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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

So, what did everyone think of FOX's new animated show?

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Woo-HOO!

I'd give it three thumbs up if I had more than two thumbs!

Ooooooooo! Donuts!

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

I agree with Baloo

I also liked it.

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

I liked it. Of course, I wasn't expecting to hear Peggy Bundy in it.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

It was...funny. Not Simpsons funny, but funny.

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Posted by LB4747 on :

I enjoyed it. In particular, I thought Bender was hysterical. That scene in the suicide booth managed to get a good laugh out of me -- not an easy thing to do.

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

The show was...interesting. I'll wait for further episodes before evaluating it.

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Posted by The Excalibur (Member # 34) on :

I lost it when bender "dropped" a brick.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

*kicks Sol*
I loved it! It was better than the Simpsons! The head museum was my favorite

. Hey, as long as it makes references to Star Trek, it's cool.

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Oh, right, I forgot the talking heads...especially the fish food...

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Surely, you mean the Hall of Heads.

"Roll out that special head. This is our favorite one. Please don't try to leave. Don't leave the Hall of Heads."

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Posted by Jordan on :

I know, I know...this will probably incur some wrath from some of you all, but I was kinda dissapointed in it. I will definetly watch it again though.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Yeah, I have to agree. But I think it was just because it was the first ep. It definitely has the potential; I'm sure it will get better. It was still funny.

*points at Ziyal* Kill the heretic! How dare you say it was funnier than The Simpsons?! That's blasphemy! Well, not blasphemy by any literal definition, but close enough!

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

I think the main reason I liked it, was because it's, visually, pretty much like the Simpson's.
If it was any other style, I probably wouldn't have even watched it

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Posted by Chimaera on :

I only watched part of it, so I won't pass judgement until I see a few more episodes. But I wouldn't say that it was funnier than the Simpsons (well, the part of it I did watch that is), in my experience nothing is funnier than the Simpsons (except possibly a couple of Canadian comedy shows like Air Farce and Double Exposure, but I may be a little biased here

) simply because the Simpsons has such a variety of episodes, and they poke fun at just about everything. I'm curious to see where they take Futurama storywise in the next episodes.

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Posted by The Vorlon (Member # 52) on :

*coughs* Double Exposure?! You find THAT show funny?

I swear, that is one of the few satire shows that I can sit through without even cracking a smile. All the jokes fall flat on their face, and the guy, whatshisname, is the only one who can do good impersonations...

Anyways, back to Futurama, I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as the Simpsons. However, it WAS only the premier and the show is still short a few main characters (which are coming next ep, I think), so I haven't judged it yet. Besides, even if it did stink, I'd watch it anyways just because it's Simpson-esque. =]

As for the style and quality of it, the characters are now flesh coloured, still have 4 digits on their hands and the show includes some CGI-cartoonish effects. Overall, an improvement from the Simpsons.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Come on, being flesh-coloured rather than yellow is hardly an improvement. It's a difference, but not an improvement.

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Posted by The Vorlon (Member # 52) on :

True...

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

How long did Lisa read from that book, that it would take for them to grow a fifth digit?

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

*strays*

Double Exposure... is.. um.... strange. Cullen does good voices but can't do stand up worth *(^&. Robertson's a bit better at the stand up. Giving those two bastards chairs would really help the show, IMHO. It was amazing as a radio show, though.

Now Air Farce, there's a show, or rather, there WAS a show-- lately the quality has dropped IMHO. The 98 Swift Kick in the Year End was mediocre, but the 97 and 96 were spectacular (especially with Jean Charest). You still can't beat the simple pleasures of "I'm Mike..... from Canmore. I have a dog. His name is Norm....". The Chicken Cannon, Jock McBile, and Gilbert Smyth-Biteme haven't been on so much lately, either. I love that word REFOOOOOOOOOOOORM has improved with the addition of Debrah Grey though.

*really hopes he's confusing the non-Canadians*

Can't forget This Hour has Twenty-Two minutes, either, though there's a lot more dirty humor in it than the two former shows. IMHO the cast is a bit weaker than AF's and so are the recurring skits, but you simply have to love Marge, Princess Warrior.

*unstrays*

Futurama was OK. As Tim said, not as good as the Simpsons. I hope everyone caught the injoke with Matt Groening's head in the hall of heads. One complaint is how irritating Fry's voice can be, though I lay a bet that the show will become much less Fry-centred in the coming years the same way The Simpsons pulled away from Bart and towards Homer as the central star in about the second season. Bender is a riot, he's the show-stealer. The Suicide booth was hilarious, as was the hall of heads. I hope we see Nimoy back again.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Is that Peter Cullen?

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

No.. Linda Cullen.. . and Bob Robertson... Authentic Can-eh-jins.

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Posted by Brown_supahero (Member # 83) on :

Futurama iz da bomb ass cartoon.
The only cartoon reprentin' minorities with the intern and supply manager. Aliens are also represented with the lobster guy. And the Robot be drinkin' all time!

Why can't Star Trek have their characters have a diverse background like in futurama

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

We could make Data addicted to Tavist D, would that help?

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Posted by Chimaera on :

Is anyone else annoyed that Fox moved Futurama to the Teusday night timeslot? I finally got around to watching a couple of episodes, and really liked them (especially tonights robot planet one), but IMHO Fox ruined an otherwise perfect two hours of television by moving Futurama to Teusdays. I'm usually busy during the weeknights (although I make time for trek

), so I end up missing a lot of episodes.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Sure. Matt Groening, for instance.

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Posted by Simon on :

For me Futurama conflicts with DS9, so unfortunetly I will probably never see it again.

As to Canadian political satire, Double Exposure was the pinnacle of radio comedy, and the televsion show can't compare. I never liked the Air Farce much, they have about four jokes that they repeat constantly and do little that's new.

Posted by Chimaera on :

I feel obliged to also mention the Red-Green show, sometimes it can be pretty damn funny.

Nice to see that Futurama makes all kinds of little jokes like Simpsons does, I really noticed that for the scenes on the robot planet (judging........ )

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

*hopes the show doesnt bomb and get cancelled*

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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

Did I hear someone mention Red Green? That's a great show! One of the few PBS shows that isn't boring enough to put you to... Zzz... Zzz... Zzz... I'm awake! What was I saying? Oh yeah...

Anyway, I believe Futurama is doing excellently in the ratings. It's a hilarious show.

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Posted by jh on :

Is the puppy mechanical in anyway?

No. It's the bad kind of puppy.

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Posted by quasir on :

I thought Futurama has a lot more funny moments than Simpsons. I am still surprised Simpsons is on the air! I really can't stand how during the first half of the Simpsons there is one story line and aftet that a totally different and bizarre storyline starts! It's really annoying because I know that the writers couldn't think of anything new.
At least Futurama has one, continuous storyline that has some sense!
Hopefully it will stay that way. I believe the Simpsons started out with one story line and then switched to this fluff stuff. Emily

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