• kd637_mi@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    It had some pretty funny moments, and the universe being trapped in an ever expanding warehouse is pretty Futurama, but I was pretty disheartened when I saw the name of the episode and when I saw it was just about Amazon. I hope not all of them are current event things.

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      It kinda feels like it could just be set in current times. They’re not really using the fact it’s in the future for any gags in this series, although i suppose Fry has been there so long it’s going to be difficult to make it work.

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      1 year ago

      They did a ton of current events humor/episodes over the years. There’s constant pop culture references that won’t land with anyone born past 2000s in the older episodes, characters, etc. It’s always been part of the show.

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        But it wasn’t so often the central theme of the episode. We’ve had 4 out of 5 stories based purely around current events.

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    I liked this one, although I suspect it may not always age well

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    This and the bitcoin episode makes me think they wrote all these back in 2014-2018 and could just now produce them. They really need to stop trying to be South Park.

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    1 year ago

    The other day I ordered a small item. Sure enough, huge box and 1 piece of inflatable plastic. Such a waste. Definitely identified with the scene where Bender is being taught how to package items.

    Was a decent episode. Definitely more enjoyable than the previous one for me at least.