Classic Coverage looks back on the episodes of past shows from a modern perspective.
Written by: Ken KeelerDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL BUT EHHHHHH? “You can’t even keep up with me! And I’m some sort of Stone Age throwback.” My perception of this episode’s reputation is that it doesn’t … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Twelve, “Over Close Wise”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Persistence of Vision”
Written by: Dan VebberDirected by: Crystal Chesney-ThompsonDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “I once survived an entire week trapped in a Swiss glacier eating nothing but frozen Neanderthal. To this day, I can’t stand the taste of early hominid.” … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Eleven, “Cold Warriors”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Alternate”
Written by: Josh WeinsteinDirected by: Stephen SandovalDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “Well, it’s six o’clock. I guess we’ll have to deliver that human heart tomorrow. Good work people!” How much do you suppose one’s enjoyment of any given … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Ten, “All The President’s Heads”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Identity Crisis”
Written by: Michael RoweDirected by: Dwayne Carey-HillDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “You’re not my breakfast friends!” This is a fairly slight but fun episode. One of Matt Groening’s rules for The Simpsons was that animals should act like … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Nine, “Fry Am The Egg Man”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 20 The first season of Deep Space Nine was a much more coherent and watchable one than The Next Generation’s first – not just in terms of visual and stylistic consistency, … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In the Hands of the Prophets”
Written by: Eric HorstedDirected by: Frank MarinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “Welcome back the bedwetter of Building D, Turunga Leela!” I’ve said before that I really identify with Leela, and this is not only another great episode tearing … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Eight, “Yo Leela Leela”
Written by: J Stewart BurnsDirected by: Edward FongDN’s Ranking: THROW IT INTO THE FUCKING PIT / Bad / Nonessential / Essential “Wait! I found a loophole in the mortgage! If we actually pay it, we can keep the building!” Throughout … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Seven, “Neutopia”
“The Tholian Web”Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 9 “The Tholian Web” is an interesting entry, for it sidelines Kirk for the majority of its runtime to provide a character study/conflict for (you guessed it) Spock and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Tholian Web”
Written by: Patric M VerroneDirected by: Ray ClaffeyDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “We had a parade every day. Those were dark times.” This is a pretty entertaining episode – no spectacular highs, but a fun emotional arc and … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Six, “Ghost In The Machines”
Written by: Ken KeelerDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “Ah, Zoidberg. We’ve known each other for so long. I don’t think we even need words to understand each other.”“What?!” My take on this episode is going … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Five, “The Tip Of The Zoidberg”
Written by: Aaron EhaszDirected by: Crystal Chesney-ThompsonDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “I like how it’s not killing us so far!” This absolutely deserves to be considered amongst any of this show’s hilarious scifi riffs. The grey goo scenario … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Three, “Benderama”
***Content Warning: Discussion and imagery of torture*** “Chain of Command, Part II”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 11 What’s wonderful about “Chain of Command, Part II” is how engrossing and unexpected it is as compared to “Part … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part II”
Written by: Dwayne Carey-HillDirected by: Dan VebberDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “I remember it like it was interesting.” This one is hard to rank because I think very little of its idea and emotional arc but very highly … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Two, “Möbius Dick”
Written by: Eric RogersDirected by: Frank MarinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “Earth is dangerous! I fell off my chair there once!” I do believe this episode holds to the standard of the Fox era – in terms of … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode One, “The Silence Of The Clamps”
“Chain of Command, Part I”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 10 “Chain of Command,” from The Next Generation’s Season 6 might be the most interesting two-parter of the show’s entire run. It doesn’t have the singular distinction … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part I”
Written by: Michael RoweDirected by: Ray ClafferyDN’s Ranking: BAD / Nonessential / Essential “Are you regretting another wasted year?” This episode is more frustratingly weak than anything else. Interestingly, the show would never return to the What-If Machine concept in … Continue reading Futurama, Season Six, Episode Thirteen, “Holiday Spectacular”
Written by: Eric HorstedDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “We’ve been hired to make our one hundredth delivery.”“That’s almost ten per year!” This one was a hard one to categorise because I’m not sure how I … Continue reading Futurama, Season Six, Episode Twelve, “The Mutants Are Revolting”
Written by: Patric M VerroneDirected by: Crystal Chesney-ThompsonDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “It’s earlier now!” This one is never bad enough to completely skip over, but it sure is lesser Futurama. Its problem is that the overall plot … Continue reading Futurama, Season Six, Episode Eleven, “Lrrconcilable Ndndifferences”
