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(More customer reviews)This set is quite amazing. Period. But as a collector, it really depends on how you roll... er... or how you transform and roll out. I'm a completist. I was too late in collecting the previous releases on DVD and just prayed and waited around forever for this wonderful release.
You can indeed find the complete set for $140 on the SHOUT website; who knows, Amazon often drops their price by the release date, but for now, it can be found, alongside the complete GI JOE set with free shipping.
The packaging, unfortunately, is a lot of thin cardboard -- with the CD cases being cardboard with plastic trays; not very durable, not sure how they'll hold up to the test of time with repeat handling. I wish the outside case, at least, was heavy duty like the GI JOE complete set box, especially for $140; one could most likely collect the individual releases for the same price with how cheap these individual seasons often go down on Amazon. Although, the set does consist of a few rarities not found in the individual releases.
Call me 'Crazy', but I am collecting BOTH releases. I love picture discs and packaging. Especially for the individual releases which contain thin-pak jewel cases and cartoon character pictures on the discs. The characters on the complete set discs are more computer-generated images... NOT CGI, but rather, what a Transformer might look like after being scanned for replication.
On a side note, the "More Than Meets The Eye" introduction DVD, the first five episodes of season one sold seperately, is a nice collectable too, comes in a regular jewel case, and though the image is the same as the first disc in season one, it has a blue background rather than a purple background... subtle, but cool. And, yes, I have this in my collection as well. Crazy.
The collected book (episode summaries) is quite nice that comes with the complete set, it includes some Tranformer bios... the individual releases come with mini-booklets that only contain the episode summaries, both having different cover designs, so again, to me it is worth collecting both releases.
GI JOE side note (for completists); for the complete set, the 17 discs have the same characters as the individual release... however, the complete set discs have the original hand-drawn character profile picture, whereas the individual set releases have the cartoon character image on the discs. And, the individually released introduction DVD "The M.A.S.S. Device" has three figher jets with the red white and blue jetstreams as the picture disc, so they're all quite different. Also, interesting to point out, there's an empty tray slot, an "18th" disc spot for the 1987 GI JOE movie that does not come with the set, hopefully it's released at a later date. Not sure why the Transformers movie wasn't included in the complete TF set. Too bad... or had an empty "17th" disc spot.
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The Complete Generation One series! Four million years after crash landing on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on present day Earth. Engaged in a crucial race to find a new energy source for their home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots must defend the innocent people of Earth against their archnemeses, Megatron and the power-hungry Decepticons.In 1983 a fateful trip to a Japanese toy fair uncovered a phenomenon that would soon rule not only the world of toys, but also the realms of comics, airwaves and the silver screen as well. Since then, the war between the peaceful Autobots and the villainous Decepticons has captured the imaginations of children and adults alike, launching hundreds of collectible toys, comic books, animated series and feature films. Now Shout! Factory and Hasbro celebrate 25 years of Robots In Disguise with the 16-disc Transformers: The Complete Series 25th Anniversary Matrix Of Leagership Edition. This deluxe set includes all 98 restored episodes, new interviews, exclusive featurettes, concept art, archival Hasbro toy commercials, printable scripts and much more! This set also includes a collectible 60-page book and Autobot and Decepticon magnets.
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