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Season 12 of The Simpsons flies in the face of the contention that it’s the earlier runs of the show where you’ll find the gold. Granted, it’s been tough to keep the standard up to the levels of the show at its finest, but here we find some majestic and inspired Simpsons moments.
Season 12 doesn’t have, it should noted, the calibre of guest voice star of previous runs. That said, it’s still the core adventures of Homer, Maggie, Lisa, Marge and Bart that form the heart of the fun. Particular favourite highlights of The Simpsons’ twelfth season include Lisa’s relationship with the tree hugger, Homer’s brand new gossip website, the moment where Homer suddenly (and temporarily!) gets a burst of intelligence, and the wonderfully titled Worst Episode Ever. There’s also the very welcome return of Sideshow Bob, as voiced by Kelsey Grammar.
The writing of The Simpsons, as evidenced here, remains witty and sharp, and while perhaps there aren’t so many of the belly laughs of the earlier years, season 12 still more than justifies its purchase price. At least half the episodes here are ones you’ll be looking, we’d suspect, to watch again. Factor in too the usual high quality selection of extras, and long after most series have folded, we continue to find The Simpsons on fine form. --Jon Foster
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The Simpsons--ineffectual (but lovable) patriarch Homer, voice-of-reason mother Marge, rebellious son Bart, brilliant daughter Lisa, and quiet baby Maggie--live in the town of Springfield, surrounded by both the regular cast of characters and the stellar guest stars fans have come to expect. The Simpsons's 12th series packs some serious celebrity heat (Edward Norton, Justin Timberlake, Stephen King, and Roger Daltrey each make an appearance) and offers up a brand new boatload of quotable lines. Beginning with the annual 'Treehouse of Horror' episode, the season goes on to include some of the series' best-ever entries, including 'Homr' (doctors find a crayon in Homer's brain), 'Worst Episode Ever' (Bart and Milhouse take over the Android's Dungeon), and 'New Kids on the Blecch' (Bart, Nelson, Millhouse, and Ralph join a boy band). This collection includes all 21 episodes from the cult cartoon's 12th series.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really like this season and it has some of my favourite episodes; HOMR, Worst Episode Ever and the sublime Trilogy of Error.
The packing is gorgeous - a crimson box houses a separate, six-fold concertina for the discs which is wonderfully decorated.
However, there really is an issue with this packing. Having lived with it for a few days, I realise that almost everything about the cover and sleeves ensures they're going to get damaged and cause damage to the discs.
The outer box is of thin card and it's going to need supreme care not to crush and crease it. There's a fold-in flap that I'm having to leave open if I don't want to crease the box taking the inner packing out.
What people say about the inner box is true; it's a chore and scratches the discs. When I took them out the first time, all 4 discs were scratched already. In pulling one disc out, I scratched the playing side badly on the edge of the adjacent disc (this is possible because each pair of discs comes out edge first from a slot either side of a fold in the concertina). Lastly, the tightness of each 'wallet' makes it hard to get a grip on the disc to get it out. You either have to bend and crease the wallet or use your finger or nail on the surface of the disc to get a grip on it, guaranteed to grease or scratch it.
The scratched disc seems to play ok but I was very lucky not to have ruined it. I honestly feel I was careful with the packaging because I'd seen a warning about it elsewhere.
Many of the episodes in this set are good to great but, overall, I have to give this set 2 stars. Good episodes, lovely looking artwork, but incomprehensible design.
The packing is gorgeous - a crimson box houses a separate, six-fold concertina for the discs which is wonderfully decorated.
However, there really is an issue with this packing. Having lived with it for a few days, I realise that almost everything about the cover and sleeves ensures they're going to get damaged and cause damage to the discs.
The outer box is of thin card and it's going to need supreme care not to crush and crease it. There's a fold-in flap that I'm having to leave open if I don't want to crease the box taking the inner packing out.
What people say about the inner box is true; it's a chore and scratches the discs. When I took them out the first time, all 4 discs were scratched already. In pulling one disc out, I scratched the playing side badly on the edge of the adjacent disc (this is possible because each pair of discs comes out edge first from a slot either side of a fold in the concertina). Lastly, the tightness of each 'wallet' makes it hard to get a grip on the disc to get it out. You either have to bend and crease the wallet or use your finger or nail on the surface of the disc to get a grip on it, guaranteed to grease or scratch it.
The scratched disc seems to play ok but I was very lucky not to have ruined it. I honestly feel I was careful with the packaging because I'd seen a warning about it elsewhere.
Many of the episodes in this set are good to great but, overall, I have to give this set 2 stars. Good episodes, lovely looking artwork, but incomprehensible design.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The package is still unacceptable and thus I've decided not to buy a Simpsons set for the first time ever! As long as Fox and Matt Groening refuse to release the sets in reasonable quality, i.e. boxes that do not damage the discs and do not fall apart on their own, I'm not going to spend any more money on this franchise! I know Groening wants to save the environment and so do I but conventional Simpsons boxed sets using plastic devices are NOT the main reason for global warming. Theses paper boxes are nothing but a very bad running gag and I am no longer laughing, Mr Groening.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
5/5 for the series, however it is spoiled by the shoddy packaging that seem to be designed to scratch the discs and make them unplayable. From the first time i played the discs i had problems with skipping. Now im assuming the packing is designed to save money but when there is no change in price to the earlier seasons it stinks of their gain and my loss in my pocket. Sub standard, not good enough by a long shot and in my opinion, a rip off. Do yourself a favour and avoid.
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Pros and cons of season 12
Pros:
-Detailed and colourful graphics.
-All comic booked themed down to the finest details, i.e. the small leaflet that acts as a episode guide. Read more
-Detailed and colourful graphics.
-All comic booked themed down to the finest details, i.e. the small leaflet that acts as a episode guide. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Gray
Suck that i had to pay extra because you sent it wrong
i had to pay for customs because you sent my package wrong so it came over 199 NKR.
i will never shop here again
i will never shop here again
Published 7 months ago by Freddy
Fab
Fantastic!
Plenty of episodes, good series and amazingly quick delivery. Arrived on first day of estimated arrival on the second day after I'd ordered it. Read more
Plenty of episodes, good series and amazingly quick delivery. Arrived on first day of estimated arrival on the second day after I'd ordered it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by GCSEs suck
Surprisingly funny season
The Simpsons suffered an agonizing low at the beginning of the 21st Century when the writers got lazy and the show became nearly unwatchable. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Inspector Gadget
To many guess stars!
I did'nt really like this season, theres to many guess stars in it! There is pratically a guess star in every episode. Read more
Published 19 months ago by carl
welcome to the family Comic Book Guy
This is the 2000-2001 season. The 4 discs contain all 21 episodes of season 12 with extras. The total running time for the box set is given as 540 minutes. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Susan Belcher
Packaging needs to be better in the internet age
I bought this box set and after returning 3 times I gave up. The packaging is just not strong enough to be sent in the post unless it is in a strong box. Read more
Published 23 months ago by T. Burzynski
Amazing.
I bought this season boxset for me and my brother and I had such a great laught with it. It was hillarious
Published 23 months ago by Jordan Mclean
simpson
Arrived on time good condition , my son enjoyed this edition from start to finish , job done
Published on 29 May 2010 by Angela Tallant
The Simpsons - Season 12
The Simpsons - Season 12 - Complete [DVD] [2000] Bought this DVD for my son and he loves it. Great value as all the family love the Simpson.
Published on 31 Mar 2010 by kaydee
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