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New episodes of 'Futurama' arrive after four year hiatus
By AJ Chavar
Posted: 3/31/08, 12:01 AM EST Section: Clicker
Fans of the series won't be disappointed by the movie, or its incarnations on Comedy Central - though watching it as a whole will make the plot easier to follow - but luckily, the movie won't alienate new or casual watchers. There's some universal humor, from non-sequiturs to nerd jokes to physical comedy that everyone will get along with the hidden jokes and obscure scientific references that have created the strong fan following of "Futurama."
It may be a bit of wait for the rest of the movies, the next one - "Beast with a Billion Backs" - doesn't come out until June, and then the final two movies will come out at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009. But I feel confident in predicting they'll be just as good as what we're seeing now.
The scoop on upcoming "Futurama" Flicks
"Bender's Big Score"
Release: Now playing on Comedy Central
Planet Express sees a hostile takeover by nudist aliens who control Bender to fulfill their schemes. Time travel comes into play again, as do the Nibblonians and Fry's love for Leela. I don't want to ruin the genius writing, but Fry and Leela's relationship plays a bigger part in this than you may think.
"The Beast with a Billion Backs"
Release: June 24, 2008
The only credible info about this so far is that it's "about a creature that carries on a simultaneous affair with everyone in the galaxy," according to an article that appeared in Wired magazine.
"Bender's Game"
Release: End of 2008
Writer David X. Cohen told IGN.com that this movie will be a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy, and he hinted to Wired it would involve some incarnation of the evil character Mom (of Momcorp) and her sons. The plot has to do with a severe dark matter storage (one pound weighs nearly 10,000 pounds!).
"Into the Wild Green Yonder"
Release: Sometime in 2009
No credible plot info yet, but fan site gotfuturama.com reports that Snoop Dogg will be playing Chief Justice of the Earth Supreme Court.
ajchavar@syr.edu
It may be a bit of wait for the rest of the movies, the next one - "Beast with a Billion Backs" - doesn't come out until June, and then the final two movies will come out at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009. But I feel confident in predicting they'll be just as good as what we're seeing now.
The scoop on upcoming "Futurama" Flicks
"Bender's Big Score"
Release: Now playing on Comedy Central
Planet Express sees a hostile takeover by nudist aliens who control Bender to fulfill their schemes. Time travel comes into play again, as do the Nibblonians and Fry's love for Leela. I don't want to ruin the genius writing, but Fry and Leela's relationship plays a bigger part in this than you may think.
"The Beast with a Billion Backs"
Release: June 24, 2008
The only credible info about this so far is that it's "about a creature that carries on a simultaneous affair with everyone in the galaxy," according to an article that appeared in Wired magazine.
"Bender's Game"
Release: End of 2008
Writer David X. Cohen told IGN.com that this movie will be a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy, and he hinted to Wired it would involve some incarnation of the evil character Mom (of Momcorp) and her sons. The plot has to do with a severe dark matter storage (one pound weighs nearly 10,000 pounds!).
"Into the Wild Green Yonder"
Release: Sometime in 2009
No credible plot info yet, but fan site gotfuturama.com reports that Snoop Dogg will be playing Chief Justice of the Earth Supreme Court.
ajchavar@syr.edu
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