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 [show more]
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Disc OneKif Gets Knocked Up a NotchLeela’s HomeworldLove and RocketLess Than HeroA Taste of FreedomDisc TwoBender Should Not Be Allowed on TVJurassic BarkCrimes of the HotTeenage Mutant Leela’s HurdlesThe Why of FryDisc ThreeWhere No Fan Has Gone BeforeThe StingBend HerObsoletely FabulousDisc FourThe Farnsworth ParaboxThree Hundred Big BoysSpanish FryThe Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings
All 18 episodes from the fourth season of Matt Groening's futuristic animated comedy. The show follows 20th-century slacker Philip J. Fry (voice of Billy West) in his adventures as a 31st-century interstellar delivery boy along with cyclopean Captain Leela (Katey Sagal) and Bender the boozy robot (John DiMaggio). The episodes are: 'Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch', 'Leela's Homeworld', 'Love and Rocket', 'Less Than Hero', 'A Taste of Freedom', 'Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV', 'Jurassic Bark', 'Crimes of the Hot', 'Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles', 'The Why of Fry', 'Where No Fan Has Gone Before', 'The Sting', 'Bend Her', 'Obsoletely Fabulous', 'The Farnsworth Parabox', 'Three Hundred Big Boys', 'Spanish Fry' and 'The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings'.
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