I saw Season 6 on display at the mall today. It’s even more horrible than I imagined. Not only does it LOOK bad, but it looks ready to fall apart in my hands. The slip is just a CLEAR covering with spines, for christ’s sake! I sometimes don’t know what the hell FOX DVD is doing. Take a look at season 2 and 3’s menu for another example of gross un-professionalism.
Sorry FOX, you just lost yourself a sale. I really doubt I’m the only one not willing to shell out $35 for such a poorly produced product.
I just got it and I must say it is almost certainly the worst designed packaging I have ever come across. Ad I don’t just mean the head, but the whole thing is ridiculous.
Again for archival purposes, here’s a transcript of the message you hear when you call the 1-800 number, spoken by Homer:
“Welcome, disgruntled consumer. You have reached the Simpsons Season Six replacement box hoax…uh, I mean number. Don’t worry, this is not a hoax…or is it? No it is not…most likely. Anyway, for more details on how you can recieve an old, boring-style box totally free of charge- except for stupid shipping and handling…I hate handling!- just buy a computer and go to www.simpsonsbox.com. The website will tell you exactly what to do to take advantage of this hoax. Oh, why do I keep saying that? Or do I? Actually, I think the box you already have is totally cool. But what do I know? I mean, you’re the customer, so I guess you know best! Oh, let’s not get into this. If you need futher help, call back Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm Pacific standard time when some goon can help you. (Laughs to himself) Ha ha ha…goon…”
They screwed up with the DVD menu system, too. You can’t hit the Stop button on the episode screen. So my DVD player never remembers where it left off unless I remember to start a new episode and then hit Stop.