Was Futurama's Revival a Mistake?!

In 2023, Futurama’s THIRD revival in its history, the 4th era of the show, began airing on Hulu. Almost TEN years after the previous series finale, Meanwhile, aired on Comedy Central, and over 24 years after its original series premiere on Fox. As a lifelong Futurama fan, the fact that this was happening at all sort of broke my brain. I, alongside a lot of other fans I think, were a little hesitant to welcome the show back after it delivered such a satisfying conclusion. But now that we’ve actually SEEN the first 10 episodes of the Hulu era, it begs the question. SHOULD the show have been revived all these years later? Were the episodes delivered good enough to warrant negating SUCH a powerful ending? I think it’s a complicated question, and obviously I’ve got A LOT of thoughts on the new season.
0:00 Intro
1:42 The Impossible Stream
13:33 Children of a Lesser Bog
24:27 How the West Was 1010001
34:35 Parasites Regained
44:50 Related to Items You've Viewed
54:14 I Know What You Did Next Xmas
1:09:33 Rage Against the Vaccine
1:22:10 Zapp Gets Cancelled
1:30:37 The Prince and the Product
1:39:15 All the Way Down
1:50:40 Season Wrap Up
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[@Johnny2Cellos]

Post your ranking of the new season! 1. All The Way Down 2. I Know What You Did Next Xmas 3. Children of a Lesser Bog 4. Related to Items You’ve Viewed 5. The Impossible Stream 6. Zapp Gets Cancelled 7. Parasites Regained 8. How the West Was 1010001 9. Rage Against the Vaccine 10. The Prince and the Product

[@PrawnEmoji]

Agreed.

[@delby_]

In what tier would you put all the way down?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Right on the Money man. 😊😊😊😊

[@cookiestrong8757]

If you have time, could you do a review for each episode of the new season of Solar Opposites? That would be really fun!

[@devernepersonal3636]

1. All The Way Down 2. I Know What You Did Next Xmas 3. Related To Items You Viewed 4. The Impossible Stream 5. Zapp Gets Cancelled 6. Parasites Regained 7. Rage Against The Vaccine Are the only good episodes in no specific order.

[@Genesis3Chi]

I am disappointed that they vaguely kept Fry and Leelas relationship but not Marianne and Zoidberg. I think they could absolutely have kept her around even if just in references and Zoidberg still work. Retconning her existence or how powerful her relationship with Zoidberg was kinda hurt

[@DMKleinArts]

Absolutely. I hope that gets touched on i. The next batch of episodes

[@nothanks9503]

Who cares it’s zoidburg

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4392]

​@@nothanks9503Hermes? Is that you???!

[@nothanks9503]

@@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4392 tally me banana

[@jeffzeiler346]

yeah, that was lame. zoid deserves that relationship.

[@traviswhitfield8045]

I’m not gonna lie. I liked it better when they left thier finale on Meanwhile where it made look like they were in a loop.

[@sergantanthony216]

I remember that finale. The next episode to air after that was the pilot episode

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

Exactly, a complete loop of a story that continues ad infinitum. Fry always delivers pizzas, falls into the pod and after many years of adventures, grows old with Leela and "goes around another time."

[@ChristianSuppes]

It opened up more possibilities for more episodes.

[@calamitychris]

me too.

[@CYXNIGHT]

Ong It was easily the best episode to leave it on

[@ethandeboer103]

This may sound like a strange silver lining, but I feel like with these 10 episodes they already burned through all of the dated topics that they couldn’t cover in the 10 years they were gone. Covid, cancellations, Amazon, crypto… I can’t really think of many other topics. Hopefully this means that the later episodes will be a little more timeless EDIT: Oh, I guess you also make this point later in the video. Guess I commented too quickly haha

[@Speeds_Gaming_Corner]

They could have an episode where Trump runs against Nixon for president of earth and has Zapp as his running mate

[@Axolotl_Man]

@@Speeds_Gaming_CornerOh god please no

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

@@Speeds_Gaming_Corner I don't want another reminder that Trump exists.

[@TheZeagon]

@@Axolotl_Man oh god please yes

[@danielmikhalchuk3490]

@@Speeds_Gaming_Corner It would be Zapp, he's basically Trump. He wouldn't exactly run against Nixon tho because they're both Republicans, (but he would shit all over him like Trump did) maybe he runs against one of the main cast/a respected politician and ends up winning even though he get fewer votes.

[@haileybalmer9722]

I still can't get over how right All The Way Down felt for Futurama. It wasn't just the sci-fi elements, it wasn't just the math jokes, it wasn't just the absolutely stunning end with Fry and Leela. It was all of that with character driven jokes and experimental animation sequences. It wasn't just consistently funny, it felt like a classic Futurama episode.

[@gordonhuskin7337]

Wrong! typical woman. the 19th was a mistake

[@user-jc8ez9iw2j]

The new Futurama felt like sjw hogwash, felt like the writers wives have boyfriends

[@b1merio]

I would not say a mistake. This is like the first season of the Comedy Central season. A bit of growing pains as the writers get their stride, but there were definitely some gems in there. The last two episodes were my favorite. Can't wait to see what comes next.

