Holiday shopping gets a bit easier with today’s debut of the complete ninth season of Fox’s The Simpsons, a four-disc set featuring lots of commentary and a host of other extra features. Though many fans have complained about a decline in the quality of writing following this season, the series continues to rack up accolades for its scripts. The long-running show recently grabbed four of the six nominations in the Writers Guild of America’s animation category.
The ninth season of The Simpsons features such memorable episodes as ‘The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson,’ ‘Treehouse of Horror VIII,’ ‘The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons,’ ‘All Singing, All Dancing,’ ‘Trash of the Titans,’ and ‘The Last Temptation of Krust.’ The disc set contains 25 episodes, complete with commentary from series creator Matt Groening, Homer voicer Dan Castellaneta, director Jim Reardon and writers/producers Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein and Ian Maxtone-Graham, among others.
Additional bonus materials include a special riff from Groening, a featurette on the animation in the ‘All Singing, All Dancing’ musical episode, animation showcases, original sketches, commercials and a featurette titled A Moment with U2. The Fox Home Video release can be had for the list price of $49.98.
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