The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season DVD Boxset

[Ramier Wolfcastle]

You guys are forgetting that the movie is being released on 12/18/07. Of course, with the writer's strike going on, it's likely that audio commentary recording may speed up a bit, resulting in (hopefully) 3 season sets released in 2008.

[Ryan]

^Haven't we been over this? The writers will not cross the picket lines to record commentaries for DVDs they're not getting paid for, which is why they're on strike...

[Binky]

Deleted the last dozen or so posts. Please stay on topic guys and don't argue.

[Sniper Squirrel]

I'm not really too upset about the delay on season 11, since I'll still more than likely get the movie christmas

As for the DVD box sets, I've got 1-10, and I think i'm gonna call it quits at that. there's only so much time in a given day, and if I'm gonna invest that much time in the show, it might as well be on the truely great episodes, and I can still watch the other reruns and new episodes on TV for free

[hobojoejunkpan]

So, I was thinking about a Season 11 release date in June 2008, maybe the 17th. If that happened, there'd only be two sets released in 2008. Earlier in the year might allow them to release 3 sets.

[Dave Shutton]

with the writers strike i would think they could get more of the commentaries done faster

[KoenSoontjens]

with the writers strike i would think they could get more of the commentaries done faster

haven't you read some of the previous posts,the writers won't cross the picket lines to record commentaries for DVDs they're not getting paid for.

[The Governor]

I thought they were not being paid for internet rebroadcasts of TV shows and the writers were being paid residuals off DVD sales, but wanted a bit more, too.

[The Law-Talkin' Guy]

haven't you read some of the previous posts,the writers won't cross the picket lines to record commentaries for DVDs they're not getting paid for.

Why in the world would this be considered "writing?" And for these commentaries, it's not like Fox calls and says "Hey Al Jean, you and your boys come talk over the episode and we'll give you a few dollars, it's in your contract to do so, unless you strike."

These things are very laid-back, commentaries are not writing, and the strike will indeed delay the release because of tension and distraction, but it doesn't have anything to do with improvised speech over an already written episode.

Jake is right when he talks about why they are striking. And it's not over commentaries.

[KoenSoontjens]

Why in the world would this be considered "writing?" And for these commentaries, it's not like Fox calls and says "Hey Al Jean, you and your boys come talk over the episode and we'll give you a few dollars, it's in your contract to do so, unless you strike."

These things are very laid-back, commentaries are not writing, and the strike will indeed delay the release because of tension and distraction, but it doesn't have anything to do with improvised speech over an already written episode.

Jake is right when he talks about why they are striking. And it's not over commentaries.

you don't get it: the commentaries are on the dvd for which they are not paid enough,so they wouldn't want to record commentaries to produce dvd's for which they don't get paid enough.

[The Law-Talkin' Guy]

I hear you bro, and I do follow your logic. The way I see it, the writers want residual money from the writing they did on the episodes. But in the here and now, commentaries are not considered writing. And I guess you are right, they could try to delay the release date by refusing to do the commentaries, but I'm guessing that they'd be paid a set rate to do them (regardless of the current negotiations) or that they don't get paid at all, ever, and in that case they'll go on ahead and do them.

But let's just agree to disagree here, and hope that it gets released sooner than later.

[breadharrity]

I don't know if this whole logic of the commentaries holding up the production because it usually sounds like they are completed long before (up to six months) they are released. But then what else is holding it up? No clue.

[Charlie]

I don't know if this whole logic of the commentaries holding up the production because it usually sounds like they are completed long before (up to six months) they are released. But then what else is holding it up? No clue.

But that's the thing, we don't know if they have recorded the commentaries for Season 11. Like with the movie DVD postponing Season 11, maybe the movie commentary postponed the recording of the Season 11 commentaries as well (they knew the movie DVD would mean this season wouldn't be out this year, and held off recording them).

[The Law-Talkin' Guy]

I personally don't think that the writers strike is what is holding up the commentaries or the release date. But that is neither here nor there, I just wish that it was out already, as I love season 11.

[Charlie]

I personally don't think that the writers strike is what is holding up the commentaries or the release date. But that is neither here nor there, I just wish that it was out already, as I love season 11.

Ok, what else could possibly be holding the commentaries up? The writers are striking against DVD royalties, so they won't record commentaries for the things they are striking against. I can't see Fox, as money hungry as they are, releasing sets without writers being on the commentaries as it is the writers that make up the bulk of the commentators.

[The Governor]

I personally don't think that the writers strike is what is holding up the commentaries or the release date. But that is neither here nor there, I just wish that it was out already, as I love season 11.

Well, the writers were extremely busy with S19 and the Movie so that was a strain this year PLUS the rumblings of the writer's strike were being discussed as early as Spring 2007. The bottom line is there won't be a S11 with full commentaries until the strike is over, or they could have all the voice actors do the commentaires w/o the writers.

[E.A.R.L]

I'd watch that

[Turambar]

I'd buy the season box set without commentaries if I really had to, I'm not too fussed with them being there to be honest.

[CousinMerl]

I'd buy the season box set without commentaries if I really had to, I'm not too fussed with them being there to be honest.

But it would be interesting to hear what they will say during the commentaries on some of the least liked episodes ever, like KTAAR.

[Swartzweldian]

Well, the writers were extremely busy with S19 and the Movie so that was a strain this year PLUS the rumblings of the writer's strike were being discussed as early as Spring 2007. The bottom line is there won't be a S11 with full commentaries until the strike is over, or they could have all the voice actors do the commentaires w/o the writers.

Well, that wouldnt be the worst outcome. I kinda doubt that is going to happen..but itd be a good idea from the Fox Execs..

[blue_pants]

Season 11 where are you?!

[Kid Moe]

But it would be interesting to hear what they will say during the commentaries on some of the least liked episodes ever, like KTAAR.

Please Don't mention that episode

[Otis P Jivefunk]

Season 11 where are you?!

It'll be out this year...

[blue_pants]

It'll be out this year...

I know, I was just trying to be jokingly dramatic (season 12 better come out this year as well.)

[Otis P Jivefunk]

I agree, Season 12 better had too...

[The Law-Talkin' Guy]

So, is the artwork up on Amazon going to be what they end up going with?

[HOMR]

No, that's fan-made, isn't it? It's really bad.

[The Governor]

Season 11 where are you?!

DOCTOR:
I'm sorry, Son, we did everything we could. Season 11 didn't survive.

blue_pants:
B-But Season 11 was my best friend!

DOCTOR:
Season 11 was all our 'sniff' best friend. But now it's gone to a better place.

[Elkwood]

I want season eleven to be released, but in my honest opinion, the most important thing right now is to get ALL of the deleted scenes from The Simpsons Movie out on DVD.

[coltonwiggum]

Season ten was such a disappointment. I forgot how bad lots of it was. I won't be buying this.