Who's seen the 2002 calendar yet? http://leelaeps.online.fr/calendar2002.zip
Only 1/2 of the pictures in the calendar are original. Sure the original ones are really good but the other half that's just essentially shots from episodes you have already seen is just pathetic.
Actually, all of them are original, although most are inspired by scenes from the series. The actual THEME of the calendar this year is 'Famous SF Movie Scene Recreations' and the calendar blends moments from the show that spoofed famous scenes with a few completely original pics (unless those are scenes from future episodes). Take the time to look closely at the "Giant Bender vs. Giant Zoidberg" picture and you will see just about every character from Futurama's history, many of whom weren't even created at the time of Anthology of Interest I.
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I looked at it. It's still essentially what you have already seen. Compared to the last two this one is 1/2 what you would expect as crappy marketing and 1/2 a quality piece. And where do you see 'Famous SF Movie Scene Recreations'? There's maybe 4 of them.
I see: A Tank Girl "inspired picture" Obviously the Armageddon parody that an entire episode already did. X-men (who is Hermes supposed to be though?) Amazing Voyage, Again whole episode already done. I have a vague feeling I should know what October's picture alludes to but I just don't (Sci-Fi novel cover or something?)
The rest are either reiteration of what we have already seen on the show or a couple funny "snapshots" Unlike the last two products that were all new ideas to see.
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TWO??? I bought this year's because it was the first one I'd ever seen! You mean there was one for 2000? (Maybe I just don't remember, because it didn't impress me at the time, or there were other things I liked better--I had the "Play With Your Food" Calendar in my kitchen last year, but Futurama fits nicely there this year...)
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There was the Y2K calender that has the same pictures as the european 2001 calendar.
Does anyone have such a file with the American calendar of THIS year (2001)? I waited until January 2 to get mine and missed out.
"Robert J. Muldoon" schrieb
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Jan - A Trip to the Moon Feb - All of Me (not totally sure about this one, anyone else?) Mar - Mars Attacks Apr - Beneath the Planet of the Apes May - Star Wars June - Tank Girl July - Armegeddon Aug - Xmen Sept - Fantastic Voyage Oct - Barbarella Nov - The Incredible Shrinking Man Dec - King Kong Vs Godzilla
I tend to like this calendar, but I do think that 2001's calendar is better. Still, there are some good, as well as unique, pictures here... even if the others could be rehashes of scenes from the show.
Graham
The Leela Zone - http://www.leela.com.ar/
"Graham" wrote in message news:[email]... *R> Jan - A Trip to the Moon *R> Feb - All of Me (not totally sure about this one, anyone else?)
*R> May - Star Wars
*R> July - Armegeddon
*R> Sept - Fantastic Voyage
*R> Dec - King Kong Vs Godzilla
Ok now I see all of them. Barbarella. That's what I kinda thought. I just wish the whole thing was fresh instead of half rehashes. Not that it will stop me from buying it. I love all the weird ass holidays that they put on there.
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I think the intended answer is "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant."
Or "War of the Worlds."
Probably correct, although Zoidberg could be doing Slim Pickens' scene from "Doctor Strangelove."
Neil, thanks for your support of the 2002 calendar. You are exactly right. It was intended to feature a send up of 12 different classic sci-fi movies. Half of them are original, and half are inspired by episodes of the show, though not exact scenes (obviously, Tom King's Bender Vs. Zoidberg is a prime example). Originally, this calendar was going to be a collection of Futurama movie posters (like the Love's labours Lost in Space center fold), but not enough loyal Futurama fans purchased the previous calendar and the publication of the 2002 model was up in the air. When we finally got the go-ahead, it was too late to do such a lavish production for every month, so we decided to shelve that idea and just do scenes that were inspired by movies. I decided to do it with original material (because that's fun for us) and stuff from the show. I'm actually surprised that so many people hated the "show inspired" images, because I thought that fans of the show would appreciate those classic moments more than what we came up with. Go figure! Believe me, the last thing we want to do is to put out a product that doesn't measure up to the high standards we have on the show! Anyway, we're starting to work on the 2003 calendar (believe it or not!) and we are in the same position as last year. However, the roadblock this time is money, not time. Sales of the 2002 calendar are still not great, so our new budget will prevent us from doing the fully painted movie poster extravaganza. However, we'll keep in mind that you folks would rather see all new material. Thanks for your time, Bill Morrison Art Director on Futurama and Creative Director of Bongo Entertainment
Thank you, Bill, for your commentary about the creation of the calendar. I can't speak for everyone, but I suspect the disappointment with the calendar's lack of completely original material has more to do with the shortage of Futurama on Fox than with the quality of the work by the Bongo crew. It seems to many fans that the newtwork is doing its best to keep the number of TV episodes decreasing each season, so any new material is hungrily devoured and highly anticipated.
