“The Simpsons” Season 17 on Blu-ray™ and DVD December 2
Synopsis:
When we were 17 it was a very good year — a year for Homer’s new dad, MacGyver gets mad, Sideshow Bob’s not so bad… Another comical compilation of “The Simpsons” — the longest-running scripted show in television history — has arrived. Season 17 contains all 22 outrageous episodes, a vast repertoire of Springfieldian special features, plus a mind-blowing list of celebrity guest voices, including Alec Baldwin, Larry Hagman, William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Rob Reiner, Susan Sarandon and Lily Tomlin, just to name a few, with additional guest voices also providing commentary including Richard Dean Anderson, Ricky Gervais, Michael York and Kelsey Grammer. Phew!
| “The Simpsons” Season 17 Blu-ray | |
| Street Date: | December 2, 2014 |
| Prebook Date: | October 29, 2014 |
| Screen Format: | Full Screen 1.33:1 |
| Audio: | English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / Spanish & French Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles: | English / Spanish / French |
| Total Run Time: | 484 minutes |
| Closed Captioned: | Yes |
| “The Simpsons” Season 17 DVD | |
| Street Date: | December 2, 2014 |
| Prebook Date: | October 29, 2014 |
| Screen Format: | Full Screen (1.33:1) |
| Audio: | English Dolby Digital 5.1 / Spanish & French Dolby Surround 2.0 |
| Subtitles: | English / Spanish / French |
| Total Run Time: | 484 minutes |
| Closed Captioned: | Yes |
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ABOUT THE SIMPSONS:
The longest-running scripted show in television history, THE SIMPSONS exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. Currently airing its record-annihilating 26th season, THE SIMPSONS has won 31 Emmy Awards was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for the theatrical short “The Longest Daycare.” They have been the subject of a hit feature film, created a revolutionary virtual coaster ride at Universal Studios, received a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame and been honored with five U.S. postal stamps personally designed by Matt Groening. Named the “Best Show of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine, THE SIMPSONS was also named “Greatest American Sitcom” by Entertainment Weekly in 2013.
On August 21, 2014, FX Networks’ channel FXX kicked off an exclusive cable run with a record-breaking 12-day, 552-episode marathon of THE SIMPSONS, airing all 25 seasons of THE SIMPSONS in sequential order with THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. The marathon catapulted FXX to the number-one ranking in cable in key young adult demos on numerous nights of the marathon. In October of 2014, FX Networks will launch SIMPSONS WORLD, a technologically groundbreaking non-linear digital platform for every episode of THE SIMPSONS available through its FXNOW app.
THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, and Al Jean are the Executive Producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content for the series. Film Roman, a Starz Company, is the animation house.
The Simpsons first full twenty-two episode run sees the series gradually transforming into the show we all know and love. The animation and character design are far more consistent than in the first season and reoccurring characters such as Dr Hibbert and Comic Store Guy are introduced.