H-Virus
Hank Scorpio
A Real Contagious Experience
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Post by H-Virus on Feb 20, 2014 23:52:19 GMT -5
Only this time I'll be the one criticizing the sausage!
AKA: A thread where we talk about the Comedy Central era of Futurama. Did you like it? Not like it? Not watch it? What were your favorite/least favorite episodes, quotes and/or moments?
On the whole, I enjoyed it. It had some real crappy episodes (Yo Leela Leela & Decision 3012 topping my list), but there were also a lot of episodes I really loved, like-
A Clockwork Origin
The Late Philip J Fry
Fun on a Bun
The Prisoner of Benda
Reincarnation
Murder on the Planet Express
And I really liked how Zoidberg (favorite character) finally stopped being a complete butt-monkey; you have no idea how close I almost came to losing it at the end of Stench & Stenchibility.
So yeah, it didn't have as many 'classic' episodes as the Fox era had, but I still thought it was worth watching overall.
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Post by Starshine on Feb 21, 2014 0:23:25 GMT -5
I thought it started off very rocky with some pretty downright bad episodes (eg. In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela, the Susan Boyle one etc.). But once they found their groove again, it was pretty damn good. I really liked how they managed to expand some of the 'B' characters to becoming more developed and three dimensional.
As a whole I'm glad they brought it back and the good outweighs the bad.
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Post by The Tank on Feb 21, 2014 0:24:31 GMT -5
There were a few stupid topical references that made no sense (Bender randomly shouting "DAMN YOU, OBAMACARE!" in one episode stands out in my mind), but other than that the final run of the show was pretty great. Held up to the old stuff, I thought.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 21, 2014 6:39:33 GMT -5
It was the worst string of episodes in the show's history, with a couple of standout great ones to go with it. I wish it never came back. It started sucking before the movies even finished.
Saying that I will likely buy the DVDs just because Futurama's DVD commentaries are often better than the damn show, and I say that as someone who thinks the first four seasons might be the best animated series ever made.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 21, 2014 7:38:59 GMT -5
I just pretend that the show ended with the last episode of the Fox run. Just like with Family Guy,when Futurama came back it had lost the spark that made it stand out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 7:53:44 GMT -5
It was a good strong show throughout its entire run, it had its ups and downs but (unlike FAMILY GUY - which I admit still enjoying when I would bail on other shows that did this) its downs were not hideous and made me question why I watched it. But when they announced it was ending last year........I was ok with it.
If it came back I certainly wouldn't be unhappy, but unlike its Fox cancellation I didn't feel robbed or when Comedy Central pulled the plug. Especially when you understand that every season finale since they'd come back was treated by Groening and Co. as a series finale.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Feb 21, 2014 15:23:27 GMT -5
I think this run (and Family Guy for a while once it came back and even again now) hold up to their prior greatness.
Are there stinkers? Sure. But it's still good stuff.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 21, 2014 19:44:16 GMT -5
I SURRENDER AND VOLUNTEER FOR TREASON!
Is one of my favorite quotes from the series.
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Post by Surfer Sandman on Feb 21, 2014 20:06:25 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Comedy Central run quite a bit. There are a lot of episodes that drove me to tears, especially the Fry-Leela stuff.
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Post by -Lithium- on Feb 21, 2014 20:26:55 GMT -5
Game Of Tones ending was amazing...
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Feb 21, 2014 21:52:44 GMT -5
I loved the multi-part theme stories. Naturama especially.
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