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"Why do you always have to say it that way?" "Haven't you heard of a little thing called showmanship?"

Let's get down to business - I love watching Futurama. I don't know exactly how it's possible to combine sci-fi, romance, drama, comedy, social commentary, parody, and genuinely-written scripts, and do it all well. But, by god, a crackpot team led by Matt Groening and David X Cohen did it! It worked so well, that it was brought back from the dead. Twice. (As of this writing, at least.)

Again - how, though, did Futurama do it?

Well, here's a great way to find out - go episode by episode.

You see, there are entire blogs out there dedicated to reviewing every episode of a particular series. The Simpsons, Star Trek: Voyager, and others, have all gotten blogs dedicated to going through every single episode, for good and for bad.

I'm sure that there's a blog out there dedicated to reviewing every episode of Futurama, as well. If so, what's another blog?

Before we start, you might have a few questions.

Question 1: What's this show about?

Short answer: it's a show about a delivery company in space!

Longer answer: Futurama follows the exploits of three close friends, all of whom work at an interstellar delivery company in the Year 3000;

• Phillip J Fry, the quirky, albeit mostly kind, delivery boy from the year 1999, who wound up in the year 3000 due to a prank call;
• Turanga Leela, the company's cycloptic starship captain, who comes off as the more "levelheaded" one of the three- although it's shown that she's really not too far above the insanity of the other two;
• Bender Rodriguez; the callous, egocentric, impulsive, misanthropic robot who is Fry's best friend/roommate.

In other words- Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. In the 31st century. With less diplomacy. And with 40% more dysfunction.

However, these are just the show's three central characters. There are many, many other characters in the show's canon- most, if not all, of whom are fantastically developed and contribute to the environment which fuels this show's plotlines.

Why is it so brilliant?

Awesome comedy, awesome plot, awesome characters, awesome drama... take your pick!

Is it perfect?

Nothing is perfect, and neither is this show. Continuity is sometimes a tad bit off, and there have been a few off episodes. Still, there's comparatively little to complain about in this show.

Wait... Matt Groening... that's the guy from The Simpsons, correct?

Yes. Ironically, the quality of The Simpsons began slipping around the time Futurama went into production.

So, how will this blog work?

My goal is to review every episode of Futurama ever made. I am going to get a few things out of the way, though.

First off, I'm not a fan of schedules, though I will try and get at least a review or two out every month.

Second off, the reviews will be in production order, not broadcast order. Why Netflix does the show in broadcast order is beyond me.

Third, there is a scoring system. I run another blog, where I review Red Dwarf and Gravity Falls episodes, amongst other things, and the scoring system there applies here. Basically, 0 goes to the most embarrassing to the show, and 10 goes to the episode that is closest to perfection.

Well... here's to another lousy review blog!

"Have a nice future!"