Futurama's Future

[bloodyrosemccoy]

New Futurama DVD was pretty good—it felt the most natural of all of them. I may still like Bender’s Game best for the sheer absurdity of it, but this one was damn good.

Also, it featured the Massive Head Of Penn Jillette, and that’s one of those things that improves any situation.* Or at least makes it louder.

I have to admit, I prefer the short episodes, so once I overcome this overwhelming inertia I’m going to write to Fox, or Comedy Central, or my congressman, and to Barack Obama and try to convince them to bring the damn show back. Hell, we already have Al Gore on our side! What more can it possibly take?


*We noted that the credit went to Penn & Teller, something that I’ve noticed happens even in voice-acting situations where Teller is present but doesn’t talk. Makes sense, I suppose, since they are an act and he still appears. (Also, for the record, when Teller does open his mouth, you quickly find out that he’s the crazy one. Think about that for a minute.)

Comments

[jesuitfluff.livejournal.com]

I'm still fondest of The Beast with a Billion Backs simply because Fry as Space Pope is the best thing ever. But yeah, Penn commentating on celebrity poker is excellent.

(My favorite Penn & Teller moment was on Babylon 5, when Teller "speaks" through a little beepy machine. At the beginning of the episode, someone asks him why he does something; at the end, he leans over and whispers something into Sheridan's ear and walks away. "What did he say?" "... He said, 'because it tells me to'.")

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I would have trouble picking a favorite P&T moment just because there are so many great ones. Possibly it was MEETING them that wins the honor. (Fans around Teller were expressing surprise that he COULD talk. I imagine he gets that a lot.)

Although scaring the hell out of John Cleese was another.

For some reason I wasn't a big fan of that one, though I have friends who prefer it. Though I will say that Death Ball was worth it.