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FIRST, my opinion about the program: I really get a kick out of the Simpsons, and the fact that some extras, such as commentary by Matt Groening, are missing from this set is no problem for me. What I care about is the program itself, and I find that hearing the creator ramble on about his wonderful creativity just detracts from my enjoyment of the show. So if, like me, you mainly want to watch more Simpsons ASAP, go for it!
NOW, my rant: CULTURAL DEVOLUTION. The packaging of these DVDs is further evidence of the decline of our culture. Surely professional marketers have scientifically surveyed consumers and determined they prefer fancy, dysfunctional packaging of DVDs over plainer, convenient and functional packaging. But I am not one of those stupid consumers. I want to store my DVDs in packaging that protects them and makes them easily accessible; this is my primary criterion for evaluating packaging. Unfortunately, the packaging of these DVDs, like the packaging of the majority of DVDs in my collection, is extremely inconvenient to use. To get to these DVDs, first, I must slide the carton out of a plastic sleeve. Then, I must open the flap on the carton and extract the accordion-style packaging of the DVDs. This innermost packaging has the DVDs stored in connected cardboard sleeves, making it awkward to get to the individual discs, and making it likely the consumer will put scratches on the DVDs when removing and replacing them. And the fact that the packaging is fancy, expensive, and adorned with images of the Simpsons only makes matters worse because it is obvious that a significant amount of money was spent to create a package that is annoying and likely to damage the product itself. What a stupid waste of money! And what a tragic way to package a product that should last many decades if it is handled properly.
In fairness, the packaging of these DVDs is no worse than many other DVDs in my collection. But the fact that some other reviewers of this set of DVDs complained about the packaging prompted me to add my two cents. But I suppose the real culprits are not the marketing professionals who are providing consumers with what they want. No, the real culprits are the stupid consumers themselves, who prefer things fancy and dysfunctional, such as the common practice of adjusting widescreen televisions to have a non-wide image stretched horizontally to fill the wide screen, preferring to see images stretched and distorted horizontally rather than seeing proper images with some unused screen at the left and right edges of the screen. And how about the stupid majority of consumers who prefer a wide computer monitor that matches widescreen DVD movie images but which is compressed vertically, reducing the amount of a word-processing document or spreadsheet or a webpage that can be seen without scrolling. As if the primary activity on a PC is watching DVDs! I tell ya, the decline of the United States in the world community... oh, never mind.
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As another reviewer mentioned, there are no extras outside a three minute "sneak peak" at the recently aired anniversary special. This comes to me as a shock as I own all the other currently released Simpsons DVDs which all have lots of extras and commentary for every single episode. The episodes aren't even close to being as good as any of the older Simpsons so the set has nothing to stand on. My favorite parts of this set were the packaging (minus the crummy "eco" case with loads of missing plastic to make it easier to damage your discs) and the menus. But you know what the problem with both of those is? They have nothing to do with this season. They're purposely nostalgic in order to try and sell the newer, crappier seasons to fans of the older stuff. Both the packaging and menu would have been better suited for a 20th anniversary "best of" compilation of older episodes with new commentaries and extras, but no, we weren't so fortunate. This release is really an insult to fans and should be avoided. Had I known about these issues I would have opted to not purchase it. I encourage everyone else to speak with your wallets.
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