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Helpy McHelphelp
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First impression: This episode was great. Way better than Pharaoh. Put this in the top-3 of the season so far (with Roswell and Homeplanet). Funniest bits so far: the battle at the start, Benders "miracles", the commandment, the monks and their "martial art" (and Leela's reaction to that) and Benders piano session. Stunning visuals, and some nice hints (2001, Star Trek:TMP among other)
"Is there anything religion can do to help me find my friend?" "Well, we could join together in prayer." "Aha, but is there anything usefull we can do?" "No!"
Some more thoughts, when I've rewatched it a few times (you have been warned).
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andybuonviri
Poppler
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Does anyone know what song Bender was playing on the piano before he smashed it to pieces?
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Helpy McHelphelp
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Damn, how could I forget that one. Great opening line ( the trekkie in me feels special right now )
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Code Green
Delivery Boy
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« Reply #52 on: 03-18-2002 19:04 »
« Last Edit on: 03-18-2002 19:04 »
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In my opinion, it definintely wasn't as bad as "A Pharoah to Remember" but it still could've been just a little bit better. I think it was a solid B+ episode. I liked the message Bender got from God. "If I do too much for my people, they will become dependent on me. But if I do too little they will start to loose faith in me." That is so true. The only thing I'm getting a bit sick of is all of the Bender episodes. So far this season we've had, "Love and Rocket," "A Tale of Two Santas," "A Pharoah to Remember," and now "Godfellas." We could use a few more Fry episodes and definintely a lot more Leela episodes. Also we can't forget about the episodes with Hermes, Zapp Brannigan, Dr. Zoidberg, Amy, Kif, Farnsworth, and Mom. Well, enough about that...I got way off the subject. "Godfellas," was a pretty good episode.
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Helpy McHelphelp
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This episode holds up very well even after repeated viewing. Very solid work. I gave it 4 on the voting thingy. Compared to Faraoh this episode was a big improvement. Bender was Bender. Lazy, selfish, alcoholic and yet with the soft side we know he has (even though he would never admit it). Benders travel through space was nice (and with some great visuals). The carving of the Voyager (or is it Pioneer?) picture, complete with Benders personal touch, was a way better show of Benders love for himself than anything last week. The Shrimpies was a great idea (if a bit remiscent of a THOH ep.) and Benders godship was hillarious. The commandment was great, if predictable. "God Needs Booze" indeed. And all Benders "miracles", pure fun. "That was a practice-miracle." "When you're writing the Bible you might wanna omit that last miracle." The reast of the Shrimpies part was equally good. Great stuff. Fry and Leela's part of this was pretty solid too. Fry's search for a way to contact Bender was neat. The fortune telling machine was funny (has it been in another episode?) The trip to Himalaya was nice. "Well you obviously won't listen to reason, so I guess I'll listen to idioticness and come with you." Okay, short parts I like: The battle at the start, and the PE ships weaponry. Leela humming, that was adorable. All scenes in the monastary. The monks, especially their leader. "I’ve never meet a holy man I couldn’t club." Leelas reaction to the monks being pacifists, "Get in the laundry room or I'll kick your butt!! This is the worst crazy sect I have ever been in." (Nice to see Leela back in her take-no-crap, butt-kicking mode ) Benders talks with "God". The line "God" mentions a couple of times (eludes me right now). Okay, wrapping up. Great episode. Top-3 with Roswell and Homeplanet of the season so far. I'll give it 9/10.
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Silent_G
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I'm surprised no one has tried to compare it to that Simpsons Halloween episode "Genesis Tub" when Lisa accidently creates a tiny civilization in a bowl. Very similar to me...I think they both were a parody on that same Twilight Zone episode when the astronaut finds a tiny city and rules over them as God. I like the Bender God better than the Lisa God though. Anyway the line that really cracked me us when when the monks walked into the closet and the last one mumbles "This is the worst crazy sect I've ever been in"
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Helpy McHelphelp
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I keep seeing people say how nice it was to see the gupsy fortune teller again. What episode has it been in? The Honking? (the only episode I haven't seen yet)
I like how they used a laundry room to lock people up, like in "Brannigan Begin Again".
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BrainSluggo
Starship Captain
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« Reply #72 on: 03-19-2002 21:11 »
« Last Edit on: 03-19-2002 21:11 »
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Originally posted by Chump: Also, isn't the series about Fry? Sure, but the Fry-in-the-Background effect has been a result of crappy, spotty program scheduling rather than intent. Fry is our anchor--the schlub-as-Buck-Rogers lost in a world that still occasionally freaks him out even now--but it can't be all-Fry all-the-time...remember the "Lisacentric" seasons of The Simpsons? Futurama would have had a long way to go before it got that bad... Re Question #1: Never trust self-diagnosis when it comes to head injuries. I did that once, and now I have a magnetically-attached prosthetic face, and a cork and some tape retaining my cerebellum.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
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That, and soon she'll be a black Wicca priestess
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