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One Last New Episode of Futurama

Posted by michael on from the sweet-juicy-justice dept.

Ant writes "Futurama's last new episode airs tonight at 7:00 PM on Fox." If you're missing your fix, there's a Futurama website with entirely too much Futurama info.

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  1. sad but by freedommatters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    i can't say it ever gripped me. i enjoy it. watch it now and again when tivo records it for me and generally find it very funny but for some reason it never had that "must see the next episode now" magic.

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    1. Re:sad but by whereiswaldo · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Is it me or is Homer's stupidity getting a little tiresome?

      It's not just you. I haven't watched the Simpson's in about 2 years. It just sucks since they've made it darker and just stoop too low for the sake of "laughs". I'll laugh when it's gone.

      Funny how shows start off great and then go to hell. Like "Friends". Whenever I hear something funny on that show, I turn my head and see that it's an older episode.

    2. Re:sad but by glesga_kiss · · Score: 3, Interesting
      I wouldn't say "too intellectual", it's more "knowledgable". A lot of the jokes in Futurama are "in-jokes" where you must know what it's refering to to get the joke. For example, the "All your base are belong to us" when the aliens take over earth.

      The Simpsons had these gags, but they were a lot less prominent while other more obvious gags kept a wider audience amused.

  2. Michael, a question? by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How is this "sweet juicy justice?" I think it's as unjust as hell to cancel such an intelligent and funny series that many, if not most Slashdotters love.

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  3. Zap Branagan and Kif rule by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While I thought Matt played it a little too cute with the Fry-Leela connection and almost all the subplots involving Bender, any episodes with Zap Branagan and Kif were works of pure genius that rivaled even The Simpsons.

  4. Re:Sad.. by rbullo · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Actually, according to www.familyguyfiles.com,
    Despite the huge fan base, the show's edgy content and brash humor (remember when The Simpsons used to be that way?) doesn't sit well with the advertisers. Of course, it doesn't help when a network moves a show every week to a new time slot. How was anyone expected to watch it?
    So, apparently the "dismal ratings" were Fox's own damn fault.
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