I don't want to seem insensitive, I feel just as much horror as anyone on the events in NYC and Washington, but I was wondering what will happen to the plot and production of new Futurama episodes. Any thoughts?
Futurama being affected by the tragedy?
Sep 11, 2001, 7:18 PM ET51 posts by 18 postersalt.tv.futurama
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season 4 to my knowledge has already been completed
so it shouldnt affect it
"David McGee" wrote in message news:[email]...
"David McGee" wrote in message news:[email]...
Probably nothing. Remember New York was leveled twice before it became NNY so there wouldn't be any real inconsistency or anything. Not that Futurama has ever worried itself with consistency.
It'll proabably be rebuilt
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:18:27 -0400, "David McGee" wrote:
Probably nothing. However, I wonder if "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" will be rerun again.
"Alan Hamilton" wrote in message news:cLyn7.2388$[email]...
I was wondering that myself.
"LooseChanj" wrote in message news:ZeSn7.143822$[email]...
I't better. Or else it would be as spineless as the JFK Jr. Airport/ Radio City Mutant Hall crap. Although why would you name an airport after such a bad pilot?
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 00:57:11 GMT, "Michael Zaite" wrote:
They named one after Reagan.
--Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:[email]...
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I didn't know Regan was a pilot.
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:20:37 GMT, "Michael Zaite" wrote:
He wasn't IFAIK. My point was it was a very inappropriate choice for an airport. He did fire the air traffic controllers. If they would do that, why not JFK jr?
--Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:[email]...
His firing of the Striking ATCs was done in order to prevent bringing the economy to it's knees. But yea why the hell would the name a field after him?
What's that got to do with naming an airport after him? It's not like the ATC's own the airports or get to pick what they are named. If anything, the guys that own the airports might think it is a good thing that he was able to let them hire scab labor.
There is a John Wayne airport in Orange County, California. If they can name an airport after a movie actor who never held high political office, I guess they could name one after the son of a president, a president who does already have an airport named after him.
"OmegaMan" wrote in message news:[email]...
Because as far as people to name Airports after sometimes they choose ones that really have nothing to do with aviation or the airport itself for no clear reason.
The Duke was both a pilot and starred in many Airborne war films. He has a connection to aviation. Would you seriously name an arport after a pilot who didn't know what he was doing and got himself and his passengers killed?
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 17:32:18 -0700, OmegaMan wrote:
"Guys" don't own major airports. They are municipal (state owned) facilities. The administrators of most airports were not happy to have a 100% turnover of there controller staff.
If you like Reagan and think he deserves a monument of some kind, fine. A building, a bridge, or something would be fine. The net result of firing the ATCs was an increase in air traffic disasters and near misses as new inexperienced controllers were brought in too quickly. The Controllers were striking for several reasons, improving safety procedures was on the top of the list.
Up until his death, many people believed that JFK Jr would one day enter politics. If he had lived and rose up the political ladder, there may well have been a JFK Jr airport. After his death, they took out the joke, seeing it as insensitive or at least no longer funny. The gist of my comment is this: If they named an airport, where air traffic controllers work, after the president that fired all of them, why not name one after JFK Jr after he crashed his plane?
If you want some more information, look in your local library or bookstore for my new book "What I Meant by the Line "They Named One After Reagan'" Vol 1. As soon as my advance comes in I will start writing Vol 2.
--Larry
Wasn't aware Reagan was ever a pilot. Are you perhaps confusing this with maybe a movie he might have starred in?
"OmegaMan" wrote in message news:[email]...
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Already asked that question. He wasn't and were both buggered if we can figure out why. Unless he had a hand in the building or renovation of the airport like LaGuardia did.
<< Because as far as people to name Airports after sometimes they choose ones that really have nothing to do with aviation or the airport itself for no clear reason. >>
Such as New Orleans International Airport renamed to Armstrong International Airport (named for jazz musician, Louis Armstrong*). Even the former name was erroneous, as the airport is in JEFFERSON Parish [County] (or more specifically, Kenner) and WE have to put up with the noise, traffic, and pollution. Trust me, I live DIRECTLY UNDER the goddamn flight path of the east-west runway. They should've kept the original name, Moisant International Airport, as he's the guy who built the bloody thing in the first place. Are they going to keep the same code, MSY? If so, then I'm glad I saved the luggage tabs from my last trip. I was actually on the last flight that arrived at New Orleans International Airport. The next day, it was Armstrong. By the way, is there an airport named after Howard Hughes? The Wright Brothers? People who actually influenced aviation.
