As opposed to the whiny, nasal British voice I have in reality.

I envy you.

hahaha!

its not whiny, or nasal.... but it is british.

i can't wait for more futurama of joy!! i've been watching them again loads recently.

I keep hearing 13 new episodes in all the news items for Futurama, but gotfuturama.com seems to think that the episodes Comedy Central will be airing are the episodes that would make up the 4 DVD movies (which would be around 16 episodes). Seems odd on their part, but maybe they somehow know more than everyone else?

I just hope 13 isn't the end.

I just don't get why it takes 2 years to make them.

Once again Cartoon Network got screwed over.

Well, it takes 9 months to make one episode.

And, does Comedy Central's contract to air the original 72 episodes not kick in till 2008? I'm too lazy to check, but if so, that's probably the answer.

I hope they kill off Zoidberg!!

WHAT A TWIST!!!

blasphemy!!!

Zoidberg is personally responsible for the worst episodes of Futurama.

Kill him off! It will be a touching episode.

"That's Lobstertainment!"?

Among others.

"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?"

heh, keep going!

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Any episode featuring Zoidberg?

I actually don't think there any other Zoidberg-episodes.

I think there is, where he goes to his people's embassy on earth.

Sounds familiar.

Almost.

I say that the first episode should be called "All About Zoidberg: An Episode to Piss Off Squee". You get to continue your hate for Zoidberg, and you can boast that your name is in an episode of Futurama!

...

I'm pretty sure that made no sense.

Zoidberg is fine, in moderation. (I particularly like when the other workers treat him like shit) In the final season they were using him way too much, though.

You make Baby Zoidberg cry.

Script review:

So I read the script for the new Futurama episodes / DVD movie. I'll go against Ain't It Cool Tradition, skip five painful and pointless paragraphs that no one cares about, and just cut to the chase.

The script, "Bender's Big Score," is a DVD movie divided into four broadcastable episodes. I don't know how well each episode stands on its own as a self-contained piece of Futurama, but as an arc, the story is delightful and truly epic in scope.

As for the story, it comes from Ken Keeler and David Cohen, and it's very very big. Basically, "Planet Express" undergoes a hostile takeover and its new new owners make use of Bender for some criminal schenanigans. What follows is... a very big plot. Which I don't want to ruin. Because it's a lot of fun, very surprising, and something fans should wait for. Making return visits are: the Nibblonians, Seymour, Barbados Slim, Morbo, Santa Bot, the "God" space entity (probably not for the last time), Al Gore, and yes, sexlexia sufferer Zapp Brannigan (although all too briefly). Not to mention space battles, songs, and even a little time travel.

By episode's end, the world of Futurama is left more or less unchanged, and intact for the next three movies (and beyond?). The real development in these episodes is the elaboration of the mythology of the series. Questions you've asked, and haven't asked, are answered. The movie resembles many fan favorite episodes in terms of structure. There's a lot of similarities to "The Why of Fry," "Time Keeps on Slipping," and "The Luck of the Fryish" as well as "Jurrasic Bark," and more loosely, "The Farnsworth Paradox." Fry / Leela fans have plenty to chew on, and if that romance has ever elicited a tear or two, well, grab a hanky, it may do so again.

I'm sure someone's going to criticize these episodes as derivative of past glories. To that person, I say fuck you. All the great Futurama episodes resemble each other in some ways - great sacrifices are made, love goes unrequited, and past and present intersect in unexpected and touching ways. "Bender's Big Score" delivers on all of that, with fresh material and some hilarious jokes. Seriously, I don't laugh a lot when I read scripts, and I laughed a lot reading this.

I don't think these episodes / this movie will be super accessible to anyone new to the series. While it does a very patient and clever job of re-introducing us to the characters and universe, it quickly slips into continuity porn, which will delight some and confuse others. I know for one I can't wait to see this baby hit Comedy Central, and I suspect nary a Futurama fan will be disappointed.

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Zoidberg is alright, he isn't one of the funniest ones I agree, but the least funny main character who often ruins a lot of episodes is Leela. She's just flat out boring when the plot is about her and is only tolerable in small doses. The funniest episodes are Fry and Bender doing something stupid together, with Zoidberg around a little.

I watched 'Futurama' a couple nights ago on Adult Swim...

It was the episode with the popplers... and when they discovered them and found them to be delicious Fry said one of the greatest things I've ever heard...

"These are like sex! Except I'm having them!"

I laughed for 10 minutes.

I can't wait for new episodes!

Random post just to get my other one to page 3.