The Maxx: The Complete Series [DVD]

I watched this entire animated series when it was originally on Mtv with liquid television and MTv's oddities. I actually found a dvd for sale many years ago that was something like a vhs to dvd conversion that had a homemade quality and low resolution picture. I don't remember where I bought the first one from but it was definitely not a licensed professional official product.After so many years it became non-readable and the dvd started skipping and freezing as well as the burned written laser reflecting surface started to blister and peel separating from the plastic of the burnt dvd. So I started looking for a replacement of it. It was getting close to 30 years since this was originally on TV and any new copies of the official released dvd were very hard to find After so many years since these dvd's were sold.The episodes are a work of art for the comic art style lovers, and watching a second time with the commentary turned on was an adventure of it's own.If I hadn't made an .ISO file copy of it, if anything happened to the dvd I would definitely be trying to find another copy to buy to replace it.

Enough has been said here already about how fantastic a show "The Maxx" was (and is) when it first appeared on MTV back in 1995. I'm just here with a quick note about Amazon.com's "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.To be frank, I wasn't too thrilled with the idea of purchasing a DVD-R set, especially as I'd heard a bit too many reports of problems both online and from friends. But "The Maxx" was too hard too resist, so I decided to chance it and ordered my set in February 2010. When my set arrived, the two DVD-R discs were indeed the expected purple media - thankfully the transfers were more than satisfactory and the discs played without a hitch.Until October, when I discovered that Disc 1 would no longer playback properly. The DVD-R media had obviously deteriorated in some manner, as my player was unable to properly track the show. At 21s into Episode #1, playback froze for a few seconds, then the disc skipped forward several minutes before playback resumed. After a few seconds, playback froze again, and the disc skipped forward a few minutes once more before playback resumed. This defect continued for most of Disc 1. It definitely wasn't a DVD Player problem, as all six of my players had the same problem with this disc.Great.MOD DVD-Rs purportedly "should" last as long as normal stamp-pressed retail DVDs (i.e., several decades at least). I didn't rent this set for short term usage only - I purchased it with the expectation that it would last for many years to come - so I felt that Amazon should replace my defective disc, especially since THEY were the manufacturer. Obtaining a replacement was no easy task; the customer service rep insisted I had to contact the manufacturer for replacement, that Amazon was not responsible... and refused to acknowledge that Amazon WAS the manufacturer. 45 min. later, after much frustration and repeated requests to speak with someone else who understand's Amazon's own CreateSpace "Burn-on-Demand" program, I was finally put on hold; the rep soon came back on and said my request had been approved. (About time...) A replacement set would be sent out to me shortly, and I would be receiving a new invoice, information and a return label in my email momentarily. I wonder tho... was I really getting a replacement, or was this rep just trying to get rid of me, since I stayed firm on my requests?Two weeks later I knew the answer for certain. I never received a replacement, I never received any paperwork, and there was still nothing listed on my account that this replacement even existed. *SIGH*I contacted Amazon again two days ago, expecting to have to go through this entire ordeal all over again. Thankfully, that was not the case at all. I spoke with a wonderful Customer Service rep, explained the situation, and she put me on hold while researching the matter. She was quickly able to corroborate my story, and obtained approval to send me out a replacement overnight... talk about good service!I indeed received my replacement set yesterday. I opened it with the expectation that I'd just be swapping out the bad Disc 1 , but I got a rather interesting surprise... the replacement set of "The Maxx" did NOT come on purple-backed DVD-R media - these were silver discs. From all appearances, my set contains standard pressed single-layer DVDs - these even have a set of pressing codes stamped around the inner rim to denote the product ID, file dates and manufacturing info (MOD DVD-Rs don't have this sort of information, as it's pressed onto the disc during the stamper and injection molding phase; Disc 1 was dated 10/11/2010, Disc 2 10/10/2010). Needless to say, I was rather shocked at this revelation!Oh, and before I forget... yes, they played perfectly.There were only two physical differences I noted between the sets, as follows:* UPC Product Code on the rear of the case -- the purple DVD-R set features the words "2 DISCS" above the UPC bar codes; the silver DVDs only have the bar codes.* UPC Bar Code Box on the actual disc -- the purple DVD-Rs have a UPC Bar Code box printed onto the label side of each disc (at the bottom center); the silver DVDs have none.Anyway, I obviously had a wonderful resolution to my problem.. and I felt that some of you other "Maxx" fans might also be interested in this info. Cheers!

Nostalgia DVD. Great for fans of The Maxx. Unique animation style.

If the like the maxx then your gonna love this!

There are two things to consider about this purchase.First, as stated in other reviews, the process of burning the DVD creates a product that may not play all copies on all DVDs. For the first one I ordered, episodes 1 and 2 wouldn't play in my DVD player. I borrowed a friend's copy and it played fine. So I did an exchange with Amazon. The second copy played just fine. Be prepared if you have to work a little bit to get a playable copy. That said, Amazon's exchange process was amazingly easy and efficient. I had absolutely NO problems on the exchange... big plus for dealing with Amazon!Second, regarding the content of the DVD. It is an eclectic mix of animation styles and techniques ranging from shockingly crude to fairly sophisticated. And, though you might not expect this, these jarringly different styles actually hold together. Each style works in the context of the part of the story that it is being used to communicate. And the story is excellent. It is complex, intelligent, mature... this is a story that you can watch about a half dozen times before you've spotted everything going on and figured out how it all fits together. That isn't a criticism of the way the story is told... it is a compliment to the depth of the story. Based on the strength of this series, I actually bought the whole comic book line and read it. This animated series represents the first 1 and 1/2 comic books in the 6 book series. That point represented a break point in the story where the comic books took up a different thread of a more complex story line that it was weaving together. To make it work in the animated series, they fashioned an ending that makes these episodes completely standalone. So, there is an ending. And while the ending to the animated series implies that there is more work to be done by one of the characters working through his own issues, it is a satisfying point to stop. If the animated story is all you are after, it will provide sufficient closure. If you want more, the comic books are in reprint.Even given the extra effort it took to get a playable copy, I strongly recommend the DVD. It is well worth it!