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All About...
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Futurama [The Honking] |
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| In the mist-covered mountains of Thermostadt, an ancient evil lies buried -- or, more accurately, parked sensibly in a two-car garage. |
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Futurama made its return last night, albeit with little in the way of Fox fanfare (we hope those coke-snorting morons don't think this show is doomed). The Network seems infinitely more excited about King of the Hill and X-Files, which is sad, since Futurama is maturing very nicely, thank you very much.
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Last night's premise was happily snatched off the shelf, with some vintage Hammer horror movie-inspired rubbish about Bender's uncle dying and leaving him a haunted castle. This quickly leads to our favorite robotic drunk being infected by a Were-Car and hunting down the citizens of New New York. The gang then has to travel the world seeking the original Were-Car (which turns out to be a literal prototype built by Anti-Chrysler).
As ever, Futurama takes some care in developing characters. Fry and Bender's fraternally trying relationship is pushed in a more homoerotic direction, and in this opening episode, the rest of the cast takes a back seat to the action. Watching this densely and satisfyingly gag-packed show becomes an exercise in trying to catch every nuanced illustration or subtle gag. Like middle-to-later seasons of The Simpsons, watching it twice will reveal a lot more laughs.
If this first episode (which feels for all the world like a belated Halloween special) is anything to go by, Futurama has more momentum and easily as much potential as Groening's last smash hit. Best line of the show? "Yes, Bender, those are just sweet, sweet words that turn to bitter orange wax in my ears." - Fry
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Frank O'Connor
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| "Yes, Bender, those are just sweet, sweet words that turn to bitter orange wax in my ears." |
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| Genre |
Animated Series |
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Fox |
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