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DuckHunter
Poppler
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Because it's the future. It's the future I was promised, a place of wonders and technology, but one that doesn't erode me. I mean, if you look at things realistically, between biology and computer science the future will be, at least on some level, posthuman. Futurama is an alternative to that, I guess. A place where despite all of the advances, people are still people, and the biggest change is that life is just more awesome, as opposed to so utterly alien as to be uncomprehensible. It's a future I don't believe in anymore, though I'd like to. So I watch the show instead, hahahaha!
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Bigboysdontcry
Professor
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Futurama is an amazing piece of work. It is hard to believe it was ever canceled. There most definitely is no other show like it. It's one in a million. I completely agree with you Kurt. Well said, it is this whole other world you wish you could be part of.
I have no idea what the future will bring, but I am sure it will be amazing.
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Louiswuenator
Starship Captain
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Ditto on the 'future' thing. I enjoy taking a ride in someone else's vision of a possible future, no matter ridiculous or hilarious. It takes a great amount of sideways thinking to build a world that has never existed before - "Any damn fool can predict the past." Futurama is unique even in this field, and I get the added bonus of non-stop gags too! As others have mentioned, it has an excellent sense of humor, timeless themes, cultural references, excellent commentary, foundations of science (or parodies of science) and most of all, memorable characters. Perhaps more than any other show I have encountered, I really care about the characters - they have ceased to be just shapes on the screen and I feel deep-rooted connection to their struggles and dreams. Futurama makes me feel small in the same way as if I were to see Earth from space for the first time. Small, but also very significant. Whenever life seems too complicated, I pop in some Futurama and am reminded that there is a whole universe expanding around me - that test I just bombed really isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. If there are alien life-forms out there and if they could only see one television broadcast from Earth, I would want it to be Futurama. I could ramble on forever so I'll just say here's to many more years of Futurama to look forward to (I hope).
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futurefreak
salutatory committee member
Moderator
DOOP Secretary
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Wait, we had a guy named DuckHunter and NO ONE noticed? I anticipated its premiere oh 13ish years ago because I was a huge Simpsons fan at the time. And I thought outer space was cool so it combined two things I loved. Then gradually I stopped watching Simpsons and just focused on Futurama. Can't recall last time I saw a new Simpsons episode now...but Futurama has been my favorite show since its original airdate. My one constant in life.
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Scrappylive
Liquid Emperor
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I was 11 (or so) when Futurama premiered. I have been watching The Simpsons since before I can remember (literally), so I made sure to watch the pilot. I don't claim to have a favorite unless I have a strong reason to claim it as my favorite. When I do have a favorite, I don't change opinions very easily. (Example: Donnie Darko is my favorite movie. I did not see that movie until I was 17, so before seeing it, I never claimed to have a favorite movie.) The Simpsons was my favorite show and Futurama managed to trump that. This show has raised my understanding of comedy. I feel like the top of the world when I watch it...
Sometimes I find myself literally smiling when watching an episode I haven't seen for some time.
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Tedward
Professor
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When I do have a favorite, I don't change opinions very easily. (Example: Donnie Darko is my favorite movie. I did not see that movie until I was 17, so before seeing it, I never claimed to have a favorite movie.)
Ah, so you were kind of saving the spot for your favorite, so to speak? I find that I do that too; some of my top ten or top five lists of favorite pieces of entertainment don't actually have a full ten or five items in them, and some attempted lists of mine have nothing yet that I feel like naming as the number one favorite (though I can hope that someday there may be something new that becomes apparent as the answer). That may be a needlessly idealistic and self-involved way of looking at things, since your favorite thing at the time is just that, regardless of whether you think there may be something better out there for you personally, but I like to think that designating something as the favorite product of that medium is significant (even if your tastes change over time and this item doesn't have the same personal significance to other people).
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Because my life basically revolves around it. Without Futurama, well, I'd have South Park or something, but still... Without it, life would suck so much.
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JoeC75
Poppler
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I watch because it makes me laugh and leaves me feeling good. The writers are great at using humor on various levels. There are high-brow jokes, fart jokes and everything in between. The Characters are relate-able and identifiable. Most of my friends who watch tend to have a specific character they relate with. Through the course of various episodes the identities of the characters change and you can grow with them. These characters live in a fantastic fantasy world where anything can and does happen, but even with that there is usually some twist that brings things back to 'earth' with a nice 'moral' at the end.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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fart jokes
Very rarely on Futurama.
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Why do I watch?
To get girls?
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