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Futurama, Vol. 1
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| Part No: | B000083C6W |
| Manufacturer: | Fox Film Corporation |
| MFG Part: | 024543069447 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Collection of episodes of the animated television program about the adventures of Philip Fry, a pizza guy who was accidentally frozen in 1999 only to
Set in the year 3000,
Futurama is the acme of sci-fi animated sitcom from
Simpsons creator Matt Groening. While not as universally popular as
The Simpsons,
Futurama is equally hip and hilarious, thanks to its zippy lateral-thinking contemporary pop cultural references, celebrity appearances (Pamela Anderson and Leonard Nimoy are among a number of guest stars to appear as disembodied heads in jars), and Bender, a distinctly Homer Simpson-esque robot. Part of
Futurama's charm is that with decades of sci-fi junk behind us, we've effectively been living with the distant future for years and can now have fun with it. Hence, the series stylishly jumbles motifs ranging from
Lost in Space-style kitsch to the grim dystopia of
Blade Runner. It also bridges the gap between the impossible dreams of your average science fiction fan and the slobbish reality of their comic reading, TV-watching existence. Groening himself distinguishes his two series thus: "
The Simpsons is fictional.
Futurama is real."
The opening season (premiered in 1999) sees nerdy pizza delivery boy Fry transferred to the 31st century in a cryogenic mishap. There, he meets the beautiful, one-eyed Leela (voiced by Married with Children's Katey Sagal) and the incorrigible alcoholic robot Bender. The three of them join Fry's great (great, great, etc.) nephew Professor Farnsworth and work in his intergalactic delivery service. Hyper-real yet strangely recognizable situations ensue--Fry discovers he's a billionaire thanks to 1,000 years' accrued interest, Leela must fend off the attentions of Captain Kirk-like Lothario Zapp Brannigan, and Fry accidentally drinks the ruler of a strange planet of liquid beings. --David Stubbs
| A futeristic Simpson's | 2010-07-12 | 5 / 5 |
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This is The Simpson's un-notcied sibling. Just like the un-noticed sibling it dosn't matter how good they are, they won't get noticed because there sibling is so good and fantastic. Anyway I know it only lasted four series (sorry season's in america), but just like other sort lasting comedy's (Blackadder and Fawtey Tower's) this is still a brilliant comedy, cartoon, TV programme etc. and it helps to it's greatness. I keep the sibling thing going, so just think a futeristic version of The Simpson's with out the family and replace that with a work place. It's very funny and sometime's the best things in this is what's going on in the background. Like most 1st series it contrintrating more on building the characters but is still very funny. This is a forgotten classic buy it.
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| A great start | 2010-07-12 | 4 / 5 |
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Futurama is a science fiction comedy by Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons. In many ways, it wound up surpassing that parent show in terms of quality, due in large part to the Simpsons' steady decline over the years. Unfortunately, it wound up getting canceled before its time by Fox, who has a history of greatly mismanaging good programs.
Futurama follows along the adventures of Philip J. Fry, a loser from the end of the 20th century who finds himself frozen for a thousand years. The great thing about the show is that, being a sci-fi program, it can do just about anything. As a result, the cast includes a robot and multiple aliens, a 150-year old mad scientist, and more homages and parodies of Star Trek, Star Wars, and other popular sci-fi than you can shake a stick at. The voice acting is top notch, particularly Billy West's multiple voices, from the main character to his 150-year old nephew to the obnoxious starship captain (and delightful William Shatner parody) Zap Brannigan.
From the get-go, Futurama delivers the funny. This first season is a little rough around the edges, as it took some time to get the voice acting and animation down to where it would be in future seasons. The stories also don't have quite the same punch as later seasons did, but they are still amusing. After all, the second episode does introduce the immortal line, "I'll get my own theme park! With blackjack! And hookers!" |
| This may be heresy, but I think it's better than The Simpsons! | 2010-01-26 | 5 / 5 |
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| Very few shows have made me laugh like Futurama has. I like The Simpsons, to a point, but this is different. It's an all-out spoof of science fiction, without trying to be serious, or provide a message. I think I saw that they're going to bring it back for 2010, probably on Comedy Central. I hope they do! |
| The best cartoon ever | 2009-04-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| With this vol. #1 I completed my collection of the complete series. Futurama is the best. |
| A Great Series From The Main Man Matt Groening | 2009-03-07 | 5 / 5 |
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| This series gave a fantastic shot in the arm for fans of the Simpsons series but sadly was canceled before its time, but with the release of these fantastic season sets as well as with the new movies coming out this series has found a new following of fans. The characters were out of this world with their zanny attitudes and sarcastic humor that made you love them now as when the show first aired. I also found the CGI effects they used for some of the scenes great as well bringing the sci-fi futuristic atmosphere to our homes. Sadly for the season sets you'll only get four of this great series, but don't despair since they are saying that not only are they releasing these Futurama sets and the Futurama movies but the series might get new life on t.v. because of the high dvd sales of this great show. So for fans of the Simpsons looking for something new try out this series from the Main Man and be surprised at how entertaining this series truly is... |
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