New Futurama In June
For fans of Futurama, there was a little bit of a wilderness; the show was cancelled, rerun for years, and sold as DVD season sets. Then, Bender’s Big Score was made and released, along with the promise of three more straight to DVD features. While Bender’s Big Score was a satisfying return, it’s not really the same as, say, 22 new episodes. In fact, the feature could be construed, collectively, as four episodes (airing soon on Comedy Central). So, basically, it’s now another long wait before in new Futurama content becomes available. Well, according to some reports floating around on the internet, that wait may only be a couple of months. Animation Magazine is currently reporting a June 24th release date.
The next DVD is entitled “The Beast With a Billion Backs.” For those who’ve already seen “Bender’s Big Score,” they would know that the story ends with the fabric of space and time ripping open. Basically, because of illicit time travel, Bender has copied himself hundreds of times, and that drives the universe to split at the seams. The new feature will pick up there. In H.P. Lovecraft fashion, an other-dimensional beings cross the breach. Of course, the resulting planet-sized creature is not as scary. It has develops strange romantic inclinations. (Zap Branigan lust on a colossal scale?) At any rate, as long as it’s as good as “Bender’s Big Score,” fans will likely be satisfied. However, it might not completely sate the thirst for more Futurama, as it will be an equally long time before the third and the fourth features to be released.
Futurama, Bender’s Big Score, Matt Groening, David X. Cohen
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