American animated comedy series which aired from 1999-2003 on Fox and 2008-2013 on Comedy Central
Written By: Lewis MortonDirected By: Susie DietterDN’s Ranking: ESSENTIAL Here we go! This is the first truly great episode of the show. The ones building up to it are good and even moving, but I don’t revisit them anywhere near … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Eight, “A Big Piece Of Garbage”
Written by: J Stewart BurnsDirected by: Jeffery Lynch and Kevin O’Brian We’re still in an era of firsts, and I would call this the first middling-in-a-good-way episode. Unlike The Simpsons, I do feel comfortable ranking episodes of the show based … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Seven, “My Three Suns”
Written By: Ron HughartDirected By: Gregg Vanzo I remember this as a mediocre episode, not because it wasn’t that funny, but because it was the most major example of the show not quite finding its feet yet. Fry’s defining trait, … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Six, “A Fishful Of Dollars”
Written By: Heather Lombard and Evan GoreDirected By: Peter Avanzino and Carlos Baeza From a certain point of view, this is the first ‘real’ episode of Futurama – the crew make a delivery to the Planet O’ The Week with … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Five, “Fear Of A Bot Planet”
Written By: Brian KelleyDirected By: Brian Scheesley I enjoy that we’re four episodes in and still having many fundamental aspects of the show established; people often describe this show (and others) as ‘planned, but I prefer the word ‘prepared’ because … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Four, “Love’s Labours Lost In Space”
Written by: Eric HorstedDirected by: Bret Haaland I always liked this episode, but now I can see it as proto-Futurama – an episode that has all the elements of the show, including a heartfelt emotional arc and many great one-liners, … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Three, “I, Roommate”
Written by: Ken KeelerDirected By: Phil Avanzino Should I say that I already see so many elements of what makes Futurama great, or should I say that the show was always great and it would, with time, lock into its … Continue reading Futurama, Season One, Episode Two, “The Series Has Landed”
The funny thing about the Golden Era of The Simpsons is that it pulled off being two things. It’s a thoughtful and sophisticated exploration of our higher spiritual and emotional needs and an entertaining and accessible work of commercial entertainment. … Continue reading The Golden Era Of The Simpsons / Futurama, Season One, Episode One, “Space Pilot 3000”
Happy Saturday and welcome to the Frinkiac Challenge! This used to be a regular feature that I post way less often now because I’m directionless garbage, but it’s pretty simple to explain. Just use frinkiac.com, morbotron.com, masterofallscience.com, or any similar … Continue reading The Great Frinkiac Challenge Spills its Beans
