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|image text=The cover for Volume 8, featuring the [[Hypnotoad]].
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'''Volume 8''' is the boxset collection for [[broadcast season 10]]. It was released in {{w|region 1}} on {{date|10 December}} [[2013]] and in regions 2 and 4 on {{date|11 December|text=the next day}}, though the region-2 releases did not include the [[United Kingdom|UK]].
'''Volume 8''' is the boxset collection for [[broadcast season 10]]. It was released in {{w|region}} 1 on {{date|10 December}} [[2013]] and in regions 2 and 4 on {{date|11 December|text=the next day}}, though the region-2 releases did not include the [[United Kingdom|UK]].


The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "[[Futurama]] Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode &mdash; "[[Meanwhile]]" &mdash;, on 4 {{september}} 2013. <ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OThQqFcdog|title=Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12)|author=Nerdist|date=2013-9-6|site=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2013-9-7}}</ref> The release date for region 4 was revealed as late as 22 {{October}}.
The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "[[Futurama]] Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode &mdash; "[[Meanwhile]]" &mdash;, on {{date|4 September}} 2013. <ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OThQqFcdog|title=Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12)|author=Nerdist|date=2013-9-6|site=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2013-9-7}}</ref> The release date for region 4 was revealed as late as 22 {{October}}.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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** Broadcast season 10
** Broadcast season 10
** [[Audio commentary]] on all episodes
** [[Audio commentary]] on all episodes
** Bonus {{cat|animator}} commentary on "[[Game of Tones]]"
** Bonus {{cat|animator}} [[commentary:Game of Tones (animators commentary)|commentary on]] [[Game of Tones|"Game of Tones"]]
** Precious Trimmings: A Compendium of [[list of deleted scenes|Deleted Scenes]]
** Precious Trimmings: A Compendium of [[list of deleted scenes|Deleted Scenes]]
** ''Futurama'' University: An in-depth three-part exploration of the animation process at [[Rough Draft Studios]], Inc.
** ''Futurama'' {{cat|Universit||y}}: An in-depth three-part exploration of the animation process at [[Rough Draft Studios]], Inc.
*** [[characters|Character]] design
*** [[characters|Character]] design
*** Color
*** Color
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== Blurb ==
== Blurb ==


Attention, easily brainwashed [[Earthican people|citizens of]] [[Earth]]! <br> You are now under the control of ''FUTURAMA''<sup>TM</sup> <br> Volume 8 &mdash; the highly animated sci-fi comedy <br> from ''[[The Simpsons]]''<sup>TM</sup> creator [[Matt Groening]]. <br> Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding <br> extras not shown on {{TV}}, this outrageous collection <br> includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring [[2-D Blacktop|maniac <br> street racers]], [[Calculon 2.0|robot grave robbers]], and [[Stench and Stenchibility|nerve-wracking <br> nose transplants]]. You'll watch...you'll laugh... <br> you'll obey. The [[Hypnotoad]] commands it!
Attention, easily brainwashed [[Earthican people|citizens of]] [[Earth]]! <br> You are now under the control of ''FUTURAMA''<sup>TM</sup> <br> Volume 8 &mdash; the highly animated {{cat|s=no|science|sci}}-fi comedy <br> from ''[[The Simpsons]]''<sup>TM</sup> creator [[Matt Groening]]. <br> Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding <br> extras not shown on {{TV}}, this outrageous collection <br> includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring [[2-D Blacktop|maniac <br> street racers]], [[Calculon 2.0|robot grave robbers]], and [[Stench and Stenchibility|nerve-wracking <br> nose transplants]]. You'll watch...you'll laugh... <br> you'll obey. The [[Hypnotoad]] commands it!


== Images on the discs ==
== Images on the discs ==
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* The Hypnotoad is also featured on one of the discs of ''[[Futurama: The Complete Collection 1999-2009|The Complete Collection 1999-2009]]''.
* The Hypnotoad is also featured on one of the discs of ''[[Futurama: The Complete Collection 1999-2009|The Complete Collection 1999-2009]]''.
*In [[Australia]], this is the only disc set of a single season to be {{w|motion picture rating system|rated}} "M". The rating is for Animated Violence, as opposed to the usual "PG" rating the rest got. This is due to darker and more violent episodes like "[[Saturday Morning Fun Pit]]", "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]", and "Meanwhile".
* In [[Australia]], this is the only disc set of a single season to be {{w|motion picture rating system|rated}} "M". The rating is for Animated Violence, as opposed to the usual "PG" rating the rest got. This is due to darker and more violent episodes like "[[Saturday Morning Fun Pit]]", "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]", and "Meanwhile".
* On the main menu for each disc, the Hypnotoad "hypnotises" the owner.
* The commentaries were recorded before it was announced the show [[cancellation of Futurama|was cancelled]].
* The commentaries were recorded before it was announced the show [[cancellation of Futurama|was cancelled]].



Latest revision as of 22:17, 10 December 2015

Volume 8
Volume 8.jpg
The cover for Volume 8, featuring the Hypnotoad.
For seasonBroadcast season 10
No. of discs2
Released
Region 110 December 2013
Region 211 December 2013
2 February 2015 (UK)
Region 411 December 2013
← Volume 7 Futurama: The Complete Series →
DVDs

Volume 8 is the boxset collection for broadcast season 10. It was released in region 1 on 10 December 2013 and in regions 2 and 4 on the next day, though the region-2 releases did not include the UK.

The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "Futurama Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode — "Meanwhile" —, on 4 September 2013. [1] The release date for region 4 was revealed as late as 22 October.

Contents

The extras for Volume 8 were revealed on 24 September 2013, by the website TVShowsOnDVD. [2]

Blurb

Attention, easily brainwashed citizens of Earth!
You are now under the control of FUTURAMATM
Volume 8 — the highly animated sci-fi comedy
from The SimpsonsTM creator Matt Groening.
Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding
extras not shown on TV, this outrageous collection
includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring maniac
street racers
, robot grave robbers, and nerve-wracking
nose transplants
. You'll watch...you'll laugh...
you'll obey. The Hypnotoad commands it!

Images on the discs

Additional information

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Nerdist (06 September 2013). Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12). (YouTube.) Retrieved on 07 September 2013.
  2. ^ David Lambert (24 September 2013). Futurama DVD news: Update about Volume 8 and The Complete Series. (TVShowsOnDVD.com.) Retrieved on 28 September 2013.