Post by: Nick DiMola on June 23, 2006, 03:07:11 AM
Check it out HERE
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Post by: blackfootsteps on June 23, 2006, 03:14:36 AM
I can't wait, I just hope all the original cast and such comes back otherwise they shouldn't bother. The 4 seasons were excellent and a dip in quality would be dreadfully disappointing.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 23, 2006, 07:39:45 AM
But I did mean to post that update yesterday basically confirming everything that we said in the thread I just linked to.
Post by: stevey on June 23, 2006, 02:15:58 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on June 23, 2006, 02:51:40 PM
I think this has happened to Family Guy and is likely the result of the layoff. When the show was current they were always working on it so it was always fresh in their minds. But when it was renewed those involved had done other things. They had to get back into "Family Guy mode" and that involves a conscious acknowledgement of what defines Family Guy. So they started being more formulaic because they had to analyze the formula to get back in the groove. Maybe only I notice it. I do still find the show pretty funny, just not as funny as before. I'm just worried this could happen to Futurama.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 23, 2006, 03:01:46 PM
Another thing that got me thinking, are the movies still going to come out? Doesn't seem logical if the show is going to be aired again, but then again, one could never have enough Futurama.
Post by: please let me in, please on June 23, 2006, 03:18:47 PM
Post by: Ceric on June 25, 2006, 08:02:30 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 25, 2007, 04:14:23 PM
Side note: The "new season" is just an airing of all the DVDs broken up into episodes, so this is the new Futurama we have all been waiting for.
Post by: MysticGohan on November 25, 2007, 04:27:30 PM
AS doing what FOX Can't, Digging into their garbage and making it big! :p
Post by: nickmitch on November 25, 2007, 05:50:08 PM
But, hopefully Comedy Central (they're the ones airing it now, right?) will do a good scheduling job.
Post by: MysticGohan on November 25, 2007, 06:01:30 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 25, 2007, 09:22:32 PM
Post by: Shift Key on November 25, 2007, 09:41:56 PM
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Originally posted by: insanolord
Anyone who was a fan of the series needs to get the DVD when it comes out Tuesday and watch it, I give you my double-your-money-back guarantee that it is amazing.
I'm holding you to that promise, Macboy.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on November 26, 2007, 02:34:43 AM
Post by: UncleBob on November 26, 2007, 04:01:08 AM
What should I do? Buy the movies or wait and get some kind of box set?
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 26, 2007, 05:07:25 AM
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Originally posted by: UncleBob
So... once all the movies are released on DVD and once the movies have been chopped up and aired as episodes, will there be a season 5 box set released?
What should I do? Buy the movies or wait and get some kind of box set?
Definitely a concern of mine. I think I've decided just to buy them in their original form now and support the show. I'm worried if they don't put up adequate numbers it could mean bad things for the show. IMO, Better off to just suck it up and spend the extra dough on the movies rather than wait for the most likely more reasonably priced box set.
Post by: UncleBob on November 26, 2007, 05:10:43 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 26, 2007, 05:41:12 AM
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Originally posted by: UncleBob
Will the spliced up shows include extra footage? Will those of us who support the show end up getting screwed in the end and not get bonus footage that (likely) would be in the box set?
I'm guessing we probably will unfortunately.
Post by: UncleBob on November 26, 2007, 05:44:14 AM
They should include special PIN codes in each release like Nintendo does. Go online and register them. Then, if you register all four movies, you'll be eligible to buy a bonus disc with all the extras or something...
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 26, 2007, 05:51:18 AM
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Originally posted by: UncleBob
*sigh*.
They should include special PIN codes in each release like Nintendo does. Go online and register them. Then, if you register all four movies, you'll be eligible to buy a bonus disc with all the extras or something...
That would be a nice system. Unfortunately it never works out that nice. Right or wrong, I will download the extras from the future releases in the inevitable boxed set and they can screw off. If I bought everything on day 1 and paid more than everyone else, I am entitled to that content, whether the law says so or not.
Post by: UncleBob on December 04, 2007, 02:15:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaSIc6TLh-k
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 23, 2008, 03:49:38 PM
Fun fact: The cutscenes from the game are being strung together to make Futurama: The Lost Episode and is being included as a bonus on the DVD. Win!
Post by: UncleBob on June 23, 2008, 05:05:28 PM
Post by: nickmitch on June 23, 2008, 09:19:45 PM
The second movie is out?!?
I was at Target TODAY BUYING TOILET PAPER!!!!
