Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy Box Sets from £10.99

Mr. Fancypants

http://www.playserver5.com/play247.asp?page=promo&r=R2&title=0&searchtype=genre&id=454&p=57&g=72&adudisc=y&cpage=1&add=158871

Promotional Boxsets, most of them are £15.99. Have no idea what difference there is between promotional boxsets and normal boxsets but they are mighty cheap. Will sell quick i'd imagine.

edit : Just be aware they they dont ship until the 29/3/04!

smoke.me.a.kipper

can anyone confirm the content of these??

Mr. Fancypants

They seem to be exactly the same as the normal boxsets as regards features. Just click on them and compare. For example :

http://www.playserver5.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=158864

Simpsons Series 3
4 Discs
Audio commentary for each episode
'When Flanders Failed' pop-up
'Flaming Moe's' pop-up
'Colonel Homer' pop-up
'Radio Bart' pop-up
Baby translator
Simpsons character poster
Storyboards and sketches
Audio outtakes
Jukebox feature
Interactive menu
Chapter selection


Futurama Series 4
4 discs
Audio commentary for each episode
Deleted scenes
Gallery for ‘Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch’ episode
International clip from ‘Love & Rocket’ episode
Animatic for ‘Obsoletely Fabulous’ episode
11 segments of 3D models from rough drafts
Stills gallery: new character artwork
Easter Eggs (hidden features)
Pencil test segments
Interactive menu
Chapter selection


I can only guess that the packaging might be different which is fine for me with a 60% discount

Creamy Goodness

promotional simpsons season 3

Ordinary simpsons season 3


the only difference to me looks like the price.

but they won't ship the promotional ones to you til the end of next month.

i will ring them about this tomorrow as i was in to buying them luckily i saw this thread and i've decided to think twice well until i ring them that is.

Raskolnikov

http://www11.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2.php?product_code=9529

Just to let you know how much of a bargain this is, cdwow have the entire series for £43.99. The total for play.com comes to £32.97

Free delivery with both play and cdwow.

smoke.me.a.kipper

i was gonna get simpsons 3 and start getting futurama, but now ill wait to see the results of these.

DiscoStu

they are probably buying in a **** load at a huge discount. that would explain the delay in shiping and the knock down price. what ever the reason is i dont care, you dont say no to every episode of family guy for 50 euro.

cosgrove80

Play.com are also doing the Family Guy - Compendium Box Set Season 1 -3 found here:

http://www.playserver5.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=128449&p=76&c=&g=127

which also has an extra bonus disc in it.

It only works out as an extra €7 for this version than buying seperatly.

Has anyone got this? Is this disc just all the extras on one disc instead of spread across the three?

sceptre

Originally posted by cosgrove80
Has anyone got this? Is this disc just all the extras on one disc instead of spread across the three?

That's exactly what it is. The extra disc has some of the same episodes (14 of them IIRC) with director's commentary, some "internet promos" and a few other forgettable items.

Not worth getting if you have the three seasons already but if you're getting the show from scratch you may as well get this one. Season 3 comes in a nicer smaller box as well (on its own it comes in three single cases in a cardboard box, this is much nicer).

cosgrove80

Thanks for the info. Always meant to pick up Family Guy. Maybe nows the time

bobk

Generally a lot of promotional copies don't tend to have any packaging.

However, I guess as long as "this copy is for promotional purposes only, do not distribute" does not violate the bottom of the screen then it's a great price.

MarkR

Well, that would be illegal, so hopefully not!

Creamy Goodness

i just called them about it

the very helpful person at the line answered my questions very well.

1. he said that some special features will be different (missing) from these compared to the retail boxsets. he gave me an example futurama boxset 4 (i think it was 4) has no trailer for the series as a special price where as the retail one does.

2. he said they have all the same episodes as the original. (well i'd hope so)

3. he couldn't be spefific on the packaging though, but he said that he would think that it will be no frills packaging basically meaning they won't come with the fancy boxes you get with retail sets.

4. he also said that the friends DVD promotional ones might be double sided to accomodate the larger episodes but he couldn't confirm if this was the same for the rest like family guy simpsons and futurama.


taken that into account they still don't sound too bad and for a saving of 60% i will still get them.

going to check my funds to night to see if i can get family guy 1 2 3 and simpsons 3 the rest i have already

Zoton

So there's no additional episodes on the bonus disc of family guy then?

