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PurpleTentacle

All the show name parodies, for those who are interested:

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festivus

How are we supposed to pick a favorite??? Shatner's Creek Better Call Cthulhu Fargo But In Space

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SmithW6079

Which is why they should just create a new series, instead of reviving "Futurama." Fry and Leela have had two perfect endings -- the episode where he gets the Robot Devil's hands that ends with her wa

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More Futurama!

Yeah, they're doing a pandemic episode, and an episode about Zapp getting canceled. And the Worms are coming back!

The Crypto episode seems to also be the Wild West episode, that one could be good.

9 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

The Alexa device looks like a MOM invention. 

You'd think EVERY robot would secretly be an Alexa, recording everyone's private thoughts at all times.

Bender would definitely be making money selling the Planet Express crew's thoughts and search histories.

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DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

I don't rewatch; the theme music always bring joy. It's been so long. 

I don't know if anyone paused on the list of tv shows; Clampmaid's Tale. Blob's Burgers. So many puns.  

I wonder why Calculon died. 

I guess they wanted to do greatest hits to get everyone back into the show. The double time was cracking me up though. They certainly crammed all the characters. 

 

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xander874

xander874

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11 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

I wonder why Calculon died. 

IIRC, he died drinking poison in that Romeo and Juliet competition with the other actor. The crew brought him back to star on his old show and then he died again when he got crushed by falling debris.

Even though the first episode was super meta, I still enjoyed it. I like how they've settled into the Fry/Leela relationship: she knows he's an idiot and does dumb things but loves and supports him anyway.

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Spartan Girl

Spartan Girl

Wow, Amy was right: she would really would feel ready by the time the babies came back. Amazing to see the growth in her.

OFC Zoidberg was one of the predators that ate some of the babies. He’ll eat anything. I knew the one that looks like Leela would be one of the survivors, so glad to see some well-thought-out continuity on that part.

So as long as they’re going back to old plot lines, are we going to see Marianne again? Zoidberg deserves more than one break.

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JTMacc99

JTMacc99

"And now, the Winnowing!"

"What does that mean?"

"It means don't start naming them yet."

 

On 8/1/2023 at 8:12 AM, DoctorAtomic said:

I'm disappointed if they killed off the whale-bear biologist though. 

Futurama has always done a nice job with the idea that "some people are just jerks".  They're typically very entertaining characters.

 

 

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DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

I feel like this could have taken place on the moon. Otherwise, they certainly hit the nail on the head about the energy use mining bitcoin, and taking the mining to do an old west plot was a lot of fun. Even limboing factored in. 

I liked the end when Fry asked Leela if he could escort her to the brothel, and she was totally into it. I was worried that the show would make Leela kind of long suffering of Fry, and, she knows he's an idiot, but they look like a good relationship. 

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Spartan Girl

Spartan Girl

10 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

I liked the end when Fry asked Leela if he could escort her to the brothel, and she was totally into it. I was worried that the show would make Leela kind of long suffering of Fry, and, she knows he's an idiot, but they look like a good relationship. 

This. Let’s not Simpsons up a perfectly good couple.

DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

Winner of the Palme D'oorknob! They still have the coffeeshop near Planet Express from the worms episode. Oh foreshadowing!

I got the answer of 2001 when Leela said 1 x 4 x 9. 

Didn't they use pills to shrink last time?

10 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Lol a parody of Dune only with a silent “G.”

Doon. Guh. Kwiznos Cadillac! I had to pause because I was roaring with laughter. 

Fry is the best bf because he'll let Leela blow her nose on his shirt.

I was worried they were going to let Nibbler just be a housepet. 

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arc

I feel like Rick and Morty at its best really explores every possible ramification of their insane ideas, and that's something where maybe Futurama has not been quite as strong. Like, here the idea that parasites have their own parasites is something, but then the resolution was just to stomp the parasite-parasites. Why weren't the second order parasites also themselves subverted by third order parasites, and so on?

Separately, the Dune sandworm lifecycle was sort of referenced with the cycle of life in the litterbox, but it didn't fully land because they rushed over it so quickly. I guess Dune is a lot to cover in a single 24 minute episode.

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starri

starri

A+ episode for Tress McNeille.  Mom, Invasa, Linda, and Craterface all in one episode.

I don't think I've laughed at this season as hard as I did when the Crushinator broke the door down followed by the Moon Mayor(?) saying "I have no idea how she got in here."

Although Morbo's "And some very confused werewolves" was a close second.

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DoctorAtomic

DoctorAtomic

Nibbler's worms had their own stocking. I was hoping for a shot at Fry's grandfather. I can't believe Bender didn't think to steal the time machine immediately.

2801 had olde timey cars but still floating. They showed Disenchantment during the professor's trip via the scenic route too. Are they implying that they're Futurama's future?

Didn't Santa always say Dr. Zoidberg was a good boy? He didn't act like he recognized him. 

I don't get the running gag about the turducken, but it was funny. 

I liked the nice, subtle touch of Leela being happy to see Fry visiting her family and charming the grandmother.

I liked the closed loop twist on Santa's origins.

 

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starri

starri

14 hours ago, Vermicious Knid said:

I had seen speculation that in the pilot episode where we see civilization building up and breaking down over and over in the window during the thousand years Fry is asleep, is one that looks Medieval and that is actually the time period for Disenchantment.

In the first season of Disenchantment, there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of Fry, Bender, and the Professor in the time machine during "The Late Philip J Fry."

Spartan Girl

Spartan Girl

So another pandemic hits Earth, and this time it’s all Leela’s fault. I’m surprised more people weren’t more pissed at her like they were with Fry in the “Cold Warriors” episode. I mean, she knew there was something spreading in the sewers and she didn’t think to take precautions when visiting her parents?! Girl, you’re supposed to the smart one!

So many familiar faces came back! Wernstrom, Umbrielle and her dad, Leela’s ex Chazz, Barbados Slim, Lrr and his family—and OF COURSE they were the ones spreading conspiracy theories so they can take over the planet.

And a Bill Nye cameo is always good.

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