[@texanarchy666]

You liked the anthology?😂

[@bangitybangbabang]

I was highly skeptical at the start but they came in strong with brilliant humour and character building, fell off a little towards the end but finished strong

[@michaelmatthews1567]

@@texanarchy666We all have our own opinions

[@FLEXJR69]

​@@texanarchy666the anthologies are very much a highly divided debate. I've always liked them, I've never personally got the issues with them.

[@b1merio]

@@texanarchy666 The rubber ducks song was funny, the animation for Windos was beautiful, killer Zoidberg is a fun concept, and science spell made me chuckle. Plus, I like anthology stories in general.

[@mightyfilm]

For a show that did NOT need any further episodes by any means, I think we got it pretty good so far. We have to view this as a standard season of television where we'll always have a couple banger episodes, a few entertaining ones, and a couple that feel like they're there because they had to make an episode count. This felt like another season of Futurama, not a reboot, not a re-imagining, not a handing over the IP to writers who want to take everything in a new direction. It didn't needlessly repeat old jokes too often, it didn't misunderstand the humor. Watching these episodes next to other more recent ones they feel consistent. If anything, I'd say other than retiring Leela and Fry's will they/won't they schtick for a grown up relationship and having Amy and Kiff be parents, things felt safe. Not necessarily in a bad way. Any problems I'd see are the dreaded "you've been writing this for so long" paradox where they can't be to bold, but they can't alienate a fanbase with fan fic-y ideas in their heads that don't match up. And frankly, even the most dreaded episode wasn't that bad. Clearly the Explovid episode was the writers venting, and if you put that stuff aside, the episode was okay, and THANKFULLY not a 20 minute "this was written 2 years ago" full rant or obnoxious "hey! Remember when we all had to stay inside and did crazy things?" tight five. However, I have to say the underrated gem was the Sensitivity Training episode. Take out the lame buzzwords that are somehow still in our lexicon and we got a Zapp episode that had it coming for 20 years. We might even see character development on a character that didn't even have a sensitive moment past his debut episode. And a nice, subtle jab at those whining about how "politically correct" the army has supposedly gotten. Something that says, sure, there's a thin veneer of progressiveness, but we're still going to drop bombs on people and screw the locals.

[@InaneBlatherPodcast]

Agree with a lot here, but I feel like good television should no longer have an issue with "padding out an episode count," etc. Short 10-episode seasons are the norm, now; just a couple of bleh episodes is like a fifth of your series

[@mightyfilm]

@@InaneBlatherPodcast If we want to get technical, this is a streaming season. They had 20 episodes in production, but split them in half to make multiple seasons. Some shows are still on the season to season basis, but Futurama is all batch season all the way. Though it doesn't really so far seem to hurt the series like a lot of batch shows do. At least they don't have one long continuing story where they constantly have to keep the audience in suspense, and everything feels like it could have been resolved with a couple episodes.

[@InaneBlatherPodcast]

@@mightyfilm true!

[@michaelbutler5818]

Loved episode 10. Was great to see David X. Cohen really embracing the reason why I love his writing so much. With all the high brow sci-fi and meta-textual analysis he never lost track of the characters emotions and the human experience.

[@blucat4]

EXCEPT CLAMS!! TO HELL WITH CLAMS!! 😂

[@vandetta0_0]

I’m happy with what they did and to be honest I don’t have many complaints. I’m glad to get more episodes of a show I love so deeply and it shows that the creators do too.

[@LeoWisconsinson]

Clickbaity title by 2cellos to work the algorithm.

[@EmpireGamingWynter]

I really felt like the true season finale should have seen Fry propose to Leela but at the same time, I'm glad they didn't rush into doing that. Their proposal and wedding need to be big deals and be treated with a lot of gravity.

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

I suspect that the proposal comes near the beginning of next season and the marriage in Otherwise. Mostly because the definitions of the words lend themselves to it. Meanwhile was a series finale that was named and made with sort of a meta-cognition that Futurama is a show that always comes back because it resonates through time. Hence the title "in the intervening time" (definition of meanwhile) it showed us what was going on between the finale and revival. Which is why picking up the show seconds after meanwhile and not resetting the status quo was so important. Then you have "Otherwise" in difference to those that have been considered. If it's truly being written as the potential end of this run: the title basically screams "we can't do meanwhile again but we can do something else." If Futurama ends on Fry and Leela getting married it's one of the possible perfect Futurama endings. Because it is the ultimate sealing of the deal of the "Will they won't they" and it transforms the emotional core of the show. So much like meanwhile you have a significant ending focused on progressing the story, but it leaves it open to another future return. Marriage the ending of a season of one's life (which is why it's a good stopping point) but it's also the beginning of another (which is why it's the perfect jump off point for more.)

[@blucat4]

The 'real' season finale is #20, because they always knew they were doing 20.

[@psychonaut1502]

Well, this is only the first half of the season. There's still 10 episodes left.

[@walpoleandworcester]

I felt it wasn’t necessary but even this latest season had some gems so I wanna see if the next 10 episodes improve!

[@LeoWisconsinson]

People saying next season ends with a proper send off….to the next Futurama movies you mean?

[@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi]

It pretty much just had one good episode. Even the sort of decent episode gets ruined by writing out Zoibergs girlfriend at its expense.

