"Futurama" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Creator:

Matt Groening

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

28 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future is here!

Plot:

Fry, a pizza guy is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Robot | Delivery Boy | Doctor | New York City

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	1:00 AM	COMEDY	A Leela of Her Own	#4.10
Thur. Nov. 12	1:00 AM	COMEDY	That's Lobstertainment	#3.8

Cast

Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / ... (72 episodes, 1999-2003)
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela / ... (72 episodes, 1999-2003)
John Di Maggio	...	Bender / ... (72 episodes, 1999-2003)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices / ... (70 episodes, 1999-2003)
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / ... (65 episodes, 1999-2003)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Additional Voices / ... (65 episodes, 1999-2003)
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / ... (63 episodes, 1999-2003)
David Herman	...	Additional Voices / ... (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Frank Welker	...	Nibbler / ... (30 episodes, 1999-2003)

Also Known As:

Aloha Mars! (USA) (working title)
Doomsville (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (72 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (video rating) (some episodes) | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) (original TV rating) | USA:TV-PG (original TV rating) | UK:U (video rating) (one episode) | Australia:G (some episodes) | Canada:14+ | Ireland:12 (some episodes) | Ireland:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp (original rating) | Argentina:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

According to Matt Groening, viewers were able to decipher the alien language that is sometimes seen in the background the same night as the pilot episode aired. The only primer for the code in that episode was a sign that read "Drink Slurm". The sign appeared once with the word "Drink" written in the alien code and once in plain English. This resulted in the producers creating a second, more complex alien code to be seen in the background of later episodes.

Goofs:

Continuity: The elements Bender claims to be constructed out of change throughout the series (though given Bender's nature, it's possible he's lying). This became an in-joke amongst the writers in later episodes.

Quotes:

[the lab is collapsing]
Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Buddha! Zeus! God! Somebody help me! Satan, you owe me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Day the Robots Woke Up (2009)

Soundtrack:

Baby Love Child

I actually like it better than The Simpsons

Don't get me wrong, I like the Simpsons, but there is just something about Futurama that I like more. It irks me to see people who hate this show and are glad it is cancelled. If you don't like a show just don't watch it...to many shows have gotten a premature axe these days mainly cause television networks haven't realized no show is going to have the ratings of shows from the past. I am sure to all those who hated the show, there have been shows you liked that have been cancelled as well. This one about a pizza boy frozen and waking up in the future was for me quite enjoyable. Which is the kiss of death right there, because if I like a show, it usually does get cancelled and it usually does have a pretty good following, but for some reason the networks still somehow think all shows should average 20 or more million viewers or its a failure.