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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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Well I always kind of assumed that the whole "other" business had a lot to do with Leela being the "least-mutated mutant ever born" and Fry being his own granddaddy and thus of great use to the Nibblonians; the two of them would be a power couple in, like, a mythic sense. Episodes like "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", "Leela's Homeworld", and "The Why of Fry" make it seem like there's the potential for something epic brewing in the background--and I kind of hope "The Mutants Are Revolting" brings that to the fore (at least, like Kryten mentions, the Leela-as-messiah thing).
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Kryten
Space Pope
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Okay, here it is, courtesy of Futurama Madhouse's transcripts section... Leela: What is all this? [She points to the wall with all her pictures on it.] Am I a game to you? Or some kind of even more boring Truman Show? Do you believe I'm you Messiah? Your Mutant Dalai Lama? Stop me if I guess it!
Hooded Figure #2: Well, actually, there--
[Hooded Figure #1 stops him.]
Hooded Figure #1: Morris! Sh! So... there's something going on there... but what?
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Aki
Professor
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I really don't think Leela is a Mutant Messiah of any sort, and I think the "well, actually" is that he wanted to tell her they're her parents, that's it. I don't think The Mutants Are Revolting will explore that at all. But there is indeed something about Nibbler "she must be the other", and I hope we'll find out some time in the upcoming season(s).
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asmodeus
Poppler
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After about 5th re-watch I think it's OK. Not great, but better than S06E02, however boil is still horrible. By the way, August 6th, 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. ( Wiki). That's a good one
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Zoo Station
Crustacean
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I thought it was great and it's my favorite of the new season so far. I'll admit that the boil thing was pretty strange even by Futurama standards but I enjoyed everything else. Even as a huge Apple fan I found myself laughing and many of their parodies were spot on. Seeing Flexo again was a great surprise and Fry doing karate in his underwear was the highlight for me.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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I finally watched it. I enjoyed it for the most part, and thought it was the best Apple parody I've seen (not hard that though). A lot of funny parts, and most of it was hit rather than miss, until the dreaded Susan Boyle came into it. I'd already read the complaints about it so it didn't come as a shock, but unfortunately it was just as bad as I feared. Good to see Mom again, she was used quite well here and not too much as she can become a drag if she is. Some great animation in places, especially liked the old electrical trash ring orbiting the third world. Shame about the Susan Boyle thing, that really dragged this ep down. Overall though it's not as good as Rebirth, but better than Gadda. I'm giving it a 6/10...
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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That was really, really, really stupid. Dated references, juvenile humour, and a complete lack of Futurama's usually-brilliant wit. In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela was sub-par at best, but it was FAR better than this shit. One of the worst episodes I've ever seen.
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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otis: better than the Apple i parody?
I would argue in some aspects. While the Apple i is funny, I would argue that it quicker becomes dated, because it parodies the keynotes rather than the whole aspect of consumerism as AotKA does. It's actually funny, people say that the 'Napster' thing in IDaR is dated, but I recall, that is why I thought the joke was cute. It'll probably have annoyed me had I watched it when it aired, when people were talking about Napster. I think I will like the references to Apple a lot more in ten years time. Because then the go from being 'dated' to 'cute'. But maybe I am just weird like that.
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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Period? I thought you was a boy.
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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I don't think the Napster thing is dated at all. I just think people don't know history anymore. Zomg, that's Richard Nixon, he was presidents like in the dark ages, it's so dated!
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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What! I love Nixon. He's my favourite president.
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momm
Crustacean
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Hello Dears:
Are you ready to watch the show this evening!
...and who said something about good 'ole Mom being like Steve Jobs? I think more similarity to Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies
Oh and MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE TV WHEN YOURE DONE WATCHING FUTURAMA TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MuhHaHaHa!!
Yours Truly, Momm
Pop Quiz question:
Svip said: >>What! I love Nixon. He's my favourite president.>>
What did he say something to the effect of a hole as big as the 18 minutes of blank tape... What was on the 18 minutes of blank tape?
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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What did he say something to the effect of a hole as big as the 18 minutes of blank tape... What was on the 18 minutes of blank tape?
Not blank tape. Incriminating tape. He's referring to his habit of recording conversations in the Oval Office on audio tape, which led to the Watergate Scandal, which ultimately culminated in a guy who was actually not a bad president being branded a liar and a criminal and booted from office.
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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Blank tapes would be pretty pointless.
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momm
Crustacean
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Svip: Erased tape (or recorded over), thus making it blank...
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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otis: better than the Apple i parody?
Yeah, I didn't find that very funny. Futurama gave me more laughs for sure...
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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What did he say something to the effect of a hole as big as the 18 minutes of blank tape... What was on the 18 minutes of blank tape?
Not blank tape. Incriminating tape. He's referring to his habit of recording conversations in the Oval Office on audio tape, which led to the Watergate Scandal, which ultimately culminated in a guy who was actually not a bad president being branded a liar and a criminal and booted from office.
You're close (though Nixon a good president? I dunno...) Specifically, there were 18 and a half minutes of tape that were mysteriously blank. In other words, Nixon had recorded all these things, but there was 18 minutes of "blank" tape in the middle of one of them for no particular reason. It's generally believed by historians that there may have been incriminating evidence regarding the Watergate break-in, which Nixon may have personally erased from the tape himself. That line might have been my biggest laugh in that episode.
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