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Futurama: the Monster Robot Fun Collection [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 30 May 2005
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007YH6YW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,838 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Four episodes from the popular animated series hand-picked by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. In 'Hell is Other Robots', during a Beastie Boys concert, Bender runs into a high school buddy, Fender. Fender invites him to a party, which turns out to be robots getting high on electricty. After one try, Bender is hooked. In 'Anthology of Interest I', Fansworth creates a What-If machine. The crew decides to ask the machine questions, which it answers as a video simulation. Bender wonders what it would be like to be 500 feet tall; Leela asks what it would be like if she was a little bit more impulsive; and what would have happened if Fry had never been frozen 1000 years ago? In 'Roswell That Ends Well', during a supernova explosion, Fry uses the Planet Express's microwave oven, and as the two forces collide, they are sent back to 1947. They crash in the desert outside of Roswell, and Dr. Zoidberg and Bender's headless body are imprisoned and taken to a military base, where Fry's grandfather is stationed. Finally, in 'The Sting', after arriving at an asteroid field in deep space, Fry, Leela and Bender attempt to collect honey produced by vicious space bees. Leela decides to take a baby queen bee that accidentally kills Fry. While at Fry's funeral, guilt ridden Leela has a romantic dream that causes her to believe that Fry is still alive. As Leela's bizarre dreams continue to develop, she sinks into a much stranger sleep.


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4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely introduction to a wonderful show. 9 Jun 2005
By Tom
It took me ages to be able to buy the box sets of Futurama, but I know that when I was just starting my collection, this would have been mega useful.
These really are four of the best episodes of the show, including what many believe to be .the. best episode, Roswell that ends well. Due to Fry's idiocies, the team are sent back in time, where the entire Roswell incident of 1949 (or whenever it was) turns out to be their doing.
Anthology of Interest I gives some short stories, usually based on classic tales. Think Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes.
The Sting is a wonderful psychological number, it'll twist your head around, but watch it twice and you'll see that a pattern does emerge to support the final conclusion.
The last episode (or first, depending on which way you look at things) is Hell Is Other Robots. Bender becomes an addict of "jacking in (essentially electrocuting himself)" and goes to robot hell, where there is a very entertaining musical number. The Beastie Boys also remix the closing credits.
The menus on this DVD are fantastic, fully animated and beautiful. There are numerous Easter Eggs to find, but the shown goodies are much sweeter. There is also an exclusive commentary on this DVD, that you won't find on the boxsets, as well as an exclusive animatic (the rough draft for the episode) for Hell is Other Robots.
This is a great collection of Futurama highs, and if you buy it you really won't be disappointed. Jokes come thick and fast, and to fully appreciate each one you will need to see it more than once!
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Episodes 22 July 2005
Set contains four of Futurama's top episodes: "Hell Is Other Robots" (featuring the Beastie Boys), "Anthology of Interest I" (featuring Al Gore, Nichelle Nichols, and Stephen Hawking), the Emmy-winning "Roswell That Ends Well", and the Emmy-nominated "The Sting".

Bonuses include an animatic (the early, rough pencil animation) of "Hell Is Other Robots" complete with new commentary track and scenes cut from the final version; a general intro to the disc by Matt Groening, cast (John Dimaggio - Bender, and Billy West - Fry/Zoidberg/Professor), and crew; as well as individual intros to each episode, and an Easter Egg or two.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bend it like Bender 16 July 2009
This collection of four of the best Futurama episodes is great fun and a timely reminder of why the series has endured. I think the show works much better in 20 minute bites rather than as a full-blown feature, although these have been entertaining too.

Including Fry's death from an alien bee sting, Professor Farnsworth's creation of a `what if' machine, Leela's transformation into a homicidal killer, and Bender getting religion after becoming addicted to electricity, these four episodes are all top quality, and while they can all be found on other box-sets, for a casual viewer this makes a great rental.
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