The new Futurama

[shortylickens]

is not great.






Specifically volume 7.

 

[eldorado99]

It has its moments.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Yeah....the writing is weak and almost everything is centered around sex... The original series was much more diverse. My favorite episode/scene is from season 5 where Fry spins the wheel with the Robot Devil to get another robot's hands and you think he's going to get Bender's hands. Excellent writing and irony...

 

[coldmeat]

Yup. I was watching it regularly when it came back a couple years ago, but it was obvious it went the way of the Simpsons.

 

[Brigandier]

You guys bitch about the stupidest crap, at least they brought it back. I think the new seasons are fine, maybe trying to be a little too cutesy, but very enjoyable nonetheless.

 

[dlock13]

Yup. I was watching it regularly when it came back a couple years ago, but it was obvious it went the way of the Simpsons.

Completely agree.

 

[AreaCode707]

Why is... those things?

 

[phucheneh]

The time travel episode is, IMO, one of the best in the show's history.

How can someone not like this?
http://vimeo.com/13762513

The new stuff has just been hit and miss. Frankly, there were 'original' episodes I didn't like, either.

And comparing it to the Simpsons should be grounds for execution. Really; Futurama quit being funny in 1995 yet remains on the air? I missed that part.

 

[Brigandier]

The biggest problem about the new episodes is that they pay too much fan service.

When that becomes a problem in a series, is there any reason to complain?

 

[shortylickens]

A whole episode of kissing Obamas butt is something I could have done without. Even if I were an Obama lover I'd have felt my intelligence insulted by it.

The hand-made intro was amusing, and the Wild Kingdom was actually quite funny.

 

[amdhunter]

I got 2 episodes into Season 7 and gave up.

 

[shortylickens]

I got 2 episodes into Season 7 and gave up.

the nature documentary is OK.