Comment disappointed with Futurama (Score 1) 261
I was quite surprised to see the good reviews on slashdot after being very disappointed with Futurama. I was so psyched to see new Groening that I even interrupted a dinner party to force everyone into the living room to watch Homer do the trucker thing (cute, but not as good as Simpsons has been) followed by the new, incisive and insightful dystopia of AD 3000.
As a diehard Simpsons fan, I have been consistently amazed at the ability of the crew to address every sector of society. A world-famous literary critic from Britain tells me that Simpsons is the last great satire, the only redeeming quality in American culture. My Russian friends tell me of the great popularity of "Semejka Simpson", and the 14-year old thugs that make me vaguely nervous on my way to work love that Bart says "Damn" and Homer says "suck".
I have been drawn to the careful, often sophisticated exploration of our cultural context and a playful but cricical lackadaisy.
Futurama kept the gags and random cultural references but seems to have lost anything more than that. Suddenly it's that ridiculous King of the Hill, but now a-la Sci Fi. I was actually embarrassed that I had interrupted the dinner party.
My only hope is that Futurama will, as the Simpsons did over two years, mature and become something more than a bunch of loosely concatenated not horribly interesting gags. For now, I'm going to turn the TV off after Simpsons on Sunday night.
As a diehard Simpsons fan, I have been consistently amazed at the ability of the crew to address every sector of society. A world-famous literary critic from Britain tells me that Simpsons is the last great satire, the only redeeming quality in American culture. My Russian friends tell me of the great popularity of "Semejka Simpson", and the 14-year old thugs that make me vaguely nervous on my way to work love that Bart says "Damn" and Homer says "suck".
I have been drawn to the careful, often sophisticated exploration of our cultural context and a playful but cricical lackadaisy.
Futurama kept the gags and random cultural references but seems to have lost anything more than that. Suddenly it's that ridiculous King of the Hill, but now a-la Sci Fi. I was actually embarrassed that I had interrupted the dinner party.
My only hope is that Futurama will, as the Simpsons did over two years, mature and become something more than a bunch of loosely concatenated not horribly interesting gags. For now, I'm going to turn the TV off after Simpsons on Sunday night.
