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OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/18978/_Futurama_Bender_s_Big_Score_Released Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:03 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com A Christmas miracle! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287218 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287218 God bless us, every one.

*sniff* (It's so beautiful...) Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Almafeta) Comments Yaaaa http://www.osnews.com/thread?287219 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287219 It is the greatest movie EVER, iThink iWill se it soon again! Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ranrar) Comments Shouldn't this post begin with... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287230 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287230 "Good news everyone" Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dwave) Comments Rejoyce! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287231 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287231 Bender's back, baby!Edited 2007-11-27 22:42 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flashog) Comments Futurmama is great! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287236 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287236 Futurmama is great! Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Marcin) Comments Math Time! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287237 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287237 The special features are cool too. Especially the Math lecture. I had no idea there were so many math references in the show. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Gunblade) Comments Yiiir! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287238 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287238 That's so great news I modded up everybody (even Almafeta

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Finally. Finally! Come to papa!

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments Fan-freakin'-tastic! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287244 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287244 Fantastic news! And I'm glad it's being picked up by a channel I actually get, Comedy Central. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bobthearch) Comments Fine! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287247 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287247 Fine! I'll go create my own OS...Only this time, with blackjack and hookers!

Forget the OS...and the blackjack! Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThawkTH) Comments The hype is big, the movie ain't http://www.osnews.com/thread?287251 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287251 Many people are hyped about that thing, but after having seen it I have to say it suffers from the same deficits that made the Simpsons movie bad: Lack of good writing, lack of momentum, lack of story structure. It's a long Futurama episode with the same flat characters acting just as they did in the series with a "story" that feels like a bad episode (Time Travel? Come on, why that amateur move?).

Fans might have fun, but people not religiously attached to Futurama will probably as bored as I was. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tante) Comments I've enver seen Futurama ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287252 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287252 Since I stopped watching TV in the late 90's. However, I was at a friend's house once and caught part of an episode. I guess the internet was like a 3D world, and they were flying around in it, trying not to get nailed by the flying ads. Guess adblock doesn't exist in the future

Pretty funny though. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WorknMan) Comments why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287254 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287254 futurama was cancelled because half of the writers from the simpsons were pulled to write for it. if you can remember the simpsons episodes while futurama was out, they. were. awful.

that's why. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (thebackwash) Comments Geeks of the world ... ?? http://www.osnews.com/thread?287255 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287255 those days geeks got a lots of free time Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (drkwolf) Comments Incidentally, Kif... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287261 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287261 your toilet seems to be set to 'stun', not 'kill'. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Morph) Comments Best Quote http://www.osnews.com/thread?287262 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287262 Frye: Where's the bathroom?
Bender: The what?-room?
Frye: The bathroom.
Bender: The bath-what?
Frye: The bathroom.
Bender: The what?-what?
Frye: Ah, nevermind. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adam S) Comments One of my fav's http://www.osnews.com/thread?287264 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287264 This is so cool! Wooooohoooooooo! Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (camo) Comments Supposedly.. http://www.osnews.com/thread?287271 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287271 Supposedly the funniest parts of the movie involve Al Gore (who played himself). I did enjoy him in the series

The front of the DVD box says "Carbon Neutral" as well...Thought that was a riot.

Maybe I should watch it? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThawkTH) Comments RE: The hype is big, the movie ain't http://www.osnews.com/thread?287283 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287283 Bite my shiny metal ass! Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (brewin) Comments RE: The hype is big, the movie ain't http://www.osnews.com/thread?287287 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287287

It's a long Futurama episode with the same flat characters acting just as they did in the series

Why would you expect them to act differently? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments Best. Line. EVAR http://www.osnews.com/thread?287288 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287288 "Our kitten-class attack ships were no match for their chairs!" Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments I'm was so excited... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287290 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287290 ...I took the liberty of fertilizing the caviar.. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (unthinkableMayhem) Comments Thank goodness, http://www.osnews.com/thread?287293 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287293 I'm not as big a fan of velour as you, sir. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Devils_Advocate) Comments You have sea lions on the land? http://www.osnews.com/thread?287303 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287303 Yep. We call them "land sea lions". I tame them. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nick) Comments RE: The hype is big, the movie ain't http://www.osnews.com/thread?287313 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287313 I disagree. I just finished watching it and I thought it was great! The time travel aspect was well done - just because time travel is often the first refuge of the bad sci-fi writer doesn't mean you still can't write a funny story about it.

