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Summary: Great packaging...Shame about the lobster.
Review: These are funny shows, and the DVD packaging is exemplary. But re-watching them makes me realize that it was that annoying lobster who caused that show to be cancelled.
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Summary: Simpsons is Fiction: Futurama is Real!!!!
Review: From the creators come my words of praise. In essence, that is the genius of the writers. Simpsons is fiction of course, right? But the Simpsons reflect more of our reality then Futurama ever could because The Simpsons is based in the present, right? WRONG!!!! Futurama reflects the ever complicated present with much affectedness due to its being set 1,000 years in the future. The "heads in the jars" idea is very much a now thing with our celebrities opting to have their heads (or other parts) cryogenically frozen. This is definitely a dystopian view of the future, but one which will probably come to pass. In other words, "Simpsons is fiction. Futurama is REAL!!!!" The first season establishes the identities of Phillip J. Fry, Leela, Bender, Prof. Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Amy, and the rest, well enough to promise new adventures!! Fun for Science fiction fans, and fun for those who love the Simpsons as well!!!
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Summary: SPEECHLESS
Review: I am so speechless over how good this series is.
Set in the year 3000, it follows the exciting life of a 20th century delivery boy, who gets frozen for 1000 thousand years, befriends a suicidal robot named Bender and a one-eyed alien named Leela and gets a new job as a delivery boy in SPACE!
Some of the 13 episodes from series one include the pilot, Hell Is Other Robots, When Aliens Attack, A Flight To Remember and my favorite, Fry and The Slurm Factory, a spoof of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
There is also a glorious range of characters to laugh at.
Fry-hapless 20th century dimwit, Leela-Intelligent space pilot witha knack for scaring off guys and/or attracting gay ones, Bender-A former bender robot who likes beer and female robots and the second funniest animated character ever (Behind Cartman) Dr Zoyberg, a bizarre pink crab like creature whose species annihilated the anchovies.
So good, equal and/or better than the Simpsons. MUST SEE!
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Summary: I'll say it....
Review: Futurama is the best animated series to ever grace the television screen. It's better than The Simpsons, it's better than The Family Guy, it's flat out the best. Not only is the humor goofy, intelligent, scathingly satirical, and genius, but the voice acting is top notch, the animation and computer generated images are revolutionary, the orchestral music accompaniments are amazing, and the writing is one that even quantum physicists have to appreciate. If you don't believe me, listen to the commentary. Listen to the thought that the writers put into each episode, how they have former physicists on their staff. How they'll argue for days about whether or not it's realistic for Fry and his buddies to survive in each of the environments they are put in.... But this series truly shines in the subtlety of the joke. Rather than bashing your head in with the humor, like the Family Guy, or leaving you chagrined with a touch of sentimental warmth like the Simpsons, Futurama shamelessly puts its protagonist idiot, Fry, and the rest of the crew in jokes where the punchline isn't even uttered sometimes. It's up to the audience to get the other half of the joke, and it's the biggest reason why Futurama didn't last on TV. Groening went in a different direction than the Simpsons, because he couldn't cop out with childish goofy humor, being that all his characters were adults, and intelligent ones at that (other than Fry). He left it up to the viewer to "get it", and for those of us who do, the results are hilarious beyond belief.
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Summary: Hillarious
Review: this was the best. if you are thinking of buying vol. 2 first, don't, you need this to set it all up. it was a hillarious video(s). and i would highly recomend it. anyone who says it is not as funny as the simpsons, is full of crap. it was just as funny if not more. i love the simpsons, but this is just as good.
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Summary: Whoa...one eyed chicks CAN be hot!!!!!
Review: This show should have become a classic. It's way more entertaining than The King of The Hill ever will be but for some reason this show got canceled and that show goes on. Its got a cast of very original characters maybe thats becuz some are aliens but its all good. Every1 of them has thier own funny characteristic that play off well on the others. That is except for Leela that so sexy its not even funny.
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Summary: Bashful's DVD Summary #018
Review: Best: 1) The dense sight-gags, verbal jokes and comedy situations are as funny as anything you could want (and still be suitable for television).
2) There's a must-listen commentary track on EVERY episode, deleted scenes on most and behind-the-scenes stuff to boot. Worst: 1) You might have to put up with confused stares from your older relatives (like your mother or father) who don't understand why you're laughing so hard. Recommendation: The vote is unanimous. Never seeing this series would be a mistake. Don't wait until the year 3000 - get it NOW (and pick up season 2 while you're at it).
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Summary: Best Animated Comedy
Review: I discovered "Futurama" while living with a roommate who watched an absolutely incredible about of TV. "Futurama" quickly became the highpoint of weeknights on Cartoon Network, with us both laughing our butts off. I had started watching not too far out from the start of the series, but I had missed the first few episodes. So when I saw Season One for sale, I grabbed it. As a poor college student, this meant not eating for the next couple weeks. And I still think it was worth it. I love to watch these episodes--they're innovative, funny, and, with only a small amount of adult humor, you'll probably be able to watch it around the kids (it's not that far from "The Simpsons"--after all, both series where created by the same guy.) The best episode on the boxed set is "Hell is Other Robots."
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Summary: Out of This World
Review: Futurama , Matt Groening's follow up to The Simpsons, is an outstanding Sci-Fi fun-fest! It bursts the grim stereotype of a dark future. Fry, Leela and Bender have some of the funniest adventures in the universe. The storywriting is solid with clever stories and hilarious situations. This Emmy award winning series deserved a better shake from Fox, but all is forgiven now that the DVD's are here. Watch them several times- you will notice more gags every time! Be sure to listen to the commentaries by the writers and Matt himself for extra insight on this extraordinary series. Treat yourself!
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Summary: renamon
Review: This show is greeat, it should of been the replacement for the simpsons too bad fox, bought the simpson out a long time ago, and started making not so good shows season 5. Anyway, fox has no idea what show they just threw away. This show is so full of awesome knowledge of computer, sci-fi, shows and movies. Also there are some noticeable game referances in the show. This show pwned simpsons at the start but didn't get the attention it deserved because of the lame time slot it was in. i swear, 7:00 = R.I.P
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