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SpaceGoldfish fromWazn

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« #102 : 08-19-2011 21:52 »
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I have to admit, now I really want an episode that talks a bit about Mom and Zoidberg's past. Like someone else said, I loved the idea that Zoidberg of all people, is the only person in the universe Mom has spoken to with respect, or dare I say it, friendliness (and even then she still takes that worthless coupon off Zoidberg, so even when she's being extremely nice to someone by her standards, she's still Mom.) It was a very interesting relationship, and I would like to see it explored in a future episode.
One thing I do find weird though, is that Zoidberg is a genius at the anatomy of just about every alien species, except humans. We've seen a Decapodian's anatomy is completely different from an Amphibosan's. Hell most of them we can tell just by looking at an Omicronian, an Amazonian or a Yarn person to know all three of them are going to have completely different anatomies... what makes humans so different from all the other alien species out there? I'm probably just nitpicking here, so I'll just take that weird explanation on the chin.
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Zmithy

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« #107 : 08-20-2011 04:09 »
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Didn't like it all that much. Can't put my finger on it, but something just felt "off" about the episode. Agree with the statement that it felt like one of the comics... stuff like Fry's illnesses (in fact that whole surgery scene), and the kinda unrealistic chopping up of the crew are exactly the sort of thing the comics are filled with... overly "cartoon" elements (if you get chopped in half with a circular saw, you're not going to casually sit there, not bleeding and chat about it, future or no future, no matter how good the anaesthetic is) that totally broke my suspension of disbelief in a way that the show's previous mutilations didn't... they took it too far.
Also, the surgery was the kind of plot that isn't really a plot, just filler that provides a reason for the rest of the stuff to happen.
These new episodes are really suffering from being a minute and a half shorter and also featuring the entire planet express crew in every episode, often including scruffy... there just isn't enough time to fit it all in without rushing things. I'm really not feeling that the pacing is there, it's like the complexity of the storylines is still being written as if that extra time was still there.
5/10 is my personal opinion, and I'm quite surprised at all the 9's and 10's that are being thrown at this one... this is shaping up to be the most popular episode of this season going by the majority and I have no idea why.
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« #109 : 08-20-2011 04:37 »
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Didn't like it all that much. Can't put my finger on it, but something just felt "off" about the episode. Agree with the statement that it felt like one of the comics... stuff like Fry's illnesses (in fact that whole surgery scene), and the kinda unrealistic chopping up of the crew are exactly the sort of thing the comics are filled with... overly "cartoon" elements (if you get chopped in half with a circular saw, you're not going to casually sit there, not bleeding and chat about it, future or no future, no matter how good the anaesthetic is) that totally broke my suspension of disbelief in a way that the show's previous mutilations didn't... they took it too far.
Also, the surgery was the kind of plot that isn't really a plot, just filler that provides a reason for the rest of the stuff to happen.
These new episodes are really suffering from being a minute and a half shorter and also featuring the entire planet express crew in every episode, often including scruffy... there just isn't enough time to fit it all in without rushing things. I'm really not feeling that the pacing is there, it's like the complexity of the storylines is still being written as if that extra time was still there.
5/10 is my personal opinion, and I'm quite surprised at all the 9's and 10's that are being thrown at this one... this is shaping up to be the most popular episode of this season going by the majority and I have no idea why.
i'm glad to see that someone else saw the episode exactly as i saw it. honestly, i don't even want to watch it again.
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« #114 : 08-20-2011 09:54 »
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futurama is a comedy right? i didnt laugh so that is bad, but this season that kinda goes without saying  interesting idea to go back to an origin of a relationship, could have been better executed but still of interest i dont do scores as there seems to be a deep misunderstanding of the out of ten system on these boards
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