Bender in Godfellas

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Has anyone noticed the quick inconsistencies that happen to Bender's body in Godfellas?

When he first gets out into space, he carves a picture of him killing all humans on his chest, yet it disappears in like a single shot.  The same thing happens when the astroid wizzes through his head and makes a whole.

I usually don't really notice inconstencies like that, but the fact that they happened so quickly, and back to back made it seem a little sloppy to me. 

What do other people think about inconsistencies such as this?  I can see a need for getting characters back to their original look without dweling on how they did it, but it can also be annoying at times. 

[Reply #1 on:]

I explain my out of it by saying that in the future  robots are infused with maintenance packets of builder nanomachines that enable them to repair damage. They're not *just* lumps of metal. It makes sense because it would reduce the need for maintenance on the world's vast population of robots. This would also explain how an apparently lifeless machine could 'heal' internal injuries in 'Bendin' in the Wind.
Of course, massive damage or obselescence can't be fixed by the nanites, but small holes or scratches can be reformed by careful molecular construction work.
Bender gets lots of scratches, dents, and holes throughout the series that are repaired inexplicably.

Nanomachines can explain away ANYTHING. That's why I love 'em.

[Reply #2 on:]

Another thing in that ep is that bender bends his neck forward which he is not supposed to be able to do



 http://www.gotfuturama.com/cgi-bin/imageview.cgi?/Multimedia/FrameGrabs/3ACV20/Grabs/pic00153.jpg

[Reply #3 on:]

He's done that a couple of times. Though we have seen him extend his head up on a kind of cable <neck> thing that can twist about, so perhaps when he's bending his head forward he's actually detaching it.

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I Room-mate is one ep while bender is 'drunk'



 http://www.gotfuturama.com/cgi-bin/imageview.cgi?/Multimedia/FrameGrabs/1ACV03/Grabs/pic00342.jpg

[Reply #5 on:]

PazuzuJr, your pics aren't coming up for me.

[Reply #6 on:]

me neither - so i posted the links incase it was just me or the link was bad

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Yeah, his head must be detached and supported by the cable thing.

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you mean on a cable like this
 http://www.gotfuturama.com/Multimedia/FrameGrabs/3ACV11/Grabs/pic00576.jpg

[Reply #9 on:]

how does that small wire support benders whole head??

[Reply #10 on:]

Carbon nanotubes.
It's the FUTURE, baby!

[Reply #11 on:]

I agree with coldangel Bender probably has nanites repairing him

[Reply #12 on:]

Yep, nanites. Just like I do.

[Reply #13 on:]

Nanotechnology can do anything.   Its DOLEMITE...i mean... NANITES BABY

[Reply #14 on:]

However nanotechnology is a sci-fi concept that's not yet been explored in Futurama. They should try it on for size in an upcoming episode.

[Reply #15 on:]

         (i'll nod, smile and pretend to understand that)

[Reply #16 on:]

"Magic. Got it."

[Reply #17 on:]

It's not too hard to understand really.

[Reply #18 on:]

And also: "Whenever something like that happens...a wizard did it."

[Reply #19 on:]

"Oh sure, blame the dark wizards."

[Reply #20 on:]

Wow, nice new avatar coldangel_1.  Make it yourself?

[Reply #21 on:]

'harry potter and the nanotechnology'

[Reply #22 on:]

I did make it myself, thank you.
It took many years of toil and sacrifice to draw. Dozens of illegal immigrant workers died during construction.

[Reply #23 on:]

Heh Anyway I had a dream about a new futurama episode where the only thing i remember from it was Robot santa and a weird glowing raygun.

[Reply #24 on:]

It wasn't a dream!!

[Reply #25 on:]

Even though I didn't really like Godfellas too much, I still wonder how the Fry, Leela, and the monks were able to find him. 

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Originally posted by coldangel_1:
I did make it myself, thank you.
It took many years of toil and sacrifice to draw. Dozens of illegal immigrant workers died during construction.

I hope you paid the poor bastards

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Hahaha... AAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHA!!
Pay!?
Bwahahahahahahahaha..
 
Ahhh...

Fella, you're alllllright.

[Reply #28 on:]

@ coldangle_1 - Oh man, you missed the joke to be had.  There should have been a "Oh wait your serious - let me laugh even harder" between the unbolded and bolded laughter.

[Reply #29 on:]

Ah drat... Oh well, looks like it's suicide again for me.
Don't touch any of my stuff when I'm dead. It's booby-trapped.

[Reply #30 on:]

If you need a hand with that let me know 

[Reply #31 on:]

I've killed myself hundreds of times, I think I know how to do it by now. Spleesh...   

[Reply #32 on:]

well talking aout avatars... (*12 posts ago*) how do you upload you own??? - anyone??

[Reply #33 on:]

They really should have explained that as his worshippers maintaining and/ore repairing him, you know.

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well talking aout avatars... (*12 posts ago*) how do you upload you own??? - anyone??
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any1??

[Reply #35 on:]

Theres already a thread for that.

[Reply #36 on:]

 

Originally posted by PazuzuJr:
I Room-mate is one ep while bender is 'drunk'



 http://www.gotfuturama.com/cgi-bin/imageview.cgi?/Multimedia/FrameGrabs/1ACV0 3/Grabs/pic00342.jpg

They explain that in the commentary.

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Originally posted by OddFlame:
 They explain that in the commentary.

That was also the episode where they tell the viewers that robots need alchohol to function. Before that it was just one of  the many confusing oddities that were in the show.

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He's not technically drunk in that episode. His poor state is a result of him not drinking, ie; his fuel cells are running low and he's gradually powering down. Robots can't get drunk by drinking - they can, however, become intoxicated by electrical input (Hell is Other Robots).

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Kinda like the Irish then.