Comments on: Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs DVD Review

By: Rian

Rian — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:06:45 +0000

Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryrish both have that effect on me. Something Futurama has that The Simpsons hasn’t had for a decade or more is great writing.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:24:05 +0000

Lord Dungbeetle,
I feel the same way. I thought I was the only one that teared up at the end of that episode where Seymore waits for Fry until he dies. I have seen that episode only once since initially tearing up… with the same results. Now I avoid the episode all together. Glad t know I’m not alone.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:23:51 +0000

I thought Bender’s Big score was ok and I’ll certainly see this one after your recommendation. I actually like Futurama better than the Simpsons now (because it hasn’t had any terrible seasons or theatrical releases).

By: Lord Dungbeetle

Lord Dungbeetle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:41:14 +0000

“Jurassic Bark” made me tear up, I was amazed at the depth and feeling a cartoon episode could produce. I avoid that episode because it is so sad to me.

“Once again, the conservative, sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor”

-Dr. Zoidberg

By: Rian

Rian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:13:26 +0000

I liked The Beast With A Billion Backs, but not nearly as much as Bender’s Big Score. My favorite episodes of Futurama tend to be those involving a strong link to Fry’s past and/or a heartwarming story element. Examples would be Roswell That Ends Well, The Luck of the Fryrish, and The Day the Earth Stood Stupid. Bender’s Big Score felt much more like one of those episodes to me because of the strong focus on Fry’s love for Leela and all of the time traveling subplots referring to Fry’s initial trip to the future. The Beast With A Billion Backs felt more like any other episode of the show as it was more or less just a random story involving the characters we know with none of the focus on past events (outside of re-appearing guests and objects such as the Smell-o-scope or the Robot Devil). There is nothing wrong with this type of story be it in episodic or feature length form, but because it didn’t have the strong emotional impact or ties to the back story of the series that Bender’s Big Score had, I ended up liking The Beast With A Billion Backs less than it’s predecessor. It was still well worth my $25 though, especially with the inclusion of the patented Futurama cast & crew commentary which I look forward to just as much as, if not a little more than, the new movies/episodes themselves.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:09:40 +0000

@ “BenderÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Big Score, felt mostly like a number of half-hour episodes strung together”

Except at the end where they all came together in a big way. I liked Bender’s Big Score a lot. It captured what was best about the show as opposed to the Simpsons movie which just regurgitated the worst of the recent seasons.

I liked this new one too.

By: Goon

Goon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:02:07 +0000

I liked em about the same.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:10:53 +0000

Thanks Matt. The Related Posts are auto-generated using keywords, so sometimes they come up with some wacky possibilities.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:01:34 +0000

Very good review, Sean, albeit a little short. Definately looking forward to it. The only thing I don’t understand is why “Kelsey Grammer to play Beast in X-Men 3″ is one of the related posts. Because “Beast” is in both headlines? I’m sure there are more deserving related links.