![]() Amy Wong, the daughter of the rich Wong family and as such finds herself slightly naive about things that are deeper than hair gel and nail polish. Farnsworth, whose wonderous inventions are perhaps only eclipsed by his seemingly growing amorality towards almost all living things. Hermes Conrad, a Rastafarian bureaucrat who when not limboing for his nation is filing and shredding with an obsessive fever. Dr Zoidberg, a penniless joke of a medical practionioner that has no friends and seems to ignite hostility for just being him. Bender, a wisecracking, gambling chain-smoking robot that is on the crew of the ship for no apparent reason apart from bumming around. Turanga Leela, a outcast amongst outcasts, who when not brushing off Fry is captaining the ship between planets while wondering about her own origins. Fry, who has trouble constructing a coherent sentence and whenever he attempts to say something profound it invariably ends up flying back in his face. I think the thing that carries it above other cartoons ( and it's not like I don't like the Simpsons or Family Guy ) is the wonderful mix of characters. I loved Futurama when it was TV and I always find myself watching it on my DVD player ( I have all 4 series ). Overall, a truly wonderful show, with all the fun and originality that are lacking in the later episodes of the Simpsons. And the characters with the help of a truly talented voice cast are really unique and endearing, especially Fry, Bender and Zoidberg, and Leela is a feisty and headstrong character that I related to immediately. The episode ideas springing from a brilliant concept are really original and fun, and the pacing is great. The writing is outstanding, the comedy works brilliantly and the more touching and subtle parts work just as well. And the music is brilliant, it is cleverly composed with some funky songs featuring such as "Conga" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and the theme tune is definitely memorable. The characters are really well drawn, the backgrounds are audacious and the visual effects are eye-popping. Well for one thing the animation is amazing. I seriously don't know where to begin praising the show. Futurama is everything I love an animated series to be, funny, original and witty. Now that is not to say the Simpsons is bad or anything, I really like it, but it has jumped the shark for a few years now.
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