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futurefreak

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« #82 : 06-25-2011 05:23 »
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Someone's on her period...
Nahhh I just hold Futurama to higher standards than new Simpsons. Gorky: I was going to point out that Kardashian reference but you did it for me. It's ok for a cheap laugh the first time, but I don't know, it just annoys me that that reference would be made 1000 years later. Yes I know Bender reference Christina Aguilera in Bendin in the Wind. Didn't they mention that on the commentary? Like he meant her head. Not sure.
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« #91 : 06-25-2011 10:59 »
« : 06-25-2011 11:06 »
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I don't know, this episode rubbed me the wrong way, kinda like The Duh-Vinci Code did, so again I seem to be bucking the trend by not liking it much. That's not to say that there weren't bits that had me howling, in fact, there were quite a lot of bits that had me howling - towards the beginning that is - then again a bit like TDVC I didn't enjoy where it then went so much.
Firstly: I'm not a maths nut, by any stretch of the imagination - so yeah I thoroughly enjoyed Fry's "don't wait for me" line, because that was me, basically - but I also have absolutely no idea who or what Banach-Tarski was; the only thing that stirred in me was the thought that, OMG, Tarski might be a reference to Russia! But no, nevermind. That's not an issue - because it was a through away reference and didn't ruin anything because I didn't get it, I'm just saying.
Secondly: The crew drunk was funny, but I laughed more at the crew being stupid in TDTESS. I found the plot of TDTESS more plausible.
Thirdly: Yes, I had issues with the plot - surely having all water on Earth transformed into alcohol would pretty much fuck up everything? Surely there'd be an alternative source of something to drink? Surely no alcohol would have impacted on the rest of Earth's robot population; if they were still alive, surely they'd be sober too when the UGM attacked - they're conveniently removed from the entire episode. Likewise the consequences of having whole chunks of the planet destroyed as the Benders leave surely seems a fate worse than some of the scenarios the crew spends all episode trying to prevent?
May God repairs all the damage/re-creates the decimated populations at the end of every episode?
Fourthly: I clearly started to take it too seriously. But in my defence, er... I guess I wouldn't have started to take it too seriously if I was enjoying it more. So there. But that's clearly why I'm in a minority here.
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i_c_weiner

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« #98 : 06-25-2011 17:45 »
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Firstly: I'm not a maths nut, by any stretch of the imagination - so yeah I thoroughly enjoyed Fry's "don't wait for me" line, because that was me, basically - but I also have absolutely no idea who or what Banach-Tarski was; the only thing that stirred in me was the thought that, OMG, Tarski might be a reference to Russia! But no, nevermind. That's not an issue - because it was a through away reference and didn't ruin anything because I didn't get it, I'm just saying. I'm not that math nerdy, but luckily I was watching with some math nerds who explained it over the first commercial break. With that, it made the whole plot a little more plausible and funnier. Secondly: The crew drunk was funny, but I laughed more at the crew being stupid in TDTESS. I found the plot of TDTESS more plausible. Yes, the episode needed more Chester A. Arthur falling down. Thirdly: Yes, I had issues with the plot - surely having all water on Earth transformed into alcohol would pretty much fuck up everything? Surely there'd be an alternative source of something to drink? Surely no alcohol would have impacted on the rest of Earth's robot population; if they were still alive, surely they'd be sober too when the UGM attacked - they're conveniently removed from the entire episode. Likewise the consequences of having whole chunks of the planet destroyed as the Benders leave surely seems a fate worse than some of the scenarios the crew spends all episode trying to prevent?
May God repairs all the damage/re-creates the decimated populations at the end of every episode?
Fourthly: I clearly started to take it too seriously. But in my defence, er... I guess I wouldn't have started to take it too seriously if I was enjoying it more. So there. But that's clearly why I'm in a minority here.
Yes, you took it a bit seriously in these last points. If we remember When Aliens Attack waaaaaaay back in Season 1, the entire planet is engulfed in flames and is partially destroyed. What does Fry say about television? "At the end of the episode, everything's always right back to normal." Even if the episode ends with the end of Earth as we know it, we know that somehow everything is fixed before the next episode. Why? How? Because it's the future!
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« #109 : 06-25-2011 22:32 »
« : 06-25-2011 22:34 »
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I see. Then it was used wrongly. Again, though, you have a faulty presumption, Neutopia is not considered to be awesome and Benderama is not considered to suck.
How is it wrong? People use "see" as a sort of throat-clearing thing all the time, roughly translated into, "Please draw your attention to the words that proceed this one." Just sayin'. On topic: I don't get why every review thread inevitably devolves into this screaming match between people who don't like the episode in question, and people who do. Randi is completely justified in not liking "Neutopia" or "Benderama," and I agree with her that they are by no means the best the show has to offer. That said, she's not claiming that the new run has been shit so far, and her complaints are coming from a place of devotion to the show. Even if I don't agree with all her criticisms, I can respect them. Likewise for the people who loved Thursday night's episodes--they're entitled to their opinion, and this opinion is born of unadulterated, nerdy love (just like Randi's). But, Christ, guys, we're never going to convince one another that an episode is gold or crap, so arguing about it endlessly is just a waste of time.
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