View Full Version : International Edition Seasons 1-16 on DVD??
Joel Duffman
04-11-2006, 05:09 AM
Hey everyone! I tried to find a tread that relates to international DVD releases but didn't have much luck (or enough time). Anyway, I was looking for the release date of Season 8 and came across this website:
http://www.boxedtvseries.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=62
Apparently, there is a collection available that contains all 16 seasons. I was wondering if anyone out there has any information about this item. I emailed the site admin but have not gotten a response. $289 seems like a great deal for 16 seasons of Simpsons genius but I want to make sure this is a quality product, not some poorly dubbed, fuzzy bootleg. The cover art in the picture, although small looks like it is in line with the current releases in this country. The website says these DVDs will play in the US but people will say anything to get a sale.
Please get back to me as I am salivating of the prospect of getting my mitts on this amazing, if real, product!
Dances In Underwear
04-11-2006, 05:36 AM
Only Seasons 1 - 7 have been released legally. This is obviously bottlegged.
The images were also shown individually on the season 8 dvd thread (i think)
Nameless
04-11-2006, 06:56 AM
the website is not telling the truth, this is bootlegged. it uses the same images posted on the s8 thread.
$289 seems like a great deal for 16 seasons of Simpsons genius but I want to make sure this is a quality product, not some poorly dubbed, fuzzy bootleg....
Please get back to me as I am salivating of the prospect of getting my mitts on this amazing, if real, product!
... Do you really think some simpson DVD can be sell without a US release... have you seen the japanese (or corean) notes on the cover???
Cerpin Taxt
04-11-2006, 12:18 PM
Yeah you can tell it's fake...like how some of the other products listed on that page have pictures taken by cameras against a table.
Joel Duffman
04-11-2006, 02:54 PM
... Do you really think some simpson DVD can be sell without a US release... have you seen the japanese (or corean) notes on the cover???
Of course I have seen the, it looks Chinese, on the covers. I'm not sure that "corean" is a real language, I assume you mean Korean. And correct me if I'm wrong but there is such a thing as an International Release. Many musician release different versions of their songs and previously unreleased material into international markets. Is it too much to assume that the people at FOX have used that same rational in the distribution of their DVD properties?
The US would be the first to recieve the true season box sets. It's obvious these are bootlegged. They won't have any of the special features (except probably the first seven seasons). I really doubt that Fox would release the sets in a different country before the US. They really are probably just bootlegs, and that means they're very likely to be illegal.
Solid Snake
04-11-2006, 06:08 PM
http://www.boxedtvseries.com/catalog/images/simpsonssm-1-17.jpg
Yup. Gotta be bootleged. They're using recycled art from the Simpsons Song Book, The Simpsons Road Rage, The Simpsons Monopoly and even Simpsons Comics #1. Only S6 and S7 are the legit ones in that photo.
All sets consist of brand new, licensed, legal, factory made high quality DVD's
We Only Sell Official Release DVD Box Sets
We do not tolerate or sell pirated or bootleg versions.
All sets play in English but may have foreign writing on box and/or DVD's
Hahahaha
sorry, Joel Duffman, but they're lying and you'll probably be ripped off
I'm not sure that "corean" is a real language, I assume you mean Korean.
Yes sorry in french, it's "coréen" for korean. But K or C is not a problem...
Just one thing, those crappy dvd are bootleg !! The End.
ruggeder
04-12-2006, 06:27 PM
There bootlegs, but alot of the bootlegs I get from ebay have tremendous production values and dvd quality, I won't buy simpsons bootlegs, because I enjoy the commentary, but if you like anime or want a season without American middleman markup, the bootlegs are there every equal, and alot of the boxes can be had without kanji(chinese characters, japanese too, but different meaning)
Joel Duffman
04-13-2006, 04:00 PM
http://www.boxedtvseries.com/catalog/images/simpsonssm-1-17.jpg
Yup. Gotta be bootleged. They're using recycled art from the Simpsons Song Book, The Simpsons Road Rage, The Simpsons Monopoly and even Simpsons Comics #1. Only S6 and S7 are the legit ones in that photo.
