Futurama: Episode 10: 'A Flight To Remember' (1999) - TV Episode Review

These star crossed lovers are just like Jack & Rose from when the Titantic was still a sailing ship... Just over 1,000 years in the future!

So I got to say that this is pretty much a mile stone for Hellinspace guys! What I mean by this is the fact that this episode will mark the first of this website to start reviewing the second season of a TV series!

And what a season opener! So with out further adieu: Season 2 - Episode 1: 'A Flight To Remmeber' (1999)!

Maybe with the Planet Express crew... This, 'Titanic' will work out better then it's predecessor!

Written by: Eric Horsted (Home Improvement) & Directed by: Peter Avanzino (Drawn Together), Gregg Vanzo (The Simpsons). Starring: Billy West (The 7D), Katey Sagal (Sons Of Anarchy), John DiMaggio (Adventure Time), Tress MacNeille (Animaniacs), Maurice LaMarche (Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman).

"Wait, my cheating unit malfunctioned. You gotta' give me a do-over." - Bender (A quote from Futurama episode: A Flight To Remember.)

Now this episode tells the story of how the Planet Express crew decides to take a vacation on one of the most luxurious (and supposedly safest,) luxury space liners money can by... That is also on it's maiden voyage... Sound familiar?

Love may also be in the air on this, 'Titanic', but there is something else that has carried over as well...

Well you got it sports fans... And it looks like the passengers of this, 'Titanic' may not have much better luck then the original passengers...

In the end, this episode is a pretty hilarious spoof of the movie... I am not going to say it is the best of episodes... It is funny, but it also has some drama in it that I really just didn't care to much about one way or the other... But check it out... It is well worth the time!

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Futurama: Season 1 - Episode 7: My Three Suns (1999) - TV EpisodeReview

Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils

You know I am really glad that Fox gave Futurama another run... I mean this show, besides being absolutely hilarious, is fun to see a sort of, 'spoof'  of all of Science Fiction that have come out in the last fifty years... And on the more serious side of things, it is fun to see these characters as they develop in to a closer and closer almost family like unit!

And well so far I think that Season 1 is a pretty good season, I mean we got to see the characters establish themselves, and also to see them getting in to more then a few hilarious problems! And you know what? I am gonna have to say that the latest episodes, 'My Three Suns' (1999) maybe one of the more funnier episodes of the season!

Written by: J. Stewart Burns (The Simpsons) & Directed by: Jeffrey Lynch (The Gift), Kevin O'Brien (WALL-E), Gregg Vanzo (RoboCop 3). Starring: Billy West (The 7D), Katey Sagal (Married With Children), John DiMaggio (Adventures In Time), David Herman (Office Space), Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction), Maurice LaMarche (Frozen), Lauren Tom (Bad Santa) & Danny Jacobs (Batman: Arkham Asylum).

The latest adventure of the intrepid, 'Planet Express crew'... Fry drinks the recipient of their latest package delivery...

This hilarious episode tells of the latest attempt by Fry to fit in to the new world, but ultimately messing things up!

What I mean by this is that the Planet Express crew end up making a delivery to a planet that is all desert, and well they end up landing the ship about as far away as you can from the actual city, so when Fry gets to the Palace, he decides to take a drink from what at first looks like a cold bottle of water!

Well little does he know that it is actually the, 'King' of a race of fluid based sentient life forms... And well everything seems to be going alright... That is until they find out how the line of succession in this kingdom works!

Fry, when he discovers the great hall where all the former world leaders pictures were hung!

And it will be up to the Planet Express crew to fix things and get out of their quick, before the water drinks them!

In the end, this episode is just hilarious, and it shows that the show is really coming in to itself... So if you have a chance to check it out, do so, it is more then well worth it... Trust me!

Futurama Season 1 - Episode 4: 'Love's Labour Lost In Space (1999) - TV Episode Review

[caption id="attachment_322" align="alignright" width="258"] Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Ok, so one of the things that you have to know about Leela, is that because she is a mutant... (Or well at this point she is still an, 'Alien') that the show generally tends to play up her differences as one of the main reasons that she never seems to be able to find some one who is good enough for her... There are other reasons as well, but this one seems to be pretty well documented...

