Who watched Futurama when it first aired?

[bending_unit_22]

Who watched Futurama back in 1999 when it first aired? What did you think of it back then. I didn't watch it back then. I didn't even know it existed until about 1-2 years later since I didn't watch FOX much back then. I actually started watching it on Adult Swim around last year.

[gort]

Me me me me me me me me me......................ME!!!

I watched each show the first time and grew to love it...it was part of a great Sunday night....Simpsons and Futurama in a row...good times!!

[bending_unit_22]

Well can someone answer this question? Was Nibbler's shadow in the pilot when it first aired or was it added in later on? My cousins say it was added in but I think it was always there.

[gort]

I would have to re-watch that episode.....so I will! Thank you.



( I don't think there are clues, though )

[cerberus]

I watched it when it first aired in the UK, but i didn't like it to start: i only started watching it a lot a year or so later.

[frys_red_jacket]

i watched it when it first aired in the uk too and instantly took a liking to it

[cerberus]

i was younger then though, i was at the dragonball z stage, ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frys_red_jacket]

LMAO!!!!!!!!

[cerberus]

i used to love dragonball z, lol!

[bending_unit_22]

I use to watch cartoons all the time when I was young back then. Now I really don't watch them that much.

[cerberus]

me neither now, just futurama, simpsons and occasionally family guy. oh, and south park.

[1B-DI]

I wish I'd had a better sense of humor when Futurama first aired, I'd have started watching it then instead of catching the reruns on Adult Swim after it got cancelled.

[frys_red_jacket]

I use to watch cartoons all the time when I was young back then. Now I really don't watch them that much.
i still do watch cartoons occasionally and im not including the simpsons, futurama, family guy or south park :oops:

[1B-DI]

I still watch SpongeBob SquarePants. And I really miss the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Used to watch them aaaaaaaaaaaall the time.

[Gazereths]

Im a major anime fan...i love most manga and Japanese anime......The more robots and cute girls kicking ass the better!!!!

As to the OP question...I didn't see futurama when it was first aired..But i have heard various rumours that the shadow of nibbler was added..But they must have had some idea the way the story of the show was going to go, so i think it would have been there all along...People just didn't notice it till they re-watched it.

[bending_unit_22]

I think it was there from the beginning because on the animatic of The Space Pilot 3000 Nibbler's shadow was there. But in Jurassic Bark I saw two shadows and Nibbler's eye was sticking out of the garbage. So was there two Nibbler's shadows in that episode? There were two shadows in The Why of Fry too but it was Nibbler and Fry's shadows.

[frys_red_jacket]

I still watch SpongeBob SquarePants. And I really miss the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Used to watch them aaaaaaaaaaaall the time.

i loved looney tunes, esp roadrunner "beep beep"

[Gazereths]

I just wish that Wiley coyote would have caught Road runner....At least once..And had him spit roasting on an open fire.... :lol:

[gort]

I'm always watching old Silly Symphonies, Yogi, Jetsons,Flinstones,Jonny Quest,Dr. Katz,Spiderman (67 and new ),Justice League, Batman Beyond,Mickey Mouse B/W,Goofy,Donald,Teen Titans,Betty Boop,Popeye,Felix the Cat,Top Cat,Aeon Flux,Reighn,Huckleberry Hound,Winky Dink,Clutch Cargo,Pluto,Superman(1940s),Rocky and Bullwinkle,Underdog.......and a few more, but I don't think I watch TOO many cartoons.......I'm not a freak or anything!!!

Oh, and the old Fantastic Four from 1966.
And Gigantor.
And Speed Racer.
And Powerpuff Girls.
And Adult Swim.
AndRen and Stimpy.
And Astoboy.
And Superfriends.
Yes, I'm 50.
Shut up.

[1B-DI]

God, I miss Silly Symphonies. And I used to watch the old Popeye cartoons all the dang time. And Powerpuff Girls. And Dexter's Laboratory. And Ed, Edd n' Eddy. And about half the cartoons you listed there.

[gort]

Yea.....I have ALL the Silly Symphonies on dvd...they are available on the Disney treasure sets....the ones that come in a tin box. There are two volumes and they are GREAT!! I have all the Treasures series except for 2.......some day....mmmm

I also watch Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo,Woody Woodpecker,Full Metal Alchemist......and I hate Scooby Doo!! Bleccch!

