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Release Date: 12 August, 2003 Retail Price: $49.98 OUR Price: $32.49 You SAVE: $17.49! Cast: |
Futurama, Vol. 2 Reviews
Consistently Funny
Futurama was a great animated comedy. And even though it was ill-treated and canceled by Fox, it lasted long enough to fill four DVD box sets. I would recommend all of them.
Season 2 is probably the most consistently funny of the series run. (Season 3 and 4 contain the best episodes, but all the worst ones). All the Season 2 episodes are worth watching. Probably the best ones are "The Problem with Popplers" and "War is the H Word (which spoofs war and M*A*S*H and includes the ever delightfully smug Zapp Brannigan)." Other highlights of this season include Richard Nixon's head running for president of Earth, Fry's romantic brushes with a mermaid and cute Amy, and "Anthology of Interest" which featured short stories in the style of Simpson's Treehouse of Horrors.
This show will make you happy.
The Future Is Now!
The Show:
If you've never seen Futurama before, Season 2 is an excellent place to start; right in the middle of the chaos!
The quality of the writing is excellent and rather consistent, unlike the radical highs and lows of Season 3. There aren't any clunkers here, and several high points (Anthology Of Interest 1, Cryonic Woman) make this the perfect buy for fans, and anyone who enjoys quality mainstream american entertainment that also asks its viewers to be moderately well read.
The Video:
Great picture quality, lavish user friendly menus. The colors are strong and gorgeous, but I did notice some interlacing problems. Nonetheless, This is all better than broadcast quality. Many times I was able to notice intricacies in the line-art I never noticed during the show's broadcast run.
The Audio:
Clear and loud. All the dialogue sounds great, free from hiss, as does music. The dvd case says it's in surround, but I didn't notice much directional audio. There are spanish and french tracks, which also are encoded in surround.
The Special Features:
Many episodes have deleted scenes, each of which average to about 7 seconds (in animation, every scene counts). There is also concept art. The main special features here are commentaries for all episodes. The commentaries include creator Matt Groening, executive producer David X. Cohen, and varying writers, directors, and voice actors, the most entertaining of which is John DiMaggio, voice of Bender.
The commentaries contain an occasional gem of interesting information, but the crew is frequently unprepared to give commentary on their work, (e.g,. often admitting they don't remember much about the episode they're watching, stating what's already on the screen) to the point of making me question their real involvement with the show. They're funny cool guys, but they can't shake the stench of managerial-types trying to shed some insight (and take credit) on work that was mostly done by their employees.
Packaging:
Beautiful. A slipcase decorated with original artwork contains the 4 DVD's, each with its own slim case. Each slim case features an original cover, which is part of a mini-mural that's 4 cases wide (Not to be confused with 4 cases stacked). Neat.
All in all:
A very re-watchable series, Great video quality, some worthwhile features, and for around 30 bucks, a steal. What are you reading this for? The time for Futurama is now!
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