Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Reviews
Product Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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!
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!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Can of Soda
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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.
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
one for the future
bender and co on craze adventures in the future. A best of DVD it contains some of the best episodes of Futurama.
Published 1 month ago by Steve
3.0 out of 5 stars
Annoyed
I'm not saying the episodes in it are bad but i was under the impression that the dvd was like a movie the same as say 'Benders Big Score' or 'the Beast with the Billion Backs'. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2011 by I dunno lol
4.0 out of 5 stars
Futurama robot collection
As my favourite character in Futurama is Bender, I just had to get this collection, even though I had seen them all before. A great evening's entertainment.
Published on 14 Nov 2010 by John
5.0 out of 5 stars
hardcore or 1st timers only
this dvd has no new episodes.
but if you have been listening to the commentaries on the other dvds this one has a great one on a never before seen anamatic!!!! Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2006 by josiah mainwaring
5.0 out of 5 stars
not pointless
Some other reviewers have asked why this is being released when most fans already have all the episodes on the full season DVD box sets. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Monster Robot Maniac Fun
They are definetly 5 star episodes but I agree with stew2000, I already have all 5 seasons on Dvd, why would I go out and buy this one?
Published on 14 Jun 2005 by "cinnamon363"
4.0 out of 5 stars
pointless
Why buy four episodes when you can buy the whole collection?
Published on 6 Jun 2005 by S. Thompson
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
