The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season (Collectible Maggie Head Pack)
by Bob Anderson, Chuck Sheetz, Dominic Polcino, Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland
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Actor: Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley SmithDirector: Bob Anderson, Chuck Sheetz, Dominic Polcino, Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Albanian (Original Language); Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); German (Original Language); Hebrew (Original Language); Hindi (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Swahili (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language); Turkish (Original Language); English (Dubbed); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 570 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season (Collectible Maggie Head Pack)
DVD Review: A golden mine of fun and entertainment in just 4 discs
Summary: 5 Stars
How to describe a cultural phenomenon like the Simpsons?
The show speaks for itself and its 18 seasons' worth of success with tons of jokes, satirical moments and good storytelling. This review concerns the DVD for the 8th Season.
To put it simply, this is the best DVD ever produced for a season of any television show. The effort put into this product is unbelievable.
The package in the shape of Maggie's head is beautiful and easy to handle. Despite complaints from many people over the lack of consistency with previous sets and their inability to handle these head packages, I've been completely satisfied with them.
As for the discs themselves, they keep the menu system used in the 3 previous seasons. They're easy to navigate and are a visual delight for any fan.
I was able to uncover some easter eggs within these menus and unlocked a few extra deleted scenes from certain episodes. This is why I love the DVD format. There's always a new surprise programmed into these amazing discs.
The episodes themselves are the same ones I had the pleasure to watch nearly 10 years ago. They've aged well. The stories represent some of the most creative and inspiring moments in the series.
Alf Clausen's music is amazingly phenomenal and fits every single scene, especially in episodes like Hurricane Neddy and Mountain of Madness (two of my all-time favorite episodes simply because of the way the music helps to tell the story).
By this season, the animation has hit its stride and will continue to be like this for the remainder of the series. And it looks brilliant on DVD. The colors are vibrant, the sharpness is amazing. The picture looks crystal clear, with the exception of some minor scenes in a few episodes. It's nearly perfect.
I have to applaud the sound mixing on this DVD. The 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound brings a whole new experience for episodes that are so old. I recall Homer speaking through the rear speakers when he was off-screen. There was great use of gunfire sound in The Secret War of Lisa Simpson. Explosions really rocked the subwoofer and cars crossed the living room.
The sound isn't motion picture quality, but it's a real surprise for a cartoon TV series that's not even action-oriented.
As for the extras, that's what makes the DVD set so worth it. There are about 20 minutes worth of deleted scenes (not counting the easter eggs) with optional commentary from the producers.
And the DVD commentaries are the number one reason I buy the Simpsons DVDs. Matt Groening is a delight to listen every time. He always puts up a show, trying to make the viewer's listening experience as entertaining as it can be.
Executive producer Josh Weinstein is another terrific presence in these commentaries. He's a guy I can identify with. He views the Simpsons a lot like the way I view it. It's really sad that this was his last season as a show runner and head writer. I'll miss his presence and Bill Oakley's as well.
Yeardley Smith sounds like the sweetest person that I could ever hope to meet. The person behind Lisa's voice has an enormous passion and attachment to Lisa's character. She's the one voiceover actress who really voices her opinion in these commentaries and is always eager to ask questions that a fan like myself would normally ask. She seems to really enjoy the show and be a part of it. I'm glad I get to hear her input in these commentaries. I hope I get to hear many more of them on future DVD sets.
The writers and directors really add a lot of depth and content to these commentaries as well. People like Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Greaney, Donick Cary, Mark Kirkland and Steven Dean Moore really make these commentaries lively.
George Meyer, Ken Keeler and David X Cohen are favorites of mine. They always make me laugh.
The animation showcases are a whole side show worth viewing. Seeing Matt Groening alongside directors Susie Dietter, Mike B Anderson and Bob Anderson attempting to draw the characters on the screen always makes me laugh. I loved the way the directors taught Matt how to better draw the Simpsons during this session.
I was impressed that some guest stars appeared in these commentaries. I'm a huge fan of John Waters and Dave Thomas. It was an added bonus to have them participating.
In short, this a gem of a DVD. The episodes are some of the best in the series and the extras more than live up to the material. This was the best investment I've made in a DVD purchase.
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Description of The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season (Collectible Maggie Head Pack)
Most TV shows never make it eight seasons, but then The Simpsons is not most TV shows. At a point where other shows would generally become stale and repetitive, Matt Groening & Co. pull out the stops to come up with one of the most creative and hilarious seasons in the whole series. Cases in point for season eight (1996-1997) include "Treehouse of Horror VII," in which aliens Kang and Kodos make a bizarre run for President having taken on the appearances of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole; "Bart After Dark," in which Bart gets a job at The Maison Derriere (featuring one of their most popular songs, "The Spring in Springfield"); and one of the great all-time episodes, "The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase," a trilogy of Simpsons spin-offs that never made it to prime-time (the final segment--"The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour"--is about the best six minutes of parody in the entire Simpsons canon). Season eight also features some of the most notable guest appearances: Rodney Dangerfield as Mr. Burns?s long lost son; Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny as Scully and Mulder from X-Files in "The Springfield Files;" "The Brother from Another Series" which brilliantly pairs up Kelsey Grammar as Sideshow Bob with his brother Cecil (David Hyde Pierce) in a parallel of their Frasier characters; and in a major casting coup, Johnny Cash shows up in the form of a red fox as Homer?s spirit guide in "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" (also known as "The Chili Pepper episode"). Other notable episodes include "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show," a fun wink to the audience from the writers about keeping the show fresh without ruining it, and the send up of Mary Poppins "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)cious," which has one of their most memorable endings when Shary Bobbins floats off under her umbrella ("So long Superman," Barney cries)... only to get sucked into a jet engine from a passing airplane. That?s the thanks she gets for offering her help. Good to see that, eight seasons in, The Simpsons still don?t need it. --Daniel VanciniBestsellers in DVD
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