Futurama

Futurama (1999) 

Futurama is one of the biggest cults of animated TV production and I remarkably avoided it for a long time. My expectations were supported by great ratings and enthusiastic reviews from its fans. After the first two episodes, I was heavily disappointed and determined to give it 2 stars, but my feelings improved in the following episodes and I added a star, but at the end of the first season, I returned to the 2-star rating. The basic thesis that Futurama is a more uncompromising and better version of the worn-out The Simpsons did not come true for me. What is functional and positive about Futurama is obviously borrowed (whether it's character types or plot patterns), but Futurama is more inconsistent. There are simply episodes where I hardly laugh, and above all, the humor contained in them does not have the satirical dimension like The Simpsons, which can still provoke, and the jokes are directed toward deeper reflection. Futurama's jokes are softer and more straightforward. It's surprising because, unlike The Simpsons, the writers could completely let loose, they were not bound by mundane reality, but the motif of the time jump of an average person from the end of the 20th century to the distant future is heavily underutilized. Overall impression: 45%. The producer of The Simpsons simply decided to target a teenage audience, and I am not that target group. (13/12/2009)