Getting it tomorrow, first thing after work.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 12:00:56 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 24, 2008, 07:14:22 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 11:09:25 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 24, 2008, 11:59:02 AM
Is Zapp in it more? My biggest complaint about the first one was that Zapp was only in it a little bit.
Yeah Zapp is in it throughout the whole movie with a somewhat major plot point based around his antics.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 12:22:07 PM
Post by: AV on June 24, 2008, 11:04:18 PM
1st movie: Good overall 7/10 but way to convoluted and tried TO HARD to please.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssTFMhlgNCA
2nd movie: More laughs 8/10 but story ended in such an odd way and overall its to random.
They are just trying to hard and working to many sides. I'm not angry its back, just think they shouldn't be in such a rush it really feels like they are throwing things together really fast. Both movies I wouldn't rank higher than some of the episodes of the last season.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 24, 2008, 11:57:45 PM
All (but 1) Futurama Episodes > First Movie > Second Movie > Jurassic Bark :'(
Post by: ShyGuy on June 25, 2008, 12:41:16 AM
Post by: Adrock on June 25, 2008, 01:59:12 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 25, 2008, 01:17:49 PM
IMO:
All (but 1) Futurama Episodes > First Movie > Second Movie > Jurassic Bark :'(
How can you hate Jurassic Bark? It's dolemite, baby! It may not be the best episode of the series (I'd put one here but there are about a dozen I'd consider for that) but I wouldn't separate it from the rest of them like that. The DVDs aren't as good as the series but that's not because the DVDs are bad, they're good, the series is just amazing.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 25, 2008, 04:14:26 PM
Poor Seymour, he waited and waited and waited and when Fry had the chance to bring him back he didn't, and Seymour was left only to wait more. It was a powerful episode but utterly depressing. At least the first movie made me feel better about it.
Post by: nickmitch on June 25, 2008, 07:16:32 PM
Also, Movie 1 > Movie 2 being out of stock at Target
>:(
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 25, 2008, 07:42:29 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on June 26, 2008, 04:14:52 PM
Post by: Pale on June 26, 2008, 04:33:17 PM
Having never played the PS2 game, I also enjoyed watching that as a bonus episode. Time parallax jokes are almost always home runs.
I laughed so hard at Mom pulling out the sombrero.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 26, 2008, 04:38:25 PM
When a comedy makes a serious episode like Jurassic Bark, it often works well. When a "serious" show makes a comedy episode (see Irresponsible from Stargate Atlantis) they are truly truly terrible.
Stargate Atlantis is a comedy series according to its creators. Bad episodes are just bad regardless.
Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryrish can usually make me tear up, and they're two of my favorite Futurama episodes.
I'm hoping to watch the new DVD with some friends next week. I don't have terribly high hopes after the last one, which seemed like it tried way too hard to include as many references to past episodes as possible.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 26, 2008, 04:47:24 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on June 26, 2008, 05:06:40 PM
Stargate Atlantis is a comedy series according to its creators. Bad episodes are just bad regardless.True, but something about their "comedy" episodes don't quite work. Serious shows cannot do it IMO without watering themselves down in the process.
This one doesn't include anywhere near the amount of fanservice seen in the first movie.
I will give them points for making such a incredibly complicated story work, and not mess up anything around existing continuity at the same time.
Post by: wandering on June 26, 2008, 07:31:20 PM
Stargate Atlantis is a comedy series according to its creators. Bad episodes are just bad regardless.True, but something about their "comedy" episodes don't quite work. Serious shows cannot do it IMO without watering themselves down in the process.
Firefly (http://www.hulu.com/firefly) (and other Joss Whedon shows) work very well...
On topic, the best thing about the first Furturama movie was the Everybody Loves Hypnotoad episode. Watching it all the way through was a preternatural pleasure.
Post by: matt oz on July 02, 2008, 05:31:07 PM
I'm just gonna download the movie now. Maybe I'll buy it one day, but for now it's just easier to download it.
Post by: Pale on July 05, 2008, 12:53:08 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on July 05, 2008, 01:28:08 PM
POSTAL FRAUD INVESTIGATOR
dun dun duuuuuunnnn
Post by: matt oz on July 05, 2008, 06:54:01 PM
POSTAL FRAUD INVESTIGATOR
haha, I never said it was the post office's fault. If anyone sends something small and soft inside a gigantic envelope, it's going to get crushed. I'm just surprised it happened twice, since Amazon's usually good with packing stuff securely.