That is the most logical answer I've gotten. Thanks to everyone who replied.
SIMPSONS RULE!!
There bootlegs, but alot of the bootlegs I get from ebay have tremendous production values and dvd quality, I won't buy simpsons bootlegs, because I enjoy the commentary, but if you like anime or want a season without American middleman markup, the bootlegs are there every equal, and alot of the boxes can be had without kanji(chinese characters, japanese too, but different meaning)
Thanks for the info, I am not ready to plunk down $300 for something as frivolous as bootlegs DVDs , but it's good to know that if I did there would be good value in it.
ruggeder
04-14-2006, 08:37 AM
Thanks for the info, I am not ready to plunk down $300 for something as frivolous as bootlegs DVDs , but it's good to know that if I did there would be good value in it.
No problem, but make sure you get the bootlegs froma a large chinese distributor, not someone making them in there house with a burner, or the quality won't be good. As an example of value, you can get the entire perfect collection of cowboy beebop for $25 instead of $125, and it has the same everything, including extras. On a non animation front, you can get season 1-9 of stargate for $150, instead of $400, with all the extras, etc.etc. It just goes to show how much we are overcharged for everything.
bluemoose
04-18-2006, 12:12 AM
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/28/card10uc.gif
The internet: Ripping off retards since 1985.
bluemoose
04-22-2006, 04:46 PM
make sure you get the bootlegs from a a large chinese distributor
Just because China is the bootleg capital of the world doesn't mean that their bootlegs are high quality. In fact, many of them aren't. I knew someone who bought a Chinese bootleg and it was a blank disc. So no matter where you buy them from, bootleg DVDs are always a gamble.
ruggeder
04-22-2006, 08:41 PM
Krazy Kat is very cool, go Ignatz! but on to the topic, if you get them on ebay where you must get a refund if it isn't, it's more like 99 to 1 that they'll be pretty good, i've never had a problem with any. Just look for the feedback.
bluemoose
04-22-2006, 09:25 PM
The guy who got the bad dvd bought it off the street in China...that's probably why it was blank.
lisalover1
05-04-2006, 05:55 PM
You mean it is bootlegged? Well, does it have the same episodes?
grissom
05-04-2006, 07:09 PM
Why wouldn't a bootlegged disc have the same episodes?
Solid Snake
05-04-2006, 07:27 PM
Yeah, like a bootleg Season 9 DVD is gonna have Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore on it. (Just a random ep off the top of my head)
spirrow
05-28-2006, 07:17 AM
Let me tell you what happened. I saw this thread and checked out the site. I left the webpage open and my father saw it and since my last report card improved from 67% to 86%. So he bought it and then I rushed to the player and checked Season 8 (First seven seasons on DVD Retail). It was JUST like the retail dvd's (except after each english name it had a chinese name) so I saw the episode Homer VS the 18th admendment. It is in ENGLISH and the best quality and tried every season to the 16th and WAS ALL GREAT QUALITY. So then I tried the first 7 seasons they were like the Exact same as the retail.
Thank You
grissom
05-28-2006, 07:38 AM
What do the discs/boxes look like?
spirrow
05-28-2006, 11:01 AM
The Boxes on the outside are nice quality just like you see in stores. The insides look very promising as well, but for some reason in my mind I think these are mass produced asian copies (which are very good) but I do think Fox gave them SOME sort of agreement to sell these but their discs have matte covers on them like if you would to buy cd/dvd labels at Best Buy or whatever, saying all that they still look good and PLAY AWSOME8-). PS inside the HALF the boxes they are just plastic sleeves and hlaf of hem come in slim cases with nice artwork on them Thank YOU 8-)
Solid Snake
05-28-2006, 12:45 PM
I doubt FOX game them any sort of agreement.
