Hello! Welcome to the alt.tv.futurama, the best place to discuss Matt Groening's best show (since "The Simpsons", anyway). You'll find that most of us are pretty easy going, but we'd prefer if you'd read this just so that you don't bring up a thread that we've already discussed.
Where can I download the episodes?
PSP servers like Morpheus and Kazaa are a good place to start. There's also the binaries group.... [Little help here?]
What is that song that plays at the end of "Leela's Homeworld"?
It's called "Baby Love Child," by Pizzicato Five. It's on the "Made in the USA" album, available pretty much everywhere!
Here's a small supply of lower case letters for the subject: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. Use them wisely and while your at it you might wanna reduce the !!!! to !.
A subset of the CGEF Futurama FAQ [1] (use as you want, correct grammar as needed):
Q: Are there going to be any Futurama movies made?
A: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen have stated that they definitely
want to make a Futurama trilogy. But at this moment, there are no
plans for making a Futurama full length film.
Q: Are there any Futurama video games in the works yet?
A: Yes, the swedish company UDS is producing a Futurama title for the
Xbox, PS2 and the Gamecube. Release is scheduled for Dec 2002. For
more information including an interview between CGEF and the video
game producer Anders Hejdenberg see
<http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/Merchandise/Gaming.dhtml>
Q: When does season 5 start in the US?
A: There is no specific date for a start, but Futurama will again get
the 7PM/6C timeslot on Sundays. As there are only 16 episodes left,
FOX might opt for a season start as late as December 2002 or January
2003, like they did last season.
Q: When was the first episode aired in the US? A: "Space Pilot 3000" aired in the US on 03/28/99
Q: Why does Futurama get pre-empted so much? A: Because Futurama has such a lame time slot (7PM pacific) and always get killed by baseball and football.
Q: Can I send an email or letter to Futurama or Bongo comics? A: You sure can! Here is the info for Futurama and Bongo comics:
Futurama
P.O. Box 900
Attn: Futurama
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
Bongo Comics Group
Futurama/Bongo Comics Group
1440 S. Sepulveda Blvd., 3rd floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Email: [email]
Q: Are there going to be any Futurama books made?
A: Besides a comic collection to be released in autumn 2002 and maybe an
inofficial episode guide in German, there are intentions for a guide
book but no serious plans.
Q: Is Futurama really cancelled?!
A: While FOX never said they cancelled the show, they did stop ordering
new episodes. The production crew thus broke up. There is a slight
chance that FOX might ask David X. Cohen to build up a new team for
another season. The episodes shown this fall all were meant to be
aired last year but never did due to various pre-emptions, so they
aren't really new.
Q: I keep seeing these 3ACV10 kind of things .. What's that?
A: These are abbriviations for specific episodes. The first number
tells for which production run the episode was made. The 'ACV' part
has no real meaning but is uniquely assigned to Futurama by FOX. The
numbers after that denote the number of the episode within the
production run. Eg, 3ACV10 is the 10th Futurama episode in production
run 3.
Q: Do you know the full names of the characters?
A: Not of all, but here are some: Philip J Fry, Turanga Leela, John
Zoidberg, Bender Bending Rodriguez / Bending Unit 22, Hubert J.
Farnsworth, Amy Wong, Hermes Conrad and Kif Kroker.
Q: Is Futurama released on DVD or Video yet?
A: Yes. Futurama Season 1 (13 episodes) has been released on both VHS
and DVD, but neither is sold in the USA. There are PAL region 2 DVDs
releases for the UK and Germany (which include English and Spanish
sound). Additionally, a release in French and Italian exists. The UK
version seems to work in Australia and New Zealand, too. Currently,
no date for a US release is scheduled - if it is released there at
all. There is an in depth review of the European DVD set at CGEF:
<http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/Articles/dvdreview.dhtml>.
As for the VHS: Basically the same. There are PAL releases around
Europe (UK, Germany) but none in the USA.
