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futz
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I though I saw a sign or some such in Mom's Cloud Lab that said something like "TXS..." Got me to wondering if it was "TXS 934" from Sealab 2021.
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Eternium
Professor
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Cool, so much continuity! Oh and gedeWK, no need to quote the post before yours:D it fills the page a little bit too much
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DannyJC13
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Also I have to ask, why was Fry's first dream that was about 5 minutes in his mind last 13 days in real life while Fry's second dream that lasts for a full day takes less than a day in real life time?
An obvious reference to Inception. Time gets really distorted the deeper you go into each dream level. For example, in the first dream level in the movie they drive a van off a bridge in reverse, and essentially the main chunk of the movie takes place during the time it takes for the van to hit the water, which would take about 3 to 6 seconds or so? But they have plenty of time the deeper they go. The deeper the dream, the longer you're in it for. Or something like that. It's been a while since I watched it.
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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Yes, but it's the other way around: time seems to pass more slowly in your dreams. Watch someone go into REM sleep for a few minutes and wake them just as it stops. They will almost invariably describe a much longer passage of time in their dream.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I guess you could say this is how Fry remembered his house as before, but I still call it an error. Also I have to ask, why was Fry's first dream that was about 5 minutes in his mind last 13 days in real life while Fry's second dream that lasts for a full day takes less than a day in real life time?
Well, the first point is definitely chalked up to Fry's dreams representing the most positive possible version of his memories (hence why the house is in pristine condition and his family is more loving/affectionate), so definitely not an error. Likewise for the inevitable accusations that this episode fucks with the timeline of what happened in 1999 - it omits the knowledge that later-time-duplicate Frys would've had of that night (ie. pretty much all of Bender's Big Score, which was experienced by the Fry who became Lars, and not OUR Fry) since it's only going by Fry's own experiences... I know no one brought that up, but figured it was worth nipping in the bud now. As for the time stuff, it's just a joke about how your perception of time in dreams can differ eratically to real life. Sometimes a seemingly short dream can last for hours in real life, whereas incredibly long dreams can sometimes only last for several minutes. There might be some nods to Inception mixed into that logic (as if the episode needed any more), but Inception's got some pretty strict rules on time, while Futurama merely turned it into a joke that didn't quite land.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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There wasn't multiple layers of dream in GOT though. Just the one.
The rules of Inception don't have to apply to every single dream-related sci-fi story though. It was just a nod to the time thing imo.
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Box Incorporated
Bending Unit
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« Reply #344 on: 08-22-2013 23:45 »
« Last Edit on: 08-22-2013 23:47 »
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I'd like to complain a bit about how Fry is actually able to fit inside Bender, able to go inside his arms and legs without getting in the way of any wires, being able to actually bend his hard shiny metal body, with it going back to its original shape after he gets out of him by the way, and creating a 4th finger in each of Bender's hands somehow, but...then again, Frender made me laugh my ass off after I saw it, so I'll let it go.
Also, when Leela said that the panic room could've been really useful for them about 50 times, is that a reference to MotPE being the 50th episode of the new run, or am I just looking to hard into it?
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SolidSnake
Professor
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John Dimaggio IS the suit. He's the suit of any show he plays on!
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #352 on: 09-05-2013 19:54 »
« Last Edit on: 09-05-2013 20:14 »
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Cubert's last canon appeareance was in "Overclockwise". *edit* I asked Eric Rogers about Cubert's absence and he said: he's not a good character to write for and we couldn't think of any stories worth devoting to him. but suffice it to say, we did pitch Cubert stories!
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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A cameo in season seven would have probably made him, once again, insufferable and would have spoiled the fond memory I had of him in Overclockwise.
He had a small cameo in "Saturday Morning Fun Pit", but it was non-canon.
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futz
Liquid Emperor
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The moon farm should have a dome.
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SolidSnake
Professor
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That's not the moon farm. Remember that ride Fry and Leela were on, in episode 2?
Well there ya go.
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