American animated comedy series which aired from 1999-2003 on Fox and 2008-2013 on Comedy Central
Written by: David X CohenDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “Bender Rodriguez, you are charged with petty larceny, possession of something analogous to drugs, and assault with a smelly weapon.” I was surprised how much I … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Nine, “Free Will Hunting”
Written by: Dan VebberDirected by: Stephen SondovalDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “It’s July, right? Let’s wait three months and go to Oktoberfest!” I can never get over how much I enjoy the half-assed way the CC seasons play … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Eight, “Fun On A Bun”
Written by: Ken KeelerDirected by: Peter AvanzinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “Good luck, everybody but Zoidberg.” Not sure how controversial this take will be, but I consider this a sneaky good one that’s almost unnecessarily good given its … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode “The Six Million Dollar Mon”
Written by: Michael RoweDirected by: Crystal Chesney-ThompsonDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “The butterfly derby is when? And what?” This is another CC episode that kicks off with an annoying idea but ends up with a solidly executed half … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Six, “The Butterjunk Effect”
Written by: Eric RogersDirected by: Frank MarinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “You know, the rents are a lot more reasonable in Peru.” This is another one of those rare ones that’s about the best expression of a bad … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Five, “Zapp Dingbat”
Written by: Dan VebberDirected by: Edmund FongDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “Can I touch the water?”“I wouldn’t. But I’m smart.” I always have a really good time with this one and then have to admit it’s actually pretty … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Four, “The Thief Of Baghead”
Written by: Patric M VerroneDirected by: Dwayne Carrey-HillDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “I promise to cut taxes for the rich and use the poor as a cheap source of aquarium gravel!” This one is fascinating in that my … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Three, “Decision 3012”
Written by: Josh WeinsteinDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “Lot of weather we’re having.” I always remember “A Farewell To Arms” as being a pretty funny episode that I had some goodwill towards, but watching it … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode Two, “A Farewell To Arms”
Written by: Eric HorstedDirected by: Stephen SandovalDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “Planet Express crew, report to headquarters immediately! Repeat: what I just said, immediately!” This one is a weird one to judge, because on the one hand it’s … Continue reading Futurama, Season Eight, Episode One, “The Bots And The Bees”
Written by: Aaron EhaszDirected by: Peter AvanzinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “A wise man once said that nothing really dies – it simply comes back in a new form. Then he died. So the next time you see … Continue reading Futurama, Season Seven, Episode Fourteen, “Reincarnation”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
