A tentative release date of May 2003 for the Season 3 DVD set has finally been announced. In an online chat with Peter Staddon of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment revealed this info about the DVD delays and the Season 3 set:

Simpsons does take a long time to develop, but you have to realise that matt and jim are very involved in the productions and they don't have a lot of free time with getting the show out. Season 3 will probably be in May 2003! I know, we would like to get it out earlier as well, but it is shaping up to have some really cool material on it... I mentioned earlier that the issue with The Simpsons is that there are so many people who are involved with the DVD, and they are all incredibly busy working on the show for the network which has to take priority. We would all like to see the releases out quicker, but not as you point out if it hurts the quality. The next release is due out in May 2003 and there is already some very cool stuff on the discs that will make season 3 much better.

Let's all keep our fingers crossed that we won't see any more delays this time around.

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