“Choke on that, causality!” – Professor Farnsworth The Futurama gang has traveled back in time on several occasions and by several different methods, but usually when they do they manage to find something a lot more interesting than in Simpsorama. They’ve looted ancient treasures, gone back to the American Revolution, and been in and around December 31st, 1999 more times than I can count. But for an episode that goes and stays in (relatively) contemporary America, the best comparison is easily Roswell That Ends Well. Both episodes put Fry, Leela, Bender and the Professor in fish-out-of-water situations, but Roswell That Ends Well not only gives…
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Behind Us Forever: Simpsorama
“Some Bart Simpson dolls!” – Fry “Eat my shorts.” – Bart Simpson Doll “Okay. Mmm, shorts.” – Bender Well, the Futurama crossover finally happened. It had a few good jokes here and there, which is above average for Zombie Simpsons, but mostly it was a mess and suffered from the same kinds of crossover problems we all so recently suffered through with Family Guy: cramming in as many characters from Futurama as possible, whether or not putting them there is funny or necessary. It’s a thing that happened, a little footnote to both shows that will never be confused with the cream…
Reading Digest: Futurama Comparison Edition
“I can’t wait to see that play.” – University Student Futurama went off the air for the third time on Wednesday. (I’m saving the last episode for this weekend and haven’t watched it yet, but the internet seems to have generally liked it.) That departure prompted a slew of eulogies and comparisons to The Simpsons, and we have some of them. In addition to that we’ve got some really cool fan made stuff, a lot of video game links (two of which aren’t about Tapped Out), the return of Me Blog Write Good, and lots more. Enjoy. I WANT A…
Quote of the Day
“Sure, FOX makes a fortune from advertising, but it’s still not enough.” – Telethon Guy “Not nearly enough!” – Rupert Murdoch So long (once again) Futurama!
Reading Digest: Futurama Returns Edition
“Fry, this stuff was garbage when it was new. Let’s blow it up already.” – Leela I have not yet watched the new Futurama episodes that were on last night, so I have no opinion on whether or not they suck. The reviews, both professional and from fans, have been almost universally positive, and I take that as a good sign. But in one respect the return of Futurama has already been a success, because every time someone mentions it they also mention The Simpsons, and that often leads to discussion of how badly the elder show has decayed. So…
Zombie Simpsons Is Off the Air, How About Some Futurama News?
I remain at least slightly nervous about the return of Futurama, but this interview with David X. Cohen (who was David S. Cohen during his time on The Simpsons) is pretty reassuring. Everybody’s back and Fry and Leela will not be getting married and moving to the suburbs. The concepts are a clever as ever, and Cohen discusses a number of them. This may be my favorite: the Professor invents a time machine that only goes forward in time. Once they start going, there is no hope of return. And the initial goal is to just go a minute forward…
A Little First Hand Context
Yesterday we tweeted (twat?) about Groening saying the show would never end. Now comes some much needed context from someone who was actually there: Futurama: Sadly, none of the voice actors were at the panel because of labour disputes, but Matt Groening was hilarious. He was absolutely fixated on giving out prizes to people asking questions and he didn’t even seem to care about answering them. I wouldn’t be surprised to find him on the street corner trying to hustle with his own merch. In any case, not much was shown or talked about. Next! The Simpsons: Again, Matt Groening…
Still Careful About What I Wish For
“You’ll be the captain; you’ll be the delivery boy; and you’ll be the alcoholic, foul mouthed-oh god, you’re alive! I mean, thank god you’re alive! Sorry, check back in three days, a week at the most.” – Prof. Farnsworth This is fresh in from the Rockin’ Rumor Department, but it looks as if FOX is at least thinking about recasting Futurama. Phil LaMarr’s Facebook page says this: Phil LaMarr is happy for my friends at Family Guy (Emmy nomination!) and very unhappy for my friends at Futurama (replacing the cast!) Forces of Geek has a full casting notice for Fry,…
Pointless Show Comparisons
When I was taking that quiz Dave put up yesterday I noticed that there were links to quizzes for Family Guy, South Park and Futurama as well. Rather than add to internet’s already vast archive of arguments over the relative merits of these shows, I’m simply going to point out a telling numerical discrepancy. In raw numbers The Simpsons quiz had 63 characters, the South Park and Family Guy quizzes had 42 each and the Futurama quiz had 30. But the Simpsons quiz doesn’t have more characters because it’s been on longer. In fact, all of the 63 characters were on…
Being Careful About What You Wish For
“We’re back, baby!” – Bender Futurama is coming back. The news broke a couple of days ago, and plenty of different outlets used the same hook. Our beloved SimpsonsChannel: Good news, everyone! Collider.com reports today that an inside source tells them that another season of Futurama may be coming soon to Comedy Central. The Nintendians at N-Philes: Good News, Everyone! Futurama To Make A Return Even The New York Times couldn’t resist. Though, being the Times, they had to give it some preparatory context: In the immortal words of Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Good news, everyone! The animated science-fiction comedy “Futurama,”…
Going Out In Style
“They say the greatest tragedy is when a father outlives his son; I’ve never fully understood why that is. Frankly, I can see an upside to it.” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson Futurama, the longer surviving of the two Simpsons spin-offs, ends today, more or less on its own terms. It was cancelled back in 2003 but strong reruns on cable got it brought back for 4 direct to DVD movies (each of which is comprised of four episodes condensed together), the final one of which, Into the Wild Green Yonder, came out today. Whatever one thinks of the show…