Season 14 DVD & Blu-ray (release date: December 6, 2011)

[merzitar]

I know this is an akward question, but what colour do you think the accordion cardboard will be? In S11 it was red, and then in 12 and 13 it was blue, so...

I think the accordian case will be blue again. It doesn't tend to be part of the design as such.

[Sonic]

Can't wait for this release because I remember watching episodes from season 14 online (Bart vs Lisa vs the Third Grade, Strong Arms of the Ma, Three Gays of the Condo) and I quite liked them. Season 13 wasn't too bad so I'm sure this season will be quite similar in quality. I'll probably buy 15 as well, as it's the last decent season for me

[merzitar]

I will also be buying a copy of Season 14. I have seen most of the episodes before, but only once or twice, so I don't really remember them too well. However, I am a completionist, and seeing as how I still love every season of the show, I'll be buying all the seasons on DVD (or I may buy Season 20 - ?? on Blu-Ray, as it's made in HD)

[Miss Diko]

I'm surprised they even did a Ralph theme, that seemed kind of random, I would have thought they'd do a Milhouse theme (maybe even w/ Milhouse in the arcade instead of Ralph) before making a Ralph box set. I'd love to see a Moe/bar packaging, though, or even Frink w/ a techie theme.

I really miss the clamshell cases though, at least if they're going to keep doing the cardboard boxes w/ the cheap plastic faces glued to the front, have the DVDs in the flippable book style like the LE clamshell heads inside of the box instead of the annoying accordion packaging.

[Friz]

I've just ventured in here assuming there'd be information about the extras on the DVD, but it's just people discussing what colour they want the packaging to be. Brilliant.

[Ramier Wolfcastle]

I'm hoping for a Spring 2011 release for this season. I say this because the staff has gone full swing into recording audio commentaries and in years past, there hasn't been that long of a delay between recording the commentaries and the release date:

-The Bart vs. Australia audio commentary was recorded in February 2005, and the season set was released in August 2005.
-Season 10 audio commentaries were recorded between March and June 2007. In fact, the original announcement listed commentaries on only *half* of the episodes, though we did get them on all episodes. That season was released in August 2007.

However, recording for Season 11 commentaries began as early as September 2007 but was not released until October 2008. This may have had to do with the writer's strike and the release of The Simpsons Movie on DVD in December 2007.

After listening to the Season 13 audio commentaries, it is implied they were recorded in January-February of 2010. Again, this season's release may have been delayed due to the "bare-bones" 20th season release in January 2010.

Hopefully we'll see a release no later than April 2011, under the "6 months between recording a commentary and release date" formula. I'm going to guess a Region 1 release date of April 26, 2011; hopefully it will be earlier.

[Wavy Gravy]

I've just ventured in here assuming there'd be information about the extras on the DVD, but it's just people discussing what colour they want the packaging to be. Brilliant.

Where have you been? That's pretty much all these DVD threads ever are for the first four months.

[Dark Homer]

maybe there should be two threads, one for information and one for speculation.... yea? nay?

[Friz]

maybe there should be two threads, one for information and one for speculation.... yea? nay?

I am liking this post because I like it.

[D'ohmer]

I am liking this post because I like it.

Same here, but the information thread probably won't get a reply for awhile.

[Charlie]

No shit

[Jesse Pinkman]

i had small hope that this would be released next month, so that they could go back to their 2 a year releasing schedule. but there's no way now

[merzitar]

Perhaps they have changed it to once in August and one in Janurary? Didn't Season 20 come out in Janurary?

[comeau]

Not sure exactly where to post this, but it looks like they are already recording Season 14's DVD commentaries; Mark Hoppus of the band Blink-182 posted on his blog that he was recently asked into the studio to be part of the commentary for the episode Barting Over, which Blink-182 were guest stars in.

[Ray Jay Jonah]

Is anyone expecting Al Jean to go 'Fuck you, NoHomers' in one of the commentaries?

[Jesse Pinkman]

not during this season, but maybe during a later one. this season doesn't seem to get that much hate

[Otis P Jivefunk]

i had small hope that this would be released next month, so that they could go back to their 2 a year releasing schedule. but there's no way now

Same here, I'm literally angry with rage!...

[Snaked]

Now now. There's no need to resort to rage over the delay of a DVD set featuring a post-classic season which is just as big a turd as the ones preceeding it (maybe a bit less, but still).

[The Wiggs]

Now now. There's no need to resort to rage over the delay of a DVD set featuring a post-classic season which is just as big a turd as the ones preceeding it (maybe a bit less, but still).

There's a need for a little rage when we're running like 9 seasons behind the current one. Besides, I like this season and I won't get really angry unless March goes by without it coming out. I really feel like this season needs to come out in the 1st quarter of next year if they're ever going to get off of the 1 a year thing. Besides, that POS season 20 DVD came out in January, so it's perfectly reasonable to think that it would come out around that time.

[Jesse Pinkman]

I probably will like season 14 a lot (i haven't seen every episdoe and the ones i have seen were so long ago i don't remember them)

[Charlie]

There's a need for a little rage when we're running like 9 seasons behind the current one. Besides, I like this season and I won't get really angry unless March goes by without it coming out. I really feel like this season needs to come out in the 1st quarter of next year if they're ever going to get off of the 1 a year thing. Besides, that POS season 20 DVD came out in January, so it's perfectly reasonable to think that it would come out around that time.

Doubtful, you're talking about roughly a month away. We would find out at least a few months in advance.

[qwerasdf]

Season 20 came out because of the 20th anniversary and we knew in Oct. 2009

[Ray Jay Jonah]

Hey guys, how about Dr Hibbert on the cover?

[Comicshow MolemanBob]

I wouldn't mind, although I still think Sideshow Bob has the higher possibility

[lionelhutz123]

How about Duffman on the bottom of the spine?

[Comicshow MolemanBob]

Oh Yeah, Ooh Yeah

[Fletchy]

Not sure exactly where to post this, but it looks like they are already recording Season 14's DVD commentaries; Mark Hoppus of the band Blink-182 posted on his blog that he was recently asked into the studio to be part of the commentary for the episode Barting Over, which Blink-182 were guest stars in.

I have to say, I'm a little bit worried about that the fact that Al Jean isn't in the photo with the other commentary participants. I don't know if that's all of them but I've been wondering if he'd be able to do all the commentaries now since he's running the show at the same time. I was quite surprised actually that he was able to make it for all his Season 13 episodes.

Also on (another) nerdy note, Wow, I didn't know they'd be in seperate rows when recording the commentaries. I assumed they'd be in a semi-circle or something.

[Real Melvin]

Well really, the season 1 DVD came out about the same time season 13 started airing, so it's totally possible that every commentary has happened during Jean's run as showrunner. His involvement in Seasons 13+ commentary shouldn't be less than what it was for Seasons 3 + 4.

[Dehumanizer]

And Jean is on a lot of the season two commentaries as well. I'm sure he'll be on season fourteen, but maybe just not every single episode.

[Fletchy]

Well really, the season 1 DVD came out about the same time season 13 started airing, so it's totally possible that every commentary has happened during Jean's run as showrunner. His involvement in Seasons 13+ commentary shouldn't be less than what it was for Seasons 3 + 4.

Yeah true, but there still were one or two commentaries during Season 3 & 4 where he was absent and Mike Reiss filled in and vice versa (I know they did seperate commentaries in Season 3 for the eps they missed though). I'm hoping there won't be less involvement with future DVD releases. At the risk of sounding picky, it doesn't feel right if they do a Simpsons commentary without the showrunner for the episode there, since that's how they've been doing them all these years.