Not many people talk about this, but Fox's censorship was actually for the better. Because the punch line of the jokes couldn't be "penis", the writers were forced to be more creative and thus, made some of the best comedy in television.
It’s a funny thing about a lot of media, art and more. Sometimes restrictions force brilliance, whereas giving people unlimited resources and no rules can bread stale unimaginative crap.
@@Edzi07 you said it right, mate. And we have the Comedy Central seasons as proof of that. Same writers + no censorship= a lot of good of jokes but also some unnecessarily raunchy ones...
While I agree with this in general, I think Futurama is a bad example. Their type of humor rarely relies on stuff that would get them censored, theyre more likely to make a maths joke than a penis joke.
3:30 Bender's disproportionate anger about Kif being pregnant is one of the greatest things I've seen and the way Kif cowers is just the icing on the cake
I also enjoyed the Comedy Central episodes of Futurama. A lot of people just didn't get the jokes and the first four seasons were "peak television," no doubt.
@telphex4471 Thanks for agreeing. Futurama is also one of three adult animated shows I can still stand to watch the latest seasons of, South Park and the more underrated American Dad being two others.
@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi Not to me and as I said before, a lot of Simpsons / Family Guy / Rick and Morty fans are not giving up on their shows in later seasons.
I was thinking that maybe Hulurama is not so bad, I'm just holding it to a high standard because I have fond memories of the earlier seasons. But no, the new episodes don't compare to the older stuff even a little bit.
I find the new season lacking due to the direction of the writing to include stupid pop culture references over cleverly crafted jokes. They're still there, the clever jokes, but I think the show should've ended when it did. That last scene of the first episode of the season, when Fry talked about cancelling and binging, I think it was a warning.
i know its too much fleeting relatability, but like you said, some of the jokes are still good. its better that it exists than if another 3 soap operas existed with that budget
@@exeterd9 And I refuse to give up on South Park and American Dad either. Sigh. Would be so much easier if one of these shows just did a final season already.
Early Futurama had a great timeless quality and holds up really well event today while the Comedy Central era lost it by becoming increasingly more topical and thus dated. I hope hulu can recapture than timelessness but I'm skeptical. Please don't become another Simpsons.
There’s a new Futurama? In today’s Woke West World? How could it be funny, lol, when it was always about ironic irreverence, dark, yet simultaneously somehow, lighthearted, edgy, sardonic humor? It was so awesome!🥹
In the Fox seasons there was alot more character writing and consistency at play (not to mention the jokes were funny and aged ok instead of the lousy "new simpsons" humor of "heehee wouldnt it be funny if iphone was eyephone and susan boyle was susan boil"). Imo this made the emotional moments of earlier seasons hit more since we knew these characters and bonded to them. Since comedy central it seems like the characters are just a revolving door of which character is going to act completely braindead for the sake of a joke (fry might as well have been lobotomized with how he acts). I think alot of this is due to the budget cuts of the later seasons (I remember reading somewhere that they fired alot of the writing staff in transition - i guess they chose the wrong ones to lay off).
I heard it was pretty solid, the trailers were worse than the actual product. It may not top the previous seasons, but it's still the same type of humour and writing the series is known and loved for. I think the references to modern stuff loses its place since Fry was from 99, but they were always a part of the show so I can't say the modern references are truly out of place
I feel like the references are too timely. They could be forgotten or feel niche after a while. And the cadence or rhythm feels off a bit. Like the natural chemistry the voice actors seem to have in the earlier seasons seemed a bit forced. I still think it’s funny and probably being a bit biased of course, but just doesn’t have the same kick to it.
Futurama was the best, no matter the era, but I disagree. The seasons after they got brought back to life by comedy central were GOLD. Maybe fewer gratuitous jokes, but so much more endearing stories
You forgot the best one: Fry: blow-drying his hair in front of the rocket thruster Leela: "What're you doing!? You just got a huge dose of radiation!" Fry: "And great lift."
The robot burial is the funniest sequence of robot jokes I’ve ever seen
Not many people talk about this, but Fox's censorship was actually for the better. Because the punch line of the jokes couldn't be "penis", the writers were forced to be more creative and thus, made some of the best comedy in television.
It’s a funny thing about a lot of media, art and more.
Sometimes restrictions force brilliance, whereas giving people unlimited resources and no rules can bread stale unimaginative crap.
@@Edzi07 you said it right, mate.
And we have the Comedy Central seasons as proof of that.
Same writers + no censorship= a lot of good of jokes but also some unnecessarily raunchy ones...
While I agree with this in general, I think Futurama is a bad example. Their type of humor rarely relies on stuff that would get them censored, theyre more likely to make a maths joke than a penis joke.
@@danielsolano330not exactly the same writers, some new and some old and also a lot just being cut to save money
@@Edzi07Agreed, less is truly more.
3:30 Bender's disproportionate anger about Kif being pregnant is one of the greatest things I've seen and the way Kif cowers is just the icing on the cake
Yep, that kinda sums up my views on the general human race these days.
When you're having a bad day, Bender can fix it.
If he didn't cause it
I'll make my own day. With blackjack and hookers!!
He’s 60% good day!
I'm 40% fixed!
True
He's really keeping me in a good mood these days
"Second place?! That's a fancy word for losing! You. Didn't. Stick your landing!"
"Forgive me, my friend!"
"NEVER!"
Yeah we watched the video mate
@@chaz2985bro they were just quoting their favorite part, chill
The British Museum one had me gasping.
