Tongue Luck
Starship Captain
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« on: 09-09-2004 04:13 »
« Last Edit on: 09-09-2004 04:13 »
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What does an internet geek do in nerd heaven? She takes lots and lots of notes.
Some of you probably remember CGEF's article about the opening of a Scifi museum in Seattle, the dorkopolis that already houses the Space Needle, the number two result of a google search for "Science Center", and Bill Gates. I figured it might be worthwhile to compile a list of Futurama stuff at the SFM.
--As part of a timeline, there's a chronologically arranged mural of various scifi media images (book covers, movie and TV characters, movie logos, etc). It includes a picture of Fry, Leela, Bender, and Nibbler. --There's a (really awesome) hanging sphere with little video clips projected on it. For a short time, the tube scenes from the opening theme are part of it. --A Bender wind up toy is on display with other toy robots. --There's a short documentary about robots played on a continuous loop. It features clips of Bender saying, "You all think robots are just machines built by humans to make their lives easier. [Fry's line is cut] I've never made anyone's life easier and you know it!" and "Death to humans!" --There's a really neat section (mentioned in the CGEF article) where you can select a space ship, read its stats, rotate it to various angles, and watch a short mission video. The PE ship is one of the options. Stats Planet Express Ship Classification Commercial Origin Planet Express Delivery Company New New York, Earth Launch Date late 2900s Design and Construction Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth Dimensions At least 400 tons Propulsion Dark matter engines Weapons Top mounted laser cannons Side mounted torpedos Support Systems Smell-o-scope Crew Captain Turanga Leela Fry - Delivery Boy Bender - Robot Dr. Zoidberg - Staff Physician Amy - Intern Hermes - Bureaucrat Source (a little picture of a TV) Futurama
Mission Video [the theme song is played and various clips from the first two seasons--I guess they only got the rights to a few episodes--are shown throughout. I took notes on several but not nearly all of these clips. I did manage to transcribe almost all of the verbal stuff, except for a short lapse where I must've lost all control of my hand.] Female announcer: The Planet Express delivery ship hauls cargo to the ends of the galaxy in a universe fraught with dangers and uncertainty. (clips of Bender geting eaten by the purple fruit snake and the ship being pulled underwater by the colossal mouthed bass. the clip of Amy screaming when she ses her sunburn is intercut with the big fish clip) Built by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth... Farnsworth: Ths is my lab table, and this is my intergalactic space ship. Female Announcer: Piloted by a crack crew [at this point my notes become illegible for a little while. it looks like it says "109here" followed by some hieroglyphics].... Under the watchful eye (clip of Leela looking awkwardly through binoculars from LLLiS) of Captain Leela... Leela: If everybody's finished being stupid... Fry: I had more. Female Announcer: One team of delivery professionals (Amy gets hit in the head with the package lifting magnet, Fry leans back and closes his eyes) like none other in the universe (Bender burps fire) Zoidberg: Excellent, excellet. Female Announcer: The Planet Express ship is equipped to handle any contingency (little planet crashes into the windsheld, gets wiped off) that might arise during their mission. Leela: Hurry, before we freeze. Bender: What do you mean we, mammal? Leela: We'll deliver that crate like professionals, and then we'll go home. Female Announcer: And deliver they do, on board the most animated ship in the galaxy.[somewhere in there, there were clips from the commercial at the beginning of TSHL, the ship landing on Vergon 6, and the Armageddon helmet/head-holding scene of ABPoG, but I forget where now. probably in the illegible portion] --The gift shop was closed during my little research mission, but I remember it sold Bender wind up toys, packs of magnets, and those cute Zapp Brannigan gun dealies when I was there in July.
So... Thoughts? Feelings? Instructions to be more thorough with the search function? Fire away.
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