I ended up watching the movie yesterday. I didn't like it as much as Bender's Big Score, but I'll definitely buy it the next time I'm at Best Buy or something because I really want to see the extras. I thought the extras on the first DVD were really awesome.
Post by: UncleBob on July 05, 2008, 07:04:31 PM
Post by: nickmitch on July 06, 2008, 11:22:29 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on July 07, 2008, 12:31:31 AM
Post by: wandering on July 08, 2008, 03:24:41 PM
Carbon Neutrality sucks.
What makes a man turn Carbon Neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were they born with a heart full of Carbon Neutrality?
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 08, 2008, 11:46:42 PM
Carbon Neutrality sucks.
What makes a man turn Carbon Neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were they born with a heart full of Carbon Neutrality?
How did it take so long for someone to make that joke?
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 10, 2008, 06:48:08 AM
Post by: nickmitch on November 11, 2008, 06:02:34 PM
Post by: EasyCure on November 11, 2008, 06:03:43 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 13, 2008, 10:40:34 AM
Post by: nickmitch on November 13, 2008, 10:55:19 AM
Hows about you do the chick and watch the work?
Because I still need the chick.
Post by: EasyCure on November 13, 2008, 02:09:41 PM
Hows about you do the chick and watch the work?
Because I still need the chick.
pfft now you're just putting p*ssy on a pedestal
Post by: Stogi on November 13, 2008, 03:17:38 PM
P.S. The Scary Door part was genius. It always has been, but I rewinded this particular one three or four times.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 10, 2009, 12:00:37 PM
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/the-futurama-is-now-comedy-cen.php
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on June 10, 2009, 12:03:16 PM
Post by: EasyCure on June 10, 2009, 12:06:00 PM
Post by: Dasmos on June 10, 2009, 12:08:08 PM
Post by: EasyCure on June 10, 2009, 12:25:13 PM
Hopefully they'll return to form with a more episodic format, I felt the had trouble trying to fit Futurama into a movie. The movies all felt like episodes streeeetched out to try and make a movie.
Hm i think you might be right, but to be honest i only saw 2 of the movies shown on comedy central so far; Benders Big Score and The Beast with...
of the two though, i don't think Benders Big Score really had that problem and fit quiet well in the movie format. My only real gripe about it is i never bothered getting the dvd so i've only ever seen it on Comedy Central so the commercial breaks are annoooying!
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 10, 2009, 01:16:14 PM
Maybe more networks can pick up on past FOX failures and give them the success that they deserve.
GJ for Futurama though, I look forward to their return, but I bet FOX will add them into the Animation Domination Sunday Nite Line Up and make Comedy Central air new episodes a week or 2 later (like they did with FG & CN)
Post by: NovaQ on June 10, 2009, 03:28:55 PM
Post by: Mop it up on June 10, 2009, 05:04:10 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 05:24:36 PM
Does G4 still show Arrested Development? Does this breathe hope into that getting revived too?
Maybe more networks can pick up on past FOX failures and give them the success that they deserve.
GJ for Futurama though, I look forward to their return, but I bet FOX will add them into the Animation Domination Sunday Nite Line Up and make Comedy Central air new episodes a week or 2 later (like they did with FG & CN)
Comedy Central bought the rights to new episodes, so as long as that contract exists Fox can't do that (Cartoon Network only bought syndication rights to Family Guy). I hope 20th Century Fox (which does own the show) reaches a deal to air it on FOX too since I don't have cable.
Family Guy is a mixed bag. Some episodes are great, others suck. I don't like how they always put down Meg, and I hate how Seth MacFarlane tries to make marijuana use look acceptable. How is American Dad offensive? They have jokes for liberals, democrats, men, women, pro-life, pro-choice, etc. They pretty much go to everyone. The Simpsons may not be at its funniest anymore, but it's still very good. South Park is rarely ever preachy and they still show that they will take shots at anyone.
As for the movies, I have seen the first 3. The only one I didn't like was "Futurama: Bender's Game", it was so boring.
Post by: Mop it up on June 10, 2009, 05:56:23 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 06:03:41 PM
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 10, 2009, 07:30:53 PM
Post by: nickmitch on June 10, 2009, 07:34:56 PM
Does G4 still show Arrested Development? Does this breathe hope into that getting revived too?
Maybe more networks can pick up on past FOX failures and give them the success that they deserve.
GJ for Futurama though, I look forward to their return, but I bet FOX will add them into the Animation Domination Sunday Nite Line Up and make Comedy Central air new episodes a week or 2 later (like they did with FG & CN)
There's still the Arrested Development movie coming. That could save the show.
