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Summary: Futurama: Sarcasm At it's finest
Review: Behind The Simpsons and Mr.show, this is my favorite show of all time.
For those who appreciate witty sarcasm and off the wall humor it does not get much better than this.Robot Hell and Mars University are two of the funniest epsisodes
any tv series has ever created . A must buy.
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Summary: Not 'The Simpsons', but it was never designed to be!
Review: Matt Groening's 'Futurama' is a beast of its own making. Following the overall worldwide and continuing success of 'The Simpsons', a show that changed the face of modern television Groening wanted to attempt another idea he was working with at the same time as 'The Simpsons'. 'Futurama' shares no resemblance with 'The Simpsons' other than character design and a few jokes. The first season of 'Futurama' was met with a lot of unfair criticism. It was not another Simpson-esque program using many of the same jokes. If it had been, we would have only been able to enjoy 'Futurama' for a few episodes and never heard of it again. If you haven't experienced 'Futurama' the concept is quite simple. Fry, a disgruntled pizza delivery boy from the year 2000 became caught in a cryogenic freezer on New Years Eve only to wake up 1000 years later. Hating the idea of being a delivery boy in the future he ran from the government and found refuge at 'Planet Express' his great, great, great, great, great grand-nephews company, and became an intergalactic delivery boy. Of course there is far more to the series, but I have surmised it for those who know the series. Most of the humor generated in 'Futurama' is based on the changes the world has gone through in the thousand years Fry had been frozen. This is coupled with the same celebrity voices seen on 'The Simpsons' although every star is a head with no body. When examining the humor of 'Futurama' it can be seen to resemble 'The Simpsons' with far more surrealist humor. Becoming a cross between the before mentioned and an intergalactic 'Monty Python' sketch. As with 'The Simpsons', 'Futurama' was finding its legs in the show's first season. Characters were being introduced. We slowly learnt about their traits and exploits and most plot lines revolved around the future. In latter seasons as the audience becomes used to the setting the comedy becomes far baser and revolves primarily around the Earth, rather than exploration. This first season contains some fabulous moments; the introduction of Zap Brannagan, the first Futurama song 'Hell is other Robots'. As the examination of a television show's progression this is a must as watching later episodes does not out mode season one, but merely color the series as a whole. A fabulous DVD backs up the hours of season one. The same brilliant commentary as seen on 'The Simpsons' DVD's, scripts, international clips, story boards etc. This is a must for the DVD collector or and fan of good animation. A crystal clear transfer enables the rich art of 'Futurama' to be enjoyed in the medium is was supposed to; digital animation on a digital medium. If you enjoy 'Futurama' this is a must have DVD, if you are a fan of 'The Simpsons' but never watched 'Futurama' this is still a good buy, but be warned this is not a program to be looked at like 'The Simpsons' in space, it is it's own entity; the humor is slightly more sophisticated in parts and far more crass in others. Now that 'Futurama' is getting the acclaim it deserves and is not being looked at like another Simpson spin off people are starting to pay attention to what a great series this is. A worthwhile buy!
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Summary: It's DOLOMITE Baby!!!!!!!!
Review: I cannot begin to convey how great this show is. It is one of only two shows I am aware of that consistently outperform (wit and sarcasm wise) the Simpsons. "Blasphemy" you say? Not at all. This show (along with the also now defunct "The Family Guy") packs more laughs, more quick remarks, and more rapid fire writing than any 5 episodes of the Simpsons. Don't get me wrong, I love the Simpsons. That being said, Futurama easily takes the animated sitcom into a brave new territory filled with sharp writing, and top-notch comedic animation. If you haven't seen the show...and judging from the recently announced cancellation, most of you haven't...do your self a favor and grab this DVD. Then, once you've been hooked, write FOX a very angry and nasty letter telling them you don't think you can take another show like "The Pitts" or "that 80's Show" while truly great programming like Futurama and The Family Guy die unceremoniously. Enjoy the DVD set, pre-order the Futurama Second Volume, and thank your upright walking God that we have DVD players with which to enjoy this bountiful goodness.
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Summary: Excellent laughs, great price!
