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I'm about a third of the way through the entire Futurama series on DVD (there were 4 seasons). I got season 4 as a Christmas gift, and I devoured it, watching the entire season in about a week. I couldn't turn it off. It was like a book you can't force yourself to look away from, one you hungrily devour, anticipating each page, until finally your turn reveals the back cover, and you sit back with a smile. It was (sniff) the Greatest Show Ever (I think its downfall was that it was a little too nerdy and perhaps too cerebral -- it didn't have the mass appeal that the Simpsons enjoys). Well, it's at least my latest Distraction from Life.
BTW, season 4 includes what is, for dog lovers, perhaps the Saddest TV Episode Ever. I know, I know -- it's a Matt Groening cartoon! AND a comedy! But I seriously tear up just thinking about the ending. Many a geek have e-mailed the show's writers (according to the DVD's audio commentary) and message board-posted on its sadness. I had first seen the episode on Adult Swim and was literally afraid to watch it when I got the DVD -- not because it's scary or gruesome or silly -- far from -- but because, for me, it was so intensely moving and ultimately depressing that I didn't want to go there again.
It's like when you were a kid, sniffling your way through the ending to Old Yeller (or for a Wee Huffy, struggling to fight back the tears so Daddy wouldn't see you crying over a wholesome Disney flick, then later that night bawling your eyes out in your bedroom) -- and then watching the movie all over again. Do not watch this episode if you're a dog lover and don't have time for a good cry.
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