Oh, and "flat characters?" Give me a break.

Fans might have fun, but people not religiously attached to Futurama will probably as bored as I was.

Well, too bad for you. No go away, no one here wants to talk to someone who likens appreciating a TV show to being part of a religion. Here's an idea: go back to writing that funny, well-written, well-structured screenplay filled with three-dimensional characters. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (archiesteel) Comments RE: why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287314 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287314 Well, the Simpsons didn't really get any better while Futurama was cancelled... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (archiesteel) Comments One of my favorites from the DVD http://www.osnews.com/thread?287315 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287315 Leela: "What's the secret of time travel doing tatooed on Fry's ass?"

Fry: "It was bound to be *somewhere*." Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (archiesteel) Comments RE: I've enver seen Futurama ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287318 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287318 Well, you see, in the future advertisements evolved sentience. Not real sentience, just cookie-cutter spoiled vapid socialite sentience... but that meant they couldn't turn 'em off.

Not that they didn't try. Oh, those poor veterans of World Wide Web War III... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DigitalAxis) Comments Rocks http://www.osnews.com/thread?287324 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287324 I discovered it this year, (airing on NRJ12 french DVB-T channel), and got hook to it... But then they put the 3rd (I think) season, that didn't get the same dub voices for Leela and others, and hmm... I really want to switch to the english version :^) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mmu_man) Comments Is this really going to be the start of a new ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287328 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287328 series? I thought they were just doing the four DVD movies and showing each one on TV as four episodes (next movie is due in 6 months *ish* apparently).

I'd be over-joyed if there's a series to go with each one though. There have been hints in interviews I've read that there is a series too, but I haven't seen any concrete confirmation..? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slight) Comments To answer my question above http://www.osnews.com/thread?287330 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287330 It seems (according to Wikipedia) that these films are all that's planned for now at least, but they'll have extra material when showed on TV. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slight) Comments YAY! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287332 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287332 Heyyy pretty mama... want to kill all humans? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ishan) Comments No spoiler... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287337 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287337 But I really really cheered for Fry. Yes yes, I'm sad but that guy resonates with me on so many levels

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (evangs) Comments Best explanation of space travel ever: http://www.osnews.com/thread?287338 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287338 Farnsworth: These are the dark matter engine I invented. They allow my starship to travel between galaxies in mere hours.
Cubert: That's impossible. You can't go faster than the speed of light.
Farnsworth: Of course not. That's why scientists increased the speed of light in 2208.Edited 2007-11-28 11:22 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Laurence) Comments RE: Best Quote http://www.osnews.com/thread?287339 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287339 Bender: Not enough room? My place is two cubic meters, and we only take up 1.5 cubic meters. We've got room for a whole other two thirds of a person!Edited 2007-11-28 11:27 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Laurence) Comments RE: Is this really going to be the start of a new ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287344 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287344

series? I thought they were just doing the four DVD movies and showing each one on TV as four episodes (next movie is due in 6 months *ish* apparently).

That's sixteen episodes; a season is usually defined as 13 episodes. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Almafeta) Comments Yay! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287350 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287350 "you're obviously confused and aroused"

Zap

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"Everybody get into bed with me"

Farnsworth Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (siraf72) Comments RE: why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287354 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287354 Fox was expecting something familiar, The Simpsons in space. Executives certainly were not prepared for the bizarre contours of Groening and Cohen's brave new world. "The network's attitude quickly went from tremendous excitement to great fear," Groening says. "They were very troubled by the suicide booth. They didn't like the 'All-Tentacle Massage' parlor."

Futurama premiered to strong ratings, but as the show was shuffled around the schedule, viewership slipped. Every season, the renewal notice came late — so late that there wasn't always time to deliver a full slate of episodes. After the fourth season, the people working on the show waited and waited for a renewal notice until they eventually assumed — correctly — that it wasn't going to come. (c) Wired

That's why. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Vanger) Comments RE[2]: why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287369 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287369 Oh! A suicide booth! Tchao the organics! Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mmu_man) Comments RE[2]: Is this really going to be the start of a new ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287371 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287371

That's sixteen episodes; a season is usually defined as 13 episodes.