With that said though, the first time that this particular part of her role is heavily introduced is in an episode that I have to admit that I found particularly bland, the 4th episode of season 1, 'Love's Labour Lost In Space'...

Written by: Brian Kelley (Joey), Directed by: Brian Sheesley (Camp Lazlo) & Gregg Vanzo (RoboCop 3). Starring: Billy West (Animaniacs), Katey Segal (8 Simple Rules), John DiMaggio (Princess Monoke), Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction), Lauren Tom (The Newsroom) & Maurice LaMarche (Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman).

You see this episode tells the story of how Leela (Katey Segal) whom at this time is feeling particularly lonely is about to be sent (along with the rest of the, 'Planet Express' crew) to a planet called, 'Vergon 6', a planet that has been essentially mined out entirely, and is dying... Their tax-deductible charity mission is to go and rescue a male and a female of every living creature still on that planet...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Zapp Brannigan (Billy West), when he first meets, 'Turanga Leela' on board his ship.[/caption]

As they get there though, Zapp Brannigan (Billy West) throws them all in to the brig for violating a security cordon... The only way that they will be able to get out is when Leela ends up sleeping with the idiot...

After this, they quickly head to the dying planet to rescue as many animals as they can... After they do so though, Leela will find the ultimate companion for which to call her own!

In the end, this episode had a few funny moments... But not many... The sad truth is that in a show that is supposed to be funny,  this episode really wasn't all that funny, honestly I would say that the best thing about this episode is that they introduce Leela's pet, 'Nibbler' in to the show... And for that, I hate to say it, but this episode is worth a watch... At the very least to keep up with the story...

http://youtu.be/bOM0Jwg2CEw

Alvin And The Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman (2000) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_385" align="alignright" width="353"] Official Score = 2 Devils[/caption]

Now it is true that the horror genre, for the most part is a genre of Film, TV, or Written material that is inappropriate for most children.... But not always...

What I mean by this is that some times cartoons that are based on fairly child friendly characters, (such as, 'The Simpsons' or even Family Guy) are oft times Animated TV shows, whose, 'Halloween' episodes tend to be very child friendly.

As for movies, a great example of a horror based cartoon movie that I would say is something that is pretty kid friendly, is a movie that I just saw recently, Alvin And The Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman (2000)!

Written by: John Loy (Problem Child: The Animated Series) and Directed by: Kathi Castillo (Ghostbusters), Starring: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. (The Chipmunk Adventures), Janice Karman (A Chipmunk Reunion) and Maurice LaMarche (Pinky And The Brain).

This movie was a nice walk down memory lane for me. what I mean by this is today's chipmunk movies are known for being live action movies starring, Jason Lee (Chasing Amy)... But for most of us growing up in the 1980s we remember the time before the chipmunks was a live action movie and was still animated!

This enjoyable animated movie tells the story of how on the cusp of the Chipmunks, (and the Chippettes) Elementary school play for, 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'. Now at this point in the lives of the Chipmunks and the Chippettes, Alvin is a horror fiend., to the point where for the longest time now, he has been waking up his entire house after having some horrible nightmares from all of the horror movies that he watches!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512"] After yet another sleepless night, Simon finally gets upset at Alvin for his horror movie obsession![/caption]

As a way to stop this, Simon, Theodore, and their father, 'Dave' decide to put a stop to this, by taking away everything that Alvin has that is horror related!

During this time a frustrated Alvin begins to suspect that his new neighbor may be a Werewolf!

Now during his investigations Alvin will come to discover just who the Werewolves really are! And will have to race against time to stop them before Alvin ends up loosing one of his nearest and dearest!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="352"] 'The Chipmunks' & 'The Chipettes' as they are walking home on a dark and spooky night![/caption]

Another side of this movie that I really did enjoy quite a bit was the music! That was done by, Mark Watters (Aladdin And The King Of Thieves) and, Christopher Klatman (End Of Days)

Also, if you're a fan of animation like I am, then I think you older people might end up really enjoying this one, but otherwise, I do think this one is a fun one for the kids to enjoy!

http://youtu.be/XK7B1uNkFog