PEEL viewers' greatest episodes (group consensus)

[Reply #400 on:]

This is crazy! Why am I always TOTPging?

Anyways, again AOI1.

[Reply #401 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

[Reply #402 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

I predict it will either be the 15th or 16th best Futurama episode!

My nominations are for Anthology Of Interests I and II!

[Reply #403 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

Fry & The Slurm Factory is much more deserving, you know I'm right ...

[Reply #404 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

Fry & The Slurm Factory is much more deserving, you know I'm right ...

Especially because the 'Tell Them I Hate Them!' line was in that ep.

[Reply #405 on:]

Exactly DannyJC13, and other such lines as:

Glurmo: Soon enough.

Fry: That's not soon enough!

Just like it's not soon enough for this ep to win!...

[Reply #406 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

You're right; there are also episodes which should be IMO higher placed too.
With this, I'm nominating Where No Fan Has Gone Before

Especially because the 'Tell Them I Hate Them!' line was in that ep.

Great line, goes also into my nominations!

[Reply #407 on:]

Eeexcellent, so for Fry & The Slurm Factory that's a nom from me obviously, a nom from scififry, and I assume it's also a nom from DannyJC13 too?...

Come on Randi, join us, we're counting on you! ...

[Reply #408 on:]

I nominate: Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television

[Reply #409 on:]

and I assume it's also a nom from DannyJC13 too?...

Yeah, fine by me.

[Reply #410 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

It's only funny because you're a Star Trek fan. It's a good episode...but there's a lot more that are much more deserving.

[Reply #411 on:]

I completely disagree, it's an incredibly well structured piece of comedy and probably one of the 5 best written episodes in the show's entire run.

[Reply #412 on:]

I nominate: Less Than Hero, the best of the three!

Come on everybody, search in your hearts, you know it's true!
Although I wouldn't hate to see WNFHGB get the nod now. It's a great episode, very funny.

[Reply #413 on:]

I've stopped voting because there's no way Where No Fan Has Gone Before would be that far down the line and still not even make it

The problem is that there is a "glass ceiling" for this episode.  It's always the same group of people voting for it, but no other people are joining in, and hence episodes that were far below it in the earlier votes are now passing it and getting elected.

[Reply #414 on:]

Cool idea, Free Hot Meal! I've always wondered what other fans think is the best ep. I'll nominate Fry and the Slurm Factory. Great ep, love the grunka lunkas.

[Reply #415 on:]

Cool idea, Free Hot Meal! I've always wondered what other fans think is the best ep. I'll nominate Fry and the Slurm Factory. Great ep, love the grunka lunkas.

Good choice, sir, you're the fourth nom for this ep. I only hope that the polls results also reflect this eps newfound popularity...

[Reply #416 on:]

Newfound popularity? Pretty funny considering it's from the first season

[Reply #417 on:]

Obviously Peel has been missing your exquisite taste until now, where the fuck have you been? It has only recently been getting the attention it deserves. If you'll observe from the current list, only one episode from Season One has made it so far...

[Reply #418 on:]

ok...so the poll is up again.  I have included Anthology of Interest I (#11 rated), Anthology of Interest II (#21 rated), and Where No Fan Has Gone Before (#18 rated).  While Fry and the Slurm Factory would normally not be in the poll (#42 rated), 3 of you nominated it, so I included it.  [This is a good example of using nominations to get an episode included in the poll that would normally not be there.  Good job. ]

As a reminder to the new people who will probably be joining with Futurama returning Thursday, episode rankings are taken from the old thread "I have attempted the impossible" and can be seen HERE.

[Reply #419 on:]

I'm voting for Anthology of Interest II here. Raiders of the Lost Arcade is one of my favorite stories of Futurama.

[Reply #420 on:]

While Fry and the Slurm Factory would normally not be in the poll (#42 rated), 3 of you nominated it, so I included it.  [This is a good example of using nominations to get an episode included in the poll that would normally not be there.  Good job. ]

It got 4 noms, but I'll let you off seeing as you rightly included it. I bet no one can guess what I voted for...

[Reply #421 on:]

Slurms McKenzie does it for me.

[Reply #422 on:]

Slurms McKenzie does it for me.

-Good Stuff SpaceMan.
Episode: "Neutopia" - when the crew prepares to deliver the Professor's letter,
Zoidberg prepares for delivery by equiping himself with an UZI. 

~side note: an uzi, or a uzi? English majors correct me please.

[Reply #423 on:]

~side note: an uzi, or a uzi? English majors correct me please.

An Uzi, I think, if it begins with a Vowel, A, E, I, O or U, then it's 'an', otherwise, 'a'.

[Reply #424 on:]

Ah, so wise this one is. -My thanks to you, Danny of the JC13 type.

[Reply #425 on:]

~side note: an uzi, or a uzi? English majors correct me please.

An Uzi, I think, if it begins with a Vowel, A, E, I, O or U, then it's 'an', otherwise, 'a'.