A season / series can be any number of episodes. Lost averages at more than 20 where as some british cult comedies often have as little as 6 episodes a series (Faulty Towers for example) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Laurence) Comments RE: why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287386 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287386 >futurama was cancelled because half of the writers from the simpsons were pulled to write for it

Actually most of the original Simpsons team was moved to Family's Guy (a show I don't like).
Most of Futurama team was formed by people who left Simpsons after it started to decay (after 4th season) and returned. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (protomank) Comments RE[2]: Is this really going to be the start of a new ... http://www.osnews.com/thread?287387 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287387 Yes but they're not being released together, they're being released around six months apart. A series or season is usually shown in one or two parts over a period of less than a year. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slight) Comments RE: Yay! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287388 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287388 "It's beautiful!" "Can I touch it?" Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slight) Comments Montypythonesque http://www.osnews.com/thread?287404 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287404 'Those who fired those who were fired have been fired"

Very close relationship between firing the incompetent licensor-board and firing the firing firing-staff firing subtitlers...

or some such thing. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments Resurrecting series http://www.osnews.com/thread?287407 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287407 Now if only this could happen with Firefly. Too bad Whedon killed it off (for me) with Serenity.

Fox does have a knack for cancelling good shows. Or maybe good shows have a knack for being more expensive to produce than crap. Either way, it's a loss. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MamiyaOtaru) Comments RE[2]: why futurama got canned http://www.osnews.com/thread?287447 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287447 That's why Futurama's writing was everythign the simpson's weren't at that point. The show's writing was just as good if not better than the Simpon's at its best. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (apoclypse) Comments RE: Resurrecting series http://www.osnews.com/thread?287450 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287450 I watched Firefly after serenity and I must say that Serenity does the show very little justice. The Show was incredible and I only regret missing it when it first came out. This could have been an emmy winning show if it were on the right network and if it were still around. I loved the show but I feel cheated because I never got to see where it was going and the movie gave me very little to no closure after watching the show. Screw fox, they can put crap like Kithcen nightmare;s on but can't keep a decent show on if it smacked them in their faces and family guy had to literally bitch smack them before they put it back on. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (apoclypse) Comments RE: The hype is big, the movie ain't http://www.osnews.com/thread?287451 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287451

Time Travel? Come on, why that amateur move?

Yes, I can't imagine why a Futurama story would feature time travel. Why, it's almost as if mocking the cliches of science fiction is a central premise of the series or something. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[2]: Resurrecting series http://www.osnews.com/thread?287472 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287472 I wish someone had a good reason why Futurama got canned, but King of the Hill still airs... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (IanSVT) Comments RE[2]: Yay! http://www.osnews.com/thread?287481 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287481 "They're called the Brain Balls. Word is, they've got a lot of brains - and they've got a lot of... chutzpah." Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[3]: Resurrecting series http://www.osnews.com/thread?287489 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287489 Now that's very puzzling indeed. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (theine) Comments to much ganja? http://www.osnews.com/thread?287510 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287510 i enjoyed my colonoscopy slightly more than watching this over hyped garbage, and i love the futurama series. to bad they decided not to go out in style. it was almost as flat as the simpsons movie.

i call them as i sees them, whale biologist.Edited 2007-11-29 06:37 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (xhemi) Comments RE[3]: Resurrecting series http://www.osnews.com/thread?287535 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287535 Box network executives work in mysterious ways. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (m_abs) Comments RE: to much ganja? http://www.osnews.com/thread?287542 http://www.osnews.com/thread?287542 Maybe you just prefer outpatient anal medical procedures over what really is just a movie. I wouldn't exactly call it over hyped, as we haven't been inundated with Futurama ads/reviews/whatever.

I watched it last night, and thought it was pretty good. I can see that is it really meant to be spread over several episodes, as the story seems to be written that way, but over all, I thought it was a pretty good flick.Edited 2007-11-29 13:41 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BluenoseJake) Comments