Binky
05-28-2006, 04:09 PM
Quality can be very subjective. What you call is "good" quality is probably shitty captures from syndication broadcasts. Unless of course they got their hands on the syndication copies that get sent out to stations, which might very well be possible. Why don't you post a few screenshots here?
spirrow
05-28-2006, 07:35 PM
http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenfornohomers6tb.jpg
http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenfornohomers26ap.jpg
Hope that helps!
Binky
05-28-2006, 08:01 PM
Heh, well you can obviously see they're recorded from TV (probably even the exact same stuff that's available online on torrent websites and such), and in the second one you can definitely see some color "bleeding" that's caused by going to an analog signal somewhere along the line (probably digital cable box to composite video to computer). Anyone can record episodes like this, stick them on DVDs, and sell them for $300. Here's a random screenshot from the last episode I recorded for comparison.
http://www.springfieldpost.com/misc/screenshot.jpg
Notice how it's even better quality than what you bought and it doesn't have the annoying FOX bug in the corner - the Fox station here doesn't add it.
Anyway, my point is, you got ripped off on something that you could've otherwise obtained for free (still illegally) on the Internet.
Btw, that's a pretty nice Futurama reference in the first screenshot. I never noticed it before in... whatever episode that is.
bluemoose
05-29-2006, 12:25 AM
The episode would be "Catch 'em if You Can".
spirrow
05-29-2006, 04:27 AM
WHat's a torrent? Also how did you record that (TV Tuner?) What kind is it? Also What episode is that??
Thank You
grissom
05-29-2006, 06:09 AM
A torrent is basically a file you can download through a client like BitComet. I would imagine he recorded it with a TV tuner or through a DVR (like a Tivo).And the episode is the season 17 finale "Marge and Homer Turn A Couple Play"
The quality on those isn't too bad, but you can definitely see they aren't DVD quality. I'd rather just wait for the real DVD sets than spend all that money on bootlegs
spirrow
05-29-2006, 12:27 PM
Oh I found a site to get torrents. Also you said downloading these are illegal but copyright says that since these were recorded on public TV you are able to sell these, aslong as you already have a copy of those shows.
You have just saved me $$$Thousands over my lifetime.
Thank You
grissom
05-29-2006, 05:37 PM
No, torrents are definitely illegal
Solid Snake
05-30-2006, 10:30 AM
When it comes to torrents it depends on what the content of the torrent is. If you have a friend who sends you a torrent of say some photo's from their last vacation, that would be legal. Downloading masses of Simpsons Episodes is illegal. Peer2Peer Networking is overall legal, but downloading copyrighted matireal through it isnt.
Btw, that's a pretty nice Futurama reference in the first screenshot. I never noticed it before in... whatever episode that is.
Yeah it's "Catch "Em If You Can" Like bluemoose said. I noticed it when it first aired here (December 2005...yes truthfully). I wrote a letter to Junk Mail (Simpsons Comics) asking how it can be possible if the Simpsons are fictional and Futurama is just meant to be us in a thousand years. Anyway...
I wouldn't have bought those DVDs. Mainly because it won't have the commentaries and other special features, and plus, it just seems right to get the official releases.
Btw...were there any special features on Seasons 8-16?
bluemoose
05-30-2006, 05:31 PM
When it comes to torrents it depends on what the content of the torrent is. If you have a friend who sends you a torrent of say some photo's from their last vacation, that would be legal. Downloading masses of Simpsons Episodes is illegal. Peer2Peer Networking is overall legal, but downloading copyrighted matireal through it isnt.
Which, I think, is why the MPAA and RIAA end up going after individuals who download, not the p2p networks (not they haven't tried, but it hasn't worked. I think the only major one they shut down was Napster). It's very difficult for them to get them shut down, because the service they're offering technically isn't illegal.
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