[1B-DI]

Gort, we should TOTALLY have a cartoon day. Seems we like all the same stuff, and hate the same stuff...........I'll bring popcorn! :lol:

[gort]

Yay!!! Popcorn rules!!!! Dripping with real butter!!!

MMMMMMMM........butter.....glarghllllll......

[gort]

Yay!!! Popcorn rules!!!! Dripping with real butter!!!

MMMMMMMM........butter.....glarghllllll......

[1B-DI]

What's with the double posting? Is your other personality posting too?

[gort]

I.......don't know!!! Weird! Maybe I hit the little button twice during a seizure I forgot I had........??

[1B-DI]

:D

[bending_unit_22]

Since were talking about cartoons, did you know I made my own cartoon? I have a movie too. But it's not finished.

Also, the cartoons they so today suck! I miss the classic cartoons they showed back in the day. Who else is with me?

[1B-DI]

*raises both hands emphatically* The old classics were great!

[bending_unit_22]

We need more Looney Toons, Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, etc. Take off the stupid shows like My Gym Partners a monkey, camp lazlo, and Class of 3000. Bring back the classics!

[1B-DI]

Amen! But I also like the old old ones, like the Fleischer Bros. shorts. Must find DVD of old cartoons! *runs away*

[gort]

Ha Ha.....it's cool that you think those are 'the classics'...i'm not making fun of you, I'm just old. Classics to me are the B/W ones from the 1030s and 40s......

Bendy girl is a youngin' :D

[bending_unit_22]

Well should I call them "semi-young/old" cartoons? Classics to me are cartoon I watched all the time when I was little. People have different definitions for the same words you know.

[cerberus]

a classic cartoon to me is the likes of tom adn jerry and the flinstones, or the jetsons....

[bending_unit_22]

I've seen Tom and Jerry so many times that I think I saw every episode of it.

Who remembers the show 2 Stupid Dogs? I use watch that every day.

(suddenly this is turning into a classic cartoons thread)

[cerberus]

Yeah, sorry, last classic caetoon thing from me:

I loved tom and jerry, its only now i see how repetetive it was!!

Right, back ON TOPIC! for me.

[futurama rules]

I loved 2 stupid dogs. I really loved the grey one with the big purple nose

[1B-DI]

I never liked Tom and Jerry.

[bending_unit_22]

I remember I always watched Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventurs. My cousins always watched Pinky and the Brain too. Those were good times. Now the cartoons todat just suck.

[futurama rules]

but I loved 2 stupid dogs like I just said


I agree

[cerberus]

!!!!!!!animaniacs!!!!!!!!

I loved that!!! And pinky and the brain!!!!!!!!!

Right, i'm done. No more off topic for me!

[gort]

Sounds like I offended you anyway Bendy......sorry! Plus I'm supposed to moderate off topic disscussion here but it's hard to when the topic is like this one. It kinda goes off......I watched Futurama from day 1......funny thing is that I thought is was NO WAY as good as Simpsons after I saw the pilot......


changed my mind.

[cerberus]

huh? offended? LOL, no, i didn't even see that reference to me as female, you cheeky git!!!!!!

[bending_unit_22]

Now let's get back on topic now. I started watching Futurama last year. I didn't even know it existed until a few years after it came out.

[futurama rules]

good
futurama so much more funny than the simpsons
and so so so much more can happen

[cerberus]

i didn't ike their voices when they first aired, they sounded very child-like.

[gort]

I get Bitey and Bendy confused 'cause of the avatars sometimes.

[bending_unit_22]

I noticed that Bender and the professor's voices changed a lot after the first season. Fry even sounded a little different in the pilot. I like their voices now a little better.

[cerberus]

Lol, sorry gort, i'll post hard and progress a new rank just for you :D

[1B-DI]

Teehee, guess who's in Top Posters now? I just beat jle by 1! Better enjoy this while it lasts...

[cerberus]

well done beady..... have to check where i am now.....!

[gort]

Yay BD!!
Go JLE!

[bending_unit_22]

I have to get up there. It'll be one step closer to getting Bender's rank.

[cerberus]

I wnat benders rank, thats why i'm back to my usual post post post routine.

[1B-DI]

Yay BD!!
Go JLE!

:(

[bending_unit_22]

I only have 300 posts. I have like 1,500 more posts to go to get to Bender's rank. Besides, his rank will match my username.

[cerberus]

i think gort is just trying ti remain imparital by supporting both sides :)

[gort]

BINGO!!!!!!