But **** yeah, for more Futurama!
Post by: EasyCure on June 10, 2009, 07:38:33 PM
Jurassic Bark, poor Seymour :(:(:(:(:(:(
why'd you have to go bring that up!
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 08:04:22 PM
There's still the Arrested Development movie coming. That could save the show.
Except that it's been confirmed that they haven't even started writing the script yet, so it's a long way off. I also doubt that they will revive the show (although I would love that).
Post by: Mop it up on June 10, 2009, 08:06:05 PM
Jurassic Bark, poor Seymour :(:(:(:(:(:(If you are talking about the episode I think you are talking about then that one is really sad.
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 08:16:53 PM
Post by: stevey on June 10, 2009, 10:10:22 PM
It turns out Futurama is coming back and it is confirmed news. 13 new episodes will appear on Comedy Central in 2008. Huzzah's are in order! They announced it they can't UNannounce it!
Check it out <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.gotfuturama.com">HERE[/url]
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"in 2008"
:(
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 26 New Episodes!!!!
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/the-futurama-is-now-comedy-cen.php
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Five years after Fox canceled the animated comedy, 20th Century Fox TV has officially struck a deal with Comedy Central to produce 26 original episodes of the Matt Groening series. It will return as early as mid-2010."in 2010"
:(
I believe it when I see it
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 10:27:47 PM
Post by: Dasmos on June 11, 2009, 01:35:20 AM
Bender's Game was trash, I wouldn't have minded it as much if it was just an episode, but it was basically 4 which sucked. Into The Wild Green Yonder was good, not as good as Bender's Big Score, but it was definitely a more interesting storyline and the ending was good again. I want to see how they follow this up with the new series.
There's still the Arrested Development movie coming. That could save the show.
Except that it's been confirmed that they haven't even started writing the script yet, so it's a long way off. I also doubt that they will revive the show (although I would love that).
As much as I love Arrested Development, I really wouldn't want it to go past a new movie. Especially if that pretentious twat Michael Cera is still in it.
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 11, 2009, 11:16:24 AM
Sucks that it's going to be another whole year to see something, but man is it going to be great when it returns. I just hope that they still have the touch, and that they can continue to build on the great stories and characters.
Post by: Stogi on June 11, 2009, 12:46:40 PM
I haven't watched very many episodes of those cartoons so those are just my first impressions of them. But it seems like Futurama can be funny without being offensive, having shock value, or making a statement, and that is generally my idea of a good comedy.
Your missing out on alot if you keep with your pompous attitude. These shows are meant to be funny, first and foremost. Just take them for what they are and not what you would like them to be, and you will enjoy them.
It's great to hear they are making a new season (or is it two seasons?). I've been watching futurama like an addiction. It's really a great show with lots of creative story-lines and hilarious characters (I still laugh everytime I think about Bender yelling DOOM!).
That said, my favorite episode has got to be the very last one where Fry creates an opera. That episode was perfection.
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I don't like how they always put down Meg, and I hate how Seth MacFarlane tries to make marijuana use look acceptable.
I find this quote worthy. I think it's hilarious everytime they put down Meg. I distinctly remember a part of an episode where Peter's like "That's right, everyone. It's a Meg episode.......Here's the clicker. You could change it and no one would blame you." I almost spit out my drink watching that.
Also, do you drink beer? Cuz I hate how Seth MacFarlane makes alcohol use look acceptable. /end stupid statement
Post by: Dasmos on June 12, 2009, 04:41:58 AM
Post by: Mop it up on June 12, 2009, 07:57:20 PM
You're missing out on a lot if you keep with your pompous attitude. These shows are meant to be funny, first and foremost. Just take them for what they are and not what you would like them to be, and you will enjoy them.I don't like what they are. Just because something is intended to be funny doesn't mean that it is. I've learned this through experience.
Post by: that Baby guy on June 13, 2009, 02:02:24 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 13, 2009, 03:40:55 PM
Also, do you drink beer? Cuz I hate how Seth MacFarlane makes alcohol use look acceptable. /end stupid statement
Here's the difference: one is legal and one isn't. Please don't tell me you support illegal drug use?
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 13, 2009, 03:47:13 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 04:24:39 PM
Also, do you drink beer? Cuz I hate how Seth MacFarlane makes alcohol use look acceptable. /end stupid statement
Here's the difference: one is legal and one isn't. Please don't tell me you support illegal drug use?
Marijuana is not illegal. atleast not in California.
State law says its legal to possess, grow and use.
