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Review: B+. When I first saw the ads for it, I was a little bit worried that the episode would be a disappointment like E-I-E-I-Annoyed Grunt. However, the writers prevented it from being disappointing thanks to the beach scenes, the crew doing their version of Single White Lawyer, and the alien's critique of the episode.
DYN's
in 3000, a donut shop will be considered a monument? Fry's father worked at McDonald's? a schoolbus is part of the fleet of ships recruited to fight the aliens? a tire coming out of the blown up ship? when President McNeal was in the sack, a judge kicked the sack? the blantant ad for Ally McBeallle at the end of Act Two? the Second Coming of Christ won't happen until 2443 (Screw you, Weekly World News)?
Refs.
When Animals Attack -Title
Independence Day -The alien ship blowing up the White House
Ally McBealle -Single White Lawyer
Star Wars -The attack on the alien ship/Hubble Telescope
The Jeffersons -"What you talkin' 'bout, Fry?"
Comments
Television signals from Earth are actually travelling across the universe as we speak. In fact, it is possible for aliens to be watching old TV shows for the very first time. However, their response to our programs, as well as contact with them, will take a while to reach back to Earth, as television waves go the same to and from Earth.
Joe Klemm