[bending_unit_22]

B-I-N-G-O and bingo was his name-o!

Sorry, I just had to sing that. Not let's get back on topic.

[gort]

How on Earth can we stay as on-topic as you want? This topic is about dead already!!

[bending_unit_22]

I guess there ain't nothing else to talk about here then.

Well let's get back to whatever we were talking about before I said let's get back on topic.

[gort]

Don't be mad, now! I'm just saying there is only so much to be said about whether you saw the show when it first came on or not!!

Everybody is mad at Gort today....spleesh!!

[cerberus]

hopefully my new question for gaz beats him, its my hardest yet.....

[1B-DI]

I'm not mad at you, Gort... :BIGHUG:

[cerberus]

I agree with gort, a topic like this can only go so far without going off-topic.... still, smokey would disagree, so i'd probably just try to stay on-topic....

[gort]

Beady.....I was referring to Bendy.....

[cerberus]

Don't be mad, now! I'm just saying there is only so much to be said about whether you saw the show when it first came on or not!!

Everybody is mad at Gort today....spleesh!!

i think beady was talking about you saing everyone is mad at you, gort.

[1B-DI]

Well, you said "Everybody," so of course I assumed you meant everybody.........and I'd like to think I'm part of everybody, although I may be a separate entity entirely....

:lol:

[cerberus]

gort- see? :p

[bending_unit_22]

I wasn't mad at you. I just said let's get back to talking about whatever we were talking about. That doesn't mean I was mad. I was just wondering if Nibbler's shadow was always there in the pilot. And why there were two shadows and Nibbler's eye sticking out of the garbage in Jurrasic Bark.

[cerberus]

i think it was there in the pilot....

[gort]

NOW I get it, BD!!
I don't think the shadow was in the first one....and I'm WAY too lazy to walk three feet, pull out the dvd, insert it, and see for myself.....
I do remember it in the trashcan though!!

[cerberus]

gort- lol, nor can i, although i may do later...

[bending_unit_22]

I think it was always there because in the animatic version of the pilot Nibbler's shadow was there so it had to of been there from the beginning. But what about the two shadows in Jurassic Bark and Nibbler's eye in the garbage?

[cerberus]

not sure on them two 22, i'll have to check......later......

[gort]

The great eye-stem debate and controversy has begun!!!
*trumpets blare*

Tum-ta-duuuuuummmmm.....

[cerberus]

this ougta be fun :)

[bending_unit_22]

I also noticed that there were two shaodws in The Why of Fry but of course that was Fry and Nibbler's shadows. Maybe the Nibblonian that had his eye poking out of the garbage in JB was a different Nibblonian than the one under the table. So there were two Nibblers there.

[cerberus]

i'm all nibblonian confused!

[bending_unit_22]

I don't even know what I just said! I'll rewatch the episodes to find out.

[cerberus]

please do, i'm all confused and junk now! :)

[gort]

Ow....my head hurts.



Even more than normal.

[cerberus]

see? you've hurt us all now!

[bending_unit_22]

Here's what I said before. There had to of been two Nibblonians in Jurrasic Bark: the one that pushed Fry into the machine and the one that had it's eye poking out of the garbage. That would explain why there were two shadows. Or maybe I'm just seeing things. I'm too lazy to watch the episode now so I'll do it later.

[cerberus]

i never saw 2.....

[gort]

I think the trashcan clue was put in as a treat for the regular fans.....it was shown AFTER the Why of Fry.....that's known as a 'call back'....

[cerberus]

ah, ok, so is it canon or non-canon?

[gort]

What? :shock:

[bending_unit_22]

I just ran upstairs and watched Jurrasic Bark and I saw two Nibblonian shadows so my explanation must be right.

[cerberus]

canon means can it be counted as the truth, as part of the ongoing plot, non-canon is the opposite.

[gort]

Oh......THAT kind of canon.....as in 'to canonize'.........right.

[cerberus]

so, second nibblonian- canon or non-canon?

[bending_unit_22]

I didn't see the episodes when they first aired. Was The Why of Fry out before or after Jurrasic Bark? The order on the DVD's aren't exactly right.

[cerberus]

not quite sure, i'll check.

[DannyE]

i have seen 1 episode of futurama and thought it was rubbish so i never watched it again.

i will just stick with the good old simpsons :D

[Gazereths]

You are so wrong it is untrue...Although.... futurama is alot more intellectual than the simpsons..So i guess it can go straight over peoples heads...

