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Futurama, Vol. 4
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| Part No: | B0002B15J2 |
| Manufacturer: | Fox Film Corporation |
| MFG Part: | 024543120209 |
| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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No more good news, everyone--this fourth volume of
Futurama is the show's last. By turns frenetic and far-sighted, Matt Groening's futuristic comedy provided belly-laughs for self-confessed sci-fi nerds, but somehow failed to connect with a broader audience, even though it was often funnier and sharper than stablemate
The Simpsons. So now bid farewell to the Planet Express team--Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Bender, Amy, Hermes, Prof Farnsworth--as well as to kindly Kif, cloned Cubert, megalomaniac Mom, mutants in the sewer, the cast of robo-sitcom
All My Circuits, swashbuckling space lothario and William Shatner wannabe Zapp Brannigan, Elzar the four-armed chef, and all the other characters that made
Futurama such a unique experience.
This fourth and final year has all the elements that fans enjoyed so much--but also those elements that partially explain its cancellation. Recurring characters are great if you've watched the show before, as are the in-jokes; and the many parodies of classic science fiction are fine for the initiated, but risk leaving other viewers out in the cold. The show's strengths and perceived weaknesses are exemplified in the episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," in which the original cast of Star Trek play themselves: hilarious for Trekkers, but not really for anyone else. Elsewhere we find Leela discovering her real parents aren't aliens at all but in fact live in the sewers; Kif getting pregnant; Fry discovering the fossilized remains of his faithful pet dog; and Bender being converted to steam power. Despite some ups and downs, it's still the funniest animated TV show. Multifarious DVD extras include cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes, animatics, galleries and Easter eggs. --Mark Walker
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
| Futurama Vol 4 | 2010-03-17 | 5 / 5 |
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| As with most TV series, Futurama gets better with each season. Although, I very much enjoyed all 4. If you are a fan of the show, you cannot go wrong buying season 4. The episodes of this season have much more depth, and creativity than the ones from earlier seasons. If you could only buy one season, I would pick season 4 (or maybe 1, since that would introduce the themes/characters, but episodes of 4 are better). If you are looking to purchase Futurama b/c you are a fan of the Simpsons, look else where, b/c the two shows are very different. |
| The Best of the Series | 2010-01-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| I've watched all the Futurama episodes probably hundreds of times at this point. When I deploy I always have the full seasons of Futurama, the Simpsons and South Park on my laptop. While I love the entire series after watching them all so much I think that the last season of Futurama was the best, it is ashame the series ended when it was growing so strong. By this point in the series the characters were very well developed and the stories for the last season were varied, with great jokes and writing. If you are a fan you probably already own this, if you are luke warm towards the series I think the multitude of different episodes from season four might be the better place to start to give Futurama a try than the first. |
| Futrama is amazing. | 2009-09-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| I love Futurama, so there isn't much to say here. The package got here quickly and it was priced well, 5/5. |
| ease of ordering for son | 2009-03-13 | 4 / 5 |
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| I ordered this DVD as a present for my son. He told me exactly what he wanted, I looked on , found it, ordered it, and had it delivered to his home. There is nothing easier than that. Thank you, !!! |
| Sometimes base and vulgar, yet funny | 2009-01-29 | 2 / 5 |
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| This set of cartoons are mostly sarcastic, sometimes base and vulgar, revealing, for what cartoons can reveal, and yet even funny, that is if one can get past the afronting style of the writers. I would not recommend this for children. |
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