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5 Oct 7th, 2001 

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Massive list of features, Finally out on DVD, Presentation of Box is cool

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More than double the US price

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Yesterday, I woke up, and got on the bus to go to my local city centre. With my money in my pocket, I looked around to find the best and cheapest place to buy "The Simpsons Complete first series" on DVD.

Details on this are at the end, but first, and breif explanation of what is included in the Box Set.

** DISC 1 **
- Simpsons Roasting on an open fire
- Bart the genius
- Homer's Odyssey
- There's no disgrace like home
- Bart the General
= Special Features =
- Bart the Genius SCRIPT
- Bart the General SCRIPT


** DISC 2 **
- Moaning Lisa
- The Call of the simpsons
- The telltale head
- Life on the fast lan
- Homer's Night out
= Special Features =
- Moaning Lisa SCRIPT


** DISC 3 **
- The crepes of wrath
- Krusty gets busted
- Some enchanted evening
= Special Features =
- Outtakes from unaired version of "Some enchanted evening"
- Anamatic from "Bart the General"
- The Making of the simpsons
- Foreign Language Clips in:
> French
> Italian
> Spanish
> Japanese
> Portuguese
- Tracy Ullman Show Short "Good Night Simpsons"
- Albert Brooks Audio Outtakes from "Life on the fastlane"
- Art of the simpsons
> Matt Groaning's Hall of fame
> Early Sketches and drawings
> Comic Books * HIDDEN *
- "Some Enchanted Evening" SCRIPT
- ABC News Special * HIDDEN *


Even though the price is quite high here in the UK, you have to admit that the list of features above is pretty long.

** PRICE **
Ok, back to the shopping, I had seen The Simpsons Complete Season 1 DVD available for the following prices at the following stores:

WHSmiths £29.99
Woolworths £35.99
Game £39.99
HMV £39.99

And, as you can imagine, one week later, all but HMV had sold out. I was told however that WHSmiths would have some more in stock on Moday. So, I could either wait and risk going out of stock again, or buy from HMV, one of the most expensive places. I decided to buy(I really wanted to see it)


** Actors Featuring the voices of **
- Julie Kavner
- Albert Brooks
- Kelsey Grammer
- Dan Castellaneta
- Nancy Cartwright
- Yeardley Smith
- Hank Azaria
- Harry Shearer
- Phil Hartman
- Pamela Hayden
- Marcia Wallace
- Tress MacNeille

** Other details **
Certificate: PG
Year: 1989
Screen: Fullscreen 4:3
Languages: English - Dolby Digital (5.1)
Subtitles: Spanish


** My thought **
I think that even though this box set is very expensive, compared to the US, it is still worth the money, expecially since buying the whole first season on Video format would surely cost a lot more. Plus, the video format would not have as many special features, and you have the hassle of having to rewind them after use, which is not needed with DVD's.

This is a TOP DVD, Buy, Buy, Buy
 

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Comments about this review »

Sweetiesarahjane 14.09.2002 12:48

I have this set on video - its really good!

MorganForever 11.03.2002 22:57

Everyone loves The Simpsons and I'm no exception! Great op!

Celia86 07.10.2001 18:21

Good Op! Personally I never buy videos or dvd's though!

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