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 13, 2009, 04:39:25 PM
Also, do you drink beer? Cuz I hate how Seth MacFarlane makes alcohol use look acceptable. /end stupid statement
Here's the difference: one is legal and one isn't. Please don't tell me you support illegal drug use?
Marijuana is not illegal. atleast not in California.
State law says its legal to possess, grow and use.
Only if they have a medical prescription (which shouldn't be allowed either).
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 05:06:54 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 13, 2009, 05:33:17 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 06:15:36 PM
You realize that is was only made illegal so that hemp couldn't be used as an alternative to paper. Lobbyist for the Paper Industry back in 19XX made sure of that. Marijuana has plenty of uses other than just getting high(which is also beneficial for many).
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 13, 2009, 06:51:14 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 07:00:55 PM
Nobody is trying to get you to support anything. Just trying to make sure you know that marijuana is more than just getting high. It has many medical uses and hemp has many many alternative uses too. Clothing, rope, paper, etc etc. Its a plant that keeps on giving.
Marijuana was never made illegal because it did harm, it was made illegal to help the paper industry by stopping an alternate and cheaper source of paper from being produced. It was a corporate agenda. Very much different from supporting the use of crack or heroine.
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 13, 2009, 07:38:00 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 13, 2009, 07:52:54 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 08:04:33 PM
p.s. You don't have to smoke it to get high.
Post by: that Baby guy on June 13, 2009, 11:45:43 PM
If it were up to me, I'd say make some aspect of it more legal, just to stop the flow of money from reaching drug-related criminals, and such. It's a substance that alters how brain chemistry works, and there's several of those already available legally, what's the harm of one more of the "lighter" ones?
Post by: Stogi on June 14, 2009, 03:19:46 PM
You're missing out on a lot if you keep with your pompous attitude. These shows are meant to be funny, first and foremost. Just take them for what they are and not what you would like them to be, and you will enjoy them.I don't like what they are. Just because something is intended to be funny doesn't mean that it is. I've learned this through experience.
Fair enough. But I'm curious. What do you find funny?
Also, do you drink beer? Cuz I hate how Seth MacFarlane makes alcohol use look acceptable. /end stupid statement
Here's the difference: one is legal and one isn't. Please don't tell me you support illegal drug use?
Ok. Let's for a second look at both of these drugs, shall we?
Alcohol is legal and is clinically proven to be a very addictive substance. It can impair your ability to think, talk, walk, and operate a vehicle. While low consumption actually produces more anti-oxidants to scrub your arteries, heavy use can lead to heart disease, nausea, dementia, and cancer (of which pancreatic and liver cancer are the most common). Alcohol is a depressant and can lead to feelings of depression and/or anger. You can overdose on alcohol, or alcohol poisoning, causing your breathing and circulation to your brain to stop. Every year roughly 75,000 people die in the US from alcohol related illnesses, not to mention 30-40% of all traffic fatalities are caused by alcohol (~12,000 people died in 2007).
Marijuana is illegal and has been clinically proven to not be physically addicting. It can impair your ability to think, talk, walk, and operate a vehicle. Consumption of the drug increases appetite and decreases nausea. However, since marijuana effects people differently, people could experience anxiety, restlessness, and paranoia. While smoking marijuana can damage and tar the lungs, it can enter the system in unharmful ways. Marijuana can be served in food or a beverage and if the active ingredient (THC) is harvested, it can be inhaled with vapor. You cannot overdose on marijuana. Furthermore, there has never been a report where marijuana has killed a person. However, the illegal nature of marijuana makes the drug more dangerous due to the nature of the drug trade. But unlike alcohol, Marijuana does have a lot of medical and societal uses. It can relieve pain without causing addiction (unlike all opiates). It increases the appetite and decreases nausea in cancer and aids patients (the number one reason for "wasting away"). It can effectively lower intraocular pressure (main cause for Glaucoma) more than a variety of drugs on the market. It's seed has all the essential amino acids and EFA's. It's stalk and leaves can be made into fibers to create stronger concrete and rope. In 1916, the US Agricultural department stated that paper created with hemp pulp was more favorable than those from wood. Furthermore, one acre of marijuana can produce as much paper as four acres of forest. It also only needs about 1/7 the amount of sulfer based acid (a pollutant) as wood pulp, and completely sidesteps the use of harmful chlorine bleach (which has been known to pollute rivers) with the greener hydrogen peroxide. Henry Ford created the first biodeisel with marijuana. Your founding fathers grew marijuana by the acres.