Plus...how can you judge a show by one episode...If i judged the simpsons on one of the first seasons episodes....I would disregard it as trash...Why join a futurama forum if you think it is rubbish anyway>???..Maybe to
promote your own forum???...

[Cloverfield]

Nah he's cool, plus he posts which isn't too bad.

[Gazereths]

Dont get me wrong...Im glad he posts...But all im saying is you cant think futurama is rubbish after watching it once.

[Cloverfield]

I totally agree, you can't really judge anything on one episode. That's just stupid. That means you expect the writers to do perfect episodes ALL the time, and that just doesn't happen really.

[DannyE]

i can join any forum i like, i dont have to like it to join and i have not come here to promote my forum, if it makes you happy then remove my banner from my sig. :@

[Gazereths]

I'd like to know which episode you watched simpsons-forum..? And what were your reasons for disliking it?

[DannyE]

i cant remember much of the episode, but it was the one were the person with ginger hair gets his head cut off and he gets it put on the woman in pink.

then the woman goes on a date and every one is from a bus stop or something,

sorry i dont know any of the characters names :)


and i found it realy boring so i havent realy watched it since.

and yes, if i seen the simpsons for the 1st time and just seen one of the episodes from the 1st season, i dont think i would be watching it again.

maybe if i watched a couple more epiodes of futurama i might get to like it, but i think i will still to the simpsons for now.

thanks :D

[gort]

Yikes.......I go off and watch the superbowl game and come back to THIS???

Like I said.........yikes.

Besides...if you read the original post, he says he was rubbish.


I agree.

[frys_red_jacket]

:lol: i didn't notice that the first time i read it

[cerberus]

lol, go gort!

nah, i guess everyone is entitled to their own views. as he said, maybe if he watched it more...?

[gort]

What episode is he talking about, anyway?

[bending_unit_22]

It's Put Your Head On My Shoulders. But you should judge a show by onee episode. If I did that then I wouldn't like anything on TV. Give shows a chance and you'll find out that you might actually like it.

[cerberus]

not sure, i don't believe i've ever seen it....

[gort]

Oh, c'mon Bitey......where Fry has his head attatched to Amy?? Really??

[cerberus]

oh, that one! From 'pink one' i assumed he meant leela, as in, leelas purple hair, lol!

[bending_unit_22]

How did you get pink and purple mixed up? Well her hair does look pink in the game so, yeah.

[cerberus]

its quite possible to mix up the two colours! they're quite similar! :p

[Pariah]

I first started watching Futurama in 2004...

[frys_red_jacket]

Oh, c'mon Bitey......where Fry has his head attatched to Amy?? Really??
ive never seen that one either

[cerberus]

check youtube, it may be on there?

[Cloverfield]

You seriously never seen that 1?

[bending_unit_22]

Well there's always the other option: buy the DVD's.

[cerberus]

Yeah, lol, i guess DVD's is the best option! :)

[gort]

A moderator that's never seen that episode.......how bizarre!!!LOL

Just kidding, Red......get to a store, baby!!!

[cerberus]

well i think i saw it i'm just colour weird lol!

[Gurman169]

Im sorry to say it but I didnt watch when it was on television I got the DVDS I hate admitting that because I think I maybe could have saved Futurama

[cerberus]

shame on you gurman!!! :P

[Gurman169]

I know what have I done

[bending_unit_22]

I started watching on Adult Swim. That's where I started watching Family Guy too. I always watch a show on TV before I get DVD's because you might not like the show and then you've wasted your money on a DVD you don't want.

[gort]

Yay Adult Swim!!!! Did you hear about the Aqua Teen debacle in the news??
Plus.....Frisky Dingo rocks!!

[1B-DI]

My sister's got the little blinky robot guy from the ATHF debacle as her default pic on myspace.

What time does Frisky Dingo come on? I may have to check it out sometime. And yes, I could check my local listings, but I'm too damn lazy. LOL

[gort]

I don't know.....all the episodes are on You-tube though.....give it a try!!!
(don't give up after the first one.....give it a chance)

[bending_unit_22]

Everything comes on different times when I watch it. My cousins always watch Robot Chicken. I'm glad they took pee-wee's playhouse off of there. Why the hell did they put that kiddie show on Adult Swim anyway?

[cerberus]

pee wee's playhouse.......sounds very interesting......