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 06:48:50 GMT, "Robert J. Muldoon" wrote:
There was a Curtiss-Wright Airport, but it closed in 1945.
--Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:[email]...
Yeah, my closest airport is Kingsford Smith International.
Mike
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:mRCo7.12834$[email]...
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Cleveland Hopkins (KCLE) isn't in Cleveland it's in a suburb nor is Akron/Canton Regional (KCAK) in either Akron or Canton (it's between em.) But with International airports like with horseshoes and hand grenades. It's ok to just be close.
Noise? I'd pay good money to live under an approach path. Luckly most people are idiots who can't appreciate the sound of a high bypass turbofan and it's acctualy cheaper.
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AOPA still has it listed under New Orleans Int./Moisant Field (KMSY). When (and why) did they change it to Armstrong? (Louie not Niel)
Wright Brothers (KMGY) Wright-Patterson AFB(KFFO) Hughes field (KHUS) Billy Mitchell Field (KHSE) General Mitchell Int. (KMKE) Niel Armstrong Field (KAXV) Etc... and on and on. Plus all the un-officially named ones that are officially *Blank*county or just the city name officially.
<< Noise? I'd pay good money to live under an approach path. Luckly most people are idiots who can't appreciate the sound of a high bypass turbofan and it's acctualy cheaper. >>
Is this a joke? It's a deafening sound that I've somehow learned to sleep through, but it took mom years to. And everytime a storm hits, they fly so low that you stop and see if they'll clip off the roof. And we did not get such a discount no planes were taking off at the time we were shown the house, and the previous owner apparently thought he may as well not mention it (along with a lot of other things).
<< AOPA still has it listed under New Orleans Int./Moisant Field (KMSY). When (and why) did they change it to Armstrong? (Louie not Niel) >>
August 1 of this year. It was the idea of our inept, egocentric, and racist mayor. IIRC, the name "Moisant Field" stuck. It was changed to "New Orleans International" in the seventies.
<< Wright Brothers (KMGY) Wright-Patterson AFB(KFFO) Hughes field (KHUS) Billy Mitchell Field (KHSE) General Mitchell Int. (KMKE) Niel Armstrong Field (KAXV) Etc... and on and on. Plus all the un-officially named ones that are officially *Blank*county or just the city name officially. >>
Oh, okay.
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:ryNo7.14258$[email]...
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Your the kind of philistine that thinks a Ferrari is a noisy car aren't you? It sure sucks that you can't trust people you buy stuff from.
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Ahh AOPA is on 52 week updates. I'm sure in 10 or 20 years the name will be changed again.
Yea they got Aviation people pretty well covered. Maybe part of the reason that they now pick whatever the hell names that pop into their head.
<< Yea they got Aviation people pretty well covered. Maybe part of the reason that they now pick whatever the hell names that pop into their head.
Yeah, but REGAN? Why not a better president like, say.... William Henry Harrisson? ;-)
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:wVPo7.14452$[email]...
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Because people only have a 10-12 year memory collectively. I personally think it would be cool to fly into James K. Polk International Airport if your going to name them after presidents.
<< Because people only have a 10-12 year memory collectively. I personally think it would be cool to fly into James K. Polk International Airport if your going to name them after presidents. >>
Yeah, I remember visiting Polk County, Florida and asking a resident who the County was named for. ;-) I felt pretty stupid after that, let me tell you....
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:v9Ro7.14606$[email]...
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Mr. James K. Polk, Our eleventh president. Young Hickory, The Napoleon of the Stump.
In article , "Michael Zaite" wrote:
In four short years, he met his every goal... He seized the whole Southwest from Mexico... Made sure the tariffs fell, and made the English sell the Oregon territory. He built an independent treasury. Having done all this, HE SOUGHT NO SECOND TERM!
So... guesses as to the location of Polk Int'l? I'd say Nashville should be up for a rename, as far as I know it's 'Nashville Int'l', although the code is BNA.