But I digress. The point I would like to make is that Alcohol use is more dangerous and less useful when compared to marijuana. So to answer your question: Yes, yes I do support a recently illegal drug. Marijuana is our prohibition.
Post by: UncleBob on June 14, 2009, 04:03:15 PM
It's stalk and leaves can be made into fibers to create stronger concrete and rope. In 1916, the US Agricultural department stated that paper created with hemp pulp was more favorable than those from wood. Furthermore, one acre of marijuana can produce as much paper as four acres of forest. It also only needs about 1/7 the amount of sulfer based acid (a pollutant) as wood pulp, and completely sidesteps the use of harmful chlorine bleach (which has been known to pollute rivers) with the greener hydrogen peroxide. Henry Ford created the first biodeisel with marijuana. Your founding fathers grew marijuana by the acres.
Hemp - at least the type of hemp typically used to make rope, paper, etc. - is not the same stuff as Marijuana. Do keep that in mind.
As much as I may disagree with it, I do understand the "rationale" behind outlawing marijuana. There is no rational rationale behind outlawing hemp.
For the record, I don't smoke marijuana (or hemp, but that'd be crazy) and have no desire to.
Post by: Stogi on June 14, 2009, 05:08:48 PM
Still, combined they are even more useful; marijuana, for its proven uses in medicine, and hemp, for its proven uses in agriculture.
The fact is they outlaw both. I'd consider it a triumph if they were to at least repeal hemp law. It's undeniably effective. It grows fast, strong, and dense; not to mention cutting down trees is part of our carbon emission problem (on both ends). But law makers will never repeal one and not the other for trivial reasons. There are countries around the world that allow hemp to grow, but not marijuana; and they are better for it.
But that is where the dilemma is.
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 14, 2009, 05:22:23 PM
Post by: Nick DiMola on June 14, 2009, 07:27:57 PM
I appreciate your adult discussion of it thus far, but it can easily take a turn for the worse. So let's leave it where it is and get back to the Futurama discussion.
Post by: Mop it up on June 14, 2009, 09:43:34 PM
Futurama.Fair enough. But I'm curious. What do you find funny?You're missing out on a lot if you keep with your pompous attitude. These shows are meant to be funny, first and foremost. Just take them for what they are and not what you would like them to be, and you will enjoy them.I don't like what they are. Just because something is intended to be funny doesn't mean that it is. I've learned this through experience.
Sarcasm. Irony. Satire. That sort of thing, so long as they aren't overdone or offensive for no reason other than shock value.
Sight gags. Clever puns (emphasis on "clever").
If I had to pick a stand-up comedian, I would say Jim Gaffigan. He never swears and is pretty clean, which is an increasingly rare thing these days. Plus he has a lot of jokes about food. You might like him Kashogi Y. Stogi, if I remember rightly you said you live for food or something like that.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 14, 2009, 10:03:11 PM
Futurama.Fair enough. But I'm curious. What do you find funny?You're missing out on a lot if you keep with your pompous attitude. These shows are meant to be funny, first and foremost. Just take them for what they are and not what you would like them to be, and you will enjoy them.I don't like what they are. Just because something is intended to be funny doesn't mean that it is. I've learned this through experience.
Sarcasm. Irony. Satire. That sort of thing, so long as they aren't overdone or offensive for no reason other than shock value.
Sight gags. Clever puns (emphasis on "clever").
If I had to pick a stand-up comedian, I would say Jim Gaffigan. He never swears and is pretty clean, which is an increasingly rare thing these days. Plus he has a lot of jokes about food. You might like him Kashogi Y. Stogi, if I remember rightly you said you live for food or something like that.
That's only true of Gaffigan in recent years, his last two albums. His first three albums, especially the third, aren't as clean and contain considerable amounts of swearing.
Post by: Mop it up on June 14, 2009, 10:20:08 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 14, 2009, 10:28:07 PM
Post by: Stogi on June 15, 2009, 03:13:03 AM
Furthermore, while you may find them insulting, I think they actually help the world. If you can't laugh at our differences, how will we ever get past them?
P.S. I've seen Jim Gaffigan and I found him funny although I never once laughed out loud.
Post by: EasyCure on June 15, 2009, 09:06:53 AM
Well I'm glad he cleaned up his act because now he's funny. I've seen him on Late Night with Conan O'Brien before with his Pale Force cartoon, there he isn't so funny.
Hot Pockeeeeeeeet
See, I'm the exact opposite. My favorite comedian after Dave Chappelle is Russel Peters. Dave is the king of timing; his stories and jokes are well executed. Russel has stereotypes down to a science. But while they both are offensive, they don't pick sides.
