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Futurama, Vol. 1

Futurama, Vol. 1

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must have for anyone who likes DVDs!
Review: Futurama is often considered a "spin-off" of the Simpsons merely because it was created by Matt Groening and the character design appears similar. This is far from the truth. While the Simpsons has earned a place in Americana, it is no where near as witty, funny, or as quality-made as Futurama.

The first thing you will notice about this show is that the animation is clean and crisp with vibrant colors. Amazing 3D imagery is blended seamlessly to 2D cell art. Voice acting is high-quality, and Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, Dr. Farnsworth) flaunts his versatility with about half the total voices on the show. Kate Segal returns to Fox as the voice of Leela.

The DVD set is just so incredible. The transfer is flawless and looks better than the broadcast version. Sounds are crisper and cleaner and excellent in the Dolby Digital version. But the best thing (besides the series) is the commentary. Groening, D.X. Cohen, Billy West, Dimaggio, and others talk about the little "in" jokes, how Ph.D's figured out how fast a shadow would move on the moon, how the alien-ese signs read "Fried Humans," why the robot planet is named Chapek 9, what some of the pre-production titles for the show were (Aloha Mars!). I've watched every episode three times so far, twice with the commentary on! This is the BEST commentary since Raimi and Cambell did Army of Darkness together!

I just can't wait until the second volume!

Viva le Fry!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best cartoon series ever? Indubitably!
Review: It must be said: 'Futurama' urinates from a great height over pretty much everything else there is. Brilliant stuff.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best DVD in my collection!!
Review: This DVD is without a doubt the best and most viewed of my collection. This was one of the funniest television shows of all time and in my opinion is funnier than the Simpsons...and that is saying a lot!!! I can not recommend this set enough and if you're a lover of Futurama you will not be disappointed at all!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Finally
Review: I don't want to bore anyone else with a million stats about this DVD. I have just one thing to say: Damn glad that they put the best show out on DVD so soon! Oh, and don't forget to pick up the Family Guy DVDs also. The two funniest shows on Fox. Guess they don't like comedy anymore since they were both cancelled...
Yaah Futurama!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Awesome DVD for an awesome series
Review: In 1999, Matt Groening, best known for The Simpsons, released a new animated series - Futurama. For those of you who don't know, this show is about a boy who becomes cryogenically frozen in the year 1999 and reawakens in the year 3000. Every episode is downright hilarious. Sure, this series never got as well known as The Simpsons, but it's certainly no less funny. Read on for episode summaries.

Space Pilot 3000 - First episode. Fry becomes cryogenically frozen and reawakens in the year 3000. First appearance of most major characters.

The Series Has Landed - During a package delivery to the moon, Fry and Leela become stranded with minimal oxygen. First appearances: Amy Wong, Hermes Conrad, Dr. Zoidberg

I, Roommate - Fry is ordered to move out of the Planet Express building because he wastes so many valuable resources.

Love's Labors Lost in Space - The Planet Express crew is sent on a mission to bring back two of every animal from a doomed planet. First appearances: Zapp, Kif, Nibbler

Fear of a Bot Planet - During a delivery to a planet filled with robots that hate humans, Bender becomes a figure of power.

A Fishful of Dollars - Fry realizes his savings account from his earlier life has obtained substantial interest. First appearance: Mom

My Three Suns - Fry unknowingly kills the emperor of a planet of liquid beings, and becomes its new ruler. First appearance: Elzar

A Big Piece of Garbage - A ball of garbage is on a collision course with earth. The crew must find out a way to stop it. First appearance: Morbo

Hell is Other Robots - After being baptized and sinning, Bender in sentenced to spend eternity in Robot Hell.

A Flight to Remember - The professor books a vacation for the crew. Once aboard the ship, Bender falls in love and Fry finds himself pretending to be both Leela and Amy's lover. First appearances: Mr. and Mrs. Wong, LaBarbara Conrad

Mars University - Bender and Fry enroll in a university on Mars. Fry's roommate is a superintelligent monkey, and Bender tries to teach nerdy robots how to be cool.

When Aliens Attack - Aliens threaten to destroy earth if they can't see an episode of a thousand year old TV series. First appearance of the Omicronian race.

Fry and the Slurm Factory - The crew wins a tour of the Slurm factory. Once there, they discover the beverage's (downright sick) secret ingredient.

This is an excellent DVD set. You will see many reviews that say this DVD has 9 episodes, and many that say it has 13. 13 is correct. This DVD is the original INTENDED first season (those last four episodes were supposed to be part of it, but were aired with the second season for reasons unknown.) Of course, this DVD has extras. There is a featurette on the making of the series, a character sketch gallery, episode-length commentary, and deleted scenes. Unfortunately, the picture quality isn't too good in the deleted scenes, and the sound isn't any better. Still, they're watchable and a nice extra. If you like this series, even if you're just a casual fan, you'd be doing yourself a real favor to buy this set.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WONDERFUL
Review: Futurama has always been the best tv show :D

This DVD is amazing. Sometimes as I'm watching it, I prefer to watch it with the audio commentary because, well, you just have to listen for yourself. You'll realize what the artists thought were really really funny and other hidden stuff that you don't know about!

Great easter eggs too!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Perfect series, irritating DVDs
Review: If you're looking at the Futurama DVD collection, chances are that you already know that Futurama is a hilarious cartoon. Futurama, from the cracked minds behind the Simpsons, is a world set in the early 31st century (3000s). It follows the crazed antics of the staff of Planet Express, a delivery company founded by a mad scientist to help fund his mad science. Though the series is overshadowed by its half-sibling "the Simpsons", it has earned many devoted fans and is in my opinion funnier than the Simpsons. Now, there is one glitch in all this joyous Futurama fun, the DVD menu system. There isn't a play-all function that I could find on the disk. This means that you have to back out to the main menu to play each episode individually. I know this seems like nit picking, but the lack of this feature makes watching the DVDs (three in this pack) less enjoyable than it should be. Perhaps they will fix this problem in the future, maybe not, either way the show is still fantastic and the DVDs are still worth every penny. So, if you like Futurama, or just want something funny and entertaining buy now, otherwise buy something else and leave more copies available for fanatics like me. Just a word of warning, this cartoon, contrary to popular myth, is intended for (semi-)mature audiences. The humor in this series can be dark and/or vulgar, and really isn't for little kids. I'd say nobody under 10 even though the producers didn't get it rated.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A very smart "toon"
Review: The best thing I can say about this DVD is that it is the smartest animation (or was before they canned it) on television.

I found myself laughing for hours!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AWESOME FILM OR DVD TO OWN .BEST CARTOON
Review: FUTURAMA is the funniest show with cast members with names like Frye,Leela,Bender,The Professor,Amy,The Lobster Doctor,and others it has lots on this dvd and the 9 episodes feature laughs,a nice since of jokes,and good cartoon lines and situations.own this one now on dvd.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One of my favorite TV shows ever.
Review: ...but this isn't one of my favorite seasons, hence only four stars. Don't get me wrong, it's a damned good season... but at the same time, I don't feel that the show really took off until at least the second season. All that aside, it's definitely worth the purchase in my opinion.


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