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Matt Groening's second series of the 31st century sci-fi sitcom Futurama maintained the high scripting standards of the first as well bringing improved digital animation. Couch potato Fry now seems thoroughly reconciled to his new existence, transported 10 centuries hence to "New New York" and working for Professor Farnsworth's delivery service. He's surrounded by a cast of freaks, including the bitchily cute Amy (with whom he has a romantic brush) and Hermes, the West Indian bureaucrat. Most sympathetic is the one-eyed Leela (voiced by Katey Sagal). Like Lisa Simpson, she is brilliant but unappreciated; she finds solace in her pet Nibbler, a tiny creature with a voracious, carnivorous appetite. By contrast, Bender, the robot, is programmed with every human vice, a sort of metal Homer Simpson with a malevolent streak.
In one of the best episodes, Bender is given a "feelings" chip in order to empathise with Leela after he flushes Nibbler down the toilet. Elsewhere, Fry falls in love with a Mermaid when the team discover the lost city of Atlanta, Fry and Bender end up going to war after they join the army to get a discount on gum, and John Goodman guest stars as Santa Claus, an eight-foot gun-toting robot. Brimful with blink-and-you'll-miss-them hip jokes (such as the sign for the Taco Bellevue hospital) and political and pop satire, Futurama isn't a stern warning of things to come but rather, as the programme-makers put it, "a brilliant, hilarious reflection of our own materially (ridiculously) over-developed but morally under-developed society."
On the DVD: Futurama's four-disc package presents the show in 4:3 with a Dolby Digital soundtrack. Among the many extras here are audio commentaries, storyboards, trailers, mock ads for "Soylent Chow" and "Human Rinds" and deleted scenes, including one from "Bender Gets Made" in which he seeks to evade the Robot Mafia by changing his identity. --David Stubbs
Special Features
Commentaries
Deleted scenes
Alien Alphabet
Disc One
I second that Emotion
Brannigan, Begin again
A head in the Polls
Xmas Story
Why must I be a Crustacean in love
Deleted scenes
Alien Alphabet
Disc One
I second that Emotion
Brannigan, Begin again
A head in the Polls
Xmas Story
Why must I be a Crustacean in love
Disc Two
The lesser of Two Evils
Put your head on my shoulder
Raging Bender
A Bicyclops built for two
Clone of my own
Disc Three
How Hermes Requisitioned his grove back
The Deep South
Bender Gets made
Mother's Day
The Problem with Popplers
Disc Four
Anthology of interest
War is the H-Word
The Honking
The Cryonic Woman
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Due, in no small way, to absolutely ridiculous scheduling by Channel 4 (“Oh, the cricket’s finished early, what have we got to fill a twenty-minute gap?”), Futurama, Matt Groening’s follow up to The Simpsons, has never quite achieved the popularity that the dysfunctional yellow family commands in the UK. Which is a huge shame, because Futurama is bigger, ruder and funnier than The Simpsons ever was.
Following the adventures of Philip Fry, an idiot who got cryogenically frozen by accident and defrosted in the year 3000, Futurama brings together a group of freaks and oddballs and lets the chips fall. You can forget the science-fiction aspect of it because there isn’t really one – this comedy is all about human interaction and family values.
This exquisitely designed boxset contains the entire second production season (which translates to half of the second and third broadcast seasons). That’s nineteen episodes, spread across four discs. Those who lament Region 2’s inferiority might like to bear in mind that there’s still no release date for either this or the first season boxset in the US.
The episodes are universally great, not a single duff gag to be found. If you’re a fan of the series these are worth having just for all the rude jokes that get cut for TV. And if that wasn’t enough, every single episode has a full-length commentary with Matt Groening, David X Cohen (Exec Producer) and a host of others (including voice talent) which rarely fail to be entertaining, even if you do occasionally notice the strain of filling 437 minutes.
More gems can be found in the extras menus; deleted scenes, animatics, character profiles and Easter eggs abound.
