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The Future’s Got It Covered

I’m not entirely sure how many new Futurama episodes Hulu ordered, but I do know that they’re going to wait before airing the next batch. So here are my thoughts on the ten episodes we’ve had so far. The Impossible … Continue reading →

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Magical and Mechanical Modification

When discussing Oz and its motley assortment of characters who are alive despite not containing genetic material (at least as we know it), or as in the case of Tik-Tok NOT alive although they can perform pretty much all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Characters, Futurama, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Television | Tagged bender bending rodriguez, calculon, captain fyter, cyborgs, dr. john zoidberg, hermes conrad, jack pumpkinhead, ku-klip, magic, paradox, philip j. fry, robot devil, robots, sawhorse, the tin woodman of oz, theseus, theseus' paradox, thomas hobbes, tik-tok, tin woodman, turanga leela |

Cybernetic Society

I haven’t been saying much about the new Futurama episodes, largely because I can’t think of a lot to say. The recent ones have had their moments, but I feel they’ve been rather lackluster overall. “Saturday Morning Fun Pit” was … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Douglas Adams, Futurama, Television | Tagged bender bending rodriguez, calculon, crushinator, emperor nikolai, g.i. joe, ghosts, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, marvin the paranoid android, nibbler, president richard nixon, professor hubert farnsworth, robots, scooby-doo, so long and thanks for all the fish, strawberry shortcake |