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Futurama's Big DVD Comeback Is a Cosmic Suck

Futurama was canceled by FOX four years ago, but thanks to the online agitation of its fan base, the show has been resurrected as a series of four feature-length direct-to-DVD releases. The first of these, Bender's Big Score, hits the market today, and boy, does it essentially suck. OK, feature-length money plus feature-length production schedule means stunning animation. Too bad a dynamic, richly colored look is paired to the usual gag pile-up that, for plenty of under-obsessive viewers, doomed the original series to poor ratings. Why tell one great joke when five in a row will do? More »

11:00 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Matthew DeBord
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Futurama Release Party Brings Out Paparazzi

Thursday night, Fox threw a redcarpet hootenanny at the Arc Light in L.A. for its first direct-to-DVD feature release of Futurama. "Bender's Big Score," which comes out November 27, marks the sporadically amusing franchise's return to grandeur. The occasion was celebrated, of course, by making voice-over artists pose for paparazzi shots and trotting out a guy in a Bender suit. Klaatu barada nikto! Gallery and spoilers after the jump. More »

2:56 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Matthew DeBord
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