Gorky
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A Mike Judge movie, huh? Here's what I'll use as proof that it'll be awful.
King of the Hill
Seriously though, I really think that it could be okay, but it sounds Way too much like Futurama to me.
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SlaytanicMaggot
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« Reply #43 on: 04-05-2004 01:46 »
« Last Edit on: 04-05-2004 01:46 »
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if they don't already know about this, and I doubt they don't, someone needs to tell David X. Cohen or Matt Groening...this REEKS of futurama ripoff...even down to the being smarter than everyone else plot ripped right out of "TDESS!" Such a proper time to SUE FOX!
Maybe THIS is why Fox let Futurama die...so they could let Mike Judge rip off Matt Groening.
EDIT: for god's sake, it's not even a SERIOUS movie! It's a sci-fi comedy! ARGGHHHHHHHH! ------------------
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AnkhBoy42
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Originally posted by David A: It'll be like Firefly ripping-off Outlaw Star; just different enough to avoid a lawsuit. So I WASN'T going crazy when I saw a chick in a box on FF...
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DrThunder88
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Since this thread got bumped back to the forefront of the forum, I guess I should point out that IMDB says the film is now called Idiocracy. To be honest, from what the unrulies on the IMDB boards are saying, the movie sounds less like a crappy knockoff of Futurama and more like a crappy knockoff of the hugely crappy Demolition Man.
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DrThunder88
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That was the worst part! Sly wasn't the worst actor.
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futurefreak
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^ haha, good one grey thinky whale
to hell with the movie, bring back the show!
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i_c_weiner
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We shall not see this movie! Everyone, if you see a poster for this movie, tag it with it having "Futurama" written on it. If you see a trailer for it, chant "Fut-ture-rama! Fut-ture-rama!" If somebody says "Man, this movie was good/great," punch/slap them.
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KurtPikachu2001
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The title got changed to 'Idiocracy' and the release date won't be until November or something like that. This movie sounds like a turkey to me, anyway. I won't be seeing it. Mike Judge should stop making movies and just stick with King of the Hill. It sounds a little bit like a rip-off of Futurama considering that episode "The Day The Earth Turned Stupid". If it was a rip-off of Futurama, it would be about an intergalatic delivery service as well.
Plus, people who wrote about the movie on the IMDB message boards about this movie are even bashing Futurama, saying fans of the show are 'idiots', saying sardonically that Futurama wasn't a recipe for success, nobody likes it, and it was the worst show ever created. That kind of stuck a nerve. Don't worry, my guess is, Idiocracy is going to bomb at the box office! In 10-20 years from now it will be in one of those B-Movie books.
Let me guess, Luke Wilson is suppsed to be "Fry", and Maya Randolph is supposed to be "Leela". Trust me, Idiocracy is going to bomb! Think about it. The title was changed and the release date was changed too.
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DotheBartman
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Originally posted by KurtPikachu2001: I won't be seeing it. Mike Judge should stop making movies and just stick with King of the Hill. Why should he stick with a show that was just cancelled? Especcially when he has obvious talent for writing movie scripts (see the great "Office Space" )? Plus, people who wrote about the movie on the IMDB message boards about this movie are even bashing Futurama, saying fans of the show are 'idiots', saying sardonically that Futurama wasn't a recipe for success, nobody likes it, and it was the worst show ever created. That kind of stuck a nerve. Those are just IMDB posters. They have nothing to do with the actual quality or originality of this movie, period. And anyway, on IMDB with just about any movie or show you'll find people saying it's the "worst ever". It's practically bursting with Comic Book Guys. You should know that by now. Let me guess, Luke Wilson is suppsed to be "Fry" Or maybe Fry is supposed to a parody of EVERY CHARACTER EVER SENT TO THE FUTURE EVER. Watch Planet of the Apes, Red Dwarf, numerous Twilight Zone episodes, etc and then try to tell me that the idea of a guy being sent to the future is even remotely original. Judge is simply using the same exact convention that has been a staple of sci-fi for a very long time. Trust me, Idiocracy is going to bomb! Think about it. The title was changed and the release date was changed too. A lot of good and successful movies change titles and dates as they're being worked on. Futurama itself went through a whole bunch of titles ("Aloha Mars!", "Deathsville", etc.) before they settled on what we're familiar with. Mike Judge himself said that "3001" was merely a placeholder title and that they were going to use something else. So that proves absolutely nothing.
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alexvilagosh
Goose Patrol
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« Reply #71 on: 01-12-2006 06:07 »
« Last Edit on: 01-12-2006 06:07 »
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Wilson Gary Sleeps Until 3001 With Ted Luke Wilson is set to star in Mike Judge's comedy 3001 for 20th Century Fox, playing a man who goes to sleep only to wake up 1,000 years in the future, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Shooting is scheduled to start in mid-April.Gary Coleman stars as Gary Coleman in the film adaptation of Beamer's 'A Never Ending Lie'.Judge and Etan Cohen wrote the movie, which centers on Joe Bowers (Wilson), an average American who is selected for a top-secret hibernation program that finds him waking up and living among a society 10 centuries in the future. He finds that civilization is so dumbed-down that he is the most intelligent person alive, the trade paper reported.Will Gary find out Ted's secret?Judge is producing, along with former Fox production executive Elysa Koplovitz. Judge, the creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill, most recently directed 1999's Office Space.Contains high level sex scenes. I care about this movie as much as I cared about that movie that all you guys loved but I didn't see because it sucked. Help, I'm being controversial!
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slimmyCGEF
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Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #75 on: 01-06-2007 15:28 »
« Last Edit on: 01-06-2007 15:28 »
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Let me bump this thread once more, apparently the movie has come out but was hardly shown anywhere, apparently there were no trailers or anything about it, so no one really noticed Apparently the world cannot accept a future that fucked up I watched it today though (downloaded) and it wasn't half bad :P the only things in common with futurama were 'getting frozen' and 'being tagged in the future'
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i_c_weiner
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It doesn't seem too bad. I'm not sure if I'd go out and buy it, though. Might rent it sometime.
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