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Gorky
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I'd imagine it would, Boxy, considering the show is always renewed after production has already begun on the last episode of any given season. It happened first with Wild Green Yonder, and now with "Overclockwise," and I see no reason why it wouldn't also happen with the finale of season 7B...unless the show is renewed within the next few months, at which point I assume the writers can still tweak (if they've even yet begun on) the last episode.
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sparkybarky
Liquid Emperor
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I don't think this question fits into any other thread so...
Will each season finale from now on continue to be open-ended?
Hmmm...what exactly do you mean by "open-ended?" Do you mean ambiguity? As in, the finale not presenting tidy packages of each character's fate tied with ribbons and bows? I liked the open-endedness of season 4's ending, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings." I mean, there were very strong signals that Fry and Leela would be together romantically, but it was subtle and not ham-fisted. We were left with a very rustic but sweet image of Fry and Leela walking off together, conjured from Fry's holophoner. I like it when any work of fiction--movies, books, TV shows, etc--trusts the audience to gather their own interpretations and to wonder. It's funner that way, and more satisfying.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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But Overclockwise isn't the finale, Reincarnation is.
Overclockwise is the official finale. It's canon. So will Overclockwise continue into Season 7? Like ITWGY into Rebirth?
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Aki
Professor
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Until any other information is released, I just assume it's like every other episode of the show (except ItWGY) - with a sitcomy status quo ending. I have seen no other information out on da interwebz.
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Svip
Administrator
DOOP Secretary
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That is what Reincarnation is going to be about. Obviously. Notice how he has been in NONE of the promotional material for Reincarnation? That's why.
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Aki
Professor
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Awesomeness!
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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I hope finales continue to be open-ended. I think they're much more powerful that way. Also, they give us much more to analyze the hell out of. Exactly. We need something to do during the long hiatus. And that is indeed an awesome image, Svip. The video game segment of "Reincarnation" is easily the one I'm most looking forward to, so here's hoping it doesn't disappoint.
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Aki
Professor
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I just hope season 7A won't be like 6A when it comes to Fry/Leela. That would seriously be... disturbing.
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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It would certainly convince me that the writers either don't care about their characters or don't care about their fans, neither of which is a pleasant notion. Consistency is not a bad thing; it's not synonymous with "banality." I will continue to say this until I am blue in the face and the extremities: Fry and Leela can be a couple without it ruining (or even tremendously affecting) the show.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Also, what happened to that Scruffy origin episode we were promised?
That was never promised or mentioned. Someone on here speculated about it.
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coffeeBot
Urban Legend
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« Reply #426 on: 09-04-2011 23:37 »
« Last Edit on: 09-04-2011 23:48 »
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Maybe now they do, but they didn't used to ...
Are you kidding? There were bad episodes starting right in Season One. I distinctly remember Mars University being almost universally hated when it first aired (especially Gunther, the talking ape -- I never saw a single positive comment about him at the time). In Season Two, A Bicyclops Built for Two was much disliked by a lot of people, and I read many, many negative reviews of A Clone of My Own (people HATED Cubert).
If these same episodes are now regarded as good, then we have proof right there that Nostagia Googles are real, since they were quite disliked by most fans when they first aired.
I actually liked all three of those episodes quite a bit when I first saw them, and I still do... The "nostalgia goggles" hypothesis could be true, but I feel as if most of the reason why this season has been getting mediocre reviews (in general) is because of the screwed-up order in which Comedy Central is airing them. I do distinctly remember episodes from each season that I didn't like so much, and I remember a few that I absolutely hated. Season 6 had a smattering of both of these, probably in equal proportion to the other seasons. It seems like the effect was just exaggerated (for me, anyway) because my favorite episodes of the season have all occurred near the end. EDIT (so that this is back on-topic... I seriously stroked out and thought this was the "Has Futurama Gotten Worse? Thread"): I got the impression from this "finale" that they'll probably pick up next season with Fry and Leela in a similar place in their relationship as they were in season 6, disregarding certain out-of-character moments. While they had the touching moment at the end, I get the feeling that it will only result in Fry and Leela once again considering a relationship, although not necessarily pursuing one.
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Gorky
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« Reply #427 on: 09-04-2011 23:44 »
« Last Edit on: 09-04-2011 23:46 »
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The only episode I dislike of the ones Mongo mentioned is "Mars University." "A Bicyclops Built for Two" is actually among my favorites of the series. Oh well. It seems like the effect was just exaggerated (for me, anyway) because my favorite episodes of the season have all occurred near the end.
Exactly. I feel like the season started off with some decent-to-mediocre episodes, with the only flat-out awesome episode (for me) being "Law and Oracle." I think things started getting really great by the time "Yo Leela Leela"* aired, and since then the only episode I've had mixed feelings about was "The Tip of the Zoidberg." The past two episodes have been 10/10s for me, and can hold their own completely against the original run. So, yeah. Screwy scheduling decision on CC's part, but I'm just glad the second half of the broadcast season didn't offer as many disappointments as the first. * Yes, I know that's an unpopular opinion. But I really liked that one, damn it!
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Emeri
Crustacean
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Zapp Brannigan losing interest in Leela and starting a romance with her mother Munda
Whaa? I thought it was just Zapp losing interest in Leela that was revealed, I didn't know he was starting a romance with her mom. Either way, I'm pretty excited for that plot line!
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Smarty
Professor
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Whaa? I thought it was just Zapp losing interest in Leela that was revealed, I didn't know he was starting a romance with her mom. Either way, I'm pretty excited for that plot line!
I don't know if I'm too excited for that plot line. It just sounds a little weird to me. I don't see Munda as one to have affairs, and Zapp one to have affairs with mutants. But I'll have to see it to make my judgment. But I wouldn't be surprised if Zapp just made it seem that he was having an affair as a way to get Leela's attention.
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