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Nixorbo
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DOOP Secretary
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First impressions:
- A few good laugh-out-loud parts - Hypnotoad, "You're watching Futurama", etc. - Beatbox = sexxy - Overall, boring.
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evan
Urban Legend
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Woo-hoo! First review of the second to last episode!
:: does Go Bender dance ::
IMO, Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV was an alright episode. A lot of the plot seemed pretty cliche, but the episode was saved just by the severe outrageousness of it. ("This is so bad, it almost gave me cancer!" )
I can only speak for myself, but I love Bender as a giant jerk. Remember folks. He's not human, so he really shouldn't have any sort of human empathy.
The second act was by far the best, including the great surprise of the usage of Black Flag's "TV Party." Dwight and Cubert are starting to work well together, as are Hermes and the Professor. I think that all four were written well, and you could see each of their motivations as probable.
Problems -- a little bit too cliche, not enough Fry, Leela, rest of the cast. Zoidberg, par usual, was funny, in his "so uncool" ways.
Total Grade: B
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Anarchist
Professor
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« Reply #12 on: 08-03-2003 19:46 »
« Last Edit on: 08-04-2003 00:00 »
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This episode was GENIUS! Pure gold! SO much social commentary, and all of it done so well. Many laugh-out-loud moments, such as: Hermes: That's not a cigar! And... um... it's not mine. and Fry: Yeah! Give public schools some credit!
Also, the Execu-bots were a great dig on FOX. I absolutely loved that.
And, of course, a tribute to the fans during the ending credits: "...We're dedicated, yes, to our favorite shows! All My Circuits! Everybody Loves Hypnotoad! Scary Door! Thursday Night Blernsball! FUTURAMA!"
All in all, awesome ep. Oh, and the beatbox was pure awesomeness as well.
Oh, and in case you didn't see the ending credits on TV, you can download them from my webspace here: [SNIP] (EDIT: Now available at The Leela Zone.) It will only be up until one of the Futurama fansites puts it up. If I'm not allowed to post this here, please edit that link out.
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mst99
Crustacean
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It was alright. It had it's moments but it could have been alot better.
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Anarchist
Professor
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Hooray for double-posting! Oh, and if you want the ending credits, scroll up. I posted the video (1.5MB) and Teral posted the just audio (500kb).
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VelourFog
Space Pope
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Originally posted by evan: Woo-hoo! First review of the second to last episode!
or, you know, not It was good, then got less good. It was "slightly" too obviously, "Take that FOX!" Not like Fox even watches the show to realize they've been zinged. Beatboxing= soooo frickin' sexxy. I wish more shows were as in your face as Futurama The kids= suck. (now with more kids!) ugh.
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TriforceBun
Delivery Boy
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« Reply #26 on: 08-03-2003 20:22 »
« Last Edit on: 08-03-2003 20:22 »
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After thinking about it some more and reading more reviews on the episode, I'm definately bumping up my rating a bit to 4.5/5. This is one of my favorite Bender episodes now, and a GREAT pre-finale episode. I say that because it got Futurama an entire episode to strike back at Fox for the cancellation...and next week it'll be the real finale...wow. It's almost over folks. Only one episode to go. Though I do take solace in the fact that I've missed 90% of production season 2's episodes, and a good bunch of season 3's as well... Anyways, tonight's episode was very good overall. EDIT: Just remembered another line I liked... Farnsworth: (walking in on the kids smoking, drinking, etc) "What's going on here!?" *Hermes wipes Farnsworth's glasses with a cloth* Farnsworth: "Ah." Actually, that last line escapes me at the moment...but that scene cracked me up.
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The Names Nick
Professor
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Well, I have to say I was disappointed after watching this ep. I was just exspecting more given how good the eps leading up to this one were. I do like how this ep took a few shots at Fox though.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by BNLbum: Can anybody tell me the line over the Futurama logo right before the second commercial break? Bender: You're watching Futurama! Those show that doesn't condone committing robbery to be cool! Or something to that effect.
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Futurama_Hil
Urban Legend
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if you didn't like the opening credits, you are not a futurama fan. if you're not a futurama fan you have no soul. pretty good ep, except the plot idea was bad, but it was really funny with good laughs. all zoidberg parts were very funny, the hypno toad parts, and fry parts were very funny as well. btw, did anyone see the comic he was reading- issue #15? and of course i loved the fox dissing part! but the bender parts weren't as funny as hoped. that's what brought the rating down. also Needed more of Leela, Fry and Amy but it wasn't centered on them so it gets by that part. fox didn't show the damn ending credits! thanks teral and anarchist! This ep earns a fat : B
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grunka_lunka
Delivery Boy
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« Reply #31 on: 08-03-2003 21:20 »
« Last Edit on: 08-03-2003 21:20 »
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very funny ep, w/that smart, dry wit that's been missing recently. some of the jokes were a little too obvious (e.g. "television gave us the idea!" should've been cut- we got it already; and the last line should've been fry's "there's nothing on" followed by that long pause - the professsor didn't need to say anything), but overall, this ep was very intelligent and hilarious. i can't really remember many of the lines too well, but i loved the hypno toad and the execubots had me rolling *rolls dice* MORE REALITY PROGRAMMING. *rolls again* GAME SHOWS ARE BACK. one....episode....left crap, why don't they have a smiley that's screaming and bawling like a baby? well, at least i missed a few s2 & s3 eps..... i give this ep a 4.5/5
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zoidburgisking
Crustacean
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The episode was not bad, but not the best. The shots at Fox executives were great. Take that Fox.Zoidburg was great.
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Evil Fox Exec
Bending Unit
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Hm, this episode had its good moments and its bad moments. For one thing, I found those two brats, Cubert and Dwight, quite annoying, so I didn't care for their part. And their part happened to be a large part of the episode, which was a bad move. Also, like Teral mentioned, Calculon doesn't work in large doses. I wasn't really impressed by the audition part, either. I didn't find it all that funny. But all that aside, I love it how this episode was clearly written with the fans in mind. Namely, all the attacks on Fox and its mindless network execs. I liked it how the top exec was shown as a mindless, heartless computer, which, by the way, is exactly was Gail Berman is. Also the stuff with the attacks on reality shows and poor programming was great. So, I give this episode a 3/5. The episode itself had its flaws plot-wise. But the social commentary on how evil the Fox network is surely greatly appreciated by all Futurama fans. Also, it's unbelievable that there's only one episode left. It's hard to believe or accept that it's nearly the end of the line.
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Action Jacktion
Professor
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« Reply #38 on: 08-03-2003 22:27 »
« Last Edit on: 08-03-2003 22:27 »
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Originally posted by Futurama_Hil: if you didn't like the opening credits, you are not a futurama fan. I just thought it was too similar to the credits for "Spanish Fry." (Yes, I know this one was supposed to come first, and if it had, I would have liked this one and disliked the other.) Originally posted by grunka_lunka: "television gave us the idea!" should've been cut- we got it already.... That was necessary for the joke from Bender about Futurama not condoning robbery.
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