Futurama - Series 1 - Complete (Animated) (Box Set)

Advantages: The start of a great comedy
Disadvantages: Short-cut options disabled, no 'Play All'

Futurama is the brainchild of Simpsons' creator Matt Groening. With the help of David X. Cohen, (also of the Simpsons') the main aim was to create a science-fiction based, (though not science-fiction reliant) cartoon for adults, though this is much more children-friendly than the likes of "proper" adult shows such as 'South Park'. Sadly, the show only ran for four series before being dropped by Fox, but here is where it all began. 'Futurama' follows ...
...animators worked on both shows) Futurama is able to walk much faster than most shows. Although the shows get much better in later series', the first outing is still packed full of hilarious situations, brilliant comedic lines and catchphrases, (Bender's first lines are his ever-immortal "Bite my shiny metal ass"). Comparisons with 'The Simpsons' will always be drawn and arguments will always happen about which is better. Personally, I think they're ... Read review

Advantages: Great animation, extremely funny, good characters, two wonderful episodes, no bad episodes
Disadvantages: Fewer episodes than the later seasons, bonus material not very imaginative

...who brought us The Simpsons, Futurama is an animated sci-fi comedy series which is overall far better than its better-known cousin. The reason for this is that while The Simpsons could be mind-numbingly funny, satirical, and surreal, the quality of the episodes carried wildly and some were just a waste of time. I've so far seen the entire first 3 seasons of Futurama, and couple of later episodes, and have yet to be disappointed by any of them. I ...
...There are a few bonus features in this 3 DVD pack, consisting mainly of commentary by Matt Groening and others (this ranges from quite funny to banal), sketches, storyboards, and "Animatics" (the unedited voice-acting with the original storyboards), and deleted scenes (these range from funny to "I can see hwy they left that out" - these are generally pre-production shoots, so obviously the animation and sound is not as polished as the episodes themselves. ... Read review

Advantages: Great animation, charactors, comedy.
Disadvantages: None.

...the DVD box set of Futurama – Season One… ***THE BACKGROUND*** Futurama comes to you from the creator of that incredibly well known all-American family, ‘The Simpsons’. Set 1,000 years in the future in the year of our Lord 3000, in the city of New New York – which is built on the ruins of Old New York - Futurama revolves around the various ins and outs of an intergalactic delivery company called Planet Express and its staff of various species. ...
...computer generated effects. Sadly, Futurama doesn’t seem to have caught the imagination of the television viewing public as powerfully as its stablemate ‘The Simpsons’ has – and, as a result, its future may well be on the bleak side. Do yourself a favour. You may not want to splash out on purchasing a box set of this before you’ve caught on episode. Instead, see if you can catch it on Channel Four, who seem quite content of shuffling it round the ... Read review

Advantages: So Funny
Disadvantages: There aren't the normal 26 Episodes in a usual US TV Series.

FUTURAMA Season 1 3 Disc DVD Set Created by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and a worthy entry in the continued high quality world of more adult animation. This is the 1st DVD box-set of the show. Characters Fry Race: Human Job Delivery Boy Ex Job: Delivery Boy Quote: "It's like I always say..." Generally he will go on to say something that he's never said before. Voice: Billy West The Hero of the story. Fry is just your basic, average, ordinary ...
...pictures of the designs for the series. *Futurama Trailer This is just as it seems, a taster of the new show before it aired the first time in the US. Over-all a fantastic purchase for all Futurama fans. Seasons 2 and 3 have also been released. ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious animation from the makers of the Simpsons
Disadvantages: None

Futurama is a series that I admit it took me a little while to get into. At first it seemed slightly geeky and full of technology related jokes. As I watched more episodes however, it grew on me very quickly and I now rate it more highly that even the Simpsons. I wish it hadn’t been cancelled after only four series because with the amount of available material at the disposal of the writers this show could have gone on indefinitely and not become ...
...of the best characters in Futurama and comes across as quite loveable. - Professor Farnsworth – this is Fry’s only living relative (his nephew, despite being 140 years old). He is the owner of the Planet Express delivery company who Fry, Leela and Bender end up working for. - Dr (John) Zoidberg – Planet Express’s resident “doctor” he is actually a large pink crustacean from another world with at best sketchy medical knowledge. He also seems to ... Read review