Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4943 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-08-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 414 minutes

Amazon.com
No more good news, everyone--this fourth volume of Futurama is the show's last. By turns frenetic and far-sighted, Matt Groening's futuristic comedy provided belly-laughs for self-confessed sci-fi nerds, but somehow failed to connect with a broader audience, even though it was often funnier and sharper than stablemate The Simpsons. So now bid farewell to the Planet Express team--Fry, Leela, Zoidberg, Bender, Amy, Hermes, Prof Farnsworth--as well as to kindly Kif, cloned Cubert, megalomaniac Mom, mutants in the sewer, the cast of robo-sitcom All My Circuits, swashbuckling space lothario and William Shatner wannabe Zapp Brannigan, Elzar the four-armed chef, and all the other characters that made Futurama such a unique experience.

This fourth and final year has all the elements that fans enjoyed so much--but also those elements that partially explain its cancellation. Recurring characters are great if you've watched the show before, as are the in-jokes; and the many parodies of classic science fiction are fine for the initiated, but risk leaving other viewers out in the cold. The show's strengths and perceived weaknesses are exemplified in the episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," in which the original cast of Star Trek play themselves: hilarious for Trekkers, but not really for anyone else. Elsewhere we find Leela discovering her real parents aren't aliens at all but in fact live in the sewers; Kif getting pregnant; Fry discovering the fossilized remains of his faithful pet dog; and Bender being converted to steam power. Despite some ups and downs, it's still the funniest animated TV show. Multifarious DVD extras include cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes, animatics, galleries and Easter eggs. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews

Saved the Best for Last
Volume 4 is, as most of those reading the review, the end of the Fox television run of Groening's television series (see the drawing similarities to the Simpsons), and unfortunately the series was cut down in its prime. Almost all the episodes stand the test of repeat viewing. Fun, fun sci-fi humor.
A couple caveats - although I believe this is the best of the four volumes, unfortunately it is difficult for a newcomer to jump right into this one- this is a show that is more entertaining when one understands the background of the first seasons, plus by this point there is a steady stream of running jokes from previous episodes (what unfortunately kills a lot of television, in the end). Secondly, though this show in the beginning tried to appeal to a wide audience, with the Groening label and primetime Fox slot (I watched the first episode on the air, like a lot of people), eventually it settled down to a niche market, those with at least a passing interest in twentieth century science fiction. (a pinnacle of this is the Star Trek episode on this volume). The commentaries, by the way, are highly entertaining, and add to the value of the DVD.

Futurama 4
Super funny adult cartoon! We just love Futurama. Full of laughs! A very silly view of our future! You decide if you want to let the kiddies watch. We bought all the seasons prior to this one & we are not dissapointed!

I love futurama
Fast delivery (it was supposed to be a 2 day delivery, but it was at my office the next morning! And I ordered it late in the afternoon!)