SolidSnake
Professor
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Sure T.V shows have bad episodes, but these are just too much! 3 or 4 terrible episodes in one season.............think about it. do the math. If it goes on like this NEXT YEAR, then it WILL be too many bad episodes to bear!
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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My review; what a terrible terrible worthless episode. The subject matter and entire plot for this episode was so unnecessary and pointless. At several points during this episode I found myself asking if this was a Simpsons episode they’d forgotten to turn yellow? It felt much more like a modern day Simpsons episode than a Futurama episode. How is a plot like this making use of the future setting of Futurama? Don’t tell me they couldn’t do it on another show because of the other planet, not good enough!...
I was cringing with embarrassment at the crew dressing up as those shitty characters and going along with it. I mean really? What the fuck was I watching? Also did Dr Zoidberg really fit into that costume, or was that meant to be a joke? The Lady Ga Ga joke sucked as well. I’m getting sick of these pop culture references, absolutely sick of them! The whole plot seemed forced to me. It was kind of annoying in the sense that until that Lady Ga Ga joke nothing really misfired, yet it was still so bland and offensive in the most inoffensive way. Having said that the Slurm Queen shouldn’t have been there, stop fucking with past episodes!...
There were a few chuckles to be had, but this really is poor. I was very concerned at the premise, and the preview clip did nothing to reassure me. Sadly this episode was just as bad as I feared. If only Cubert had been there to laugh at them all and poke fun at their ridiculous costumes I might have had something to laugh at. It is still better than Holiday Craptacular, and not as boring as Bender’s Game, but that’s not hard...
4/10
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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I have problems imagining that the Slurm Queen managed to get there unnoticed. Surely there are people working backstage at these kinds of events? Wouldn't they notice something big like that? It's not like most folk wouldn't notice something squirting out Slurm like a green shower...
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meisterPOOP
Professor
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It seems to me, on-the-surface, that was a gratutious sight gag using the Slurm Queen in this manner. I am not saying it was not necessarily appropriate, I understand the rational, however using her in this manner actually made me feel that Futurama somehow cheapened itself.
After all, shouldn't these inside jokes should be about ironies in other segments of our society, not Futurama itself.
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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Are you saying the joke would have been equally funny had it just been a bucket of Slurm poured over Leela?
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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Are you saying the joke would have been equally funny had it just been a bucket of Slurm poured over Leela?
it wouldn't be funny either way. however, the slurm queen's appearance made no logical sense. as other folks have said, it cheapened an already horrid episode. having slurms mckenzie on the statue was enough of a callback. have the slurm queen there made no sense.
I dunno... I thought the Slurm in the head was a reference to You Can't Do That on Television and other children's shows. Not a terrible good one, but odd (and I suppose amusing) for it to be done during an awards ceremony.
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meisterPOOP
Professor
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Personally, I still feel that the use of the Slurm Queen, Slurms MacKensie and in general the Slurm Brand at the awards ceremony unappropriate. I know Slurm represents carbonated soft drinks, and certainly is not a product promoted in this demographic.
Breakfast cereal, perhaps...Macaroni and Cheese, definately...
Had the writers taken better care, this representation would have been much more accurate.
But still, this was a great episode...I gave it an 8/10...And that was my only objection.
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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I have problems imagining that the Slurm Queen managed to get there unnoticed. Surely there are people working backstage at these kinds of events? Wouldn't they notice something big like that? It's not like most folk wouldn't notice something squirting out Slurm like a green shower...
They've already demonstrated their willingness to go to extreme lengths (perhaps murder) to avoid exposure. Sure, it's not entirely rational. But it doesn't violate continuity.
The guy who thinks the Cyronic Woman violated and raped continuity with a chainsaw is defending this crap? Really?!?
It doesn't actively contradict anything from previous episodes, it doesn't provide any reprecussions that absolutely need to be addressed, and it seems logical to me that the Slurm Queen would occasionally travel off Wormulon to oversee her interests on other worlds. It's not like she's canning Slurm in front of the studio audience. She's there to provide a Slurming for people accepting awards. For all people know, that's all she ever does. Hell, people could be entirely unaware of her existence. Leela getting Slurmed at an awards ceremony by the giant worm that secretly manufactures a popular drink in her behindus is not on the same level as Fry getting dropped out of a spaceship. Sure, it's not entirely rational. But the episode wasn't entirely (or at all, really) rational. I'm not defending the episiode. I still dislike it, even after watching it again, but I see no reason for the Slurm Queen's appearance to violate continuity. Sure, I'd've preferred a giant bucket of Slurm, but the queen's appearance can be reasonably accounted for without continuity errors.
