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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!

A hilarious animated series...
A brainchild of Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Futurama launched itself into homes across the galaxy in Spring 1999. Employing the same quick wit and visual humor that has made The Simpsons one of the most successful shows in television history, Futurama (despite its early cancellation in August 2003) maintains its own loyal cult following...

Set one thousand years in the future, Futurama follows the life of a modern day American pizza delivery boy named Fry who finds himself reanimated 1,000 years after being accidentally cryogenically frozen. Brought back to life, Fry hunts down his great, great, great nephew - a tinkering scientist named Professor Farnsworth - and spends his days working for his distant relative's intergalactic delivery service alongside good friends, Leela (a female Cyclops) and Bender (a morally-challenged robot). As the characters (usually Fry and Bender) engage in various schemes throughout the universe, Professor Farnsworth and his crew meet up with a number of interesting characters and civilizations...

The Futurama (Season 2) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including "Brannigan Begin Again" in which Zapp Brannigan begins working for Planet Express. Convincing Fry and Bender to conspire against Leela, he's elected the ship's new captain, but is forced to put Leela back in charge when he can't handle the situation... Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "Xmas Story" in which Christmas involves the destructive exploits of an evil robot Santa Claus (John Goodman) who punishes all people and "Raging Bender" in which Bender joins a the Ultimate Robot Fighting League (URFL), learning that it's really fixed - just like a modern day form of "fighting" entertainment... Season 2 features a new and more complex proprietary alien language which can be found on various signs and billboards throughout the Futurama galaxy...

Below is a list of episodes included on the Futurama (Season 2) DVD:

Episode 14 (I Second That Emotion)
Episode 15 (Brannigan Begin Again)
Episode 16 (A Head in the Polls)
Episode 17 (Xmas Story)
Episode 18 (Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love)
Episode 19 (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
Episode 20 (The Lesser of Two Evils)
Episode 21 (Raging Bender)
Episode 22 (A Bicyclops Built For Two)
Episode 23 (How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back)
Episode 24 (A Clone of My Own)
Episode 25 (The Deep South)
Episode 26 (Bender Gets Made)
Episode 27 (The Problem with Popplers)
Episode 28 (Mother's Day)
Episode 29 (Anthology of Interest I)
Episode 30 (The Honking)
Episode 31 (War is the H-Word)
Episode 32 (The Cryonic Woman)

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