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In June, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released four items: A [[promotional picture]] showing [[Leela]], [[Amy]], [[Zoidberg]], [[Farnsworth]], a {{w|mecha}} Hermes, [[Bender]] and [[Fry]] in the [[Planet Express employee lounge]] and a design of the mecha Hermes - together with the revelation that the episode was the one associated with the Hermes plot at the San Diego Comic-Con - on 6 June,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24549394332/countdown-to-futurama-mecha-hermes-i-know-what|title=Countdown to Futurama: Mecha Hermes|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-06|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref> a design of the cover of the magazine ''[[Astounding Tales]]'' on 7 June<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24619167851/countdown-to-futurama-astounding-tales-get-the|title=Countdown to Futurama: Astounding Tales|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-07|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:The Six Million Dollar Mon|the storyboard]] showing Bender suggest to Hermes getting an implant on 8 June.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24690495576/countdown-to-futurama-extendo-arms-storyboard|title=Countdown to Futurama: Extendo Arms Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-08|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-06-08}}</ref> | In June, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released four items: A [[promotional picture]] showing [[Leela]], [[Amy]], [[Zoidberg]], [[Farnsworth]], a {{w|mecha}} Hermes, [[Bender]] and [[Fry]] in the [[Planet Express employee lounge]] and a design of the mecha Hermes - together with the revelation that the episode was the one associated with the Hermes plot at the San Diego Comic-Con - on 6 June,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24549394332/countdown-to-futurama-mecha-hermes-i-know-what|title=Countdown to Futurama: Mecha Hermes|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-06|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref> a design of the cover of the magazine ''[[Astounding Tales]]'' on 7 June<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24619167851/countdown-to-futurama-astounding-tales-get-the|title=Countdown to Futurama: Astounding Tales|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-07|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:The Six Million Dollar Mon|the storyboard]] showing Bender suggest to Hermes getting an implant on 8 June.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24690495576/countdown-to-futurama-extendo-arms-storyboard|title=Countdown to Futurama: Extendo Arms Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-08|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-06-08}}</ref> | ||
By 8 June, {{w|MSN TV}} had revealed the episode's air date.<ref name="MSN TV">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref> | By 8 June,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=23053.msg1319010#msg1319010|title=Futurama: Futurama News (including but not limited to Countdown to Season 7) - Page 8|author=Just Fan|date=2012-06-08|site=[[PEEL]]|accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref> {{w|MSN TV}} had revealed the episode's air date.<ref name="MSN TV">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref> | ||
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"The Six Million Dollar Mon" is the one hundred and twenty-first episode of Futurama, the seventh of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Hermes upgrades his body with robot parts.[1]
Production
On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that, in an episode of the seventh production season, "Hermes [would] realize he [was] less efficient than a machine, so he [would] chop some unnecessary parts of his body and [would] become a cyborg".[3] On 30 August, a photograph of the cover of the episode's production script was posted on a Tumblr blog - revealing the episode's title.[4] On 29 February 2012, CGEF confirmed the episode's title and revealed its writer to be Ken Keeler and its director to be Peter Avanzino.[5][6]
In June, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released four items: A promotional picture showing Leela, Amy, Zoidberg, Farnsworth, a mecha Hermes, Bender and Fry in the Planet Express employee lounge and a design of the mecha Hermes - together with the revelation that the episode was the one associated with the Hermes plot at the San Diego Comic-Con - on 6 June,[1] a design of the cover of the magazine Astounding Tales on 7 June[7] and part of the storyboard showing Bender suggest to Hermes getting an implant on 8 June.[8]
By 8 June,[9] MSN TV had revealed the episode's air date.[2]
Image gallery
The cover of the episode's production script.
The first design.
The second design.
The first page of the storyboard to be released.
Additional information
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to the American television series The Six Million Dollar Man - the title character of which is, like Hermes here, a cyborg - and the fact that Hermes pronounces "man" as "mon".
- Astounding Tales[7] is a reference to the American science fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact - which was initially published as "Astounding Stories" - and the American anthology comic book series Astonishing Tales.
Quotes
Hermes: No more implants. I don't want to end up a cold, emotionless machine like you.
Characters
References
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (06 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Mecha Hermes. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 06 June 2012.
- ^ a b Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
- ^ JavieR (27 July 2011). San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos. (The Futurama Point.) Retrieved on 06 June 2012.
- ^ Pizza & Orange Juice. 13 August 2011. Retrieved on 13 May 2012.
- ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (07 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Astounding Tales. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 07 June 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (08 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Extendo Arms Storyboard. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 08 June 2012.
- ^ Just Fan (08 June 2012). Futurama: Futurama News (including but not limited to Countdown to Season 7) - Page 8. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.