Comments on: The Futurama is almost presentama

By: Coleman

Coleman — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:18:35 +0000

Some said that the series was originally cancelled in part do to it’s dark humor. Let’s hope they don’t cut back on that.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:28:35 +0000

All you canadians that feel slighted should try living in France. We’ll get access to the new episodes in about 4 years and only have the French dubbed version.

By: The Panic Man

The Panic Man — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:27:19 +0000

The question is, will it be as good as before?

The answer? It doesn’t matter – a lot of people will claim it’s not, will say it’s “lost the magic”. Why? Because they can’t complain that it’s not on anymore. It’s not about the show or the quality of the show, it’s about having something to whine over.

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:23:17 +0000

So what? Doctor Who returns early NEXT MONTH!!!!!

By: Evolving Squid

Evolving Squid — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:21 +0000

I gave up on Comedy Central and the Comedy Network long ago. If CC doesn’t deem Canadians worthy of watching their content on their site, I’m not arsed to go track it down on some other site. It’s their loss – they depend on viewership much, much more than I depend on their content.

By: TechyDad

TechyDad — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:09 +0000

@Dennis,

I’m shocked! Shocked! Well, not that shocked.

By: Monkey

Monkey — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:09:19 +0000

Doesnt do it for me.

Meh, x2.

By: Sharkweek

Sharkweek — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:25:33 +0000

All I know is my guy says “maybe.”

By: Ibeechu

Ibeechu — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:18:10 +0000

@16. artbot

You call it a future we know little about, but isn’t it really a future we know nothing about? I think thats where a lot of the humour is derived from. If it’s a parody of anything, it’s a parody of the past’s vision of our present. That we’d have all these weird gadgets that never came into existence. That’s why I find gags like the professor always using the “Gizmometer” to measure things appealing. It’s an absurd reality that could never exist, but is believable because of how far in the future it is. In a thousand years, who says the Globetrotters won’t be math geniuses and have their own planet? Or that robots will be powered on alcohol?

It’s definitely a unique type of humour. It’s not that we can’t identify with the future. That’s the point. It’s so strange that it’s allowed to be completely implausible and insane. I really don’t think it’s satire. It’s just goofy, but goofy with structure and purpose. That’s the best kind of goofy.

By: jcm

jcm — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:55:11 +0000

Yay! All hail the hypnotoad!

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