Review: Having never seen the series pilot I bought the Futurama Series 1 DVD and have been thrilled with the enjoyment I've gotten from it. The series pilot explains the general plot of the whole show and I found that I like the show now more than I did before, and I DID like it before. For humor, Matt Groening can't be beat and for a measly thirty bucks you can laugh ...for hours! This show has it all and pokes fun at every part of life. For those of us younger folk with a cynical chip on our shoulders, Bender becomes a hero with his sharp wit and put downs. If you like the Simpsons or Douglas Adams, you'll love this.
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Summary: A fantastic show! Give us more!
Review: As much as I love "The Simpsons," in recent years, "Futurama" has been a much better show. Matt Groening's second TV creation is a wonderful blend of science fiction, comedy and lots of satire, and it also has something that Homer and Bart have been missing for a while -- a lot of heart. Phillip Fry is a delivery boy who is accidentally frozen for 1,000 years, only to reawaken in a world that has changed more than he ever could have imagined. Neither the hopeless dystopia of most science fiction nor the antiseptic future of Star Trek, "Futurama" is actually a future we can believe in, with both its good and bad points. We'll be lucky if the real future is this much fun. The set, I'm sorry to say, is a little sparse. Besides the 13 first-season episodes you get a few deleted scenes and a short featurette that could have been more. The best feature on this set, as with the "Simpsons" DVDs, are the commentary tracks on every episode by Groening and assorted crew members. Unlike the "Simpsons," the "Futurama" commentaries include some of the actors as well. These commentary tracks are almost as much fun as the cartoons themselves. There's also a cute feature in the image gallery on disc three -- as you're scrolling through various production sketches, you are occasionally given the chance to watch a short clip of Matt Groening discussing the evolution of the characters. I'm still mad at Fox for not picking up this show after this season. How did they expect to let it pick up ratings if they kept changing its time-slot, eventually settling for a period where it had a 99 percent chance of getting preempted for football games on any given week? But at least I'll always have DVD.
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Summary: I tried to watch the DVD - but Fox pre-empted it
Review: Just kidding! However watching these shows on DVD really makes you appreciate how much Groening and his people put in the background. The commnetaries are OK, but sometimes they drag and are just the people watching the show. Also, Billy West (Fry, Professor, others)while talented doesn't add very much. But the commentaries with John Di Maggio (Bender, and others) really are pretty funny, give you some good background. If you are a Simpsons fan or a Futurama Fan, you will like these.
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Summary: The Simpsons' little brother
Review: Reviewing the movie: Futurama is the second (and passed away) son of Matt Groening (along with "The Simpsons"), this show began in 1999 and was a very fresh idea (unfortunatelly, Fox never give the promotion that it deserves and the show was cancelled because the poor ratings), even was fresher than the Simpsons of that same year (the Simpsons began it's falling after the 7th season, and every year is worst that the previous). Fry is a young that is trapped in a chryogenic case in the New Years eve of the new millenium, and is awaken in the year 3000; he must know new people (because all his family and friends passed away many centuries before) and look for a new job (in the 20th century he was a delivery boy, and in the 30th century he is... yes, a delivery boy). This show (along with all the animated shows that are broadcast at FOX) is not for kids, it has adult humor with adult situations, so, parents, be aware! Reviewing the DVD: The package have 3 disc (with all the first season episodes); the video and sound are very good (presented in Full frame, but keep in mind that it's a TV show), the protective case is very cool and original; the extras are good (some deleted scenes, some storyboards and animatics; also, every single episode has an audio commentary from Groening and Co.); the foreign language support is very, very good (not excelent, because the audio comentaries don't have subtitles, or the extras), with audio tracks in english, french and spanish, and subtitles in the same languages, so, if you love the "Mexican version" of futurama, you will not get disapointed (maybe the (region 1) Simpsons collection could have this support) The flaws are minor: The horribly menu (like the Simpsons) and the lack of "PLAY ALL" option (like the simpsons) If you're a fan of this series, you'll not get disapointed (by the way, i found a easter egg in the disc 1, i hope you could too!)
