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This DVD is a re-packaging of the three previously released Justice League DVDs. It contains "Secret Origins," "Paradise Lost," and "Justice on Trial." The animated versions of superhero cartoons just keep getting better and better. This DVD is being released just as Justice League season 2 is ending. The quality of the Justice League series is unquestionably excellent. This show is better than and builds upon the foundation created in the individual Batman and Superman animated TV shows. If regular comic books looked this good and were written this well, the industry would not be in such disarray. This is the show we want. We want that beautiful artwork (animation) and we want every story to be Alan Moore quality. Justice League comes closer to the model than anything we've seen so far. However, the people who create and market the DVDs are targeting the wrong audience -- again. It seems to me that they expect this to be purchased by parents of small children to watch over and over with Scooby Doo and Elmo. These videos will appeal to the 8-12 year old comic book reader just a little. But it seems like the core audience for the show on DVD is adults, especially the baby boomers who grew up with these characters and enjoy them. The versions of the characters in Justice League are fully developed and consistant with all the comic lore we know and love. I think that's who would buy the DVD box sets. I always buy the good box sets just to encourage their creation. But, we didn't get a nice box set here. Much like the Batman animated series, we're getting a few individual episodes. For this reason, I'm urging people to hold out on this one. Maybe the marketers will listen to fan reaction and package and release this show in a proper box set format. Season 1 & 2 of Justice League in 16x9 widescreen would be purchased by every fan with an HDTV. A good example is the recent MTV Spider-man box set - mastered in HDTV - complete - high quality with entertaining commentary for each episode. These sporadic releases are just wrong. The marketing strategy is wrong. The material is great and worth the 4 stars. However, the best material is missing! There was some great stuff in season 1, i.e., "Savage Time"; "A Knight of Shadows," and can you ask for a better script than season 2's "A Better World"? The upcoming Justice League Unlimited looks even better if that's even possible. Message to Justice League creators: Outstanding Job. You've met or exceeded my expectations in every respect. Keep it up. You are nailing this material. Message to DVD packagers and marketers: Do your market research. You don't know your market for these DVDs. You've made an error that will cost you a lot of sales. You've screwed up releasing it in this manner. Knock it off. Do it right as the creators did and the sales will naturally follow.