Example: Best Buy has seasons 1-10 of The Simpsons on sale for $10.99 – $12.99, but I have all those. Instead I just ordered season 12 from Amazon for $14.99.

Seasons of House for $12.99. Dr. Who for $41.99, half the regular price. Black Adder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition for just $41.99, half off the price and worth every penny.

Plus movie DVDs like Coraline for $8.99 and Star Trek (Single-Disc Edition) for 9 bucks.

If you were interested in getting them anyway (as I was), now's the time to nab 'em.

An artist named spacecoyote has crafted a great picture of the Simpsons in an anime style. A good chunk of the cast in crammed into the familiar living room and the facial expressions are great. Come to think of it, Bart and Lisa had spiky hairstyles already…

Also, Marge is still a babe.

I laughed, I believe, three times. "I kept down Arby's, I can keep down you!" "Ahh! The fire is sealing in my juices!" And Krusty's HD demonstration. Maybe a chuckle for the "War of the Worlds" sound guy, and it was fun seeing the Depression-era Springfieldians.

But wow, was this a dull screamfest that's gone back to the same haunted well too many times. Huge Homer eating people: done that. The Golem segment was just embarassing and I'm not even Jewish. And the War of the Worlds tribute, aside from the fact that it's always a pleasure to listen to Maurice LaMarche, was weak and fairly pointless unless the goal was to get the thinly veiled anti-war commentary in there. Hint for Simpsons writers: "You said we'd be welcomed as liberators!" was funny. Everything after that was a political ad, and not even a good one. Avoid picking sides and stick with funny. Like, say, "Citizen Kang" from Treehouse of Horror VII when Bill Clinton and Bob Dole were replaced by aliens. What was different? The jokes were on the election process and not any one party.

Kang: Abortions for all
(Crowd boos)
Kang: Very well, no abortions for anyone.
(Crowd boos)
Kang: Hmm… Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!
(Crowd cheers and waves miniature flags)

On the plus side, it was announced that the trailer for "The Simpsons Movie" would premiere next Sunday night. And at The Simpsons Web site you can still mix and match your own Treehouse of Horror episode, hopefully with better luck.

So what did you think?

In fact, I've managed — through means I can't really discuss because I haven't made them up yet — to find out the detailed plans for the next two seasons. And they're even more wild and innovative than they've ever been before! Just look at the ground-breaking, never-before-seen episodes you can look forward to:

Homer becomes obsessed with whatever pop culture fad is hot at the time and takes it to a ridiculous extreme, dragging along the citizens of Springfield until it all crashes down on him.

Bart's classroom prank goes too far and he gets kicked out of school.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about peer pressure and individuality.

Homer meets a celebrity and ruins his, her, or their lives while trying too hard to be friends. Wackiness ensues.

Marge starts a successful new career as something until Homer ruins it.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about the environment.

Homer is temporarily separated from Marge after they fight or he lets her down or someone comes between them. Fortunately, despite several wacky schemes to get her back, they finally reunite.

Moe changes Moe's Tavern into some other sort of eating or entertainment establishment in an effort to renovate the place and get a different crowd of people. He goes back to his bar after Homer ruins his plans.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about family.

The Simpsons go to another city or state or country and get into trouble with the locals. They try to smooth it over but ultimately make things worse and are forced to flee.

Sideshow Bob's scheme is foiled by those meddling kids.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about the government.

Grandpa Simpson/Moe/Barney/Principal Skinner/Mrs. Krabappel and/or Mr. Burns fall in love, but everything falls apart by the end.

Homer quits his job at the nuclear plant to start a new one despite Marge's concerns.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about Christmas. Or maybe Bart does. Homer? No, it's Lisa's turn.

Selma almost gets married but, to her eventual gratitude, Homer ruins the ceremony.

Either Bart or Homer will make fun of FOX.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about tolerance.

The Halloween episode has one great segment, one OK one, and one filler. Also, Kang and Kronos make a token appearance.

Most of the episodes will end with abrupt non-sequiturs, as if the writers weren't sure how to wrap them up either.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about the power of music.

Mr. Burns tries to amass power by abusing his employees and/or the people of Springfield but Homer ruins his plans.

Maggie runs away/is abandoned and wanders around by herself having adventures before she is finally found again.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about being a good sister.

After something bad happens, Homer realizes he doesn't spend enough time with some member of his family and he must do something outrageous to win back their love.

Flanders will be mocked and inconvenienced, but will come out ahead in the end.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about religion.

Krusty the Clown's show is cancelled, but with the help of Bart and Lisa he manages to make a triumphant comeback.

The Simpson home is somehow threatened and suffers damage that will disappear before the next episode.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about mortality.

Apu suffers a personal crisis and tries something new, but Homer ruins his plans.

Bart discovers a new interest but abandons it when his friends make fun of him.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about boys.

A ridiculous proposal will be passed by a cheering crowd at a Town Hall meeting, leading to chaos.

There will be one clip show, one flashback episode, one musical, and one episode that flatly violates continuity, just to aggravate the diehard fans who keep track of that stuff. Also, there will be one — and only one — episode that doesn't leave everybody just the way they were at the beginning.

Lisa learns a valuable lesson about sweeps week.

And they'll still be funnier than most of what's on television. See ya next season!