To carry the analogy from the 'naming an airport after Reagan' thread, what's the worst possible choice for Polk Intl? Mexico City?
David Z Houston, TX
On Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:45:54 -0500, [email] (David) wrote:
Mexico city has the largest population of Mexicans anywhere, however the second biggest may be even worse, Los Angeles, CA.
--Larry
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The part they leave out is he died of exhaustion 90 days after leaving office.
In article , "Michael Zaite" wrote:
You mean he didn't even draw on post-presidential perks? My admiration grows and grows.
David Z Houston, TX
"David" wrote in message news:[email]...
Give him a look next time you hit the Library. He was quite an interesting guy.
<< I wonder if "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" will be rerun again.
I was very drowsy just now as "The Simpsons" came on, but I got up with a jolt soon after. They decided to show 'The Joy of Sect' which begins with Homer and Bart at the airport. The opening scene is a passenger jet crashing into a control tower. There's more:
Hollywood Films on Terrorism Held Up After Attacks By Bob Tourtellotte and Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality hit home in Hollywood on Wednesday as studios delayed release of two major films featuring bombs or terrorists -- including Arnold Schwarzenegger's ``Collateral Damage'' -- and yanked ads for ''Spider-Man'' a day after the deadliest attacks in U.S. history.
Executives at the nation's major television networks, too, reconsidered their fall TV schedules with one, NBC, deciding to postpone fall premieres altogether by at least a week to make way for ongoing news coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites), which may have left thousands dead.
Walt Disney Co.'s Touchstone Pictures postponed the September 21 premiere of comedy film ``Big Trouble,'' starring Tim Allen, and AOL Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. delayed its October 5 release of ``Collateral Damage,'' in which Schwarzenegger goes after terrorists.
Neither studio set new debut dates for the movies.
Based on a novel by Miami-based humorist Dave Barry, ``Big Trouble'' follows a group of people who find a mysterious suitcase leading to a terrorist plot revolving around a black-market nuclear bomb, shady businessmen, FBI (news - web sites) agents and hit men.
``NATIONAL TRAGEDY'' CITED
A two-sentence statement from Touchstone cited the ''national tragedy that occurred'' as the reason for the delay.
In ``Collateral Damage,'' Schwarzenegger portrays a fireman who sees his wife and son die in the terrorist bombing of a building. But when he travels to South America to avenge the deaths, he finds himself caught up in political intrigue.
Similarly, Warner Bros. issued a statement citing ''yesterday's tragic events'' as a reason for its action.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, a division of Japan's Sony Corp (news - web sites)., pulled from theaters trailers for next May's ''Spider-Man'' in which bank robbers are caught in a web spun between the World Trade Center towers. Sony also recalled posters in which the towers are shown in a reflection of the comic book hero's eyes.
On U.S. airwaves, Disney's ABC television network canceled a planned broadcast on Saturday of the 1997 thriller ``The Peacemaker,'' which involves nuclear terrorism.
HUMOR AND ROMANCE INSTEAD
``It just didn't seem appropriate at this time,'' network spokeswoman Annie Fort said. ABC instead will air the romantic comedy ``Hope Floats,'' starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr., and an episode of ``America's Funniest Home Videos.''
Likewise, Fox is bumping a Sunday broadcast of the 1996 hit film ``Independence Day,'' in which aliens destroy the White House and New York's Empire State Building, and instead will air a repeat of ``That '70s Show'' and the film comedy ``Mrs. Doubtfire,'' a network spokesman said.
And on Friday, Fox will replace the feature-length ''X-Files'' movie, which includes a scene of an office building blowing up, with the romantic comedy ``Nine Months,'' starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore.
But the biggest development in television came with NBC's announcement to push back its heavily promoted premiere week of new shows to September 24 from the planned September 17.
``In light of the recent tragic events in our country, NBC has decided to postpone the premieres of the network's fall prime-time programs ... Further developments could alter this plan,'' the network said in a brief statement.
ABC and CBS executives also were contemplating postponing the premieres of returning series and new shows next week due to the heavy demand for news, network officials said.
The smaller Fox network is less affected because its fall lineup follows a more staggered schedule with many new shows not slated to debut for several weeks.
