No spoilers. I got to see a screener of this last night, it's the first of several 1 1/2 hour movies that are going to be released on DVD, then edited down into individual half-hour episodes and aired on Comedy Central. It's a solid production. The 2-D and 3-D animation is just as good as you remember it, the timing and quality of the jokes is still on-target, nearly every character (including a couple that were only previously hinted at) appears, and the story has the perfect balance of silliness and sweetness to it. The only criticism I would have of it doesn't really apply to me, but if you haven't seen all of the previous episodes, you might be a little lost. Watching the original episodes will help flesh out the whole story behind Santa-bot, the Nibblonians, why Earth is being run by Nixon's head in a jar (arrooo!), etc. The movie also ends on a cliffhanger. Someone involved with the production filled me in on what that cliffhanger might lead into, but I don't want to spoil the second movie until people have seen the first one. The DVD comes out on November 27. When you see it, please post your impressions here.
I'm actually really excited for this. I love Futurama - better and more consistent than the Simpsons IMO, and the characters rule.
I watch Futurama ceaselessly thanks to Adult Swim. I have seen every episode 30 gazzilion times. And even after the exposure overkill I still think it's one of the most brilliant shows evah.
Good to know that it might be as good as the previous episodes. As much as I wanted Futurama to come back, I was just as scared that it wouldn't live up to greatness of the first incarnation.
Awesome! I LOVE Futurama and have been waiting for these new releases! Quite possibly the best half-hour show ever made.
You guys seen the action figures they just released? They're pretty nice. There's even a purple/blue alternate universe Zoidberg. -- jJ
You guys will be happy to know that the DVD includes a complete half-hour episode of Everybody Loves Hypno-Toad. You will be entranced.
Some of the best news I have heard in a long time! Fox fucked up bad by not renewing it. I own all of the seasons on DVD and still watch the Adult Swim ones endlessly! I model myself after the professor's attitude! What now?
I was really afraid of the new stuff sucking or lacking the old humor, but from what you say it sounds as classic as ever. Can't wait to chiggity-check it out, thanks for the info!
Sounds like an awesome movie Cool story about seeing a cartoon before everyone I still have you way beat in acting like a bragadocious 8th grader though, if you had added a neener neener in the end you might have came close.......
Absolutely not, it's in there. You might be riding the fast forward button through it, though. There's also a math lesson that's kinda dry, conducted by the professor who maintains this site: http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/futurama/