[@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi]

Pretty much otherwise only the last episode is actually good. Unfortunately even that is weakened from a total lack of good humor, being a retread of a better episode, and just no one caring(especially Fry) that Bender casually just says goodbye to his universe.

[@douglaswolfen7820]

"Hesitant to go back after such a satisfying conclusion". The previous conclusion was wonderful, but somehow this feels deeply ironic. After all, that "satisfying conclusion" was about how the characters, who had already lived long full lives, were more than happy to go back and have one more go around 💜

[@PcCAvioN]

I guess we're watching that next go around

[@blucat4]

Well said! 🙂

[@MTTT19]

Maybe I was asking for too much but I think Fry and Leela’s relationship was really underplayed in this Season. The only real step we got was them moving in together which was nice but I had hoped for more. Perhaps we’ll see a grander step in the next Season?

[@pepesilvia429]

What would be a grander step? Children? They're happy and together, what more should we expect?

[@queenieqt2033]

​@@pepesilvia429sex and romance 😅

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

"Mistake" might be a bit much, because there are a lot of moments I'm glad exist (Kif and Amy, the Xmas and finale episodes, the Old West 4 way shootout), but I think the writers were way too ambitious. Most episodes do not need more than an A plot and a B plot, but most of the episodes this season had way too many things with too many characters going on, which wrecks the normal pacing. Classic Futurama, and even most of the CC era, was sharp and funny, but there was also space to let the jokes sit before going to the next one.

[@loke6664]

Yeah, it has a bit of the Rick and Morty syndrome... Most shows had it the last few years, where they try to cram in more story and jokes in each episode. It works in some shows but in others it gets a bit much, The Simpsons had the same problem for some years now. I think they believe all modern viewers have ADHD and must be bombarded with jokes all the time. Futurama still had less of it then most other shows have 2023, but at times it still felt a bit badly paced.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

@loke6664 same with the new seasons of MST3K, the pacing and the writing just undercuts any kind of reaction. Compare it with Rifftrax, which has the original MST3K team, and is still so perfectly timed.

[@loke6664]

@@CinnamonGrrlErin1 Yeah, it is almost everywhere. Futurama didn't even go that far with it, when I started to watch the new season I first just noted something was off a bit and it took almost the entire first episode before I noticed that the pacing was a bit faster then earlier episodes. Other shows, like Simpsons have increased the pacing far more and spits jokes all the time but that screws up the comedy, no time for the setup, just run the punchline and go to the next one. It is easiest to note in shows that have been running for a long time since you can compare the new episodes with the old. The fast pacing can work in certain shows, Rick and Morty pulled it off well for at least 2 seasons even if the quality dropped like a rock after that but older shows aren't built that way and it doesn't work in many newer either. I do think the new Futurama season still works reasonable well, they had a couple of good episodes and the rest of the episodes besides the weird anthology worked even if they weren't anything really special but I think they should manage the pacing better. It is fine to suddenly yank up the pacing to 11 now and then but most of the run time need to be slow enough to build up the jokes and characters. The weakest of all the episodes was the anthology and it was also the episode with the fastest pacing, I don't think that is a coincident.

[@Yamatonix11]

More futurama with the original writers is never a mistake.

[@heehoopeanut420]

Enough said

[@foodwich2132]

Fresh new writers isn't a bad thing either though. Especially when this season really feels like it was written by 50+ year old men trying desperately to be topical.

[@Yamatonix11]

@@foodwich2132 I did not see that with this season, so I will have to agree to disagree.

[@foodwich2132]

@@SchmergDergenAnd? The first episode the binge one was written by Patric Verrone and I thought that episode was utter shit. He also wrote the worst episode of the Fox run (That's Lobstertainment) so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But what about The Kif episode that was massively disappointing and a waste of time? Written by none other than Eric Horsted. Who wrote War is the H Word, which is by far my favourite episode of the series when it comes to its jokes. The "PC Crowd" joke in the former episode was so bad that I knew it had to be written by someone old who's trying desperately to be hip and new. What exactly is your point with mentioning She-Hulk here? Are you trying to prove something? That all new writers are "Woke" or some other dumb shit? I don't particularly care for that as I kinda put Marvel behind me and I'm probably never going to watch She-Hulk anyway, but new writers bring new life into material. Why do you think The Simpsons is finally getting well received again lately? Because Al Jean was the showrunner for 20+ years and wouldn't let any character development happen. The new guy in charge of the show is around my age and he's breathed new life into it. Also its true when it comes to video games too, look into how restrictive Shigeru Miyamoto has been with Nintendo devs, so much so he killed the Paper Mario series. Sometimes you have to pass on the torch, David X. Cohen is thankfully still great at writing, but the show needs fresh inventive ideas.

[@iseeu-fp9po]

@@foodwich2132 Ageist much?

[@thesweetone]

Was it a mistake? No. Was it perfect? No. Was it horrible? No. It was not what we deserved but what we got. I am glad it came back but I would also like to see a proper send off at the end of the next season.

[@reckoner1913]

In what deranged universe can you work out what quality of Futurama you "deserve"?

[@sarryberry1089]

i disagree, the quality of production is good sure, but the plots were just plain bad

[@InaneBlatherPodcast]

​@@reckoner1913in Universe A. Or maybe Universe 1. Or the Mongooses! Yeah, the fighting mongooses.

