I'm lost, i'm gonna ask that person for directions: The where is it game

[Reply #320 on:]

That flat with an extra dimension that's technically in New Jersey?

[Reply #321 on:]

1. Was only visited in series 1.
2. 3 of the main characters visited it.
3. Bender ate clothes.

[Reply #322 on:]

Mars?

[Reply #323 on:]

The first big ball of garbage?

[Reply #324 on:]

Correct cyber_turnip!

[Reply #325 on:]

Cool.

1. Has been visited by the entire crew.

[Reply #326 on:]

Planet Express

[Reply #327 on:]

1. Has been visited by the entire crew.
2. Not a celestial body.

[Reply #328 on:]

Is the entire crew the actual crew of the ship (that is, the original series' crew (that is, Fry, Leela, and Bender)), or the entire staff of Planet Express (that is, the renewed series' crew (that is, the entire staff of Planet Express (that is, everyone the writers seem to think ought to be tagging along on missions lately)))?

[Reply #329 on:]

The Anomaly.

[Reply #330 on:]

Technically, the "crew" should only refer to Fry, Bender, Leela (and on occasion Zoidberg, Amy, and Scruffy. Zoidberg is the company doctor, Amy is a backup pilot amongst other things, and Scruffy will at some point need to unclog the toilets).

However, I think that "the crew" could refer to the Professor also (owner of the company) and Hermes (occasionally needed to sign for things, maybe?) as well as perhaps even Katrina and Xanthor (assuming they're still employed there). You never know what function people will be required to fill.

Speaking personally, I wouldn't think that anybody besides Fry, Bender, Leela, Zoidberg, Amy and the Professor need be aboard the ship on the majority of missions, and they seem to manage fine with just the core three.

As for what location might be up for the guessing... I have no idea.

[Reply #331 on:]

The ion storm from: "Mobius Dick".

[Reply #332 on:]

I was referring to Fry, Leela, Bender, Zoidberg, Amy, Hermes and the Professor although it's also true that the "true crew" (Fry, Leela, Bender) visited there.

Consider this another clue.

[Reply #333 on:]

Mars Vegas?

I am so confused...

[Reply #334 on:]

1. Has been visited by the entire crew (including Hermes, the Professor, Amy and Zoidberg).
2. Not a celestial body.
3. Was only visited once.

[Reply #335 on:]

The Anomaly dammit!

[Reply #336 on:]

The anomaly as in Yivo's dimension from 'The Beast with a Billion Backs'?

Nope, that was visited twice. Fry went there early on, then everyone in the universe went back there later.

1. Has been visited by the entire crew (including Hermes, the Professor, Amy and Zoidberg).
2. Not a celestial body.
3. Was only visited once.
4. Served no real purpose other than to pad the story out.

[Reply #337 on:]

I meant the anomaly itself.

[Reply #338 on:]

The actual tear in the fabric of our universe caused at the end of 'Bender's Big Score', you mean?

That was visited at least twice, too. First the crew went there to check it out, then later on everyone (minus Bender) went there to break up with Yivo, then they went there to move in with Yivo, and then everyone came out and had a discussion there after Bender ruined things by "rescuing" everyone.

[Reply #339 on:]

Isn't a celestial body anything in space? Because I looked up 'celestial', and it means anything in or relating to space.

Family Bros. Pizza

Boy, this one is hard!

[Reply #340 on:]

Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.

[Reply #341 on:]

The sun?

[Reply #342 on:]

Isn't a celestial body anything in space? Because I looked up 'celestial', and it means anything in or relating to space.

Well yes, but I basically mean it's not a planet or comet or moon or similar. It's a specific part of a planet or another dimension or somewhere that exists within a computer or something like that.

And still none are right. Time to break out the easier hints.

1. Has been visited by the entire crew (including Hermes, the Professor, Amy and Zoidberg).
2. Not a celestial body.
3. Was only visited once.
4. Served no real purpose other than to pad the story out.
5. Appeared in season 5.

[Reply #343 on:]

Production or Broadcast season?

Anyway, the giant honeycomb.

[Reply #344 on:]

As a rule of thumb, I never mean broadcast season unless I specifically state so.

So yeah, production season.

And nope.

[Reply #345 on:]

The Deathball arena?

[Reply #346 on:]

As a rule of thumb, I never mean broadcast season unless I specifically state so.

So yeah, production season.

And nope.

How about Orbiting Meadows?

[Reply #347 on:]

Orbiting Meadows first appeared in Season 3 though. Also, it did serve a true purpose.

[Reply #348 on:]

Orbiting Meadows first appeared in Season 3 though. Also, it did serve a true purpose.

It reappeared in Season 5 in BWAB, right?

[Reply #349 on:]

Yes, but:

3. Was only visited once.

[Reply #350 on:]

1. Has been visited by the entire crew (including Hermes, the Professor, Amy and Zoidberg).
2. Not a celestial body.
3. Was only visited once.
4. Served no real purpose other than to pad the story out.
5. Appeared in season 5.
6. The visit was involuntary.

[Reply #351 on:]

Cornwood?

[Reply #352 on:]

You got it!

[Reply #353 on:]

Clue number four was a matter of personal opinion.

[Reply #354 on:]

Well yeah, but that was obvious from reading the clue.

And anyway - what narrative purpose did their trip to Cornwood actually serve? I say this as someone who likes 'Bender's Game', but there's really no reason that you couldn't more or less lift the entire Cornwood sequence from the film and still have it make sense as a storyline. Especially if you could tweak one or two lines.

[Reply #355 on:]

I can't really be bothered, so someone else can have a shot.

[Reply #356 on:]

And anyway - what narrative purpose did their trip to Cornwood actually serve? I say this as someone who likes 'Bender's Game', but there's really no reason that you couldn't more or less lift the entire Cornwood sequence from the film and still have it make sense as a storyline. Especially if you could tweak one or two lines.

It makes sense from a narrative standpoint if you consider that the movie was actually four episodes strung end-to-end. Then it becomes just another part of the adventure to defeat Mom and destroy the anti-backwards crystal.

[Reply #357 on:]

ie. padding

[Reply #358 on:]

* Xanfor reads the covers of a book for the title and the summary.

Why is all this paper folded inside the title and the summary? Must be dead weight.

[Reply #359 on:]

I'm of the school of thought that in fiction, everything should happen for a reason.

See 'In Bruges' for a masterclass in writing whilst adhering to that rule. Nothing happens in that film that doesn't come into play later on. It all ties together beautifully and seemlessly.

Other films are less blatant with how everything ties together. A scene may exist purely to show or develop an aspect of a character's personality. It might exist for exposition. It might exist for a character to acquire an item that'll allow them to do something. But a scene should always tie into things on a larger scale and like I said, you could essentially lift the Cornwood segment from the film and it'd still make absolute sense. It's not even like the trip to Cornwood teaches anybody a lesson about life or something like that.