It’s to be expected that the picture is in TV format with mere stereo sound and this is not in any way a detraction from the value of the set. Quality-wise, both are immaculate. Rarely has a disc been so deserving of your money.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Futurama. These 4 "Adult" Cartoon shows broadcast by Fox are all great in their own way. Sadly Family Guy and Futurama, which i thought could have even beat the Simpsons were cancelled after only a short run. I don't know what fox was thinking but Family Guy never really got established. Back to Futrama however, unlike the Simpsons, it's first season, since it was started by Matt Groening in about 1999, had highly polished and well done animation. Also unlike the simpsons, its animation hasnt changed drastically which I think is fine cause it's really great. The first season was awesome, the only drawback was its 13 episodes is a little short. This, along with simpsons season 3 are the ones I've been waiting for. All episodes from season 2 plus three from season 3 are rumored to be on this set. The complete list is as follows (19 episodes) Running Time: over 7 hours =)
1. I second that emotion
2. Brannigan begin again
3. A head in the polls
4. Xmas story
5. Why must I be a crustacean in love?
6. Put your head on my shoulder
7. Lesser of two evils
8. Raging bender
9. A bicyclops built for two
10.How Hermes requisitioned his groove back
11.A clone of my own
12.The deep south
13.Bender gets made (AKA Bendfellas)
14.The problem with popplers
15.Mother's day
16.Anthology of interest I
17.War is the h-word
18.The honking
19.The cryonic woman
Bottom Line:
Pure Genius
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just one of the many great quotes from Matt Greoning's latest DVD set!
Futurama Season 2 once again follows the adventures of Bender, Lela, Fry, Zoidberg and the rest of the crew on another fun filled season, Delivering goods to planets beteen earth and the edges of the known universe... Well, that's what they are SUPPOSED TO DO. The truth is that they only actually deliver 4 or 5 things in all 19 episodes... the rest of the time is one long run of goofing off, and trying to avoid work, only as 31st century folks can!
Follow our gang into the sewers of NNYC, to the depths of the lost city of Atlanta, or to Lela's home planet. Or, you can follow Zap Brannigan's one-man-crusade against the Neutral Planet in "Brannigan Begin Again".
No matter where our heroes go, you can always be assured of a good laugh, so buy this DVD, and keep yourself warm this winter!
Also, the Commentry isn't half bad, either, with each episode containing at least 5 members of the creative team, and atleast 2 of them worked on the simpsons, as well. And you get all the jokes from behind the scenes of the show!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
futurama season 2
Loved the first season and loved this one. The best character is bender and we now think they are better than the simpsons. Read more
Published 15 months ago by louise
funny story's to make you laugh
Season 2 of Futurama is definately a good season, it's hilarious, the stroies are always good and it's fantastic fun. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rebecca
"Don't just lie there scratching your Axe-hole"
A programme featuring lines like the above - what more needs to be said..?
Genius.
Genius.
Published on 11 Aug 2008 by Captain Subtext
A stern warning of things to come...
Season four of Futurama maintains the quality of the first season, while futher exploring the universe it is set in. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2008 by ossian
The weakest of the four seasons but still brilliant
In my opinion this second season of Futurama is not as good as the previous season or the two following seasons with a few episodes that aren't that good but the season is still... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2007 by T. R. Alexander
Futurama
Just brilliant as are all of this series, can't fault it, maybe even better than the Simpsons, which is still good in its own right.
Published on 22 April 2005
Santa Claus is gunning you down!
Futurama is the most under-rated comedy in the world.Funnier than the simpsons, slicker than family guy and with more replay value than any other animated show. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005 by P. Glynn
Simply brilliant.
Futurama is in my opinion (and many other peoples) the greatest tv show ever. It's definately better than The Simpsons. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2005 by "cyber_turnip"
worth 6 stars
this is the best season of everything never mind futurama. it has the best episodes in the serise here are some in no particular order
a head on the polls
i second that... Read more
a head on the polls
i second that... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2004 by "sandrasnoddy"
Futurama-The Next Season
Season 2 is another great achievement of Matt Groening, and David X. Cohen. I enjoyed it because of the episode with SANTA! Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2004 by "netman83"
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