[@supaskiltz9877]

@@reckoner1913better then what we got? A big reason this show refuses to die is because of the dedicated fan base, if there was no interest the show wouldn’t have come back 4 times now. I’d say we deserved C rank or better for every episode. An average run with some great episodes, not a meh run with some great and some bad episodes like we got.

[@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi]

Most people who are committed to a long running series should expect episodes that aren’t mid to low quality if the series creators don’t want fans to leave. People deserve their time not being wasted and watching something that can be considered quality of they’re being asked to give their time and commitment to a show someone made.

[@theassortedhobbyist]

I don’t know if I can say the revival season was a mistake just yet because we still have 10 more episodes of the ordered 20 episodes left to judge the season as a whole. There were a lot of little and big stuff I’ve enjoyed in this run so far and while there were some episodes that didn’t quite stick the landing in their execution, the episodes I did enjoy were enough to make me glad to see this show come back and I’m willing to see what the rest of the season has in stored. The Comedy Central run of Futurama proved its worth to me with episodes like “The Late Philip J. Fry”, “Lethal Inspection”, “Murder on the Planet Express”, or “The Bots and the Bees” and given that this first half of season 8 (aka season 11) has some solid entries like “I Know What You Did Next Xmas” and “Children of a Lesser Bog”, I’m still in high spirits for the rest of the season (aka season 12). My ranking for this revival season (so far): 1. I Know What You Did Next Xmas 2. Children of a Lesser Bog 3. Related to Items You’ve Viewed 4. All The Way Down 5. The Impossible Stream 6. Parasites Regained 7. Rage Against the Vaccine 8. How the West Was 1010001 9. Zapp Gets Canceled 10. The Prince and the Product

[@veezopolis]

Only half of the episodes were good, but none of them felt like they needed to be made

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

This

[@dh.151]

That’s how I felt. It didn’t feel the same. I’ve watched futurama since a kiddo. My boyfriend was a much bigger fan of the new season than me.

[@wiidub9225]

1. Related to the items you viewed 2. I know what you did next xmas 3. All the way down 4. How the west was 1010001 5. The impossible stream 6. Children of the lesser bog 7. Zapp gets cancelled 8. The prince and the product 9. Parasites regained 10. Rage against the vaccine

[@caitlinpanettieri4957]

For 24 years I've been waiting for answers on why Leela was titled 'The Other' and now Nibbler is just a house pet does that mean we won't get any answers?

[@alliesangalli1757]

The more I think about it and rewatch the season, the more I feel like All the Way Down singlehandedly justifies the revival for me. It's maybe not on the same level as some of the show's best episodes, but I really loved it, and it makes me excited to see more from these writers.

[@blucat4]

I agree, and I think it is on the same level as the shows best episodes. I also loved the 'Momazon' episode, the other 7 episodes were decent and they all had good parts and one liners. Only PanP was insulting. Overall, yes, thank you! 🙂

[@heftyjongle2958]

I found All the Way Down to be super artificial. The moments at the end didn’t feel earned. I feel like Futurama’s Hulu season had solid highs but devastatingly low lows. Before the new season aired, I was happy for Fry and Leela’s relationship holding continuity but the way it has been written it feels weak and cheesy. They’ve been together for 50(?) years maybe more or less, but the way the relationship is written they feel like an extremely new couple and it bothers me.

[@KarrierBag]

I always loved Futurama and my kids grew up on it, I had set up a Circus in 1992 and we toured a lot, In Jan 2000 I got a mobile data card for my laptop and when we could we watched episodes when on the road, when they started coming out on DVD I got all as they were available, my kids liked the Simpsons but loved Futurama and still do. I haven't seen any of these new ones and this is my first look at them, I will find a way to see them, I don't do any online streaming stuff like Nettflix / Disney etc. and I live on a boat so don't have a physical connection so will find some way to see them. Thanks for a brilliant talk / walk through has been a laugh and not spoiled it in anyway, it is 3am here in the UK now on my boat and at 56 my memory has gone down big time

[@saikoormike]

The ending of the final episode is one of the first episodes of a show that made me cry. The fact that the simulation basically ends the second before they kiss means that they shared their final moments just wanting to love each other, but it cuts off just before, meaning that they can never do that. It means they're just...gone. Nothing can bring them back. Like Farnsworth said, it would take centuries for that moment to happen. And I would guess that Planet Express isn't around after literal Centuries, if not millennia.

[@LeoWisconsinson]

It was though, see the cavern on the green/first Time Machine episode. At least 10,000 years or more it was an in place ruin.

[@saikoormike]

@@LeoWisconsinson I don't think there would be electricity provided if the entirety of New New York was in ruin

[@Schadrach42]

"but it cuts off just before, meaning that they can never do that." From their perspective it doesn't. Even if every second of their universe takes a century in the one we're more accustomed to, to them it would just seem normal. For all we know, every second in the universe we're accustomed to takes a thousand years in the one above that. Also, I find it amusing that they didn't double down on the "physics really does seem like a simulation" bit even harder. For example, reality has a distance and duration below which the concepts lose meaning - the Planck units. Which kind of resemble a resolution and tick rate, like say Minecraft has.

