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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Futurama, Vol. 4
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List Price: $39.98
Our Price: $31.99
Your Save: $ 7.99 ( 20% )
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Manufacturer: Fox Film Corporation
Starring: Billy West, John Di Maggio, Katey Sagal
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543120209
Format: Box set
Label: Fox Film Corporation
Manufacturer: Fox Film Corporation
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Fox Film Corporation
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-08-24
Running Time: 414
Studio: Fox Film Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-03-28
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Editorial Reviews:
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No more good news, everyone--this fourth volume of Futurama is the show's last. By turns frenetic and far-sighted, Matt Groening's futuristic comedy provided belly-laughs for self-confessed sci-fi nerds, but somehow failed to connect with a broader audience, even though it was often funnier and sharper than stablemate The Simpsons. So now bid farewell to the Planet Express team--Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Bender, Amy, Hermes, Prof Farnsworth--as well as to kindly Kif, cloned Cubert, megalomaniac Mom, mutants in the sewer, the cast of robo-sitcom All My Circuits, swashbuckling space lothario and William Shatner wannabe Zapp Brannigan, Elzar the four-armed chef, and all the other characters that made Futurama such a unique experience. This fourth and final year has all the elements that fans enjoyed so much--but also those elements that partially explain its cancellation. Recurring characters are great if you've watched the show before, as are the in-jokes; and the many parodies of classic science fiction are fine for the initiated, but risk leaving other viewers out in the cold. The show's strengths and perceived weaknesses are exemplified in the episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," in which the original cast of Star Trek play themselves: hilarious for Trekkers, but not really for anyone else. Elsewhere we find Leela discovering her real parents aren't aliens at all but in fact live in the sewers; Kif getting pregnant; Fry discovering the fossilized remains of his faithful pet dog; and Bender being converted to steam power. Despite some ups and downs, it's still the funniest animated TV show. Multifarious DVD extras include cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes, animatics, galleries and Easter eggs. --Mark Walker
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: horrible deal. Exact reason you dont want to buy here.
Comment: waited over 30 days and never received what was purchased. I even wrote an extensive e-mail to the seller after 20-some days of waiting asking for anything along the lines of explanation, consoltation, refund, or really any contact atall and received nothing until Amazon refunded my money. Thanks gnewall20,......for Nothing. Take your business elsewhere as assuredly I will. Just Not cool B.S. indeed. If u don't have something don't sell it, and/or at least let the purchaser know so as not to waste all this freakin time! What if this was a gift! B.S. I could've had this over a month ago!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I have ridden the mighty Moon Worm!
Comment: Every single episode of this show was classic. What a shame that this show didn't out-live the non-funny Simpsons. My Futurama collection is my best video collection posession besides Invader Zim. Best episodes in this volume are Jurassic Bark, Crimes of the Hot, The Why of Fry and The Devil's Hands... Enjoy. =]
Customer Rating:
Summary: Futurama is the best
Comment: like any futurama episode should be...these are super awesome.
if you havent seen these, you are so missing out...so buy it and watch!
remember, " if you watch it, you cannot un watch it!"
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Summary: Futurama: Still great!
Comment: Since anyone considering purchasing this box set will already be familiar with the series, I'll skip the summarizing of the contents. This set collects all of season 4's episodes into one nice little package & does it well. My only gripe is that the plastic sleeve on the box dents & scratches easily & is very visible, unfortunately. While the idea behind it is great, I wish that the designers had made the sleeve a little more durable.
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Summary: Saved the Best for Last
Comment: Volume 4 is, as most of those reading the review, the end of the Fox television run of Groening's television series (see the drawing similarities to the Simpsons), and unfortunately the series was cut down in its prime. Almost all the episodes stand the test of repeat viewing. Fun, fun sci-fi humor.
A couple caveats - although I believe this is the best of the four volumes, unfortunately it is difficult for a newcomer to jump right into this one- this is a show that is more entertaining when one understands the background of the first seasons, plus by this point there is a steady stream of running jokes from previous episodes (what unfortunately kills a lot of television, in the end). Secondly, though this show in the beginning tried to appeal to a wide audience, with the Groening label and primetime Fox slot (I watched the first episode on the air, like a lot of people), eventually it settled down to a niche market, those with at least a passing interest in twentieth century science fiction. (a pinnacle of this is the Star Trek episode on this volume). The commentaries, by the way, are highly entertaining, and add to the value of the DVD.
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