1ACV09: DYNs, Refs, and Nitpicks

Synopsis: After discovering religion, Bender is condemned to robot hell for all of his vices.

Spoilers!

Comments: After last week's hilarious Armageddon/Deep Impact parody, any following episode would be hard pressed to top it. However, it is notable for having the first song-and-dance number for Futurama (it was bound to happen) and a guest appearance from the Beastie Boys (I own a couple of their albums). Still, it did have its moments. B+

Opening gag: "Condemned by the Space Pope"

DYNs: -The "Good Book" (ver. 3.0) is on an Iomega Zip Disk -The device that Bender jacks into resembles a Woodstock era bong -Bender's magazine is titled "Bender's Big Butt Fembots" -When Fry and Bender visit the "rough part of town", a homeless man is lying inert in one of the travelling tubes. -Fry holds his fork with his right hand. -The possible punishments that Bender may recieve are Pleasant Massage, Saute, Fricasee, Parboil, Bake, and Deep Fry. -The banner that the Robotology preacher stands under is written in BASIC (10 SIN;20 GOTO HELL).

Refs: -A b&w Betty Boop cartoon is featured in the opening creds. -The Robotology preacher is modelled after the reverend Jesse Jackson -Oprah Winfrey (she has her own religion, a mainstream one, nonetheless) -Beastie Boys (Ad Rock, MCA, and Mike D) heads are in jars. The guys in black suits holding their heads dance similar to the Beastie Boys in their "Intergalactic" video. -Beastie Boys songs featured are "Intergalactic" and "Disco Breakin'" from Hello Nasty and an acapella rendition of "Sabotage" from Ill Communication. -"The Devil Went to Georgia", a clay-mation short/music video by Les Claypool (frontman/bassist of Primus), which depicts a fiddle contest between a farmboy and the devil. -Monty Python's Flying Circus: specifically, the Spanish Inquisition skit ("Noooooooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"), where the punishments they dish out are forcing people to sit in comfortable chairs and undergo pleasant massages. -The Simpsons: Hallowe'en House of Horror (damned if I know which one), where Homer sells his soul for a doughnut and has to undergo a series of "Ironic Punishments." -The Robot Hell is somehow reminiscent of the robot holding area in Star Wars: A New Hope when C3PO and R2-D2 are captured by the Jawas and see several robots being tortured. -Simpsons voice actor Dan Castelaneta as the voice of the Robot Devil.

Nitpicks: -As of 1999, the Beastie Boys actually have more than five albums (Fry mentions "all five of their albums."). Including the 5 major ones, "Licensed to Ill," "Paul's Boutique," "Check Your Head," "Ill Communication," and "Hello Nasty," there is the "Root Down" remix album (follow up to "Ill Communication") and "Some Old Bullshit" (old tracks). There may be more I'm not sure of.

Peace, Vince Yim

Hiro Protagonist wrote in message ... :Synopsis: After discovering religion, Bender is condemned to robot hell :for all of his vices. : :Spoilers! : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :Comments: After last week's hilarious Armageddon/Deep Impact parody, any :following episode would be hard pressed to top it. However, it is :notable for having the first song-and-dance number for Futurama (it was :bound to happen) and a guest appearance from the Beastie Boys (I own a :couple of their albums). Still, it did have its moments. B+ : :Opening gag: "Condemned by the Space Pope" : :DYNs:

you're wrong. it resembles a hookah pipe, which have been around way before the woodstock era

:lying inert in one of the travelling tubes.

:Saute, Fricasee, Parboil, Bake, and Deep Fry.

:BASIC (10 SIN;20 GOTO HELL). : :Refs:

????? where'd you come up with jesse jackson?

:nonetheless)

:in black suits holding their heads dance similar to the Beastie Boys in :their "Intergalactic" video.

:from Hello Nasty and an acapella rendition of "Sabotage" from Ill :Communication.