Furthermore, while you may find them insulting, I think they actually help the world. If you can't laugh at our differences, how will we ever get past them?
P.S. I've seen Jim Gaffigan and I found him funny although I never once laughed out loud.
Plus Dave does the MOST BALLA' **** EVAAAAAAA!
Post by: Mop it up on June 15, 2009, 05:25:31 PM
Furthermore, while you may find them insulting, I think they actually help the world. If you can't laugh at our differences, how will we ever get past them?I never said I found them insulting and I actually agree with you on that last part. I just said that generally isn't the type of humour I appreciate.
Post by: nickmitch on June 15, 2009, 10:38:51 PM
Well I'm glad he cleaned up his act because now he's funny. I've seen him on Late Night with Conan O'Brien before with his Pale Force cartoon, there he isn't so funny.
Hot Pockeeeeeeeet
That was the first thing I thought of.
Post by: Mop it up on June 16, 2009, 01:25:04 AM
That's the first thing we all thought of. I think of that every time I grab a Hot Pocket.Well I'm glad he cleaned up his act because now he's funny. I've seen him on Late Night with Conan O'Brien before with his Pale Force cartoon, there he isn't so funny.Hot Pockeeeeeeeet
That was the first thing I thought of.
Post by: EasyCure on June 16, 2009, 10:49:40 AM
That's the first thing we all thought of. I think of that every time I grab a Hot Pocket.Well I'm glad he cleaned up his act because now he's funny. I've seen him on Late Night with Conan O'Brien before with his Pale Force cartoon, there he isn't so funny.Hot Pockeeeeeeeet
That was the first thing I thought of.
I've never had a hot pocket. I remember seeing Gaffigan on a few comedy central specials before that one and liking his humour, then when the last two came out i thought they were just okay.
Post by: Dasmos on July 20, 2009, 07:44:17 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 20, 2009, 08:35:19 AM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on July 20, 2009, 08:54:24 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 20, 2009, 08:59:25 AM
Post by: EasyCure on July 20, 2009, 10:05:33 AM
bad news, everyone! (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/07/futurama-new-voices.html)
ahhh, crap!
/bender
/sad zoidberg face
/single tear from single eye
/mopey professor
/sighing Kif
/broken-hearted Fry
Post by: Stogi on July 20, 2009, 03:09:35 PM
(http://www.futurama-area.de/calculon-scene.png)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 20, 2009, 04:00:58 PM
Maybe the originals will come back, maybe FOX doesn't have to ruin almost everything they touch.
Post by: EasyCure on July 20, 2009, 04:08:49 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 20, 2009, 04:20:50 PM
Post by: EasyCure on July 20, 2009, 04:27:14 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 20, 2009, 04:34:43 PM
I still can't get passed how different some of the cast sounded when comparing the first episode to the rest. Fry, Bender, The Prof. all sounded so much worse than what their characters became later on.
I think that's true of any animated show. Go back and watch an early Simpsons episode, those voices changed dramatically over time.
Post by: EasyCure on July 20, 2009, 04:52:16 PM
I still can't get passed how different some of the cast sounded when comparing the first episode to the rest. Fry, Bender, The Prof. all sounded so much worse than what their characters became later on.
I think that's true of any animated show. Go back and watch an early Simpsons episode, those voices changed dramatically over time.
Oh of course, but the simpsons have been out much longer than futurama has so chances of seeing one of those older episodes is slimmer compared to catching a re-run of something from futurama's first seasons. That's what makes it more evident, since i end up seeing those episodes more often.
Besides we're talking about futurama here not the simpsons :P
Post by: nickmitch on July 20, 2009, 07:57:38 PM
Post by: Mop it up on July 20, 2009, 08:30:39 PM
Post by: EasyCure on July 20, 2009, 10:39:16 PM
On comedy central RIGH NOW the Luna Park episode of Futurama is on. Isn't this like the second episode or so? Bender and The Prof. sound off lol
Post by: Dasmos on July 20, 2009, 11:02:52 PM
It was a good class though, we ended up watching the whole first & second season of Futurama over the course of the semester.
Post by: stevey on July 21, 2009, 10:21:22 AM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 31, 2009, 11:49:26 PM
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LOS ANGELES–The Star has learned exclusively that the entire voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/674841
As late as last week, the network was threatening to replace the original voices of Matt Groening's cult-hit cartoon, to the point of actually announcing a casting call for voice actors to replace them.