BigEejit

How many episodes of family guy are there in total?

Kold

Ordered. That's the job. family guy

JohnK

Did anybody find out if there is any text about it being a promotional box set going accross the screen? I want to order all of them but any text like that would really piss me off

Mr. Fancypants

I know some people on the dvdforums were talking to the sales guys and they were told that the boxsets will be exactly the same as the current ones but at a Promotional price. There are a couple of other websites doing similar deals so it may just be a promotion by Fox on these boxsets at the end of this month.

wiped

Ordered Season 4 of Futurama this morning ... at £15.99 I don't care what extras are with it or not ... I just want the episodes

Kold

Futurama??? Pffft!

oneweb

Originally posted by Kold
Futurama??? Pffft!

0_o Pfft!! Family G... Well, so much for a retort 'cos that's great too

herobear

i ordered family guy s1 and futurama s1..along with a load of other non promo discs

maybe if i get the funds between now and the end of the promotion, i might get the rest of family guy/futurama

such great prices

Creamy Goodness

any1 got any of these yet?

what is the packaging like?

Kold

Yeah, I ordered them at least two weeks ago thinking they were out dammit.

savemejebus

Has anyone received their copies of these dvds yet? Mine shipped on friday but i've received nothing as of yet

davej

Perhaps the postal problems are effecting your delivery?

davej

savemejebus

yeah, i thought that but i'm not near dublin, i'm not too concerned, just wanted to know if anyone else had gotten their discs and also if they had found out what the difference between the promotional and regular sets were

JohnK

All international post goes through Dublin so dont expect to see those dvds anytime soon

Kold

ffs lazy an post cocks. i want my family guy

palance

simpsons series 3 arrived in the post today, collectors edition, all the extras seem to be there. great bargain

snickerpuss

Ive been getting international post really fast and i live in in dublin, so it shouldnt be a problem.

Kold

Still haven't received Family guy series 2 and 3. HURRY UPPPPPPPPP

Stephen

in my experience, deliveries from play normally take about 8 days to arrive.

Kold

Still no word, anyone know when this post crap is gonna end?

Mr. Fancypants

International post is gonna take a few more days to get to apparantly. Only thing i have gotten in the post is a bill so far. Have a heap of things ordered from various sites.

ronano

I'm an impatiened man, if i order these now,how long you think before i'll get them ?

Kold

You'll be grand as soon as the strikes over but seeing as i preordered them a month ago im fairly PEE OH'ED

Harry2001

Received Futurama Season 4 Promotional Boxset from play.com today - looks like they will be coming 1 by 1

oneweb

And, and????? Do tell, is it just the box that's different or is there anything majorly different to what you'd expect from a normal package?

Harry2001

Originally posted by oneweb
And, and????? Do tell, is it just the box that's different or is there anything majorly different to what you'd expect from a normal package?

Yeah sorry did not have a lot of time earlier........

Looks exactly like any other boxset really - artwork is excellent on both the box and the covers, different cover on each DVD, nice insides, list all extras on back of each cover

Very happy with the one I've got so far

Kold

I still havent recieved my family guy yet. Getting a lil worried.

Kold

Ah come on... I'm only gonna get them when it's dangerously close to my L.cert...

smoke.me.a.kipper

i ordered simpsons series 3. and all the futuramas. w00t!

Kold

COME ON YOU STINKING POSTMEN

savemejebus

my stuff arrived friday, in ****e condition, dvds flying around their boxes and get this, a bleedin fingerprint smudge on one of the DVDs, from a sealed box

not happy at all

Mr. Fancypants

Originally posted by savemejebus
my stuff arrived friday, in ****e condition, dvds flying around their boxes and get this, a bleedin fingerprint smudge on one of the DVDs, from a sealed box

not happy at all

Did you give them a call (+44 (0)1534 877 595) to tell them? They are normally quite accomadating and im sure they will send you out a replacement.

savemejebus

yeah, gave them a call and am arranging to send the stuff back, just checked though and it looks like at least one of the box sets is sold out so could be screwed there.

cheers for the number mbroaders