acts very oddly and I almost have to assume this is longtime writer John Swartzwelder actually doing a commentary since he keeps bringing up Swartzwelder.
08-19-06, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
The "fan" is Dan Casteleneta doing a character.
Also anyone else notice that the head and standard box have different disk art.
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08-19-06, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty Nail
Also anyone else notice that the head and standard box have different disk art.
Really? I figured that they would be the same discs, just different packaging.
08-19-06, 06:19 PM
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No plans to stop buying them.
08-19-06, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ltrain
Really? I figured that they would be the same discs, just different packaging.
08-19-06, 06:36 PM
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Is the US Maggie Head the same size as the last two?
We Canucks got US editions of the Homer and Marge heads with (easily removeable) bilingual stickers stuck on, but this time we manufactured our own, and the new one is only about 2/3 the width of the others. It looks very weird on the shelf.
I'm used to bitching about French ruining the cover and spine art, but I've never seen one that had gone on a diet before. It is supposed to be that skinny?
We Canucks got US editions of the Homer and Marge heads with (easily removeable) bilingual stickers stuck on, but this time we manufactured our own, and the new one is only about 2/3 the width of the others. It looks very weird on the shelf.
I'm used to bitching about French ruining the cover and spine art, but I've never seen one that had gone on a diet before. It is supposed to be that skinny?
08-19-06, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Vandelay_Inds
I'll stop where the show turned from funny into surreal and grotesque. Haven't seen it on TV for many years, so don't really know what season that was. I believe I saw it up to one extremely lame episode where they built a wall separating Springfield in two.
08-19-06, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ben12
Just got season 8, and now I'm done buying Simpsons DVDs. There sure are some stinkers in this set, but there are enough great episodes to justify it. I don't have any love for any episodes post-season 8.
08-19-06, 09:36 PM
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I just picked up the 8th season, and I have NO plans of stopping. Seasons 9 and 10 are fantastic seasons, but their consistency takes a fall seasons 11 on, but I love the show too much that they are more than worth buying.
08-19-06, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bluetoast
I guess I'm still undecided on which path to go, since I have S1-4 so far.
Are the insides of the 'normal' ones the same as the seasons 1-5? A note from Matt, and a 4 disc layout?
What's inside the head? I've seen the outside but never the in. Is there a Matt note?
EDIT: Nevermind, I just picked up 5 and 6, so I know the answers.
Are the insides of the 'normal' ones the same as the seasons 1-5? A note from Matt, and a 4 disc layout?
What's inside the head? I've seen the outside but never the in. Is there a Matt note?
EDIT: Nevermind, I just picked up 5 and 6, so I know the answers.
08-21-06, 12:53 PM
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Anyone found the "promos" featurette? According to the booklet it's supposed to be on disc 4, but it seems to be either well hidden (an announced easter egg?) or left off.