[@blucat4]

The Professor actually says "every second is years if not centuries", not centuries if not milenia. So yeah the kiss happened.

[@fillok2204]

My ranking: 1. All The Way Down 2. Related to Items You’ve Viewed 3. I Know What You Did Next Xmas 4. Zapp Gets Cancelled 5. How the West Was 1010001 6. Parasites Regained 7. The Impossible Stream 8. Children of a Lesser Bog 9. Rage Against the Vaccine 10. The Prince and the Product

[@americanodude]

This is the best ranking I've seen. I'm not a big fan of the Children of A Lesser Bog episode, but so many other people keep putting it in their top 3

[@shootinglegend12]

Honestly a respectable list

[@dgkallday1128]

I love Futurama with all my heart. But I never made it past the fourth episode of this new revival and that makes me sad. I will obviously give it another shot, but it wasn’t it for me on the first viewing. I’m really hoping the second viewing will redeem it.

[@HybridTheGamer]

I'd give it another chance. The 5th episode is where I started to like the new season. I was unsure til that point

[@blucat4]

#5 is the second best, #6 is the third best, and #10 is the best, a brilliant episode. #9 is an absolute shocker though, worst episode ever!

[@Resimaster]

It's refreshing to see a video that is passionate, well made and thought out, but DOESN'T have adverts. Amazing 😁

[@BlinksAwakening]

Well the season finale alone was worth it. That simulation episode is an instant classic. In a sense this season reminds me of the Comedy Central seasons, where it's mostly not living up to the original run, but then you get a brilliant episode here and there like The Late Philip J. Fry that makes it all worth it even if I do wish every episode could be of that quality.

[@TheMisterman15]

This video made me realise I didn't actually watch the episodes and was just using them as background noise.

[@chad9186]

It was kind of a mistake. Yes, I am extremely disappointed that Futuramas most proper series finale didn't stay the finale. These episodes aren't bad most of them are just very meta. That Zapp Brattigen episode was clearly a parody of the Pepe Le Pew controversy. I wouldn't be surprised if Pepe was an influenced by Zapp. The Covid episode streamed at the time when that should be considered old news by now . The only episode that's worth it is the one with Kif and Amy's kids because of the 20 year wait both in the episode and in real life but that could've worked as a a stand alone special

[@blucat4]

Don't watch the next season then.

[@BBMacsWorld]

Ok, I haven't watched this video yet, but I just want to say. The revival definitely wasn't a mistake. While there were a couple bad episodes. Most of them were good and felt like classic Futurama. I'd wanted it to comeback for years and it was definitely worth it!

[@josuebartley7272]

This is weird to say (because I’m not fully sure exactly what I mean) but I felt the characters were kind of absent in the new show. There were a couple of moments when they felt exactly like they used to, and in those few seconds I was suddenly a kid again and it was everything I wanted. But that those moments were so rare (maybe a few seconds total) made me really feel the absence of the characters. I genuinely don’t know what specifically was missing tho, it’s not like it isn’t character driven or they don’t have stories or arcs, but it felt somehow closer to family guy where the characters are a cast for the plot rather than people

[@llamawalrushybrid]

I definitely feel like I get this too! The plots seem a bit surface level and I cannot for the life of me point my finger on why. i guess it feels more like a character saying a line instead of people interacting. Especially in Children of a Lesser Bog. Kif didn't speak unless it was plot relevant. I feel like he coulda naturally interjected a few times. They seem to be puppets to move the plot along instead of feeling like an organic scene.

[@funnycatvideos5490]

yeah bad writing or something@@llamawalrushybrid I wish they would've worked on these episodes for years it felt like it was all rush ED

[@Jane-ow7sr]

I dont understand why comedies feel the need to "get with the times" when the original comedy was just fine as it is.

[@ShadeBlackinsane1]

For those wondering at 38:46 when he pauses. The sound effect is from the game Virtual On Oratorio Tangram for the Sega Dreamcast/Xbox 360. The sound effect plays in the game whenever you select something in the title screen.

[@MJC-yo5kj]

What sets Futurama’s Covid episode to South Parks is that South Park was able to get it out quicker and it really isn’t relevant right now

[@themann1086]

I’m glad it came back! It’s funny to me that I agree with your 2-6-2 breakdown, though even RATV and the anthology episode had some good bits. This honestly felt stronger than the CC start. I’m excited for more!

[@anastasiamiles890]

Every single problem they've come up against in the revival has been either self-inflicted or something. They already had a solution for a seasons before. Sometimes they even change Canon because we've seen nibblers litter box be changed before and now suddenly you can't? Their lack of ideas for new episodes is showing through.

[@kaptainkoala8476]

The one thing I didn’t like was how Amy’s parents reacted to the kids. They specifically stated previously that they didn’t care about the circumstances as long as they were grandparents. It was basically their main character trait.

[@fgoogle4142]

Watched it all. Thank you for doing all this. You even helped me point out some things I myself have not noticed. You are awesome.