:Claypool (frontman/bassist of Primus), which depicts a fiddle contest :between a farmboy and the devil.

you're an idiot. primus covered that song from country-western star charlie daniels

:skit ("Noooooooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"), where the :punishments they dish out are forcing people to sit in comfortable :chairs and undergo pleasant massages.

was i watching the same show? where were the pleasant punishments?

:where Homer sells his soul for a doughnut and has to undergo a series of :"Ironic Punishments."

it all goes back to dante's inferno...not the simpsons.

:Star Wars: A New Hope when C3PO and R2-D2 are captured by the Jawas and :see several robots being tortured.

: :Nitpicks:

:mentions "all five of their albums."). Including the 5 major ones, :"Licensed to Ill," "Paul's Boutique," "Check Your Head," "Ill :Communication," and "Hello Nasty," there is the "Root Down" remix album :(follow up to "Ill Communication") and "Some Old Bullshit" (old :tracks). There may be more I'm not sure of. : :Peace, :Vince Yim :-- :+-------------------------------------------------------+

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Big Red Shark wrote:

Well, I don't smoke any kind of substance, so I wouldn't really know. :)

Mostly the way he talks. The stereotypical caricature of the reverend is a black guy that rhymes a lot, much like the robotic preacher.

If you're going to call me an idiot just because I don't know my country music, I don't see the point in talking with you.

On the roulette wheel that Bender is tied to, "Pleasant Massage" was one of the possible punishments.

Fair enough, the writers are Harvard educated.

Peace, Vince Yim

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You Sir, are an idiot. The scene you are refering to is just plain wrong does not depict anything of the sort. The scnene that was being refered to was out of Return of the Jedi. It is when R2D2 and C3PO have been given to Jabba the Hutt as a gift, and the tortured Droids are paraded in front of them as a deterent.

Robert Curriden wrote:

This is absolutely ridiculous. This is the second time I've been refered to as an idiot, and on one thread alone. Give me a break. I'm not a Star Wars buff (although I did wake up at 4:45 this morning to see Phantom Menace), so my knowledge of Star Wars lore is somewhat skewed (although I should've caught that Star Wars reference since I saw A New Hope special ed last weekend).

I get the impression that I'm not the only one who has been refered to as an idiot. Well, let me tell you this, Mr. Curriden. Idiocy and ignorance are two different things.

Peace, Vince Yim

This is quite true, and within this thread both qualities are being displayed in profuse amounts. Idiocy in assertions made which are false, and ignorance of the subjects referred to. My apologies for any offense, I end the flame war before it begins, good day to you Sir.

Robert Curriden

Cool. Et tu, Mr. Curriden.

Peace, Vince Yim

On Wed, 19 May 1999 08:46:14 -0700, Hiro Protagonist wrote:

Actually it was a Charlie Daniels Band song from 1979. It was played on the radio stations all summer that year but for airplay the line "son-of-a-bitch" was changed to to "son-of-a-gun".

Furthermore, the son-of-a-bitch version appears on the "Million Mile Reflections" LP and the "Urban Cowboy" movie soundtrack, while the son-of-a-gun version was released as a single.

Furthermore-more, this was not just a country song, it was a crossover hit reaching #3 on billboard's pop singles chart in late summer 1979, and received plenty of CHR* airplay. Meanwhile, on the country singles chart it reached #1 a couple of weeks earlier, and was the CMA single of the year.

Furthermore-more-more, I have heard radio stations play the son-of-a-bitch version, but it was rare. I was 9 when it was released, and I remember going "Woohoo!" everytime the SOB version played.

*-contemporary hit radio, a radio format that plays current top 40 music.

On Thu, 20 May 1999 04:55:07 -0500, Dave Sweatt wrote:

Did Pink Floyd's "Money" get airplay with "bullsh*t" intact? And Alanis Morissette's "Hand In My Pocket" has "chickensh*t" which is barely audible.

[email] (Haynes Lee) wrote:

I have yet to hear the uncensored version of "Hand In My Pocket" and I've heard the uncensored version of "Money" only a handful of times. However, remember ZZ Top's "Legs"? There was a line something to the effect of "shit I gotta have her" and to the best of my knowledge I have never heard it censored out. Not that this is on topic or anything, but I thought I'd put my nose in and sniff around a bit.