Then why is it an hour or a European?

[Reply #426 on:]

~side note: an uzi, or a uzi? English majors correct me please.

An Uzi, I think, if it begins with a Vowel, A, E, I, O or U, then it's 'an', otherwise, 'a'.

Then why is it an hour or a European?

Cause language is dumb.

[Reply #427 on:]

Because "European" is pronounced with a 'y' sound (as in "Yer-opean"), whereas "hour" starts off with an 'ou' sound. Danny's right that if a word begins with a vowel sound, you use "an" instead of "a" (like I did in the previous sentence, for 'ou'). He just misspoke a wee bit, but it's clear what he meant to say, so don't be so nitpicky, Svip.

[Reply #428 on:]

That's not a y-sound.  Y sounds like i, only more pointy lips.  You are thinking of j.  Don't be nervous, j in English is a dj-sound.

Also, I thought it as [je·ro·pean].

[Reply #429 on:]

Technically, you'd be just as correct to say "a hour" as you would "an hour". "An" and "a" are both interchangeably correct in front of an 'h'. It's somewhat archaic to use it for words with a hard 'h' sound, though.

And Svip, it is a 'Y' sound. Aren't you from some crazy European country that isn't England? Don't they pronounce their 'J's and 'Y's a little different there? I think that might be part of it.
'J' does make for a 'dj' sound as you put it, but the word isn't pronounced 'djure-oh-pee-an', it's more of a 'yure-oh-pee-an'.

[Reply #430 on:]

Technically, you'd be just as correct to say "a hour" as you would "an hour". "An" and "a" are both interchangeably correct in front of an 'h'. It's somewhat archaic to use it for words with a hard 'h' sound, though.

And Svip, it is a 'Y' sound. Aren't you from some crazy European country that isn't England? Don't they pronounce their 'J's and 'Y's a little different there? I think that might be part of it.
'J' does make for a 'dj' sound as you put it, but the word isn't pronounced 'djure-oh-pee-an', it's more of a 'yure-oh-pee-an'.

Look it up: Y and J.

[Reply #431 on:]

Technically, you'd be just as correct to say "a hour" as you would "an hour". "An" and "a" are both interchangeably correct in front of an 'h'. It's somewhat archaic to use it for words with a hard 'h' sound, though.

No, the only correct way to say it is "an hour". You use "an" for soft 'h' and "a" for hard 'h', as in "an hour has passed" versus "a hard rain's gonna fall".

[Reply #432 on:]

Any more votes?

[Reply #433 on:]

Any more votes?

I think it's time to call this round over.

[Reply #434 on:]

The only thing I have to say at this juncture is, "I think I've done enough conventions to know how to spell Melllvar."

[Reply #435 on:]

I'll second the nomination for Less Than Hero.

[Reply #436 on:]

This is why I leave polls open for a bit....it seems WNFHGB just went in the lead.  I'll close the voting if I check back in and we still have 22 votes.

[Reply #437 on:]

I am sure Randi will be happy to see this:

After 23 votes, the winner for the 15th best Futurama episode of all time is:
Where No Fan Has Gone Before with 8 votes (34.8%).
Anthology of Interest I had 6 votes (26.1%)
Fry and the Slurm Factory had 5 votes (21.7%)
Anthology of Interest II had 4 votes (17.4%)


So to recap, voted the best Futurama episode of all time: Roswell that Ends Well
The 2nd best Futurama episode of all time: The Luck of the Fryrish
The 3rd best Futurama episode of all time: The Sting
The 4th best Futurama episode of all time: The Late Philip J Fry
The 5th best Futurama episode of all time: Parasites Lost
The 6th best Futurama episode of all time: The Farnsworth Parabox
The 7th best Futurama episode of all time: The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
The 8th best Futurama episode of all time: Space Pilot 3000
The 9th best Futurama episode of all time: Time Keeps on Slippin'
The 10th best Futurama episode of all time: Jurassic Bark
The 11th best Futurama episode of all time: The Why of Fry
The 12th best Futurama episode of all time: Amazon Women in the Mood
The 13th best Futurama episode of all time: The Prisoner of Benda
The 14th best Futurama episode of all time: Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
The 15th best Futurama episode of all time: Where No Fan Has Gone Before

Now it is time to state your vote for the 16th best Futurama episode of all time (with Roswell that Ends Well, The Luck of the Fryrish, The Sting, The Late Philip J Fry, Parasites Lost, The Farnsworth Parabox, The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings, Space Pilot 3000, Time Keeps on Slippin', Jurassic Bark, The Why of Fry, Amazon Women in the Mood, The Prisoner of Benda, Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles, and Where No Fan Has Gone Before obviously being out of vote consideration).

Remember (again), if you want your choice of episode in the poll, you need to state your opinion...especially if it is not normally considered a top 10-20ish episode....a lone nomination for an episode out of this range usually does not garner inclusion in the poll.

[Reply #438 on:]

The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

[Reply #439 on:]

War is the H-Word