The Futurama voice cast includes John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West, Tress MacNeille and Katey Sagal.
The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less,* comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up here by Comedy Central. Futurama also airs internationally in syndication, has produced four bestselling straight-to-DVD movies (later cut into episodes) and an upcoming feature film.
"We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already `gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters," Futurama creators Groening and David X. Cohen said in a joint statement.
* The Studio is paying more than the Voice Actors were originally getting while paying less than what they were asking for.
Post by: Nick DiMola on August 01, 2009, 12:04:14 AM
Post by: Stogi on August 01, 2009, 02:25:36 AM
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Post by: Plugabugz on August 01, 2009, 09:35:08 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 01, 2009, 11:48:16 AM
Post by: EasyCure on August 03, 2009, 12:26:33 PM
*waiting*
I need me some new futurama NOW!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 03, 2009, 01:02:04 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on August 03, 2009, 03:31:10 PM
In the words of Plugabugs:
*waiting*
I need me some new futurama NOW!
It's *continues waiting*! ;)
...which reminds me. There's a Guitar Hero thread i've missed.
Post by: nickmitch on August 03, 2009, 08:06:03 PM
Post by: Stogi on August 03, 2009, 08:12:01 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on August 03, 2009, 08:43:17 PM
Post by: EasyCure on August 04, 2009, 10:13:56 AM
I wonder if they'll somehow make fun of this debacle in the upcoming episodes.
I didnt even think of that. I loved it how they poked fun at being canceled in Benders Big Score.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 04, 2010, 11:03:33 PM
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New episodes of the resurrected animation favorite "Futurama" will return to Comedy Central in June.
Comedy Central sources confirm to HitFix that Thursday, June 24 at 10:00 p.m. is currently set to be the premiere of the first new half-hour episode of "Futurama"since 2003.
"Futurama" launched in 1999 on FOX and aired through 2003. Adult Swim and then Comedy Central kept the show alive in repeats, with Comedy Central giving a home to extra-long "Futurama" episodes "Bender's Big Score," "The Beast with a Billion Backs," "Bender's Game" and "Into the Wild Green Yonder."
Ratings for the constantly recycled repeats, as well as DVD sales, helped to spur talk of a comeback and, in June of 2009, Comedy Central announced that the network had ordered 26 new episodes to premiere starting this year.
Fan enthusiasm was temporarily tempered by overblown reports that the vocal talent including Billy West, John DiMaggio and Katey Sagal might be replaced for the run of new episodes. Eventually, the full cast reached new agreements and Philip Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the "Futurama" gang will sound very much like you're used to them sounding.
Created by David X. Cohen and Matt Groening, "Futurama" won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 2002.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 17, 2010, 09:37:24 AM
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Post by: Halbred on June 17, 2010, 03:10:23 PM
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Post by: Mop it up on June 18, 2010, 04:13:14 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 23, 2010, 04:44:01 AM
I've watched the first 6 so far, and they've been up and down. None of them were bad, but most weren't up to Futurama standards, at least not the whole way through, though the last one I watched, where Bender had to come to terms with his own mortality, was great.
There have been some really great lines in all of them, though. One in particular I intend to use in my everyday life: I don't remember the exact context, but Leela said something about Amy, who said it was stupid, and Bender replied with "The truth is often stupid."
Post by: TJ Spyke on November 23, 2010, 08:22:55 PM
Post by: UncleBob on April 28, 2013, 09:04:09 PM
Futurama Cancelled.
:(
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 28, 2013, 09:07:50 PM
Post by: nickmitch on April 29, 2013, 12:05:27 AM
Post by: Stogi on April 29, 2013, 02:10:53 AM
Post by: Plugabugz on April 29, 2013, 03:44:09 AM
If i never get another season i will be satisfied with the series as a whole.
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 29, 2013, 11:27:46 AM
I'm happy with how short the seasons are. 13 is a nice number which means i always want more.
TECHNICALLY only the first season was 13 episodes. Comedy Central aired 2 seasons of 26 episodes each, splitting up each season over 2 years (i.e. the first 13 episodes of season 7 aired in 2012, the final 13 airs this year). I don't know why they consider them the same season (it's like how season 6 aired 13 episodes in 2010 and 13 in 2011).
Post by: Plugabugz on April 29, 2013, 03:01:39 PM
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 29, 2013, 03:05:18 PM
Post by: shingi_70 on April 29, 2013, 03:15:22 PM
Futurama on Netflix! Do it, world. Do it.
