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===Topics of Discussion=== | ===Topics of Discussion=== | ||
*Intending to be serious this time. | |||
*A lot o though was put into the colour of [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]'s speedos to make them sexier. | |||
* | *[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and Bender supply commentary for this episode instead of [[Billy West|Billy]] and [[John DiMaggio|John]], though John doesn't do this consistently. | ||
** | **Fry thinks his acting sucks. | ||
* | *[[Ron Weiner]] tends to have dancing in all his episodes. | ||
*The first idea for the episode was the fake funeral. | |||
**Funerals have seemingly replaced courtroom scenes in ''[[Futurama]]'' as the serious moment with formal procedure. | |||
*Chemical composition of Bender. | |||
*High quality of music from [[Christopher Tyng]]. | |||
*The hieroglyphics used are not translatable into readable language. | |||
*The discussion at the weight loss booth was improvised by Billy and John | |||
*A scene with Fry running from a block sliding down the pyramid was removed. | |||
*Follows ''Stark Trek'' tradition of having another planet exactly like an ancient time on [[Earth]]. | |||
*Good to focus on a character's need to be remembered, this emotion is rare on TV. | |||
*Bender was possibly too mean. | |||
*The animators usually try to put the women in skimpier outfits than the slave clothes. | |||
*The original version of the explosion burned the entire planet. | |||
**This version keeps the people alive, or at least most of them. | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | ===Highlights / Quotes=== | ||
*'''Fry''': I can't watch this. It's unwatchable. I'm so embarrassed of my acting in this. I suck! I shouldn't be on TV this is crazy. | |||
*'''Matt''': We don't need writers, just animate this. | |||
*''' | *'''Farnsworth''': They cut the bee sting scene out. | ||
*''' | ===Goofs=== | ||
*Bender is able to lift massive weights but the ending of [[Bendless Love|one episode]] showed that he couldn't lift, only bend. Bender's explanation is that "Bender is great". | |||
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*[[Billy West]] | *[[Billy West]] | ||
**Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], miscellaneous) | **Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], miscellaneous)</strike> | ||
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*[[Philip J. Fry]] | |||
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] | |||
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Topics of Discussion
- Intending to be serious this time.
- A lot o though was put into the colour of Bender's speedos to make them sexier.
- Fry and Bender supply commentary for this episode instead of Billy and John, though John doesn't do this consistently.
- Fry thinks his acting sucks.
- Ron Weiner tends to have dancing in all his episodes.
- The first idea for the episode was the fake funeral.
- Funerals have seemingly replaced courtroom scenes in Futurama as the serious moment with formal procedure.
- Chemical composition of Bender.
- High quality of music from Christopher Tyng.
- The hieroglyphics used are not translatable into readable language.
- The discussion at the weight loss booth was improvised by Billy and John
- A scene with Fry running from a block sliding down the pyramid was removed.
- Follows Stark Trek tradition of having another planet exactly like an ancient time on Earth.
- Good to focus on a character's need to be remembered, this emotion is rare on TV.
- Bender was possibly too mean.
- The animators usually try to put the women in skimpier outfits than the slave clothes.
- The original version of the explosion burned the entire planet.
- This version keeps the people alive, or at least most of them.
Highlights / Quotes
- Fry: I can't watch this. It's unwatchable. I'm so embarrassed of my acting in this. I suck! I shouldn't be on TV this is crazy.
- Matt: We don't need writers, just animate this.
- Farnsworth: They cut the bee sting scene out.
Goofs
- Bender is able to lift massive weights but the ending of one episode showed that he couldn't lift, only bend. Bender's explanation is that "Bender is great".
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Executive Producer
- Rich Moore
- Supervising Director
- Ron Weiner
- Writer
John DiMaggio- Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)
Billy WestActor (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, miscellaneous)
- Bender Bending Rodriguez
- Philip J. Fry
- Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth
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