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Ginster
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« Reply #121 on: 08-11-2003 11:18 »
« Last Edit on: 08-11-2003 11:18 »
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I expected more of this episode. I dont like the hedoismbot at all. a bit too much "kitsch". Great job of Robot Satan. 'These things are always touching me in places.' 'YEAH they get around' a bit too much singing at the end. sweet ending. and @ Juliet: http://ginster.org/nerds/holorphonor.jpg its not perfect, but it may do
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caitsithfortune
Crustacean
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And also, was it just me, or did I saw Homer and Marge driving in a car in a scene outside the city?
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Jerm
Crustacean
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Bender lies between hookerbot and the robot devil on the wheel of bots--funny stuff.
Liked: Hedonismbot gets one last chance to shine and drop some pretty good lines (like the butt in the creams line)
"Your latest performance was as delectable dipping my bottom over and over into a bath of the silkiest oils and creams" "Thank you sir, thats exactly what I was going for."
also liked the devil's "you can't just have your characters announce how they feel, that makes me feel angry."
Now we get to be tortured by reruns of a show that fox just killed. bravo fox...bravo
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Tjoppen
Delivery Boy
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Originally posted by Grim: Tjoppen- Automaton - another word for robot Ah, so it's " an atomaton", then? Ok, that clears things up :>
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Super Rad!
Crustacean
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I loved this episode. What I thought was neat about the opera idea, was that since such a big audience went to see Fry's opera, it was a last chance to see minor characters that were only in an episode or two, and to hear some funny last lines from characters like Zap.
"Brave-o"
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BNLbum
Bending Unit
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Originally posted by Chriswell: Why are you bashing the network for what the affiliate did? Good point. I should keep my hatred for the affiliate and the hatred for the network better defined. REASONS I HATE THE AFFILIATE: -Plastering over the caption because they had their feelings hurt. REASONS I HATE THE NETWORK: -Cancelling Futurama -Horrible shows
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Damitol
Bending Unit
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« Reply #130 on: 08-11-2003 13:34 »
« Last Edit on: 08-11-2003 13:34 »
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I *love* the "I didn't like the singing because it didn't sound like my favorite American Idol people" comments scattered throughout this thread. I can almost hear them saying "I don't want the million in cash because the $100 bills don't have sequential serial numbers."
This was such a wonderful episode on so many levels. After three weeks of "in your face" jokes (and I'm not complaining as I gave all of them a 4 or 5 at CGEF), it was great to see a such a fabulous character development show. I can't wait for the S4 DVDs so we can see them in the proper order.
I loved the humor, I loved the opera - yes even Zoidberg's part - and the ending was sweet and fitting to one of, if not the best TV series ever, animated or otherwise. A big thanks to Matt, David, Ken, Billy, Katie, John and everyone else associated with Futurama the show, and also to -mArc- for CGEF and PEEL, which added so much to my enjoyment of the show.
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Vintage Dave
Bending Unit
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Wonderful episode and a good end to the best show ever. All hail! I raise my glass of sherry to the cast and crew, and to you all. Edeltraut: The only part I'm not so sure about was the music. Not the opera Fry wrote, but afterwards when the main characters started singing. I thought this was a smart-funny level crossing. First the characters see opera, then they are opera. So many people are panning the singing. Good grief, I thought it was excellent. Billy West really shines, singing convincingly in multiple voices. Leela has never been more beautiful. Action Jacktion: I knew they'd do that infinite screen trick in the credits. I didn't, and what a treat it was. First the "See you on some other channel" caption. As I absorbed that I thought "How absolutely, perfectly appro... WOW!" The ultimate self-reference. HeatShiver: I also liked how in the very first episode you saw the construction worker, and in the last episode you get to see him too. Remember the "Hall of Criminals" scene where Bender's arm reconnects his other arm? when Fry says "I don't know how you did that," I gleefully yell, Rocky-Horror-fashion, "Neither do we!" When Leela said, "I want to hear how it ends," I got a big lump in my throat, and choked out, "So do we..." So do we.
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SunshineWalking
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Sadly seems like our ol' boy Fry had to go "all out" to get Leela's attention >.> So much for ::it's what in the inside that counts:: XD
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El Zilcho
Professor
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I really wish I hadn't changed the channel to FOX when I did. Their promo for Futurama, which aired like 5 minutes before the show started, ended with Leela's "I want to hear how it ends." That took away all the emotional impact it should've had the first time around. At least it impacted me when I watched it again.
