Mr. Panucci
Poppler
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Hey all; new here.
I enjoy the new episodes to some extent. This one for instance took me back to 'the original series' more than the others did.
I am however still not feeling the same 'vibe' as before. There's something wrong with Fry (to name one thing). I think he's a bit too self conscious about his stupidity. Take a look at fry and the slurm factory for comparison, I'm sure you'll agree.
Oh and btw, 3d on the football team remark from Da Vinci; can't make it out.
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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« Reply #121 on: 07-17-2010 03:26 »
« Last Edit on: 07-17-2010 03:29 »
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Right. I try to think of some other ending though, and I can't think of one that would be okay. I just hope they won't go with "time's circular!", cause that would just be moronic after Futurama calls itself a geeky show.
I can't see them doing that either because then they'd have a working time machine that could take them to any point in time which would leave the door open for constant "Why didn't they just go back in time and stop that bad thing from happening?" questions. Also, I can't see that being a satisfying ending. I'm sure whatever happens, it will be something we haven't considered yet and something great. I am however still not feeling the same 'vibe' as before. There's something wrong with Fry (to name one thing). I think he's a bit too self conscious about his stupidity. Take a look at fry and the slurm factory for comparison, I'm sure you'll agree. I agree with this episode, but I also think that it's completely justified within this episode because it's about Fry being stupid and he would be self-conscious with the characters all calling him an idiot. Oh and btw, 3d on the football team remark from Da Vinci; can't make it out.
As somebody already said, it was "learned", pronounced "learn-ed".
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CookiesOnTheFloor
Bending Unit
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Hey all; new here.
I enjoy the new episodes to some extent. This one for instance took me back to 'the original series' more than the others did.
I am however still not feeling the same 'vibe' as before. There's something wrong with Fry (to name one thing). I think he's a bit too self conscious about his stupidity. Take a look at fry and the slurm factory for comparison, I'm sure you'll agree.
Well, to me, that was a great development: I love that Fry is more self-aware in this new series than he was in the old. I have no use for obtuse morons in other shows who have no awareness or caring of their flaws. I think it's great that Fry knows he's not too bright, and that it bothers him. It makes him seem far more real and more human, and I was delighted with it. I know that some here are saying the the new eps aren't like the old Futurama...and I'm here to say, that ain't necessarily a bad thing. So far, aside from a bit of preachiness, I think the new eps are an improvement in almost every way. The animation is more solid; I notice that the characters express themselves better, and that the movement is more fluid. If you look closely at this new episode, you'll see the characters react to what's happening in a way that gives them more presence...for instance, when Leela defends Fry's intelligence, the characters around her nod in agreement. When Fry sobs in response to the Professor's criticism, Bender looks like he feels sorry for him. There are little such character moments throughout the episode, fleeting, but they give the characters more depth. In addition to the improved animation, I think the writing's been pretty solid too. And the voice acting, particularly Billy West's, has been superb. Surely he's the true successor to Mel Blanc, both in terms of vocal range and acting ability. The guy better win an award of some kind or I'll be pissed. I also have to add that I enjoyed the Professor knocking Fry around a bit. There was a certain Three Stooges quality to it I loved. Of course I wouldn't want it to be overdone, or to actually reach Stooge level; but the feeble Professor could never get so rough. Fry's irritated expression when the Prof clunked him on the head with the torch was priceless. I have to admit, I just love this episode to death. Such a vast improvement over last week's. Futurama's comeback has more than met my expectations so far. I can't wait for next week's installment!
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bend_her
Professor
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This one for instance took me back to 'the original series' more than the others did.
I am however still not feeling the same 'vibe' as before.
I think one thing about this particular episode that sets it apart from others in the original run is that Fry and Farnsworth get to go to another planet without the PE ship, without Leela and Bender, and without having to make up an excuse to do a delivery there.
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Bowser Jr
Crustacean
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I did enjoy this episode, but it felt like it should've been a two-parter, where part 1 should've ended at the moment Fry and Fransworth are on the Vinci planet and are introduced to Leonardo. They whole third act was too quickly. A full episode would have done it much better justice. I actually agree with this. The whole episode actually seemed to go by too fast. Too much stuff was crammed in... Other than that, I didn't mind the episode at all. I laughed quite a few times. I loved Bender vs the Squid. It just seemed to go by too fast. When it was over I was like "Didn't the episode just start?" I do really hope Fry doesn't stay this stupid though, but honestly I'm not too worried about it. I realize this was a plot point for this episode and I enjoyed it for what it was.
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Zed 85
Space Pope
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I am ashamed to admit this having taken 6 years of a european language, and I apologize if it has already been mentioned... but it took a second viewing of the episode to understand why Leonardo introduced himself as only Leonardo, and why the planet was just called Vinci... At first I thought it was named after him, but then when I saw how he was an outcast on the planet, I figured not. I guess the writers imagined him visiting earth and introducing himself as Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo of/from Vinci if italian is anything like french) and Earthicans interpreted it as a last name instead of him referencing where he was from... If it is indeed what the writers intended, props to them.