[@huyh172]

I think my feelings are a bit mixed on the new season, but overall i think im happy for the revival Its kinda like Tariq said on Cartoons that Curse, like, what are we getting thats supposed to pay us back for the show dismissing its last ending, and we got I Know What You Did Next X-Mas and All The Way Down which are both steller episodes so that make the whole thing worth it Frankly im just happy every episode didnt turn out to be Mid like we where afraid of 3 episodes in

[@UndergroundDev]

The revival was definitely NOT a mistake. Some really good episodes came out of it, such as All The Way Down and I Know What You Did Next Xmas. Instant classics for me.

[@btpd21]

Might be the earliest I've been to one of your videos! Happy it came back even if there were some misses - excited to hear your take!

[@martinrosendahl9134]

Only problem I have with any Futurama material : not enough focus Zoidberg... he's just so insane - I love him..

[@captainhydrodus4616]

Honestly somewhat. The reconning and the ham fist attempts at "modern topics" just felt forced personally.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Actually, I think the revival it's on a pretty decent path so far. It may have it's ups and downs like the previous revivals but it's been doing amazing for the first 10 episodes, And here's hoping that the next episodes will be awesome as well!

[@Infected-Candies]

this show literally didnt need to have a revival, the final episode was a loophole. a perfect ending for roughly any series because it means you dont have to think of new concepts or hot takes. it could live forever as a show that ended and restarted itself.

[@elrondhubbard7059]

3:26 I absolutely love that still image of Roberto sticking up BillionaireBot at knifepoint, and he's just got a chute built into his torso that money flies out of 🤣

[@Wokiis]

All The Way Down was the standout episode for me. I’m glad Futurama’s back and hope they stick around for many years.

[@Resimaster]

Billy West is 70 now and it shows in Fry's voice. We might get a couple more series, but we'll have to see.

[@nonofyourbuisness8373]

I’m only 19 and got into futurama like maybe not even 3 years ago so every episode could’ve been shit but getting to experience being excited for a new futurama episode every week was great

[@exileforever2508]

I think the major problem is that, we are sort of slowly moving pass these kind of series in adult animated media. I mean, in the last few years we gotten; Castlevania, Primal, Pantheon (thank god for season 2), Final Space, Invincible, Arcane and Legend of Vox Machina. Yes Futurama has their story continuous at time and isn't a sitcom series, but no one truly age and focus mainly on the comedy and social commentary. But with these shows, they feel like they are taking a chance where comedy isn't the true focus (Final Space has comedy but we know it's story base) and want to tell stories that isn't just gorey for the sake of shock value. Futurama is still an incredible show, but I don't feel much for it if they aren't willing to take chances and changes things up. Hell, in the Simpsons right now, Comic Book Guy got married and Moe has a fiancé (right now), and Homer stopped strangling Bart. The biggest change here that Fry and Leela are dating and Amy has kids now. But beside that, nothing truly shake up the status quo or a reason to bring back the series. Hell, Tiny Toons Looniversity changed up the formula where it's more story base and the characters, while familiar, has some changes to different themselves from their old selves. At least, that's my two cents on the matter

[@shootinglegend12]

I love futurama so much.. so my heart tells me that futurama coming back is amazing.. sure we had 2 very forgettable episodes but there was 4 that makes us happy that the show came back

[@scoobydouche9991]

I personally think so. You can tell some of the voice actors are struggling at points, the lows are really low especially with only 10 episodes now. It's not the worst thing ever (Thundercats Roar) but I don't think it was needed

[@SoicAngellis]

I feel like an important thing is; The passion is here, clearly. So let 'em cook!

[@codyevans6032]

Honestly I thought It felt kinda soulless from the first episode, which was kinda funny cause that's the episode shitting on revivals. My girlfriend liked the first few episodes but even she was bored by the 4th.

[@heze2819]

I really like this revival so far. I think the jokes are stronger than the Comedy Central run although I did like those too. Like most people tho so far there hasn’t been a great episode yet. I’m excited to see more and hopefully they get another 20 and maybe a movie. Ranking Below. 1. I know what you did next X-mas 2. Children of a Lesser Bog 3. How the West was 1010001 4. Related to Items you’ve viewed 5. Rage Against the Vaccine 6. Zapp gets Cancelled 7. The Impossible Stream 8. Parasites Regained 9. All the way down 10. The Prince and the Product I need to rewatch to make sure my ranking is accurate to how I actually feel

[@uniraffesaur]

If they can produce more episodes like All The Way Down then this run can absolutely go somewhere

[@calvinboucher5741]

Man that finale gets better and better the more I dwell on especially that last shot of simulated Fry and Leela. My ranking off the top of my head is probably this. 1. All The Way Down 2. I Know What You Did Next Xmas 3. Related to Items You’ve Viewed 4. Children of a Lesser Bog 5. Zapp Gets Canceled 6. The Impossible Stream 7. How the West Was 1010001 8. Parasites Regained 9. Rage Against the Vaccine 10. The Prince and the Product I think the next batch of episodes will fully prove that the revival was worth it for anyone still doubting.

[@surferdude4487]

I'm just happy that we're getting more of this series. The quality has been about as good as it ever was.

