Futurama: "Bender's Game" ---->11/4/08
07-27-08, 07:26 PM
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Futurama: "Bender's Game" ---->11/4/08
07-27-08, 07:53 PM
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Benders Big Score was awesome, it may not have been really funny, but the storyline was awesome as I like time travel flicks
I thought Beasts was medicore.
I hope Benders Game is better than Beasts, the preview for it looked pretty good
I thought Beasts was medicore.
I hope Benders Game is better than Beasts, the preview for it looked pretty good
07-27-08, 08:20 PM
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I really didn't like Bender's Big Score that much. It was way too difficult to keep track of the story, couldn't stand the song this time around, and the jokes felt off. On the other hand, I thought Beast With a Billion Backs was a huge step up - the first half had some really funny jokes but it did start to lose steam after the hour mark.
I think that Futurama is having problems figuring out how to balance a 90 minute feature which was a similar problem to The Simpsons feature. Personally, I would probably be happier if they had just brought the show back to DVD as individual half hour or 45 minute segments and put three of them on a disc. I'm just hoping that they figure out how to make this new format work better. And I do hope their sales are good enough to continue after they release the fourth promised DVD.
That being said, after viewing the second feature, I'm in for the third as well. There was enough promise in the second one to warrant it.
This is one of my favorite shows and I do want it to continue to bring the funny.
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I think that Futurama is having problems figuring out how to balance a 90 minute feature which was a similar problem to The Simpsons feature. Personally, I would probably be happier if they had just brought the show back to DVD as individual half hour or 45 minute segments and put three of them on a disc. I'm just hoping that they figure out how to make this new format work better. And I do hope their sales are good enough to continue after they release the fourth promised DVD.
That being said, after viewing the second feature, I'm in for the third as well. There was enough promise in the second one to warrant it.
This is one of my favorite shows and I do want it to continue to bring the funny.
Michael
07-28-08, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by slop101
The trailer for this on the Billion Backs dvd makes it look like a real departure for the show - maybe too big a departure...
07-29-08, 09:59 AM
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Benders Big Score was awesome, it may not have been really funny, but the storyline was awesome as I like time travel flicks
I thought Beasts was medicore.
I hope Benders Game is better than Beasts, the preview for it looked pretty good
I thought Beasts was medicore.
I hope Benders Game is better than Beasts, the preview for it looked pretty good
Originally Posted by macnorton
I liked both of the previous ones. But although these are fun, bring back the series!
07-29-08, 11:53 AM
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I really really enjoyed "Bender's Big Score"... it was an amazing return of a series that I genuinely missed. Not to mention the whole segment about them being being canceled and then brought back was hilarious.
"Billion Backs" on the other hand had some good character moments but the plot was downright horrible.
This title looks like a lot of fun. I think the series could use a departure from their typical story-lines for a movie or so, plus brining them into the fantasy realm could be pure genius. I'll be looking into the blu-ray.
"Billion Backs" on the other hand had some good character moments but the plot was downright horrible.
This title looks like a lot of fun. I think the series could use a departure from their typical story-lines for a movie or so, plus brining them into the fantasy realm could be pure genius. I'll be looking into the blu-ray.
08-07-08, 07:54 AM
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http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...ders-game.html
Next one is Futurama: In the Wild Green Yonder
Next one is Futurama: In the Wild Green Yonder
08-07-08, 09:46 AM
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Very happy to see this coming on Blu-Ray.
I am a huge Futurama fan and have been watching since day one on Fox (on the days they didn't fuck it over), and I will say this:
Beast With A Billion Backs was absolute shit.
Bender's Big Score was decent but still not as good as anything in the series' run. I didn't think it would get worse though. This new one will hopefully rebound or I will have to assume the Futurama writers are now in the same funk the Simpsons writers have been in for the last 5-6 years.
I am a huge Futurama fan and have been watching since day one on Fox (on the days they didn't fuck it over), and I will say this:
Beast With A Billion Backs was absolute shit.
Bender's Big Score was decent but still not as good as anything in the series' run. I didn't think it would get worse though. This new one will hopefully rebound or I will have to assume the Futurama writers are now in the same funk the Simpsons writers have been in for the last 5-6 years.
10-13-08, 09:38 AM
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