Family Guy, Volume Nine

I kinda feel cheated......
I've been a fan since January 31, 1999.. Bought every DVD including the random DVD's they release so Seth MacFarlane could make some extra cash (like he needs it). But now I'm starting to get a little upset with these half season DVD releases.. I really feel scammed. I almost feel like not buying anymore. Between netflix, hulu, and amazon prime I'm starting to realize that people like Seth MacFarlane cant hold my arm behind my back in order to have their shows on demand.. Let alone the fact that family guy has kinda gone downhill the past 3 years... Maybe a handful (2-3) are memorable. Lets take a stand and maybe they will go back to trying to make us happy instead of filling their pockets :)

About time...but what's with the wait?
I hate to add to the rest of the comments complaining about the release date fiasco (reviews are only supposed to be for people that actually purchased the item), but I did a quick look online and found that all of season 8 and the first couple of season 9 have already been released in other markets (as Volume 10) and the rest of season 9 has been released (after checking amazon.co.uk) as 'Volume 11'. What gives with the giant wait? In the same amount of time between Volume 8 and Volume 9's release in the US, region 2 got the next two volumes already released!

Season 8 is pretty decent in itself, but much of the series has lost its comedic spark and turned more serious. I don't know if FG will regain its hilariousness (the original writing staff before the long cancellation period was genus), but I do know that American Dad seems to have gotten the better writers (as per commentary/comic-con appearances by Seth, the writers of the two shows are separate and rarely interact...

Yep, its another Family Guy Volume.
Okay before i get started, why are there almost FOUR pages of previews dated before the DVD release date?

Anyway, the quality is pretty good. Audio is DD 5.1, A/V bitrates are standard for a Mpeg2 DVD. Nothing to complain about on the quality. I buy these things for the Extras. For some reason, only 5 of the 14 episodes have a commentary track, whereas every previous Volume from 3-8 had commentary on ALL episodes - so that was a letdown. Each disc also has fewer deleted scenes than previous Volumes, for some reason. But we get a "bonus" Cleveland show episode. Goody. Menus are fine, though basic. Easy enough to navigate what little there is, but each menu is the same. Not a REQUIREMENT of a good set, but indicative of the effort put forth to create this Volume. Naturally, every one is uncensored and there are alternate versions of jokes/scenes that could not be aired for S&P reasons.

For thoae complaining about the smaller number of episodes, every volume has...

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