[@RecoveringMusicAddict]

More Futurama is never a mistake

[@Hens1123Minecraft]

For the longest time I thought the ending of meanwhile was a purgatory hell time loop because they say "ready to go around again". I thought this meant that they would always reach the same point of "Going around again"

[@thegreatunknown8075]

thank you for not cutting out hypno-toads subscribe it feels very fitting to "randomly" pop up and repeat

[@arthurdurham]

This was the first season of Futurama I couldn't finish. It just felt like it exists bc it can exist but all the passion and ideas have dried up. I think it was a mistake, *Meanwhile* was a perfect finale.

[@g5036]

Ok Arthur

[@Glassessss]

I could see both sides but to me, was it a mistake? Well...yes. The one good thing that Futurama had when it came to the show being constantly canceled was that it gave the writers and new writers a chance at providing a new perspective giving way to innovative stories effectively slowing down the inevitable, series rot. The main problem is the fact that "series rot" is inevitable. We've gotten so used to Futurama for the most part, producing well rounded seasons due to the fact that the show was constantly on coincidental hiatus (in a sense) that even shows spaced out eventually lose their spark and Futurama is no exception to that. This Hulu season is mid at best. The premise no longer makes sense. We were exploring the unknown future along with Fry, seeing sights and technology we could only dream of. It was fun watching the crew travel on their delivery excersions discovering new cultures along with the comedy using subtle pop culture references instead of being so in your face. However this season the viewer is stuck mostly in the planet express office with obvious topical jokes that do not often land. The entire time I'm watching this I'm wondering why they aren't making deliveries, and why some of the characters are reduced to flat one liners or quips like Bender. I couldn't even finish the season off (I was 2 episodes away) because it was so boring and unfunny I couldn't waste my time anymore waiting for it to "get good". Also the most important thing that hurts this season is that biggest obstacles for the individual characters, whether that's character development or an outside source, like Fry and Leela's will they won't they drama, has not only been reseolved they do kinda back track a little to give them a story. Before time was frozen Fry was going to propose to Leela then the events of the episode happened and everything was set back to the status quo. Why have them start will moving in together as boyfriend and girlfriend if before the events of time stopping, Fry had intention of asking Leela to marry him? I'm not saying that the moving together shouldn't be a plot, I'm just wondering why their relationship regressed. It's a bit odd. The series should've ended on a high like the series finale. The season it aired wasn't perfect, but it was leaps and bounds better than the Hulu series which felt like a shell of Futurama. Anyways that's just my opinion on the matter.

[@gregwarrener4848]

bruh. love your attention to detail. a true diligent viewer

[@TheRealSonicBeats]

The last ending we got was such a perfect way to rewatch the series, the perfect way to start all the way back over.

[@Superphilipp]

The title was kinda klickbaity, no? Obvously it wasn't a mistake, we already know that you loved a lot out of this.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

asking and answering a question many fans are posing is not click bait

[@mr.x2567]

I wouldn’t say this revival was a mistake at all! In fact, I’d consider this the Diamond in the rough amongst the many reboots, revivals, and other cheap pieces of nostalgia bait we’ve been getting lately. Granted, I could not even keep watching “Rage Against the Vaccine” (although I might just rewatch it when the issues surrounding COVID are FAR in the rear-view mirror compared to now) but I can confidently say that “All The Way Down” might be one of, if not my favorite Futurama episode of ALL TIME. Also this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I like “The Prince and the Product” in a so bad it’s good kind of way.

[@emilybigmuscles]

One thing I haven't seen anybody point out is that the charm of the earliest seasons came from the fact that everybody was from the same time period as Fry. Now, we come from a future 23 years ahead of Fry's time, but well behind the show. It feels so out of place because it isn't relatable to anybody but the audience, which is why I think the show being topical doesn't work. It's so awkward and janky.

[@doomcooky]

As someone who has grown up watching this show I’m kinda sad to see it back. I remember watching that final episode when I was like seven and I remember being so so happy that fry and Lela finally got together. I liked what I’ve seen of the new series but it honestly should have stayed dead. (It also made my complete series box set not that anymore)

[@lindseybrown5648]

given how many times i've rewatched the eps themselves I'd say they were an overall good quality and I eagerly await more.

[@PrawnEmoji]

Johnny 3 Cellos

[@bonniesbitchin]

Spittin

[@cameronpritchett8300]

Ive been a fan of this show since day one. Ive watched the entire series multiple times. Hulu failed. This comeback was a major disappointment and shouldnt have been brought back.

[@edithreeves408]

Its interesting. The first hulu run episode came out and felt like a total ad read. Like a whole episode, just to broadcast your own streaming channel ON your own streaming channel. After that, i jumped to season 1 ep 1 lol i couldn't let Futurama be ruined like that 😂 but your details in the episodes that follow make me realize i may actually be missing out. Thank ya

[@robertrussell4035]

They better release these seasons on dvd. If if wasn't for dvds this show wouldn't be like it is

[@schtuff.8207]

Plus - THE WRITERS ARE GETTING FAIR PAY NOW. That will presumably have a meaningful effect on the scripts, presuming they have more time to polish the other 10 episodes now and just have a better work/life balance

[@astralnaught9431]

Hopefully next season gives fair pay to good writers

[@cultreader9751]

@astralnaught9431 >implying there are good writers

[@prageruwu69]

nah. though i will admit i'm kinda sad that meanwhile wasn't the finale anymore (it was one of the best series finales i've ever seen), these episodes have been alright too, at least most of them. seeing these guys again at all was awesome. while there were a couple episodes i didn't like, there were also a couple i adored (ESPECIALLY all the way down). reminds me of the beginning of the comedy central run having a rocky start but eventually getting better. also i'm a sucker for all the cute casual fry and leela stuff, like fry calling leela honey and leela thinking fry is cute in his uniform. :)

[@dorothyallspice1862]

I believe the Hulurama era is just an optional expansion pack. You can watch it if you’d like and it won’t ruin the experience.

