Posts Tagged ‘futurama’
25 Years of Fox Pilots
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 17, 2012
I have already blogged about enough Fox shows to keep the inhabitants of Omicron Persei 8 entertained until someone decides to reboot “Single Female Lawyer.” So, here’s a list in roughly chronological order.
Pilot Titles
Posted by: meekthegeek on: June 3, 2011
How well do you know the titles of episodes of your favorite shows? Do you even give them a thought? Some shows get pretty creative. Some naming conventions are discussed here. Pilot episodes are usually just called “Pilot,” possibly because the creators don’t know quite where the show is headed. But some shows have really [...]
World’s Blankiest Blank
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 5, 2011
This isn’t going to be a real post. I just really wanted to have a category of TV shows called “world’s blankiest blank.” It’s the genre preferred by Philip J. Fry of Futurama, as he says in Episode 2.3, “When Aliens Attack.” It makes me laugh every. single. time.
Project G.e.e.K.e.R.
Posted by: meekthegeek on: February 21, 2011
You’d be forgiven for having never heard of Project G.e.e.K.e.r., an animated sci-fi series that aired for just three months in 1996. And, you wouldn’t be crazy for thinking that the protagonist kinda looks like a worm; or that he sounds an awful lot like Philip J. Fry. Actually, the only two reasons worth watching [...]
Top 5 Character Introductions in Pilots
Posted by: meekthegeek on: July 8, 2010
- In: 1990s | 2000s | About Pilots
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“You think this is hard? Try being waterboarded–that’s hard.” -Sue Sylvester
Futurama
Posted by: meekthegeek on: July 5, 2010
“Cool, an alien. Has your race taken over the earth?”
“No, I just work here.”
Lamenting Cancelled Shows
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 29, 2009
- In: 2000s | About Pilots | Animation
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You feel a certain sense of ownership when you can say you just loved a show, and most people have never heard of it.
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