This episode was directed by show star, Edward James Olmos, and he did a damn fine job! Unlike other episodes, Callis didn’t not steal the show with his antics. Instead the humour and story-lines were pretty well spread out amongst the... Read more
This is likely one of the best first episodes in sci fi history. If you’re a die-hard original series fan, hoping that new series will falter and prove to be an embarrassment for all involved: now is the time to give up all hope.
Read moreMistress Pain is a sex slave, but only in the loosest sense of the word. Yes she’s technically owned property, and a cyborg, but this bitch takes orders from no one!
Read moreBernice is the not-so-loving wife to Darph Bobo. While Bobo controls the entire Dark Clown Empire, she controls him through years of insults and sexual deprivation.
Read moreAdam 12 is the son of Confederation Commander Adam. He’s a rebellious young punk who is in denial that he’s going to one day be exactly like his father.
Read moreFrancis Bobafett Dinkleman 3rd is one of the finest bounty hunters can buy. Which doesn’t say much for the bounty hunter industry.
Read moreAngel is a sex slave. A highly selective, skanky yet innocent looking, cheap whore. Chode purchased her as a replacement for Six, what he got was an uppity sexbot that didn’t know her place.
If you were to see Angel in a pub... Read more
The Surrender Dorothy is the Jupiter 42’s shuttle craft. It’s small, cramped, ugly, defenceless and as powerful as an canary.
Read moreThe Sex Slave 1 is Bobafett’s ship. And its bloody huge! It’s almost half the size of the Jupiter 42, and it only has one crewmember. If you were to see the Sex Slave 1 on the road it would be a Lincoln Navigator.
Read moreFry originally hails from the 20th century like most of us. He had a dead end job as a delivery boy, a girlfriend who cheated on him, and generally nothing to look forward too.
Read moreTuranga Leela is the captain of the Planet Express. She’s a hard as nails fem-mutant, who couldn’t get a second date to save her life.
Read moreSpankey the monkey promised to be Chode’s big pay day. He’s the largest monkey-diamond ever discovered, and somehow Chode got his hands on him, my guess through a poker game. If you were to see Spankey in a bar, he’d be... Read more
Bender is a robotic bending unit. But more importantly he’s the Planet Express’s chef and best friend to Fry. He’s sarcastic, blunt, thieving, alcoholic, scamming, lying, dishonest, harsh, cruel, sadistic, opportunistic... Read more
Ten is a male sex slave who escaped from a Dark Clown colony who is running from bounty hunters. He’s perhaps one of the most advanced cyborgs ever built, as he can experience human emotions.
Read moreLove Conquers excelled in all areas of production. The script was fantastic, with jokes spilling out nearly every line, and enough quick B and C plots to keep the “Romeo and Juliet” A-Plot moving along at a steady pace.
Read moreThis is the the transcript of the April 24th SadGeezer.com interview with Tripping the Rift Director Bernie Denk about his work in animation and on our favourite 3D cartoon.
Read moreThis wasn’t a particularly funny episode. But it made up for it 30 times over by being visually – freaking awesome!
Read moreOne of the difficult things about a writing a review for an older episode is trying to put everything in perspective. No matter what show, early episodes usually suck when compared with material found in later seasons.
Read moreThe Peaceniks are the counter-culture rebels of the planet Harmonia 7. The rag tag group of teenagers and liberal arts majors were are led by Aidan Wesson, son of planetary Governor Smith Wesson.
Read moreSince science fiction worlds are never diverse and only single mindedly represent one view point, then magnify it a thousand fold, this world can only have one trait: and that is to be the trigger happy, gun slingin’ planet.
Read moreSo that’s it folks. It was quick episode with very little sci fi or plot. But FOX got just what they wanted and in the Future they were careful what they wished for with Futurama. Another random FYI, is that Bender’s room number... Read more