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sunflower03
08-13-2003, 11:53 PM
there may already be a thread for this but i mostly only check out the recent threads. anyway i have a question they already have the the second season of futurama out. which i am not complaining about at all, but why are the futurama season coming out so fast, when there is a year between each season of the simpson dvds. i know that season 3 of the simpsons is coming out at the end of the mounth, but they won't come out with season 4 until next year, while they had the first season of futurama out at the begining of the year, and just released season 2.
sphericthor
08-14-2003, 04:26 AM
I was in a store yesterday and the guy in front of me bought Season 3 of Futurama
Marvin Nash
08-14-2003, 04:28 AM
Do the Futuramas have commentaries? The Simpsons have it on every episode, so it might take a while to record all that around they're schedules. If Futurama doesn't have 'em they could get them out sooner.
Slipknot
08-14-2003, 04:28 AM
I bet they do, ur right no the ball Marv
The Insider
08-14-2003, 04:37 AM
All 3 seasons of FUTURAMA have commentary tracks on every single episode.
Marvin Nash
08-14-2003, 04:41 AM
Oh. I didn't know. I'm not a big fan.
Slipknot
08-14-2003, 04:43 AM
i guess Marv wasnt right on the ball after all.
The Insider
08-14-2003, 04:58 AM
Originally posted by Marvin Nash
I'm not a big fan.

* cocks shotgun *

Say again?
Marvin Nash
08-14-2003, 05:06 AM
Lol. I like the Simpsons more. Futurama's good, but the problem is I never can find when it's on tv. And I don't have the money for the DVD's... oh well...
Slipknot
08-14-2003, 05:10 AM
LOL, Marv ur not a big fan? damn u
Mr.Matinee
08-14-2003, 09:49 AM
How many discs does season 3 of the Simpsons have?
Slipknot
08-14-2003, 03:24 PM
Im not sure yet... ill check lata tho
tedward
08-14-2003, 03:35 PM
Its four.
sunflower03
08-15-2003, 12:38 AM
if you are in another country i think you guys have more seasons out of futurama, then we do in the united states.
spiderman_2k
08-15-2003, 12:41 AM
Yeah im pretty sure we do
sunflower03
08-15-2003, 12:58 AM
yeah cause in the united states it is only season 2. i think it is the same way with the buffy the vampire dvds.
tedward
08-15-2003, 03:40 AM
Season 4 comes out region 2 in a couple of weeks - woo hoo!
The Insider
08-15-2003, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by tedward
Season 4 comes out region 2 in a couple of weeks - woo hoo!

What?! What series are you refering to?
sunflower03
08-16-2003, 12:49 AM
anyway does anyone know why in the united states they only release one season of the simpsons on dvd a year, but have already released two seasons of futurama on dvd in the same year?
tedward
08-16-2003, 05:13 AM
Originally posted by The Insider
What?! What series are you refering to?

I was refering to futurama - no idea where we are with the simpsons - I think no.3 is out already?


Originally posted by sunflower03
anyway does anyone know why in the united states they only release one season of the simpsons on dvd a year, but have already released two seasons of futurama on dvd in the same year?

I can only guess but I presume they are rushing the futurama dvds out becuase the series has finished and they want to get them out whilst the show is still fresh in the mind.

The simpsons is a much bigger firmly established clasic and they can afford to tease the public a bit more - plus they are always coming out with endless smaller dvds that only have a couple of episodes on them - the movie one the treehouse of horror ones etc.
The Insider
08-17-2003, 12:32 PM
tedward! Where in the world have you read that Futurama Season 4 is going to be releasing in "a few weeks" in the UK? It can't be pre-ordered on Amazon or Blackstar, and I can't find any news about it anywhere on the net.
tedward
08-17-2003, 01:35 PM
Insider, I saw it when I went to buy series one from play.com (half price)

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=126870

They say its due for release on 01/09/2003. Thats the only details they have, no picture or anything. I cant find details anywhere else either but they are not usually wrong about these things, so heres hoping.
spiderman_2k
08-17-2003, 01:37 PM
Seems kind of suspect that no other sites has info on it though...IMO
tedward
08-17-2003, 01:53 PM
Some other sites say November 17 is a more reliable date. Its looking likely to be this year though.
spiderman_2k
08-17-2003, 01:56 PM
Yeah i agree November 17th is a better sounding date...
Oh BTW thanx for pointing out that site. I will soon (I very much hope) be getting all 3 series's of Family guy and the 1st series of Futurama and Simpsons from there...:D
tedward
08-17-2003, 02:10 PM
<<ignore this post...double post, stupid mouse >>
tedward
08-17-2003, 02:15 PM
ok your welcome, I usekelkoo (http://films.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/c_148401_films.html) when Im buying dvds online (its for europeans only) it compares the prices from all the online stores - there can be some big differences between stores.

It also has good links to shops in the uk which sell region 1 or 4 titles online.
spiderman_2k
08-17-2003, 05:38 PM
Cool..I'll check that out thanks
sunflower03
08-18-2003, 12:29 AM
i was just curious why they are taking a whole year between seasons of the simpsons, because most all other tv series that come out on dvd usually have a couple of season come out a year. they had an article about the futurama season 2 dvd set at tvguide.com a while back, and said they came out with the second one because the first season of futurama sold so well.

i am suprised though that they haven't had more then just one season a year of the simpsons because i did hear that it was the bestselling tv series on dvd so far. but then you could be right because this year they are releasing the first christmas special and halloween episode on dvd by themselves, so they might not feel the need to release more then on season a year.