Futurama turns intelligent design on its head with robot evolution
source: http://io9.com/5611882/futurama-turns-intelligent-design-on-its-head-with-robot-evolution
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Last night's truly awesome Futurama episode offered a ringing endorsement of evolution, but not without a twist or two along the way as its fiercest defender became the accidental creator of an entire robotic world.
This week's episode, "A Clockwork Origin", felt shockingly old school, with the entire crew (minus Zoidberg) given equal time to explore a strange alien planet. This felt more like a fourth season episode than a sixth season one, and either way it was excellent, quite possibly the best episode yet of the Futurama's new run. The pacing was snappier, the jokes were funnier, and the science fiction ideas felt better integrated with the social commentary and the overall story. Even the voice performances seemed to have a little more verve and energy to them than usual.
Perhaps most encouragingly, this didn't feel like an episode that was desperately shooting for classic status, like the (thankfully successful) "Late Philip J. Fry" from a couple weeks back. This was just strong, confident Futurama. Next week's brain-switching episode looks like another potential winner too.
This episode had a cameo by The Flying Spaghetti Monster
http://io9.com/5611882/futurama-turns-intelligent-design-on-its-head-with-robot-...
This week's episode, "A Clockwork Origin", felt shockingly old school, with the entire crew (minus Zoidberg) given equal time to explore a strange alien planet. This felt more like a fourth season episode than a sixth season one, and either way it was excellent, quite possibly the best episode yet of the Futurama's new run. The pacing was snappier, the jokes were funnier, and the science fiction ideas felt better integrated with the social commentary and the overall story. Even the voice performances seemed to have a little more verve and energy to them than usual.
Perhaps most encouragingly, this didn't feel like an episode that was desperately shooting for classic status, like the (thankfully successful) "Late Philip J. Fry" from a couple weeks back. This was just strong, confident Futurama. Next week's brain-switching episode looks like another potential winner too.
This episode had a cameo by The Flying Spaghetti Monster
http://io9.com/5611882/futurama-turns-intelligent-design-on-its-head-with-robot-...
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bailey78
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May you be touched by his noodly appendage
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bailey78
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dreamsenvoy
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Approved....another future Classic
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dreamsenvoy
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lookoverhere
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hahahaha the great fsm has finally made his appearance now what else wwtfsmd?
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