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|name = 3012 phenomenon | |name = 3012 phenomenon | ||
|image = | |image = [[File:Countdown to Futurama 2012 (video 2).png|225px]] | ||
|image text = [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Scruffy]], [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]], [[Amy Wong|Amy]], [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] around the calendar foretelling the end of the world. | |||
|type = Predicted doomsday | |type = Predicted doomsday | ||
|first appear = {{clink|US#060|The Bot Who Cried Wolf}} | |first appear = {{clink|US#060|The Bot Who Cried Wolf}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''3012 phenomenon''' is a prediction that the world will end in [[3012]] made by an ancient prophecy {{et|7ACV02}}.<ref name="MSN">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref> In this year, [[Bender]] became the star of a hit [[TV]] show on which he terrified the public with the phenomenon ([[The Bot Who Cried Wolf|US#060]]). | The '''3012 phenomenon''' is a prediction that the world will end in [[3012]] made by an ancient prophecy {{et|7ACV02}}.<ref name="MSN">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref> In this year, [[Bender]] became the star of a hit [[TV]] show on which he terrified the public with the phenomenon ([[The Bot Who Cried Wolf|US#060]]). | ||
A calendar in possession of [[Planet Express]] predicted fires, earthquakes and sharksplosions, followed by the end of the world. A weather balloon had foretold these disasters; it also detected the onset of a catastrophic sunspot cycle. In 3012, the cycle began its effect on [[Earth]], leaving [[New New York]] in chaos.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22660349317/countdown-to-futurama-the-world-is-ending-again|title=Countdown to Futurama: The World Is Ending Again Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-08|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-08}}</ref> | |||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
On 23 June [[2011]], ''[[Futurama]]'' co-creator [[David X. Cohen]] announced that there would be an episode in [[Season 7]] about someone predicting the end of the world coming in 3012.<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/tv/futurama-david-x-cohen-interview-1?cmpid=rss-tv "Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!"]</ref> On 25 April [[2012]], {{w|MSN TV}} updated their ''Futurama'' episode guide - revealing that the episode was "[[A Farewell to Arms]]".<ref name="MSN"/> | On 23 June [[2011]], ''[[Futurama]]'' co-creator [[David X. Cohen]] announced that there would be an episode in [[Season 7]] about someone predicting the end of the world coming in 3012.<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/tv/futurama-david-x-cohen-interview-1?cmpid=rss-tv "Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!"]</ref> On 25 April [[2012]], {{w|MSN TV}} updated their ''Futurama'' episode guide - revealing that the episode was "[[A Farewell to Arms]]".<ref name="MSN"/> | ||
[[File:Sunspot cycle.png|thumb|left|The catastrophic sunspot cycle starting.]] | |||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
Revision as of 08:48, 9 May 2012
| 3012 phenomenon | |
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| Type | Predicted doomsday |
| First appearance | "The Bot Who Cried Wolf" (US#060)  |
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The 3012 phenomenon is a prediction that the world will end in 3012 made by an ancient prophecy (7ACV02).[1] In this year, Bender became the star of a hit TV show on which he terrified the public with the phenomenon (US#060).
A calendar in possession of Planet Express predicted fires, earthquakes and sharksplosions, followed by the end of the world. A weather balloon had foretold these disasters; it also detected the onset of a catastrophic sunspot cycle. In 3012, the cycle began its effect on Earth, leaving New New York in chaos.[2]
Production
On 23 June 2011, Futurama co-creator David X. Cohen announced that there would be an episode in Season 7 about someone predicting the end of the world coming in 3012.[3] On 25 April 2012, MSN TV updated their Futurama episode guide - revealing that the episode was "A Farewell to Arms".[1]
Additional Info
Trivia
- The 3012 phenomenon is a reference to the 2012 phenomenon.
Appearances
See also
References
- ^ a b c Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 26 April 2012.
- ^ Matt Tobey (08 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: The World Is Ending Again Clip. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 08 May 2012.
- ^ "Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!"