There was nothing futuristic about the scripts in the current season, just the characters and settings. Like they’ve just been covering current topics of 2023, and on top of that the episodes feel more like a generic animated sitcom.
The season just seems to have the feel of old Futurama completely stripped, and replaced with Hulu branding.
During the original run, they were produced on short order and the animation was cheap, so they could keep up to the latest pop culture trends. Now they’re produced almost 9 months to a year in advance with higher-end animation, so they’re out of date by the time they stream. Plus, IIRC, this latest season may have been delayed for some reason.
Anybody else disappointed after watching the most recent season?
There was nothing futuristic about the scripts in the current season, just the characters and settings. Like they’ve just been covering current topics of 2023, and on top of that the episodes feel more like a generic animated sitcom.
The season just seems to have the feel of old Futurama completely stripped, and replaced with Hulu branding.
I am incredibly disappointed with this season.
Yeah it kind of feels like they wanted to cram in a lot of cultural references that happened the last couple years to make up for lost time
That is the #1 thing that is mentioned every time this topic comes up.
Futurama was always about pop culture references. So much so, there are lists.
Maybe it was just a little more direct this season or most of us are older and we noticed it more.
During the original run, they were produced on short order and the animation was cheap, so they could keep up to the latest pop culture trends. Now they’re produced almost 9 months to a year in advance with higher-end animation, so they’re out of date by the time they stream. Plus, IIRC, this latest season may have been delayed for some reason.
It was delayed cause Jon DiMaggio (Bender’s VO among others) was demanding higher pay for himself and his fellow cast
We recently ran a full on marathon. The rot set in a good while before the last season, but the last one definitely went completely off the rails