NightShadow wrote:

No problem.

With the exception of the Alanis tune, which I haven't heard, I have yet to hear the censored versions of these tunes on any of my local FM stations.

One of my local college stations used to get a lot of requests for the Pretenders "Precious", which contains the not-quite-immortal line "Not me baby, I'm too precious, fuck off". They used to cover that with some white noise which the DJ would turn up at the appropriate moment. Well, one day one of the DJs missed his cue, put the static in after the line, and I've never heard the song on that station since.

Jeff Troutman, so off-topic it hurts NP: Steve Roach - On This Planet

John J Troutman wrote:

Heh. The American standards of propriety never cease to be amusing.

CountV

In addition to being the Bible belt, this must also be the cussing belt [as well as the getting beat by a belt belt :], because classic rock stations, which are about the only formats to play Pink Floyd's 1973 "Money" nowadays, ALWAYS play the bullshit version. I personally have never heard that song censored. Money was on the top 40 charts in late summer 1973. I was only 3 at the time, so I'm not sure how CHR stations handled it. These classic rock stations don't seem to be afraid to play this stuff. Near the end of the song "Who are you" by the Who, there's a line that sounds very much like "who the f**k are you", which again, gets frequent airplay. We also have a station that uses the moniker "Arrow 100.7" that plays a shorter version w/o the f*** line.

Alanis Morissette did get to say chickenshit on the radio on occasion around here, but more stations than not [that I heard] censored it.

Dave Sweatt wrote:

Much further south than that. I've seen "Arrow" used with radio stations in a number of cities. I can't even guess why it's so popular. So, I see that Leela is a skilled welder [ed's note: he's trying to discuss Futurama in his post].

Dave Sweatt wrote:

I just have to ask, Dave. Who are you protectIng with the asterisks? We all know you mean 'fuck', why not write it out?

CountV

thanks. I'll update the song refs. list with these song titles.

(Fry

album

I also have "Pollywog Stew", released in 1982 on an independent French label. It is an EP, not an LP, and it is punk, not rap. Most of the 7 songs from this EP appear on the "some old bullshit" LP. The only song not included was "Riot Fight".

LP's released by BB's: Licensed to Ill, 1986 Paul's Boutique, 1989 Check your head, 1992 Some old bullshit, 1994 III Communication, 1994 Root Down, 1995 The in sound from way out!, 1996

Btw, beastie stands for: "Boys entering anarchistic states towards internal excellence".

Dave Sweatt Futurama Chronicles "Home of the Celestial Tourist Guide" http://futurama.simplenet.com

"posting through deja.com because a.t.f. newsgroup propagation is spotty to my server"

[email] wrote:

Heheh... that kinda reminds me of that movie "Fear of a Black Hat". If you've never seen it, the lead rapper of the group (this is a parody movie about a rap group called "NWH: Niggas With Hats" - geez I hate that word) has an anachrynymn (sp?) for nearly every song title. Each one invariably has something to do with the government or "the man" pushing African Americans down to low-class citizens in one shape or another. On a side note, while the movie was obviously a parody (and you'd have to see it to know this), some of the points made in it are both cutting and valid. If you want to see it but are easily offended, don't. (...and I quietly cringe, waiting for the onslaught to begin)

[email] (NightShadow) wrote:

Which, of course, is a rationalization. I suspect it was as much a factor in the naming of the band as "Knights in Satan's Service" was for Kiss (none at all, that is). Admittedly, the last example was not put forth by the band, but by Christian nuts - the same people who claimed that AC/DC stood for "Anti-Christ/Dead Christ".

FoaBH and the movie CB4 were both failed attempts at doing a Rap version of This is Spinal Tap. I'll admit, they sounded good on paper, and it _could_ well have worked, but they fell short, mostly because there wasn't enough _reality_ in the acting and scripts. TiST succeeds because someone who doesn't know much about Rock music might well think it to be a real documentary. In fact, I know of two instances where this has happened.

CountV