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Pizza delivery boy Fry found himself 1,000 years in the future after being accidentally frozen in 1999 in Futurama. The animated sci-fi sitcom first aired on Fox in 1999 and ran for four seasons before it was canceled, at which point it returned as four direct-to-DVD movies, later re-cut into 30-minute episodes. It then moved to Comedy Central, where it lasted an additional three seasons.
Great sci-fi often addresses social issues, and Futurama is no exception—“Attack of the Clothes” was among the latest of the show’s episodes with a larger point to make, specifically about the environmental impact of fast fashion. It was also a fun play on the classic story of Frankenstein’s monster, where Farnsworth’s creation wasn’t so, well, monstrous with the head of a supermodel. It ended on a cliffhanger, rare for the series.
✕ Remove Ads “The Temp” was a funny yet unsettling episode that felt like classic Futurama and made a minor character a big part of the plot. Frank’s plan was diabolical, and although his actions weren’t justified, it was easy to understand them and sympathize with—being forgotten and left behind would certainly take a toll on a person. The episode was also yet another example of the show’s newer episodes turning to its past to expand on storylines and characters.
“The Impossible Stream” touched on the technological changes in the years it was off the air, including the sometimes overwhelming amount of content audiences have to choose from in the streaming age and the practice of rebooting old shows, as well as the effect watching too much TV could have on a person. It was an appropriately meta episode to kick off the new, rebooted series, complete with a fictional version of Hulu.
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