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Summary: It's about time!
Review: From the creator of the Simpsons comes futurama, the story of a pizza delivery boy who is frozen for 1000 years. The animation is sometimes better than the simpsons. It's too bad the series was short lived. Very funny episodes. A must see for fans of the simpsons, you won't be dissapointed
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Summary: another stupid question
Review: I give this DVD 5 stars sight unseen only beouse I love the series! I sounds like a must but...I have one question for those of you who have already purchased this disc. Does this package have a play all function!? Or do you have to keep navigating thru several menus every time you want to watch a different episode? I will probobly buy this regardless...but I'd like to know...and does anyone know why they don't have a play all function on all these types of discs? It seems when these type of anthologies first started to be released they all had a "play all" function. But now almost none do.
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Summary: even JUST for the audio commentary BUY IT!
Review: Just to hear the voice of Bender, John Di Maggio, on the audio commentary is worth buying this DVD set.
You'll have to watch it repeatedly to hear everything since you will be laughing so hard when you hear John Di Maggio laugh at the episodes and at the other people making snarky comments.
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Summary: I have seen the future...and it is funny!
Review: A man named Fry accidently falls into a cryogenic chamber & wakes up in 3000 A.D. where celebrities from the 20th century are still alive...well...sort of....just their heads. He befriends a foul-attitude robot named Bender & joins a delivery company. Lots of laughs from disc 1 to disc 3.
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Summary: Great
Review: It doesn't get any better than this. I've already finished watching the dvd's and I am longing for more. I just wish the other seasons would come out sooner than they are scheduled.
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Summary: A Futuristic Classic......
Review: "Futurama," the genius creation of Matt Groening has finally come to DVD after a lengthy wait. As many may know, Groening is the man behind the legacy of "The Simpsons." To me though, "Futurama" is an amazing cartoon and I think it is one of the must-have boxed sets of 2003. The show itself is stacked with many pop-culture references, gags, jokes, good humour, great animation, wonderful story-lines and just a great premise. The basic premise of the show is that Fry, a 20th century delivery boy down on his luck winds up in the 30th century due to a New Year's Eve prank. His arrival and place in history, or in our case the future are laid out in the first episode "Space Pilot 3000." In the first episode the primary characters are introduced in turn from Bender to Hermes through to Dr. Zoidberg and Prof. Farnsworth (owner of Planet Express and a nephew of Fry's). Over the remaining episodes of the season (there are 13 in total) Fry and the other members of the Planet Express team find themselves traveling throughout the universe having many wonderfully-zany adventures. For example in Episode 2: "The Series Had Landed" Fry gets to travel to the moon only to discover that it has been transformed into an amusement park. Despite the glitz and glamour of it all, he is keen on seeing the moon he grew up loving. Epsiode 3: "I, Roommate" has Fry and Bender move in together. Will the friendship be able to over-come a few differences? Episode 6: "A Fishfull of Dollars" has Fry discover that he has become a billionaire as a result of a thousand years of compounding interest. Does the money last or will Fry go broke again? Episode 10: "A Flight to Remember" features a Titanic-esque type of plot with Bender as the lowly peasant falling in love with the Countess. Will this Titanic suffer the same fate as the original? Episode 11: "Mars University" sees Fry enroll in university to show he is able to drop-out with the best of them. At the same time Bender assits his old fraternity in typical university warfare. Episode 12: "When Aliens Attack" has the Omicrons threatening to destroy Earth unless they see the final episode of a show that Fry used to watch back in the 20th Century. Will the Omicrons get their wish or is Earth doomed? Episode 13: "Fry and the Slurm Factory" features a contest that has Fry and his companions win to have a tour of the Slurm Factory. What we get is a wonderful Willy Wonka type of parody and who can forget the Grunga-Lungas? :-) The remaining episodes in the season are just as wonderful and the pop-culture references are just as superb. Even the celebrity cameos (as heads in jars) are a sight to behold. The special features on the discs are also quite superior. Commentary is available on each of the episodes and is wonderful, the deleted scenes provide for many a laugh, the animatics are interesting to see and even the concept art gallery is quite insightful. Matt Groening has done it again, but it's just unfortunate that Fox didn't give the show the respect it deserved. Season 1 is a real treat to behold. Any fan of "The Simpsons" or "Family Guy" should acquire this set. Additionally if you love pop-culture references and just enjoy a good laugh, Futurama is just what the doctor, and I don't mean Zoidberg. :-) Futurama is one of the classic shows of our times and should not be missed. As Prof. Farnsworth might say...I'd write more "but I'm already in my pajamas."
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Summary: One Of The Best Shows Out There!
Review: Futurama is one of the best shows out there! Although it's barely being shown anymore, it's not the shows fault. The first season is a must-have for all "Futurama" fans, "Simpsons" fans, "Family Guy" fans, and just fans of tv in general. "Futurama" brings us the perfect mix of si-fi, and comedy. The first episode take's us to the year 3000. And introduces us to such memorable characters as, Fry, the down on his luck loser. Leela, the one eyed alien. Bender, the beer drinking robot. Dr. Zoidberg, the lobster-like "Dr." who sounds like he's Jewish. Amy, the rich girl from Mars. Hermes, the limbo champ. And the Professor, who's eyes we never see. This is a must have, with amazing episodes such as, the titanic episode, the pilot, and "When Aliens Attack" episode, which is the season finale! Order this today!
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Summary: BUY IY, BUY IT, BUY IT!!
Review: I thought that w/ the show now on every nite on the Cartoon Channel I would not wanna buy the DVD, but the show is so funny that I still had to buy it. I love the fact there is deleted scenes from certain episodes, and the packaging is really kewl...very different from other DVD sets I have purchased. The commentary is very cool also, very insightful, you will enjoy it very much. Definitely worth the money.
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Summary: Animation for Grown-Ups
Review: Now, before you start thinking odd things about me for enjoying animation while I am slowly whittling through the latter part of my third decade, and before you get outraged that a priest would be watching such a, uh, cutting-edge program. . . Futurama is by far the smartest animated program I have ever watched. Now don't get me wrong, you're still not going to use all that knowledge from high school Trig class (you know, the class that the teacher said would help you make it big) and the scientific method certainly does not apply to Futurama, but this program is quite wide in scope and find a way to poke serious fun at the past 100 years of film. . . especially sci-fi. When virtually the entire cast of Star Trek, a sitting Vice President, other famous celebrities, and Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish show up on your television program, it's probably a really good program. Futurama is, however, adult entertainment (no, not THAT kind of adult entertainment. . . but there is a lot of great music!). Don't let your kids near it until they are, oh, married and have two children - or at least until they are sixteen (your choice). Trust me, while Futurama is from time to time rather racy and the humor often appeals to baser instincts, the program is wonderful. And if you don't like what I've had to say, "You can bite my shiny metal". . . oh wait, I'm not Bender. Enjoy the show!
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Summary: Just one minor complaint
Review: Love the series.In fact,I had forgotten how funny it was (since FOX hardly ever showed it!!) But I was very,VERY dissapointed in the sound.First I was dissapointed because there is no 5.1.Not a big deal,as they did provide Dolby Surround,or so I thought. But even in that,there's not a lot of seperation between left and right,and a lot of times,the music is coming out of the center speaker!C'mon!Even The Simpsons Season 1 had a better sound mix than this!
Like I said,it's just a minor complaint,which hopefully will be rectified by season 2. Fellow tone freaks will understand.But I've updated this to 5 stars because,even though I still am disappoinrted over the sound,that's nor reason to knock a star off this funny,funny series given the shaft by FOX.(Booooo FOX!!)
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