A: Because of Fox's inept shifting and pre-empting of Futurama episodes
(mostly due to football) we - the fan base - were forced to use a
different numbering scheme. We simply numbered them in order of first
US airdate. So, e.g. 2ACV07 - Put Your Head On My Shoulder is episode
#19 though it actually is episode #20 if you go by production order.
Q: And how do I translate xACVyy to SxxEyy to know which eps I'm
missing?
A: Check out Moon's Futurama Airdates Database at
http://moon.nnyconline.de
Where can I download episodes because Morpheus and Kazaa is not a good place to start?? One more thing, What is the song they play at the end of Leela's Homeworld?
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:eweQ8.55667$[email]...
Oh, the internet equivalent of saying 'I'm taking my toys and going home'. What a pansied waste of skin you are. Somebody points out how stupid you are and you run home crying to your momma. By the way, the irony will most likely be lost on somebody as ignorant as you, but its much worse to give the same wrong answers to Frequenly Asked Questions than to ask the question.
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:tTpQ8.58028$[email]...
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:22:34 -0600, "Steven" wrote:
If you read this group with any regularity, you would be well aware that he has been a regular contributor to this group for a long time. Unlike you, his comments are appreciated.
So, congratulations on you new induction into the "Kill File Hall of Lame".
<< Oh, the internet equivalent of saying 'I'm taking my toys and going home'. >>
Actually, I liken it more to raising your middle finger and walking away.
<< What a pansied waste of skin you are. Somebody points out how stupid you are and you run home crying to your momma. >>
Points out how stupid I am? You said, "Fuck You Dumbass!" because I did not answer a question to your liking.
<< By the way, the irony will most likely be lost on somebody as ignorant as you, but its much worse to give the same wrong answers to Frequenly Asked Questions than to ask the question. >>
Because you gave the wrong name for the song(i.e. the wrong answer for the terminally stupid) and gave advice that is incorrect(Morpheus and Kazaa and WinMX are not good sources for futurama episodes). Its unfortunate morons like you try to show your perchieved superiority by continually giving the wrong answer. Thanks for playing and by the way, how is that killfile working?
"Robert J. Muldoon" wrote in message news:WROQ8.62979$[email]...
<< Because you gave the wrong name for the song(i.e. the wrong answer for the terminally stupid) and gave advice that is incorrect(Morpheus and Kazaa and WinMX are not good sources for futurama episodes). Its unfortunate morons like you try to show your perchieved superiority by continually giving the wrong answer. Thanks for playing and by the way, how is that killfile working? >>
I reckon you're right about me being an idiot. Imagine, trying to reason with you. PLONK [Serious this time]
<< Also, try out WinMX for file sharing. I have seen some Futurama up there.
Off topic, is WinMX a good, reliable server? My friend has had trouble with many of those PSP's in the past and he asked about this one today. The only one I've ever used is Kazaa.
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 23:31:06 GMT, "Robert J. Muldoon" wrote:
It's pretty good. I do get disconnected periodically and then I just re-start it. The new version does multi-point downloads, so if multiple people are all sharing the same file, you can download from as many as you can get started.
I've been downloading from 5 people and queued up on 200+ line for one file. Really popular stuff can take a while.
I've been downloading (and uploading) a lot of MST3K lately. I keep four or five episodes downloading or queued up at a time. Then every few days one gets finished, so I start another.
You might also want to try Edonkey (www.edonkey2000.com), in terms of Futurama episodes it's quite reliable. It could take some time if You want to connect for the first time, but IMHO it's worth it; then look at www.sharereactor.com -> episodes.
The place where I finished my collection was the FTP-Exchange at http://www.futuramasutra.de/ .
Some of the Servers are always online, and while it may take a while to download (at some Servers, you only get 5kb/sec), I found every Episode, and even in different formats.
and Moon, I hope you don't mind me copying the text below for my sig.
Benjamin
--- Don't waste time to reason with morons and idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.