The Simpsons Season 6 R2 alternative packaging

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 19 Sep 2005, 17:02

17th October:

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Sep 2005, 17:09

Hmmm... dont like that art much, but at least its more managable looking than the Homer head on R1.

I havent ordered it yet BTW.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 19 Sep 2005, 17:16

I actually really like this one. Much better then the Homer head (although it didnt bother me that much) for sure.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Sep 2005, 08:52

According to this the R2 will have the same Homer head as the R1?

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=ti ... g=72&pa=sr

Unrealnils · Post by **Unrealnils** » 21 Sep 2005, 13:06

MR GRIM you an simpsons expect right ?? well ya know more then me .........

Does this havethe excellent two-parter where homer goers to clown college

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Sep 2005, 13:10

Yeah "Homie The Clown" (the Clown College one) is part of S6

Its' not a 2 parter though - "Who Shot Mr. Burns" is though - and the first part is in this season.

Part 2 is the opening episode of S7.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:47

grim_tales wrote:According to this the R2 will have the same Homer head as the R1?

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=ti ... g=72&pa=sr

Yes it will be available with the silly Homer head, only as a limited edition, and then comes the alternative packaging.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:53

OK

Best to wait a while then before buying the UK version I guess?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:54

As I said on my first post, 17th October

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:57

Yeah I know, but a while after 17 October

You said first comes the Homer head, then comes the alternative packaging later. If the Head is out on 17 October, the other packaging is sometime after that, no?
EDIT: My bad theyre BOTH out on 17 October

Unrealnils · Post by **Unrealnils** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:58

yeah i want it without the head

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Sep 2005, 15:59

I actually thought the head was coming out sooner, but if not, who cares - I know which packaging I'll be buying!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Sep 2005, 16:05

By the way, if you go on Amazon.com, there are plenty of images of the Limited Edition packaging if you'd like to see the ins and outs of it, and how it looks on a shelf with the rest of the series.

Unrealnils · Post by **Unrealnils** » 21 Sep 2005, 16:10

which pics mate i found these and there not all that conclusive......

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/ ... 99-4040606

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Sep 2005, 16:13

I said Amazon.com, not .co.uk!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Sep 2005, 16:16

No Nils I mean these ones:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/custom ... vd#gallery

I'm confused. Stacked on a shelf the R1 appears to show the normal packaging on the spine inside the "shell" of the head?

EDIT: Thats a clear plastic cover (I think) that you use to stack them. That packaging still looks like a pain in the ass, I'd go for the UK set this time..

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Oct 2005, 19:10

Anyone know of any S.American/Brazil e-tailors?

According to this review on DVD Times: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=58863 the picture on the R2 of S6 is horrible.

I dont want a bad picture, but I dont want the head.

Does R4 Brazil have the normal digipack?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 22 Oct 2005, 09:48

EDIT: It doesnt. D'oh!
What to do, take a chance with the silly head?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 07 Dec 2005, 16:52

got season 7 today another stupid head version :shock:

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Dec 2005, 10:05

Couldnt you choose which version to get? I'm sure S& was being released in a normal digipack OR the head.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 08 Dec 2005, 16:18

got mine from movietyme for £22.99 never gave the option to pick

never mind it's the discs that count

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Dec 2005, 16:22

OK

Some stores should sell both editions (Amazon will for instance), thats what I mean

Let us know what the set is like

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Dec 2005, 16:45

Hey,

Here is the USA normal packaging - you dont have to buy the silly head (though I will eventually get the Homer head for S6 R1 due to the hideous transfer on R2).

S7 R1 normal packaging:

http://www.axelmusic.com/productDetails/024543219064

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 14 Dec 2005, 01:19

grim_tales wrote:though I will eventually get the Homer head for S6 R1 due to the hideous transfer on R2).

Do they look compressed to hell? I recall that the Six Feet Under S1 and Sopranos S1 sets looked compressed to hell. The S2 boxsets onwards of both shows looked much better since they spread them over 6 discs rather than 4.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Dec 2005, 10:49

Its not that, Simpsons S6 has undergone an NTSC-PAL conversion and is loaded with DVNR on the R2 which "paints out" some lines of the pictture, I think.