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The Simpsons - Season 15 [DVD]

Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Subtitles: Danish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Dec 2012
  • Run Time: 484 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005ZC98XS
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,730 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

The Simpsons reside in the town of Springfield. Homer works as a safety inspector at the local nuclear power plant; Marge tries to keep the peace in her family; Bart is the mischievous 10-year-old hellion; 8-year-old Lisa is the intelligent, saxophone-playing vegetarian member of the family; and baby Maggie conveys emotions via pacifier sucks. Viewers also have come to know and love the rich, and sometimes quirky, universe of characters who inhabit Springfield.

Guest stars paying Springfield a visit this season include British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Glenn Close, famed author J.K. Rowling, Jennifer Garner, comedian Jerry Lewis, Evan Marriott, Sir Ian McKellan, documentarian Michael Moore and Simon Cowell.

Special Features:
  • Deleted scenes
  • Featurettes 
Episode List:
  • Treehouse of Horror XIV
  • My Mother the Carjacker
  • The President Wore Pearls
  • The Regina Monologues
  • The Fat and the Furriest
  • Today I am a Clown
  • Tis the Fifteenth Season
  • Marge versus Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays
  • I (Annoyed Grunt) Bot
  • Diatribe of a Mad Housewife
  • Margical History Tour
  • Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  • Smart and Smarter
  • The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
  • Co-dependents' Day
  • The Wandering Juvie
  • My Big Fat Geek Wedding
  • Catch 'em if You Can
  • Simple Simpson
  • The Way We Weren't
  • Bart-Mangled Banner
  • Fraudcast News


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The 15th Simpsons Season (2003-2004, 22 episodes) was a season that had another turning point. Al Jean, who was made showrunner replacing Al Jean after Season 11, did to his credit restore some creditably back to the Simpsons for Seasons 13 and 14 and the show was slightly getting better again. But this season was where that run would cease and the show began getting worse again. As of again, I repeat, I am no Simpsons hater or a "3-8 seasons was the best" snob but one who have to admit that the show at this was getting incredible stale and was reaching the era of stagnation.

Maybe Fox's attitude of the show at this point being "uncancelable" didn't help (if that is even a word) but the other problem is the direction the comedy took at this point. With Family Guy being the hot show, the days of witty, gentle humour of a typical family had to go and the era of wacky, over-the-top and characters being parody of themselves came in. Some writers also began insisting on random humour which made fans alienated. The writers insulting the fans at times also didn't help.

Anywho, this season is not a total loss. On the contrary, there are a handful of worthwhile and enjoyable episodes here but none of which are exactly memorable. "The Regina Monologues" in which the family visit England is probably the best one for British viewers (anything do with us is a treat) but also for everyone else it is a good episode as it is well-written. "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife", "Tis is the Fifteenth Season", "Simple Simpson" and "The Treehouse of Horror XIV" were also good. "My Mother the Carjacker" and "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" were also good to decent. However, the others were just very forgettable and some were real duds, there is also too many celebrity cameos and too much parody. Some also started considering this the "Homer Show" at this point.

Season 15 began the era in which the Simpsons entered an era of stagnated mediocrity. This season is not at all the most memorable by any means but, at times, it is still watchable. I just wish that the Simpsons either kept with what they were good at and didn't have the need to compete with Family Guy at every opportunity or someone else just pulled the plug in the late 90s or early 2000s, "Behind the Laughter" would have been a worthwhile finale.

This season might not be wanting to buy if you are a casual viewer but Simpsons fanatics will certainly want this to add to their collection and the packaging is decent.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've loved The Simpsons for many years. I've bought every DVD box set and continue to watch the show on television, and despite the decline in quality, The Simpsons is still one of the best reasons to own a TV. And as a superfan, I believe that this, the fifteenth season, was where OFF started to lose it.

Although there are a lot of good episodes here, they never really get any better than just "good". None of them are as bad as I remember, although like the season before it, perhaps mainly because they aren't as Lackluster (Video) as they are now.

The decline begins with the episode "Catch 'Em If You Can". I never liked this episode originally, and having rewatched it, my opinion hasn't changed. In this episode, Homer and Marge ditch the kids to spend some intimate vacation time together. Fair enough. But Marge, particularly, in this episode behaves extremely out of character. Portrayed as a mother desperate to escape her children, it totally destroys her loving nature. What happened to the woman who couldn't bare to be separated from her children in the seventh season episode "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"? In this episode, Marge also uses language which is usually absent from her vocabulary such as referring to sex as "sex", whereas in earlier episodes (seasons) she would have normally used a euphemism such as "snuggle". Maybe I'm looking into it too much, but this isn't how classic Marge would act. It's almost as if they were trying to turn her into a poor man's Lois Griffin at this point. On a related note, in the following episode she refers to contestants on a Bachelor-type TV show as "skanks".

What you're getting with the fifteenth season is the beginning of the end. A strong start for a season, and a series that perhaps in some opinions should be put out to pasture, and a mediocre end.

It's The Simpsons, Jim, but not as we know it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars shoddy packaging - again 26 Feb 2013
By Steve
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
From the beginning the packaging of The Simpsons has been poor. This latest season carries on that less than proud tradition. This week another crumpled cardboard package arrived to rest on my shelves next to all the rest. Slightly more robust than the chatty plastic "special" cases but still spitting in the faces of the many fans who want a permanent library. It is not as though these sets are low priced or that Fox are not aware of fan dissatisfaction. Other box sets maintain a much higher standard so why can't Fox be bothered? They should be ashamed of themselves. The series is fine, we know what we are getting, but as a product it has the whiff of rip-off about it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars A rocky start which gets smoother
We've finally reached season 15 from 2003-2004, even though we're still 10 years behind! The box-set is Otto the bus driver themed with a glossy hologram finish and this time... Read more
Published 12 hours ago by Matt182
5.0 out of 5 stars The Simpsons 15
Simpson 15, Otto is on the cover and has a rock feeling when you get to the menu screen, its like the previous series which was Halloween/Scary theme. Read more
Published 11 days ago by The Man
3.0 out of 5 stars Why bother?
I feel this season was already the beginning of the end. When the Simpsons was first released on DVD in 2000 it was being released one season a year. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JOHNNY 5
4.0 out of 5 stars simpsons season 16
I love the simpsons,I have all the seasons I'm giving this 4 stars because of the case it comes in,from season 1-10 the cases with the plastic inside for the discs is much better... Read more
Published 2 months ago by mummyof 2 princecess
2.0 out of 5 stars Last simpsons
Personally this will be the last simpsons on DVD i will ever buy some good ones others not so good
Published 3 months ago by Yenta Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Simpsons, while not at their best here, still the best comedy tv series ever made. Highly recommended. Shame about the awful cardboard box packaging.
Published 3 months ago by DJKelv
3.0 out of 5 stars Running out of steam
It's getting to the stage where I am buying the box sets because I have all the previous ones! Product itself is fine, the contents of the shows are getting boringly predictable. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MA
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brief Return To Form!
The Simpsons Season 15 deserves the good reviews its getting here, its a solid return to form.
There are still some awfully forgettable episodes, but this season contains... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Mccaffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Simpsons DVDs
Bought as a Christmas Gift for the "Man who has everything else", hubby wanted this set and is more than happy with them
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. B. Higginbottom
5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD
This was bought as a present for my husband who has enjoyed watching this DVD. We would recommend this to anyone who enjoys watching the Simpson. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shirley W
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