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In South Park's 86th episode, Butters, a.k.a. Professor Chaos, concocts various schemes to wreak havoc but abandons each when he learns that "The Simpsons already did it." By the end of its historic 20th season, The Simpsons comprised more than 440 episodes, so imagine the challenge for the writers to come up with something they haven't already done or resist the temptation to make every episode a clip show. So it's heartening to see that after two decades, The Simpsons still draws inspiration from such highbrow sources as Stanley Donen's 1967 sophisticated romantic comedy Two for the Road (the episode "Dangerous Curves"), Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures ("Lisa the Drama Queen"), and Ayn Rand and Shakespeare ("Four Great Women and a Manicure"). The flashback episode "Take My Life, Please," marks the show's switch to high definition and the debut of a spectacular new opening with some of the best couch gags ever (except for one that Comic Book Guy inevitably declares to be the worst). Episodes such as "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" (Homer and Ned become bounty hunters), "Lost Verizon" (the family chases Bart to Machu Picchu), and "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'Oh" (Alaska Nebraska???) are good; they're just not Simpsons good. But those who claim that the show has lost its heart are directed to the touching "Dangerous Curves" and "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe," in which Moe falls in love with a little person. The voice work by the core ensemble is as inspired as ever. Dan Castellaneta won an Emmy for "Father Knows Worst." Notable guest stars this season include Denis Leary as himself, Emily Blunt as Lisa's partner in fantasy in "Lisa the Drama Queen," Anne Hathaway as a goodhearted older girl who captures Bart's affections, and Jodie Foster as the rebellious voice of Maggie in "Four Great Women and a Manicure." Two separate episodes feature rousing renditions of the show's theme performed by Fall Out Boy and by a cappella group Canvas, respectively.
It makes good business sense to release The Complete 20th Season in advance of seasons 13 to 19. When an animated series ties (and has now surpassed) Gunsmoke as prime time's longest running show, attention must be paid (and exploited). But unlike previous sets, there are none of the extras Simpsonites have come to expect save for a less-than-4-minute "sneak peek" at Morgan Spurlock's excellent 20th-anniversary special. In trying to come up with just the right clever thing to say about that, one must look, as with everything in life, to an episode of The Simpsons, the one in which Bart discards a Where's Waldo book that eschews the usual crowd scenes for a single life-size illustration of Waldo. "Man," Bart remarks, "He's not even trying anymore." --Donald Liebenson
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T BUY THIS!!!!!,
By Lee (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season (DVD)
Like an idiot I bought this set thinking it would be just like the 13 other seasonal sets that have been released so far. It's not!!!! This is nothing but a cash grab and a middle finger to the fans of the Simpsons. There are no commentaries, no introduction by Matt Groening, no extras, no nothing. Even the packaging is terrible. This packaging couldn't be cheaper if they put the discs in a paper bag and threw them at your head. The whole deal feels like Fox showing their contempt for the loyal fans that have kept this show going for two decades. You would think the release of the 20th season would be a celebration and an excuse to do something special for the DVD release. No doubt there will be a ultimate edition of season 20 sometime in the future, so smucks like me will be tempted. It's this kind of contempt for the consumer that helped wipe out the music industry. Too often studios play these games with over priced DVD's and minimal extras, only to re-release the whole thing with special and ultimate editions. I'm not playing this game anymore. It's because of nonsense like this people feel justified downloading illegal copies off the Net. I feel I got ripped off and didn't get what I thought I was paying for. I'm so choked I think I'm going to try to get my money back from Fox. Don't waste your money like I did.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Simpson season 20,
This review is from: The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season (DVD)
It was quite disappointing to realize there is no special features, and the one special feature they had was only a review. I do wish they had put more work into as I was expecting more from them. They will probably read release it if you enjoy their audio commentaries that would be the time to get it. If you just enjoy the show and want to watch the HD switchover wait until it gets cheaper.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad product,
This review is from: The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season (DVD)
This is by far the worst print of a Simpson's season. There aren't any commentaries or meriting special features at all. This is a very low quality product, especially to the standards of previous Simpsons season.And ultimately despite a few really great episodes like "Father Knows Worst" most of season 20 isn't as worthwhile to begin with. What would have been really interesting would have been the writers feelings on these episodes.
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