All major networks said they were taking a hard look at their fall shows to safeguard against content that might seem insensitive in light of Tuesday's tragedy.
A number of upcoming shows feature stories that may strike too close to recent events, including several CIA (news - web sites)-themed dramas -- ABC's ``Alias,'' CBS' ``The Agency'' and Fox's ``24.''
NBC's fall lineup also includes the espionage-themed new drama ``UC Undercover.'' Another NBC show likely to draw network scrutiny is a five-hour miniseries slated to run across the three editions of NBC's ``Law & Order'' that centers on an act of terrorism against the United States.
CBS is a unit of Viacom Inc., and Fox is a division of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:L_Un7.4620$[email]...
again.
I guess they won't show 'Fight Club' either for a while.
"Peter Morris" wrote in message news:9nsva8$2ol$[email]...
Fight Club was interesting because violence was glorified, yet death was still tragic. All the buildings were empty, and a lot of effort was made to make sure no one would be killed.
"LooseChanj" wrote in message news:5Qqo7.150996$[email]...
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Also, apart from the collapsing towers, there is that unfortunate stuff about crashing planes. They're going to shelve this film for about ten years.
"Peter Morris" wrote in message news:9o2ne2$ie2$[email]...
Tbere was nothing about crashing planes. The pamphlets were just a prank.
"Peter Morris" wrote in message news:9o2ne2$ie2$[email]...
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Good riddance I say. Make some room for a quality movie.
I'm surprised that I've heard nobody mention it, but in the pilot episode of "The Lone Gunman", our heroes thwarted a plan to crash a commercial jetliner into the World Trade Center (one of them).
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:Drbp7.16921$[email]...
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In an attempt to not completely hate fox I intentionally forgot the entire show so as not to be reminded what a bad programming department Fox showed they had by canceling the show so quickly. Now I recall it quite well. Fucking Fox. Perhaps they need to do an interview with Chris Carter. He was a god damned prophet or some such.
Yeah, I was wondering about that Simpsons episode too.
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:20:08 -0700, Alan Hamilton wrote:
How about Family Guy "Road to Rhode Island"? If you don't want to here about the scene in question, S P O I L E R
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Brian, the dog who can talk, flies to California to pick up Stewie, the baby intent on ruling the world. When they get to the airport in LA, they take Stewie's back pack and put it on the X-ray machine. Stewie panics then begins singing "On the good ship lollipop". While everyone watches him, no one notices the outline of several weapons in his bag. Stewie then comments "Let's just hope Asama Bin Laden doesn't know any show tunes."
Just then, Bin Laden walks up and breaks into "A Chorus Line". Everyone watches him as his bag goes through unchecked.
I really doubt this episode will air again any time soon.
--Larry
Lol, how pertinent. Mike
They will leave it alone and not allow this reality to cross into the realm of entertainment. As mentioned before in the Futurama story NY was destroyed twice before it became NNY and the need to mentioned anything about what happened today is unnecessary.
Hank
David McGee wrote in message news:[email]...
I'm sure "Friends" won't be.
[email] (David McGee) wrote in :
My thought is they might have to do something with the intro, which, as we all knows, concludes with an intergalactic spacecraft _crashing into a tall building_. That intro might seem just a tad disturbing to any new viewers of the show, but apart from that I don't see Futurama changing at all.
"jay" schrieb
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It crashes in the billboard, I think that's okay.
With no dire results...
"Leela! Thats the second billboard this week" (or words to that effect) Suggests that billboards in the future will be specially designed to cater for space pilots with poor depth perception.
Mike
I got the impression from that quote that the first billboard that week was the one we saw a few minutes earlier in the opening credits (ie the joke is that what we see in the opening credits happens every show, it isn't just opening pictures).
If I expressed that right ...
"David Kendall" schrieb
I think you're correct. Also because it's the same camera movement. I bet one of the CG scenes, so you just need to change the texture on the billboard.
"Michael Herzog" wrote in message news:9o50k3$qgq$03$[email]...
You can always tell a CGI scene because it moves smoother and has a little inertia look to it as opposed to direct movement in the Cell animation.
"Michael Zaite" schrieb
And the correct perspective is always a little disturbing. ;)