It’s a real pisser with my relatively recent acquisition of season 17. Contrary to the stories about declining DVD sales, I think The Simpsons were consistent sellers but Fox may have poisoned the well through the syndicating and marathons on FX. News Corp could also be doing this intentionally to force people to subscribe to the rumored Simspons channel.
I enjoy streaming enormously through Netflix and that’s about it. Hulu has commercials even when you pay for it, no thanks. HBO’s cable-less setup is interesting yet I’m still trying to find out if it grants access to their enormous back catalog of standup specials starting in the mid Seventies.
Al Jean said the writers and all will find ways to get the commentaries to the fans. I’m glad he made this statement. As I’ve said for years, The Simpsons set the gold standard for enjoyable commentaries.