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Futurama_Hil
Urban Legend
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I liked thw way they ended it. and it was good for several reasons: 1. if by some miracle the show is back it'll be open 2. same for a movie 3. it also makes it easier to write my next fan fic 4. The Fry and Leela running off means going to a new beggining, hope for the future. oh, i made myself sad, seriously
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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Damn local station. Since Fox didn't air the "Sunday" bumper like they usually do, my local station put their "KDVR Fox 31"(you have that too, right BNL?) info bar over the opening saying. I know what it is from message boards though ("See you on some other channel". Very appropriate, and it tells the audience that, if nothing else, it'll live on in reruns)
I don't want to give this one a rating til I watch it again (I watched it with several people who had never seen Futurama before...they loved it by the way, so their laughter and reactions blocked out some lines here and there), and am able to really evaluate it. In fact, I'm not sure I EVER want to "grade" it simply because, as Tibor said, its hard to be fair toward an anticipated finale. But as of now, I thought it was great, and one of the best of the season (though "Jurassic Bark", "Bender Should Not...", and possibly even "The Sting" were better). One thing I don't think anyone has touched on was how....operatic the whole thing was, as in, similar to an actual opera. Not just the opera scenes themselves, or any singing parts, but the whole thing. The various "deals" Bezzlebot makes and the consequences...it fit the overall theme of the episode excellently. The opera scenes themselves were also very well done, and often hilarious. By that token the episode maybe wasn't one of the funnier ones, but had lots of great moments nothenless (donkey kong barrels, Hedonismbot, all the robot devil stuff). And the ending was in fact the way I hoped the last shot of the show would be in tone. Not overly happy, but still sweet and touching, and not sad either (I had feared it would end too sadly).
I might have a couple gripes I guess, but they aren't important. This show went out in style. As the double image of the ship crashing in the opening titles suggested, this show may be obscure, but its a classic.
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BumbleBeeTheta
Starship Captain
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Well, I think I can safely say this is my favorite episode. While there were not as many jokes as usual, it was still great. From the opening caption to Leela's last line, I felt it fit the "series finale" mold quite well. Fry and the Robot Devil exchanging hands was great, lots of nice funny bits ("They keep touching me in places..." ) and Leela going deaf was good as well, though I didn't actually expect Bender to feel sorry about it. The opera was great, very, very funny. I love musicals, so naturally I loved the last third of the episode. I have to say that Leela and the Robot Devil was the last match I would have expected, but afterwards I thought it could have been predicted. It also made me think of "How You Feel" from "Once More, With Feeling." All in all, this was a wonderful episode I'll enjoy for a long time to come. Yes, Futurama the show is over, but the comic is still around and the show will live forever in those who saw just how great it really was. Off-topic a bit, Leela's dress for the opera looked like something Lisa Marie might wear, in Mars Attacks! perhaps (Incidently, I drew her MA! character in Groening-style and considered making an avy of the picture.).
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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I'm just glad to know that I'm not the only one to think that Katey Segal's singing voice isn't all that great.
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Just Chris
Urban Legend
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Well, this is my first input on PEEL since seeing the episode. (note- being offline for one day is not good ) After seeing Devil's Hands, the ending wasn't as breathtaking as I thought it to be. And again, even though I know the producers wanted the series' ending to be inconclusive, the very last scene in the end still left me hanging. So the Leela & Fry incident didn't wrap up. It was still a very good episode. You had reappearances of many characters like Nixon and Scruffy, which is good considering it's the finale. And the opera part was done nicely. I liked the way the PE crew participated in the singing, it was all cleverly done. The take on Bender's catchphrase was great. "Bite my shiny, metal.." wait, he has no ass! *Zoom camera into his void of darkness!* Ahh, but the Fry-Leela ending, I still can't get over it. I knew the hologram was gonna show Leela and Fry embracing, but I wanted to see Leela's final reaction.
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HANKtheCOWDOG
Poppler
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my first post here i found this place right when the series ended last episode was good and had a good ending attention fox: i hate you, you wouldnt know a good show if it slapped you in the face, (futurama, family guy, greg the bunny, andy richter, :sigh
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Anarchist
Professor
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I think it would be amusing if he got Bender's hands. It was funny how the arrow almost stopped on Bender.
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