[@cultreader9751]

@dorothyallspice1862 couldn't that also technically apply to the Comedy Central seasons?

[@cartoonkelly7924]

I have been waiting for Kif and Amy’s children for twenty years. I bet the writers never thought they’d be writing this.

[@richardconnor2871]

Yeah, so far... I'm very non-plussed about this revival. The Comedy Central revival brought me some of my favorite episodes, more than one that beat out all the originals. But, so far, the Hulu series hasn't done anything for me. The closing bit of Children of a Lesser Bog was good... and there was plenty that was 'fine'. But nothing felt like explorations the writers were waiting to tell, and justified the revival. I'm still here for more, we'll see how the rest of the series shapes up. But.. eh...

[@wesleypharr7539]

Sorry but I'm going to be the guy that comments not watching. Yes it was the biggest fucking mistake to bring Futurama back. They ended the show twice and it was perfect, the new season is just modern TV garbage.

[@ThomasTheorist]

Yes it was a mistake, as much as I love Futurama, the OG series ended perfectly. Literally no reason to bring it back. Really didn't care for the first 10 eps, but HOPEFULLY the last 10 will prove me wrong! Ans make Futuramas return worth it

[@wacleford]

I will say watching these as the episodes came out made me appreciate this season more.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

The biggest continuity error for me was how last time Barbados Slim leaves the show he says he's leaving forever and you'll never see him again. That remained true until this season. They brought him back which is a break in continuity with every other season.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

NO! this season was amazing! It gave us consistent leela and fry, amy's children and an amazing xmas episode! Can't wait For more!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@Adrian-cc7mb]

I just thought it was very mediocre……

[@EvilLeprechuan]

wasnt even aware they brought futurama back, thank you!

[@MaxOakland]

I think this whole season is worth it just for All The Way Down

[@NerdMiGerd]

I will say I was very apprehensive when I first heard the news of a Hulu revival, however after the whole season aired I can't say I saw this as a total waste. It's a very solid return, with only one dud in the bunch (which isn't even in my bottom 15 of the whole series mind you), and a season finale that genuinely may have cracked my top ten in the whole series. Hope they keep the momentum going for the next ten.

[@CCJAN.5]

The reboot…when only one episode is decent……..

[@shemjeffs2953]

It really didnt need to come back. Watched them, had no pull to rewatch, cant remember half of them. Just sort of makes you feel a bit sad when you see it's lost the magic. That and you can hear the age in Billy West's voice, his delivery is slower, and it makes it seem like every joke line he's delivering is meant to be funnier and more impactful than it actually is

[@Zyxie_Zyxie_Zyxie]

I know this may sound very cliche but I would love for fry and leela to have a kid at the end of this new run it just feels like the natural bookend to not only them as characters but this version of this world. I mean there’s so much you can explore with the world of Futurama and to have it with a new batch of characters with the lead being half human half mutant just seems like an interesting idea to me as like a mini series. Also, if we could explore more of future earth that’d be neat

[@RussianJackal]

Yeah. Exactly the thing I was afraid was going to happen happened. Futurama ended on a heart warming episode a decade ago just before it started to become stale and absurd. And while the new show is not outright terrible, it is incredibly mediocre, half hearted, and is just putting out vibes of a completely unnecessary project. It’s pretty noticeable in the voice acting and delivery whenever characters speak. I just get the same feeling I got from Mallory Archer right before Jessica Walter died. The planet Express crew should have been left in the past as legends, not slowly commercialized into obscurity.

[@shitheadbabygirl]

No, KZbinrs who make their living off of repeating every detail in a show and calling it a recap are. You used to be good, now you offer nothing of value

[@marisaturner3352]

I remember watching “Meanwhile” when it aired on Comedy Central and when they go into the tube to go around again, it went right into the title sequence and played the first episode and it was the absolutely best television I’ve ever seen.

[@bad_mankingdom4115]

I love Futurama, but there's finally episodes that I absolutely hate. Luckily there's an entire library of older episodes that I'll always love.

[@polkarfield]

I only disliked 3 episodes so I consider it a success

[@leahv5892]

I was highly disappointed in the Hulu era of Futurama. One or two were reminiscent of classic Futurama, but it felt so flat and dead. Maybe it would have been better as another movie?

[@SassMate]

You got me with the hypnotoad. +1 sub

[@cheezeofages]

Shaking off the rust is a great way to put it. I look forward to more and it was pretty good, but there was a bit of offness about it.

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

This overall has probably been one of Futuramas worst seasons but I'm glad it exists just so they have the chance to get their bearings and hopefully make better episodes in the future, it's not in it's prime but it's not dead so there's at least that

[@patricklauer4452]

Oh it was a very big mistake