If you're a big Futurama fan, chances are that you've got all the season box sets already made available since the show was canceled many years ago (thought it never left the air, it seems, thanks to Adult Swim).
But those were in DVD boxes! That's lame! How about getting a complete collection set inside a Bender head, in line with the show's fascination of putting severed heads in jars? I'd question why they would put a robot's head in one of those jars, but it's better to not ask these things.
Starting tomorrow, the limited set will be available for pre-order for Comic-Con attendees only. You have to buy it online at the Fox store, then pick it up in person at the San Diego Comic-Con later this month (no shipping!). Only 500 copies are available, each comes with a hand-numbered letter from creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, as well as a limited edition collectible poster.
The set contains all four volumes (15 discs) plus the four direct-to-video movies Bender's Big Score, The Beast With A Billion Backs, Bender's Game and Into The Wild Green Yonder, adding up to an impressive 19-disc collection. Notice that the etching on bender's jar says 1999-2009, which is a reference to the fact that this is not really "complete," since Futurama is actually returning on Comedy Central in 2010. So I don't know. Would you buy an incomplete complete collection just for the Bender head?
It costs $199.98, in case you were wondering. So if you're going to Comic-Con or you know someone who will (you can place someone else's name to pick up on the order form), go reserve your copy here. The set will NOT be available for purchase on site, unless someone didn't pick up theirs by Sunday.
But wait a tick, you say. I saw this set on Amazon a week ago for pre-order! How can Amazon have it when it's for Comic-Con only?! Well, Amazon has since taken the product page down, implying a mistake, but the press release for this set says that it'll be available everywhere in October. So I guess they're going to make more later on, sans the letter and poster. Not sure how Amazon is handling the existing pre-orders, however.