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Summary: The Best Show on TV
Review: I bought Futurama a week ago and I still have not stopped laughing. I was kind of skeptical to buy it, but Im so glad I did. I dont know what I'd do without it now. 1.The first episode is the space pilot. Fry is a delivery boy who delivers a pizza to a cryogenic lab. He accidently gets frozen. What I like about this episode is they explain how all the main characters end up together. Hillarious.
2. Episode two: Fry and Leela go to the moon to deliver package. Bender gets caught up with farmers robot daughters. Make sure you see the deleted scene for this episode. I cried laughing so hard.
3. Episode three is easily one of my favorites. Fry starts making a mess living in the office and the crew forces him to move. Fry then moves out with Bender. This episode is too funny to explain.
4. Episode four is also another one of my favorites. The crew gets in trouble doing a tax deductable mission on a collapsing planet. Leela sleeps with Zap Branigan and you get introduced to nibbler. Another shining moment for Bender and Fry.
5.episode five starts out the crew is at a Blernsball game. Bender has to deliver a package to a bot planet where humans are killed. When bender doesnt come back fry and leela dress up like robots to go and save him.
6.Episode five starts out that in 2000 fry had 93 cents in his bank account and all the interest Fry finds out he is a billionare. Fry buys anchovies for a riduculous amount of money.(they have been exctinct since 2200). I love the very beginning of this episode. This episode is absolutley funny.
7.Episode 7 starts out with Bender becomes the ships cook. Then on a delivery for a planet with 3 suns Fry drinks the planets leader and becomes the leader of the planets only to discover the leader is still alive in his stomache. Also another hilarious deleted scene.
8.Episode eight New New york discover that a giant ball of garbage is going to destroy the entire city. The city then goes on a littering frenzy and attempt to rid the ball of garbage with another ball of garbage. Hillarious.
9. Bender gets hooked on electricity and then discovers religion. Bender goes back into his old ways while under his new religion being sent to robot hell.
10.The crew goes on a space cruise called the titanic. Bender falls in love with a robot while Fry pretends to be in love with Amy and Leela. My favorite episode.
11. Mars University. Fry wants to prove he could be a good dropout and is outsmarted by prof. Farnsworths monkey. Bender helps the robots to his old fraternity become cool again.
12. Fry destroys the broadcast of a popular TV series in the 20th century. Aliens invade earth and [plan]to detroy it if they cant see the season finale. This episode is so funny epecially Benders 3rd camera.
13.Fry finds the instant win bottle cap in his can of Slurm and goes on the tour of the Slurm factory only to discover the disgusting ingredient of slurm. This one is great! Overall I have to say this is the best purchase I have made on amazon.com without a doubt. There is no doubt that I will buy the second season when it comes out on DVD. Do yourself a favor and buy this.
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Summary: Futurama Is Already A Thing of The Past???
Review: I can't believe that a show like futurama was canned so quickly!
The years it lasted on T.V seemed to quickly pass us by. Futurama was one of the most creative and hilarious animated series ever. I can't believe that the simpsons are still alive. No offense to Simpsons fans (I am a huge one) but the show has lost its originality, and is producing episodes that are ... A good laugh is almost impossible to find in the new episodes. They are predictable and unoriginal. But Futurama, Futurama had a new cast of characters, new style of comedy and and endless possibilities for the future. But for some reason it has been taken off the air. This DVD set is great because you can relive the days of "quality animation". The creators comment is great to listen to for some laughs and inside info on the episodes.
So by this DVD and "kiss my shiney metal ...". - Bender
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Summary: Keep Them Coming !
Review: The video and audio quality of each episode is perfect. I've been watching scratchy worn out VHS tapes and 2nd rate VCD's of this show for far too long.
The bonus material is quite interesting, but a little short. The best part is a complete animatic of episode 1. Other than that there are a few (very few) deleted scenes and an alternate audio commentary on every episode. In the later episodes they seem to run out of things to talk about or comment on. Wish I could have been there to prod a few questions for them.
Overall it's a great set, but they could have done a little more with it. I hope they don't stop here, I'm already waiting for season 2 on DVD!!
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