Cartoon Network: Adventure Time: The Complete Series [DVD]

My family loves adventure time, and this set was a great addition for road trips. The discs are good quality, the recordings are good quality, and the case keeps them all safe. Absolutely recommended if you love the show like we do.

Adventure Time is one of the most beloved animated series of the past decade, and for good reason. Its mix of quirky humor, surrealism, and heart has won over fans of all ages. And now, with the release of the complete series on DVD, you can experience the entire journey of Finn and Jake from start to finish.The show follows the adventures of Finn, a young boy and his best friend Jake, a magical dog with shape-shifting abilities, as they explore the Land of Ooo and battle evil forces. Along the way, they meet a cast of colorful and bizarre characters, including Princess Bubblegum, the Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, and many more.The animation style is unique and charming, with bright colors and a hand-drawn look that adds to the show's whimsy. The voice acting is top-notch, with a talented cast that includes John DiMaggio as Jake, Jeremy Shada as Finn, and Olivia Olson as Marceline.But what really sets Adventure Time apart is its emotional depth. The show deals with themes of love, loss, and friendship in a way that's both relatable and poignant. It's a show that can make you laugh one minute and tear up the next.The DVD collection includes all ten seasons of the show, as well as the special finale episode, "Come Along With Me." There are also a ton of bonus features, including commentaries, animatics, and behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the show.Overall, if you're a fan of animation, fantasy, or just great TV in general, Adventure Time: The Complete Series on DVD is a must-have. It's a wild and wacky ride full of heart, humor, and adventure. So come along with Finn and Jake, and see what wonders await you in the Land of Ooo.

Adventure Time isn't for everyone, but for some people, it speaks to something deep inside of us that remembers what it was like to be a kid, and what it was like to grow up. And maybe you don't realize it while you're struggling through your own coming of age, but in the end, you come to the understanding that that child from so long ago is still a part of you, that you're not really different, you're just MORE. There's a lot I could say about this series, but I think that's the main thing that struck me: it's better than any other story I've seen at making me feel nostalgic, and has reminded me of games I forgot I'd played, and brought back feelings I forgot I ever had. If you and your inner child are still on speaking terms, I can't recommend Adventure Time highly enough. (Please note that the story gets older as the characters do, and later seasons may not be appropriate for younger viewers, though it never exceeds TV-PG, so use your best judgement. Really, it feels like this show was made without a target audience in mind, and is just a lengthy expression of the writers' and artists' own hopes and imaginations.)The box set is DVD only, no Blu-Ray, as all the one-star reviews will tell you very loudly. But let's be honest, the drawings are mostly basic shapes, so even with my big ol' high-def TV and my fancy Blu-Ray player, the picture quality is great. If this was on Blu-Ray instead, I really don't think I'd notice a difference. I was blown away by the charm of the package, though! The set is designed like a book (a reference to the Enchiridion from the series), with gorgeous art on each page, and fun text written as a "how-to" for heroes, but relevant to one of the episodes that appear on whatever disk you've flipped to. There's even a pop-up page in the middle, with a lovely view of the land of Ooo. I'd add pictures, but I'm struggling with uploading them right now. I'll see if I can add them later. For now, if you love the show, consider treating yourself to this boxed set!

Word to the wise: it is worthwhile to buy from a reputable seller such as Amazon over someone you don't know on an auction site. This is my second purchase of this set, and the first, from an auction site, appears to be an elaborate bootleg, with a flat image in the center of the book instead of the wonderful pop-up, and single-layer DVDs with lower quality encoding. Amazon, however, provided me with the real deal, well worth the price difference. Still, I wish this much creativity and care had gone into making a Blu-Ray package, as the DVDs inevitably suffer from the limitations of the downright ancient MPEG2 standard of encoding for DVDs, even when the best of care is taken, as it was here. These are all progressive (non-interlaced) discs with anamorphic wide screen (as opposed to "letter boxed"), which uses the full video frame encoded to be displayed at the desired 16:9 aspect ratio. The remaining problem, for me at least, is with haloing artifacts around the many narrow black lines between areas of solid color, as is common with this style of animation. Once noticed, they can be hard to ignore for some. The problem isn't with the pixel resolution, but rather the compression codec. My only other nitpick is that, while content of the bonus disc is wonderful, a lot of work went into bonus materials on the old single-disc collections that I wish had been carried over to this set.

If you're a true die hard fan you will absolutely cherish this and as someone who also really values having disc copies of things I love, this is the grand prize of me loins. But honestly though, this is so unique with individual sleeves for each disc, with writing on the "pages", artwork, and pop ups. I'd get one while they're still around, AT stuff tends to come around for a short while and then either disappear or become an astronomical price.