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Otis P Jivefunk
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I can't wait either! ...for Season 6 that is...
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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I can't wait for both seasons 4 and 5, and I hope they both come out within the next year, although it's pretty unlikely.
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DotheBartman
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Originally posted by evan: I'm looking forward to season 4, even though it might be the last Simpsons' season I buy. It definately is my favorite season. Although, I hope it comes out sometime before the summer/has better special features. Any particular reason you might not go past season four? Just curious. And it aint' coming out before the summer, I can almost guarantee that. Fox has settled into a yearly August/September time period by now.
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Gleno
Liquid Emperor
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Originally posted by PCC Fred: I've given up on the Simspons DVDs. Besides the fact SKY and the BBC have repeated it to death, one boxset a year is too long to wait for a show that has 14 seasons and counting. Season 15 would be out in 2015, by which time DVD will have long since been usurped by the next format. I agree....and why does it take so long for them anyway....? Each new Futurama dvd was out in 6 month intervals....over here anyway....
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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Not to my knowledge, though I'd check out sights such as snpp.com periodically for more info. Last year they got the release date for season 3 out by April, so in about a month or two, we'll probably get a release date for season 4.
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Gorky
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Season 4 probably has alot of 'classic' episodes, and that's part of what makes it great. Just out of curiousity, what episodes are you dying to see, and which ones do you want to hear commentaries for? I'd like to hear the one for "So it's Come to This:A Simpsons Clip Show" simply because I want to here how they decided what clips to use, how they go about writing a clipshow (and for what reason) and how they produce them.
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User_names_suck
Professor
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Yeah It'll be intresting to hear commentary on a clip show. and I like to hear from Oakley and Weinstien, I hope they dont have some kind of objection to commentaries or season 7 and 8 might be a bit lacking.
One thing I'm wondering is that some later seasons have 25 episodes, and they seem to have a 6 episode a disc limit because of the extras, So I guess with later seasons there will be 5 disc box sets.
I'm starting to get annoyed at the length of the release though, I'm sure by the time of season 5 and 6 David Mirkin will be running season 17 and 18.
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #18 on: 02-02-2004 19:30 »
« Last Edit on: 02-02-2004 19:30 »
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Shadowstar: I think I've said this before, but the notion that the commentaries are holding up the dvds is completely false. At least, its hardly an acceptable answer as to why these are taking so long. Season three's commentaries were recorded around late 2002, early 2003, yet the set didnt come out til August 2003 (and given the actual quality of the set itself I doubt they broke their backs making it). Plus, Al Jean would be the ONLY one holding these things up according to that theory (remember that Matt Groening has had almost nothing to do with The Simpsons past season three, its just fact). And if Mr. Jean can't schedule six hours worth of commentary time within an entire year, he needs to get a better scheduling system. Ending the show would not get these things out any faster, especcially after season four when Jean wouldn't even need to do commentaries anymore. Fox is holding these things up for other reasons, simple as that. I'm pretty sure one of them is that they don't want to cut into their syndication revenue too much (as much as they make off the dvds, they make so much more off of reruns, and people who buy dvds don't exactly need to watch the episodes on tv anymore) Also, as irritatingly long as this is taking, it is worth noting that if another format comes out before they're finished they'll probably just continue the seasons on that format. Its not like VHS where they've had to overhaul everything to a completely different format. I would imagine the next technology would be very similar to dvds (and that the next player form will be able to play dvds), so they'll just continue them onto that next format. User: Oakley and Weinstein said a long while back that they'd be glad to do commentaries if they are asked. That was a very old interview though. But, I doubt they'd have any kind of objection. The Scully commentaries might be more interesting though. I wonder how he'll defend "Kill the Alligator and Run" and so forth.
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User_names_suck
Professor
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I know seasons 9-12 will be worth it just to hear there justifcation on the commentaries, I'm sure by then they'll forgotten or just not mention the internets reaction. I wish George Meyer would do more he only seems to show up occasionly
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Tweek
UberMod
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Originally posted by PCC Fred: I've given up on the Simspons DVDs. Besides the fact SKY and the BBC have repeated it to death, one boxset a year is too long to wait for a show that has 14 seasons and counting. Season 15 would be out in 2015, by which time DVD will have long since been usurped by the next format. I agree, I have seen it too many times on tv to even consider buying it on DVD.
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User_names_suck
Professor
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I would have agreed its been on tv too much but commentaries make it worth it, Plus There's not much else to spend money on, Its probably not worth hoping for but if season 4 is out by june then there will be 6 months to december and it would allow season 5 a christmas release. But I dont think thats going to happen
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Action Jacktion
Professor
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« Reply #28 on: 02-17-2004 18:14 »
« Last Edit on: 02-17-2004 18:14 »
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According to http://TVShowsOnDVD.com, at least some commentaries have already been recorded. Participants include Jon Lovitz (on "A Streetcar Named Marge," I guess) and Conan O'Brien.
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Gorky
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I'd love to hear Conan on his episodes! Also, I wish that Lovitz had been able to do commentaries on the Critic DVD, but at least we'll get to hear him on Season 4. Thanks for the info.
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Gorky
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I'm buying seasons 4 and 5 when they come out. Some season 6 episodes were okay, but I wouldn't buy the DVD for the episodes. It would be for the commentaries. As for the price, seasons 6 and 7 had (I believe) 26 episodes each, so prices may be higher, even though it's just two more episodes than the season 3 release.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I'd be willing to pay a higher price for Seasons 6 and 7, because I love them so much.
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Gorky
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So do I. Regarding seasons 6 and 7, because there is the cliff-hanger "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" at the end of season six, do you think that both DVDs will be released at about the same time? I highly doubt it, but I was just wondering.
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ImmortalDragon
Crustacean
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I heard that after the first few season are released, they will start releasing the box sets every 6 months. Either way, I plan on buy all 15 season.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I doubt it too. They aired them with a long gap to form a cliffhanger, and that'll probabaly happen on DVD also, but with an even longer gap...
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by DotheBartman: They can't afford to take 11 years to get all these things out. That's the problem, they can afford to. They seem to be taking the long, padded out route to get as many sales as possible before the next release, as opposed to the quick buck route. Unfortunately, they can afford to do this, and every time they'll be able to afford it even more...
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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I would assume that FOX would keep with their pattern of releasing one boxset per year. I know everyone thinks that recording the commentaries is mainly what holds up the release of these things, but that's not the big thing. The big thing is the fact that FOX can't make as much money syndicating the episodes if all of the fans own all of the episodes. So, even when the show is off the air, FOX will probably continue selling only one set per year.
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