The Bottom Line
Every DVD player-owning fan should own this. If you don't own a player, get one.
Pros
- Owning thirteen episodes on three little discs.
- Woo hoo! Matt Groening, James Brooks commentary.
- Outtakes, scripts, and surround sound.
Cons
- No cast commentary.
- Not quite digital quality.
Description
- All thirteen episodes from the first season.
- Un-aired pilot "Some Enchanted Evening."
- Commentary includes confirmed rumors, inside jokes, and trivia.
- Four original scripts with Matt Groening's notes scribbled on the pages.
- Several minutes of Albert Brooks' outtakes from "Life in the Fast Lane."
- "The Making of The Simpsons."
- The first "Tracey Ullman Show" short "Good Night."
- Image gallery with approximately 40 early sketches of "Simpsons" characters.
- Slick menus.
- Commentary includes confirmed rumors, inside jokes, and trivia.
Guide Review - "The Simpsons" - The Complete First Season DVD
Some fans will argue that the first season is not funny, was crudely drawn and animated, and includes terribly slow plots. To them I say, "[Insert Marge's groan.]" The first season, captured on this long-awaited DVD, hearkens back to episodes when the show had more heart, and fewer brainless-Homer antics. Though the animation hasn't improved on the DVD, the sound has. As Steve Koukoulas at DVDnet said, "Most noticeable is the opening title sequence, which seems to have had a remix that gives a fresh and dynamic approach to the theme song." There are enough extras to leave even die-hard fans sated. So grab some Duff, ready the remote, and enjoy "The Simpsons: The Complete First Season."