Though actually in real life his surname really was a reference to where he was from. So in terms of what you are saying it'd be more a case of: "Hello, my name is Leonardo of Vinci" "Vinci? Ah yes, Vinci, that quaint little village near Florence, am I right?" "Er...yes! Quaint little village. Yes. Totally not a planet a month's space flight away..."
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Having seen the ep late last night I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it. The plot was never going to be my thing, but they did pretty well with it. Some good humour, but that robot character sucked, and I didn't buy that invention getting to that planet. Again it was a good, but not an amazing ep of Futurama...
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hobbitboy
Sir Rank-a-Lot
Urban Legend
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Like Otis P Jivefunk I liked this episode but didn't love it. Highlights: - The new, improved finglonger.
- Future-Roma + the Space Pope
I was sorry that Bender didn't come out of the fountain with some bullet holes in him. Also, how was the 'waterslide' ride from the bottom of fountain able to deposit them higher than where they started from?Is "What's your game, Vitruvian Man?" a reference to something else?
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Aki
Professor
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Also, how was the 'waterslide' ride from the bottom of fountain able to deposit them higher than where they started from?
It did not.
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KillbotB
Poppler
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@KillbotB: I don't see how Fry's abuse is out of place. Fry's own parents treated him the same way, saying he was worthless and stupid in the episode "Luck of the Fryrish" if I'm correct. Forgive me if that's the wrong episode, I'm a bit rusty at this. They favored his brother Yancey. In "Roswell That Ends Well" Farnsworth calls Fry stupid a few times, one specific time is when Fry sleeps with his grandmother Mildred "You idiot, don't you realize what you've done!?". Fry has been treated like that in previous episodes but only in minor ways. In this episode it was a main theme. The extent of the abuse is what was out of place.
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Aki
Professor
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Fry has been treated like that in previous episodes but only in minor ways. In this episode it was a main theme. The extent of the abuse is what was out of place.
Really? Did it ever strike you that it was a main theme because it was what the episode revolved around?
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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Fry has been treated like that in previous episodes but only in minor ways. In this episode it was a main theme. The extent of the abuse is what was out of place.
Much like his extreme unluckiness in "Luck of the Fryrish", because it was the theme of episode. In fact, this episode and "Luck of the Fryrish" are perfectly comparable in this aspect. Of course, "Luck of Fryrish" was far more touchy than this one.
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Tedward
Professor
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Hmm…I’m not sure what to make of this one. I didn’t have as much of a disappointed first reaction as I did to “Proposition Infinity,” but I did have to ask myself “What did I just watch?” when it was over. Something felt weird about the whole episode, but then again that may not mean much since all of the new episodes have felt weird to me, be this because of their newness or actual differences in their presentation and style. Part of it might be due the interesting act structure as others have mentioned, though, with each act more or less being in a different place and with progressively fewer main characters. It’s a neat concept in itself and I want to embrace Fry and the Professor sharing some bonding as characters, but I’m just not sure how well it was executed here. I did like the way the nail was brought back at the end, and I don’t suppose I was actually averse to the plot twists (besides the too-farfetched-for-me space flight in the invention), but something did feel off about the whole episode and I probably would agree with a lot of what has already been said. The other Vincians were quite annoying and I wish that we had seen more of them being smart and doing wondrous things that Leonardo could be jealous of instead of just mocking others, which is essentially all they did. I also wasn’t a fan of Fry getting ground by the gears (like Bender was in the video game in “A Bicyclops Built for Two”) or the Professor’s painful-looking neck twist, and while I’m not saying that that sort of physical humor hasn’t been used on the show before, I’m just saying I never cared much for those sort of gags in the first place. I’ll admit that I did actually find Fry getting hit by the bus funny, but like some have said I didn’t like or entirely believe that no one visited him at all, even though that bit was darkly amusing. And yes, as much as I love the Professor, the almost nonstop discoveries of clues and da Vinci’s lost so-and-so did get irritating, parody or not. Also, I’m surprised that nobody has said anything about the credited writer of this episode being Maiya Williams; then again, maybe there’s not much to say. It looks like this is one of those instances of guest writing that DXC mentioned and not another Carolyn Premish controversy. Fry's irritated expression when the Prof clunked him on the head with the torch was priceless.
Yes, and I found myself watching Fry particularly after the Professor handed him that same torch seconds later; from the confused way he was looking at it, I was expecting him to accidentally set his hair on fire with it or something.
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Stan Darsh
Crustacean
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I liked it. It was definitely something different. I am just glad the writers are able to create something so creative at this point in the series
9/10
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Aki
Professor
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Didn't it? I looked that way to me.
The floor of the fountain seems to be at least 15 feet below street-level and the 'waterslide' takes them down even further and yet they end up in a basement which is only about 5 feet below street-level.
The Earth is not flat though. "Street level" isn't the same everywhere.
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Zoo Station
Crustacean
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I think this might just be my favorite episode of the new season so far. It was really great and had a nice mixture of comedy and heart, something that Futurama has always done so well. Just thinking about Fry wearing Da Vinci's beard and saying "most indeededly" just makes me laugh.
9/10
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