Clicked on the notification for the video because it popped up when I tried to use the search bar lmao. Not even mad.
"The key to a successful strategy is the element of surprise.... Surprise!"
"Why is this God forsaken rock worth dying for?"
"Don't ask me, you're the ones doing the dying."
"Has your race taken over the earth?"
"No, I just work here."
Pretty much establishes the style of humor for the rest of the series. 😂
Those first 4 seasons (in uk) are four of the best seasons of any show
I also enjoyed the Comedy Central episodes of Futurama. A lot of people just didn't get the jokes and the first four seasons were "peak television," no doubt.
Definitely. I think nostalgia for the old episodes blinds people’s opinions of the newer episodes
@telphex4471 Thanks for agreeing. Futurama is also one of three adult animated shows I can still stand to watch the latest seasons of, South Park and the more underrated American Dad being two others.
Or most of them were just noticeably worse.
@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi Not to me and as I said before, a lot of Simpsons / Family Guy / Rick and Morty fans are not giving up on their shows in later seasons.
@@BananaQuagmire-kv4qi Banana Quagmire? Family Guy fan?
1:50 the British museum takes literally everything
I do like the Comedy Central era but the fox era is still the best one
4:13 ngl out of context Fry’s pretty lucky
She is pretty fine for a lobster lady
When I’m watching Futurama, I forget Leela has one eye. I just don’t notice.
The best ever!
I was thinking that maybe Hulurama is not so bad, I'm just holding it to a high standard because I have fond memories of the earlier seasons. But no, the new episodes don't compare to the older stuff even a little bit.
Absolutely. Terrible, sloppy, lazy, wreckless writing in the Hulu episodes
They’re all Good !
I find the new season lacking due to the direction of the writing to include stupid pop culture references over cleverly crafted jokes. They're still there, the clever jokes, but I think the show should've ended when it did. That last scene of the first episode of the season, when Fry talked about cancelling and binging, I think it was a warning.
i know its too much fleeting relatability, but like you said, some of the jokes are still good. its better that it exists than if another 3 soap operas existed with that budget
I'll never give up on Futurama. Remember, people still follow the latest seasons of The Simpsons.
@@SamanthaJonesSATCbecause most consumers will take anything they can get. Sick dogs
@@exeterd9 Got that right.
@@exeterd9 And I refuse to give up on South Park and American Dad either. Sigh. Would be so much easier if one of these shows just did a final season already.
They needed to have overlords
1 half pull *whip crack*
We favor giving unreasonable subsides to the brain slug party.
Fry: Sure you say that now!
"Fry! Where's your brain slug?"
"Poor little guy starved to death..."
Early Futurama had a great timeless quality and holds up really well event today while the Comedy Central era lost it by becoming increasingly more topical and thus dated.
I hope hulu can recapture than timelessness but I'm skeptical. Please don't become another Simpsons.
Eh. Not super impressed with the new ones lol
There’s a new Futurama?
In today’s Woke West World? How could it be funny, lol, when it was always about ironic irreverence, dark, yet simultaneously somehow, lighthearted, edgy, sardonic humor? It was so awesome!🥹
@@poempadgett4664found the Republican lmao
They will and more ETC !
@@poempadgett4664you say that like the very pilot didn't have "woke west" jokes like the police officers
In the Fox seasons there was alot more character writing and consistency at play (not to mention the jokes were funny and aged ok instead of the lousy "new simpsons" humor of "heehee wouldnt it be funny if iphone was eyephone and susan boyle was susan boil"). Imo this made the emotional moments of earlier seasons hit more since we knew these characters and bonded to them. Since comedy central it seems like the characters are just a revolving door of which character is going to act completely braindead for the sake of a joke (fry might as well have been lobotomized with how he acts). I think alot of this is due to the budget cuts of the later seasons (I remember reading somewhere that they fired alot of the writing staff in transition - i guess they chose the wrong ones to lay off).
I am singing wing chief of the Martian tribe.
Take us to your leader.
Are you saying the new one isn't that good? (I haven't watched it yet)
pretty bad
I heard it was pretty solid, the trailers were worse than the actual product. It may not top the previous seasons, but it's still the same type of humour and writing the series is known and loved for.
I think the references to modern stuff loses its place since Fry was from 99, but they were always a part of the show so I can't say the modern references are truly out of place
I feel like the references are too timely. They could be forgotten or feel niche after a while. And the cadence or rhythm feels off a bit. Like the natural chemistry the voice actors seem to have in the earlier seasons seemed a bit forced. I still think it’s funny and probably being a bit biased of course, but just doesn’t have the same kick to it.
the first one is what it's like being trans in retail
2:44 Merasmus?
pre s6 was the best
Too bad Fox destroys everything good
2:02 😂
For seriously threw out it’s best show like it’s nothing.
"FRY! I challenge you to Claw-Plach! (clacks claws)
“Forgive me my friend”
“NEVVVERRRRR”
2:56 Its Warhammer 40K LORE in the nutshell for you.
Futurama was the best, no matter the era, but I disagree. The seasons after they got brought back to life by comedy central were GOLD. Maybe fewer gratuitous jokes, but so much more endearing stories
Lol
Futurama is the most unfunny shit
You forgot the best one:
Fry: blow-drying his hair in front of the rocket thruster
Leela: "What're you doing!? You just got a huge dose of radiation!"
Fry: "And great lift."