The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-10-07
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: Spanish, English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 484 minutes

As far as the show goes, it’s The Simpsons. I love ‘em and the episodes are great. But here’s a warning: the packaging is the cheapest, most poorly designed, pain-in-the-a$$ packaging ever thrown together for a dvd release. Folks, it’s just awful. First you have the co-called “collectible” head case, which is made of thin, cheap plastic which scuffs amazingly easily. Also, because of the weird shape and size, it is impossible to stack on your shelves with your other dvd’s. I have steadfastly avoided these awful head case packages since Fox has been producing them.

But the really awful thing, which is a consistent factor with both the head case and the traditional case, is the terrible design. No plastic spindles to keep your discs separate and secure… no, here they are jammed, tightly, into an awful foldout cardboard sleeve. So tightly are they packed in there that trying to slip your finger into the sleeve to retrieve the disc without tearing, bending, or otherwise breaking the package is virtually impossible. What’s worse is that the backing in these sleeves is not smooth and slick, it is instead rough and fibrous and is guaranteed to scratch the discs all to hell. Even the outside slipcase is cheaply made, bending and crinkling with no more than a withering glance. You should probably stay away and rent it from Netflix.

And with this terrible downgrade in the quality of the packaging, you might expect a lower price. HA! Not a chance! To the nitwits at Fox, we Simpsons fans have supported you for 20 whole years, and this is the best you can do for us? You need to start having a little respect for the fans who shell out their hard-earned money for your products.

I’d love to give the set five stars, but with this poorly designed, bound to fail, cheap-a$$ packaging I can only manage two. And I’m being generous.