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No more good news everybody--this fourth series of Futurama is the show's last. By turns frenetic and far-sighted, Matt Groening's futuristic comedy provided belly-laughs for self-confessed SF nerds, but somehow failed to connect with a broader audience, even though it was often funnier and sharper than stablemate The Simpsons. So now bid farewell to the Planet Express team--Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Bender, Amy, Hermes, Prof Farnsworth--as well as to kindly Kif, cloned Cubert, megalomaniac Mom, mutants in the sewer, the cast of robo-sitcom All My Circuits, swashbuckling space lothario and William Shatner wannabe Zapp Brannigan, Elzar the four-armed chef, and all the other characters that made Futurama such a unique experience.
This fourth and final year has all the elements that fans enjoyed so much--but also those elements that partially explain its cancellation. Recurring characters are great if you've watched the show before, as are the in-jokes; and the many parodies of classic science fiction are fine for the initiated, but risk leaving other viewers out in the cold. The show's strengths and perceived weaknesses are exemplified in the episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", in which the original cast of Star Trek play themselves: hilarious for Trekkers, but not really for anyone else. Elsewhere we find Leela discovering her real parents aren't aliens at all but in fact live in the sewers; Kif getting pregnant; Fry discovering the fossilised remains of his faithful pet dog; and Bender being converted to steam power. Despite some ups and downs, it's still the funniest animated show on TV. Those responsible for cancelling it can bite my shiny metal …
On the DVD: Futurama, Series 4 DVD box set includes a "Play All" function on each disc. Multifarious extras include cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes, animatics, galleries and Easter eggs. --Mark Walker
Product Description
Disc One:
- Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
- Leela’s Homeworld
- Love and Rocket
- Less Than Hero
- A Taste of Freedom
Disc Two:
- Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV
- Jurassic Bark
- Crimes of the Hot
- Teenage Mutant Leela’s Hurdles
- The Why of Fry
Disc Three:
- Where No Fan Has Gone Before
- The Sting
- Bend Her
- Obsoletely Fabulous
Disc Four:
- The Farnsworth Parabox
- Three Hundred Big Boys
- Spanish Fry
- The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings
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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Criminally, this is the last ever Series of Futurama. Someone at Fox in the USA decided to cancel it. It seems bizarre that such an original, consistanly funny program is cancelled whereas the Simpsons, which lets be honest is not as good as it used to be, continues.
But anyway, this is the best series of Futurama featuring some utterly classic episodes, such as "Where no fan has gone before" which features almost the entire cast of Star Trek the Oringinal Series. Other episodes include Fry & Leela getting Superpowers, Kif getting pregnant by Leela(!) and Bender being converted to a wooden Steam powered model by a group of outdated Robots.
Buy it. Love it. Write to Fox & tell them off for cancelling the best thing on TV.
But anyway, this is the best series of Futurama featuring some utterly classic episodes, such as "Where no fan has gone before" which features almost the entire cast of Star Trek the Oringinal Series. Other episodes include Fry & Leela getting Superpowers, Kif getting pregnant by Leela(!) and Bender being converted to a wooden Steam powered model by a group of outdated Robots.
Buy it. Love it. Write to Fox & tell them off for cancelling the best thing on TV.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Words alone cannot describe my liking of Futurama. But I'll try. Well, it's the best cartoon and in fact the best TV show I've ever seen, both the jokes and Matt Groening's drawing style and 3D animations are great. Simply great. I already have the first three seasons on DVD, and I will certainly complete my collection with this set. I hate that Futurama got canceled with all my spirit.
I'm afraid I've only seen a few episodes from season 4, because here they only air in german. I hate the german translations, they're lame. But I'm sure they're up to Futurama's standards, and those are high, oh my yes. I read some graphic guides, and the jokes listed there were awesome. Every single episode I've seen so far had me laughing on the floor. It's only too bad that this will be the last we see of Futurama on DVD...
Caution: product might and will cause histerical laughing fits. Watch over an extended period of time, not like I did (all in one night).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
They stopped at the fourth series just as it was beginning to get interesting. Like a lot of people I came to Futurama properly via DVD having only ever seen a few episodes and regarding it as the Simpsons'lesser siblings. That's my loss and I deserve all the raspberries from Futurama fans I get for ever thinking that. Nothing else to say but everything about this show is great.
Oh, and a hint: The last few minutes of Jurassic Bark are up there with the greatest ever committed to film or video. But have several tissues ready and prepare to weep buckets.
Oh, and a hint: The last few minutes of Jurassic Bark are up there with the greatest ever committed to film or video. But have several tissues ready and prepare to weep buckets.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best
Good and easy to watch, maybe devalued due to the amount of times these episodes are repeated on TV but still I think is worth the money.
Published 3 months ago by Kght47
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of the best.
This boxset has almost all my futurama favourtes.
It has more of the emotional episodes, so if you are looking for a real good laugh, maybe there are other boxsets. Read more
It has more of the emotional episodes, so if you are looking for a real good laugh, maybe there are other boxsets. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Emma
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mix up
I was pretty happy with it apart from the fact I got season 3 disc 4 instead of season 4 disc 3.I understand that this was probably just a mix up.
Published 14 months ago by Niamh
5.0 out of 5 stars
bit my shiny metal ass again?
again futurama doesn't dissapoint, what i like with this series is the different menu on each of the discs which is funny, best so far is zap branagan one, great episodes and leela... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Tom Dj Mellow-Dramatic Dorsett
5.0 out of 5 stars
The season that had it all
I know it isn`t really the last season, but they didn`t know that at the time did they? Bearing that in mind, this was a wonderful way to finish. Read more
Published on 19 April 2011 by Little Cat Voom
2.0 out of 5 stars
Same dvds
My Pack has two DVD 4s but not any dvd 3! and since I brought it with me tomiddle east I can not change it, I wonder if they even do quality checking.
Published on 21 Sep 2010 by A. Abdollahian
4.0 out of 5 stars
give it a try you will love it.
Why this got stopped I have no idea. The best of the Matt Groening cartoons, the storylines and the charcters make you laugh and and many times thoughout the four seasons it will... Read more
Published on 15 July 2010 by Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars
Futurama season boxed sets
Wonderful to have the chance to see Futurama over and over again. Great comedy, great fun
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by Mr. D. M. Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars
futurama
From the creator of the Simpsons, this is a great fun set of DVD's - and the series is now going to be resurrected!
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by D. G. Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Futurama series 4
I think i've watched every single episode at least a thousand times by now. Each one is filled with stupid ideas and jokes that still somehow make me burst out laughing. Read more
Published on 17 April 2009 by Dwight Van Mann
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