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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She was very high up. These are small. * tnuk points to some model cows. Those are far away. * tnuk points to some cows in a distant pasture.
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SorynArkayn
Bending Unit
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« Reply #145 on: 07-25-2011 07:34 »
« Last Edit on: 07-25-2011 07:36 »
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Leela getting Slurmed at an awards ceremony by the giant worm that secretly manufactures a popular drink in her behindus is not on the same level as Fry getting dropped out of a spaceship. Sure, it's not entirely rational. But the episode wasn't entirely (or at all, really) rational. I agree with MightyBooshFan91 that it is blatantly hypocritical to "defend" the breach in continuity in this awful episode, while proclaiming that "The Cryonic Woman" is the worst episode ever in your opinion just because Fry gets dropped out of the PlanEx ship at the end. As I explained previously: Firstly, the extent of Fry's injuries when the Prof dropped him out of the ship were not shown, so you can't assume he was killed. Second, Fry has survived terrible injuries before and after that episode, like the hover-car crash wherein Dr. Zoidberg transplanted Fry's head on Amy's body. Third, Fry and most of the other characters have often suffered serious injuries and been wrapped in bandages or casts, and then appeared fully healed in the next scene, without explanation. Therefore, Fry surviving the end of TCW is not a breach in continuity. Whereas this episode does breach continuity by having the Slurm Queen slurm Leela. You can argue that the audience supposedly couldn't see her above the stage or whatever. The fact is that the Slurm Queen tried to kill Fry, Leela, and Bender to protect the secret of Slurm. Considering that the Slurm Queen was willing to commit murder to protect Slurm's disgusting secret, it's ridiculous that the Slurm Queen would risk exposing said secret for such a lame gimmick at an award's show. This episode's Slurm Queen continuity breach is far worse than TCW's supposed continuity breach. And the Slurm Queen continuity breach is just another reason "Yo Leela Leela" is the worst episode of Futurama ever!
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SorynArkayn
Bending Unit
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totalnerduk, that gif is as tired, lame, ineffective, and obnoxious as your arguments against "The Cryonic Woman". If anything, it just proves how wrong you are by demonstrating that you're utterly incapable of rationally and maturely defending your opinions and criticisms about TCW's ending. So go ahead, post your lame gif over and over again -- you're just proving me RIGHT.
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Benderloveer
Delivery Boy
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I'm new and this is my first review, I'm excited! At the beginning, I didn't like the episode, I felt it was just a rewrite of The Cyber House rules. I know that it is supposed to make us believe there is continuity in Futurama, but I don't care, I'd rather see a good episode than seeing old unfunny characters. But the scene where Leela tries to write a story and being interrupted. It was so funny, i laughed for more than two minutes. Then, Leela's story was a little interesting and I loved the song, which is exactly like a real kid song. The better part is when we see Leela's show, "Don't lick it" is an awesome song and so funny. At the awards, we saw the Slurm Queen, even if I don't like that they bring back old characters without reasons, I must admit the Slurm gag was very funny. I didn't think for a second that Leela stole her stories from a real planet, I found the twist very good. The ending was great, I liked that it it wasn't a typical ending, Leela felt bad. The new season is better than the old ones, Yo Leela Leela is even better than The Silence of the Clamps. 10/10
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Benderloveer
Delivery Boy
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I can't believe you hated this episode, it's basically what I want Futurama to be.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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IF ONLY The Simpsons was still this good.
True.
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Benderloveer
Delivery Boy
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I don't understand what is Simpsons in this episode. This is a futuristic episode with a planet with weird creatures, the Simpsons just stay on Earth.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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I don't understand what is Simpsons in this episode. This is a futuristic episode with a planet with weird creatures, the Simpsons just stay on Earth.
The overall plot.
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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See, the structure of this episode struck me as a bit Simpson-y (mainly the "This character becomes this thing" storyline that has been used literally hundreds of times with Homer), but I still think the execution is distinctly Futurama-y. It's not Futurama at its best, in terms of the writing, but it's certainly not the Simpsons at its worst. That's just cruel.
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