It’s unbelievable that Futurama hasn’t aired in 10 years.
How has it been a decade since we last saw Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, and the rest of Planet Express on their intergalactic adventures?
Since then, life has been busy. A pandemic, streaming platforms growing, social media changing…
Matt Groening and the other brainiacs behind the animated sitcom have 10 years of material to use for the revival, which they do well.
When you watch Disney Plus’s new Futurama episodes, it’s if the programme never disappeared.
The ridiculous comedy, crazy stories, and self-awareness that joyously and wittily pokes fun at the world are still there.
Futurama newcomers may wonder what’s going on.
The original series ran from 1999 to 2013, so there are 14 years of inside jokes and characters to learn.
It’s a wonderful comeback for those of us who grew up watching Bender chainsmoke his cigars and belch flames after sipping beer, who sobbed over Fry’s dog waiting for him for aeons when he went from 1999, and who really wanted Fry and Leela to get together.
As always, Futurama episodes sometimes take unexpected turns.
The Planet Express delivery team normally follows Professor Farnsworth’s directives before a significant snag causes pandemonium.
Season 11 references a new pandemic (sound familiar? ), a TV show that sounds eerily like Black Mirror, bitcoin, and streaming TV.
Fans will also learn about Futurama’s long-hidden secrets, such as Robot Santa’s background and whether Fry and Leela’s romance can survive the universe’s freezing.
The show’s humour is typically obvious, silly, and juvenile. That’s why we adore it.
For those of us who started watching Futurama when we were five, the series does what it does best, using the original voice cast to create a nostalgic and new resurrection.
How long will Futurama last? The show’s producers have the world at their fingertips, and it appears that no notion is too huge or odd for them to conquer.
Futurama returns! Bite my shining metal…
Futurama is available to watch on Disney Plus.
