The Maxx: The Complete Series [DVD]

This is a weird show, but it is a very interesting show to watch. There really is nothing that I could compare it to it is such a unique form of story telling. If you like superheroes and unique animation, and storytelling, I would recommend this complex show.

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.

The media could not be loaded. DVDs came in perfect condition (it comes with 2 I'm using the first one). The video is really good quality and none of the audio is gone. Really the only way to watch the show without going to some back water website

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.

I am stoked to now have the dvd set after nearly 20 years. Despite the occurrence of the package arriving damaged (broken case, dvds loose in case). The other downside, a detail that is not disclosed on the sellers listing is that it is a burnt replica (purple, single layer disc). Although the video picture quality isn’t 8k/4k/1080p, the picture quality from over 5 feet of a distance from the television screen, one can merely tell the difference. It might be 720p Letterbox. The cover photo appears of high quality. Sound quality is possibly Stereo Sound.Some improvements, for the current price, I would prefer a higher quality made disc for durability purposes. Full Screen video. Surround Sound would be a plus!