For what it's worth, I enjoyed the 2002 calendar every bit as much as the 2001 job (and I think the Love's Labour movie poster was indeed beautiful, well worth the centerfold position; oh, for the ones we didn't get to see!). I'm delighted to hear that a 2003 one is practically guaranteed now, and I continue to boost the sales of Futurama Comics at my local Android's Dungeon. Has anyone commented yet on the fact that there's been at least one cameo appearance by a famous comic-book alien in every issue of Futurama Comics to date?
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My disappointment is based on that I heard the original idea of the movie posters a while ago. That's what I was looking foreword to.
Thanks Neil and Martin, for the warm welcome! Neil, I think you're the first to comment about the classic comic book aliens in every issue of Futurama Comics. In fact, I wasn't aware of it myself! In general, we try to include inside references and characters as much as possible, but I haven't kept track of the frequency. Nice job! And Martin, there is a new Roswell in the works! Thanks for your interest in my obscure little project!
Bill
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Thanks for your report Bill. It's always great to have insiders in a newsgroup.
BTW, is there any chance that there will be more issues of Roswell?
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It doesn't seem to me that the 'Futurama' calendars ever got a fair chance to begin with, though. Even though the fanbase is, naturally, not as large as the one 'The Simpsons' has, I'm sure there are plenty of casual fans who might pick the calendar up if they saw it. But the 'Futurama' calendars seem to have some of the poorest distribution I've ever encountered. I live on Long Island, so this may not be true all over the US...but I go to many book stores fairly regularly (Borders, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, and several local establishments), and each year I have made it a point to look through the calendar section of each regularly from August to December. Not once did I find a trace of a 'Futurama' calendar (despite an abundance of 'Simpsons' calendars), and for three years in a row I've wound up buying it online. "Loyal fan" that I am, I'd never have even heard about the calendar if I didn't browse the 'Futurama' fansites.
And for that matter, Amazon.com didn't even have the 2001 Calendar last year! Is it any wonder the sales were low?
That 2001 calendar was one of the most gorgeous, quality, clever pieces of wall-hanging I've seen. And as far as I can tell, it was killed by bad distribution. I'd seriously suggest that someone talk to whoever handles the sales end of your company. It's an absolute pity to see the talent of you and your coworkers squandered like this.
The 2002 one isn't as nice as the 2001 one, obviously, which is a pity. But under the circumstances, you and your guys still managed to turn out a quality product, and it's certainly worth my $10.39 plus tax.
And just for the record, this year's 'Simpsons' calendar is my favorite yet. The artwork is of a much higher calibre than previous years (with some dazzling coloring and shadow-work), and the parodies are very clever ('The Graduate' spoof is one of my favorite pieces of 'Simpsons' artwork of all time...I was laughing for about ten minutes straight!).
Thanks for taking your time to explain things to us. Keep up the awesome work!
-C
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Hmmm I must have ordered mine from Amazone.com last year then. Oh no wait as a matter of fact it was Amazon.com. But I think they were sold out before December.
They should do a "Where is Waldo" type of calender with Futurama Characters. That is guranteed to take off.
<< It doesn't seem to me that the 'Futurama' calendars ever got a fair chance to begin with, though. Even though the fanbase is, naturally, not as large as the one 'The Simpsons' has, I'm sure there are plenty of casual fans who might pick the calendar up if they saw it. But the 'Futurama' calendars seem to have some of the poorest distribution I've ever encountered. I live on Long Island, so this may not be true all over the US...but I go to many book stores fairly regularly (Borders, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, and several local establishments), and each year I have made it a point to look through the calendar section of each regularly from August to December. Not once did I find a trace of a 'Futurama' calendar (despite an abundance of 'Simpsons' calendars), and for three years in a row I've wound up buying it online. >>
Really? I always but my calendars on the second of January (50% off), and I found a stack of the Y2Kalenders in Barnes and Nobels. I didn't get this year's, as I got one free from the National Wildlife Federation. When it comes to calendars, I'm cheap.
<< "Loyal fan" that I am, I'd never have even heard about the calendar if I didn't browse the 'Futurama' fansites. >>
Me neither. Since I dropped off of Usenet, I even went out of the pattern of watching Futurama. I've just caught up, thanks to illegal Divx downloads. Which, BTW, I all lost in a recent computer malfunction (possibly a virus). Any good sites for Divx downloads?
WHAT? There is a calendar? Sez it all.
Brad
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WHAT? Coherent sentences? They say more. I'd ream you out for not checking major Futurama general fan sites to get news of produts and such. But there doesn't seem to be any big general fan sites right now. Hopefully (again) http://www.futuramaoutlet.com will be back (again) from its current move (again).
Here's a Futurama site that has info about Futurama merchandise. Hope this helps.
http://slurmman.tripod.com/
Graham
http://www.leela.com.ar/