The Simpsons – Season 16
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
I love the fact that the seasons of The Simpsons will return to DVD! It’s great that the people who’ve worked on the show for years have been pinning for this for a while, hopefully adding more DVD features, extras, and commentary that can beat digital download service, despite probably being the dominant medium in the entertainment market.What I’m hoping for is the box set to not be in sleeves, as they have made minor scratches and more, which frustrates me. I guess that’s the great thing about going digital, but you don’t own a physical copy per se. Still, great to see it coming back.As for Season 16, I recall still liking it in my teen years, as despite what I read on the forums and Slashdot when it was big, I still liked the humor and cultural references. Animation went digital and I questioned the creators, but in the era of Pixar at the time, it needed to move on to an enhanced way of animation.-Mikey
Now fully out of their early-noughties rut the Simpsons is back on the up, up, up in this hilarious 16th season. The writing, satire, and general madness is sharp, the characters are all lovable (apart from Grandpa, who is thankfully downplayed in this season), and the guest stars are as varied as ever with Jason Bateman, Liam Neeson, and Stephen Hawking (now becoming a semi-regular) getting in on the action.
A couple of episodes can’t find their way and don’t know which plot thread to follow but it’s my only complaint. The Blu-ray features 3 bonus episodes, in HD, featuring flash-forward stories set in the “future”. The picture looks great in 1.33:1 1080p (one of the bonus episodes is in 1.78:1) with DTS HD-MA sound and a few other extras. I’d like for Groundskeeper Willie to be the focus of the next box set.- Inspector Gadget
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria
Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 4
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: December 3, 2013
Run Time: 483 minutes
ASIN: B00F4NPBI4