[bending_unit_22]

Well it ain't. Go to youtube and search for pee-wee's playhouse videos and you'll know what I'm talking about.

[cerberus]

no thank you, its name tells me quite enough!

[bending_unit_22]

You wouldn't want to watch it unless you like people screaming every time they hear the secret word.

[gort]

I'm a HUGE Pee-Wee fan.....but it never should have been on Adult Swim...

[bending_unit_22]

It should of been on Nick Jr. or Noggin or one of those baby channels.

[gort]

It's actually rather adult....but ya gotta be older to get it!! His one hour special that launched the Pee Wee character is HILARIOUS!!!


And not for kids.....

[futurama rules]

I love that btw

[1B-DI]

I love Pee Wee's Playhouse as a kid, but when I watch it now it's kinda creepy...

[futurama rules]

yer it is but I liked the little teridactyl(spelling) thing

[gort]

You mean Terry the teradactyl.....cool! I liked Jombi....wishes are a good thing!!

[1B-DI]

It's "pterodactyl."

Sorry, I'm a stickler for spelling.

I liked Chairy, but I was afraid of it too. I had nightmares of it swallowing me whole.

[gort]

Damn!!!! I knew that.......!!! Crap!!!!

Oh well.....thanks Beady!!! Watta pal!!

[1B-DI]

*ah-CHOO* *sniff* No prob, dude

[bending_unit_22]

My cousins always song that "connect the dots la la la la" song whenever that show came on. That show is a little creepy for me.

[gort]

I like the beatnik puppets.......cooooool baby!!

[Gurman169]

I cannot wait for it to come back its unbelievable

[Blast_fromthapast07]

I remember it when they use to be a morning program on Sky but I did'nt really start watching it till about last year.

[gort]

Hey Blasty.....you should post in the new members section to announce your arrival!!!

[Cloverfield]

Man you have funny nicknames for everyone.

[gort]

Spose I do.
I just make them easier to type!!

[Cloverfield]

Yeah, as we all do :D

[Kickermf]

I didn't watch it back then. I didn't even know it existed until about 1-2 years later since I didn't watch FOX much back then. I actually started watching it on Adult Swim around last year.

same here in 1999 i was only 8 yrs old

[1B-DI]

Wow.

I kinda feel old.

In 1999, I was in high school.

[gort]

And how should I feel??????????

[1B-DI]

Ancient.

[gort]

Alright....guess we're even now!! LOL

[Kickermf]

wow old people what are yall in yall late 20's cuz my sis is like 21 or 22 and she was in mid school in 99 i think

[1B-DI]

I'm almost 23. Just a couple more weeks!

[gort]

Okay.....NOBODY tell him about me!!! Let him figure it out!!

(hell...it's posted here....with my picture!!lol)

[1B-DI]

:lol: Your "secret" is safe with me!

[frys_red_jacket]

wow old people what are yall in yall late 20's cuz my sis is like 21 or 22 and she was in mid school in 99 i think
well i'll be 24 in a few weeks, so in 99 i was just finishing my gcse's

[1B-DI]

What are gcse's?

[Cloverfield]

Exams.

[frys_red_jacket]

they're end of school exams

[gort]

Sounds like SATs.......?

[Cloverfield]

No, you take those 2 years earlier.

[gort]

Hmmmm.....I find the vast differences between our countries very interesting!!

That's a plus for me being a member here!!

Yay, knowledge!!

[Cloverfield]

You've learnt a lot while being here :)

[gort]

I have, indeed!! Been a real good experience for me!! I'm even learning to be more even tempered and easy going.....



A little.

LOL

[Cloverfield]

Yeah, but i still know how to wind you up ;)

[gort]

And I'm learning that you do it on purpose, and how not to let it wreck my day!!!

[Cloverfield]

You usually let those things wreck your day :shock:

[gort]

Yeah........I sometimes do. It's so easy to be nice and friendly it always depresses me to have experiences to the contrary.

World news events wreck my whole day quite often.

Which is weird for a 'tough guy'......I know!

[Cloverfield]

Okkkkk
















weirdo


lol

[gort]

Like that makes me weird!! You're funny.

[Cloverfield]

Thanks :D

Fck the police.

[gort]

That was random.


I, of course, am a fan of the police!! I come from a cop family....go figure!

[Cloverfield]

Woo qoo thats the sound of the police. F**K THE POLICE.

That is a song and a half.

[1B-DI]

Where did this come from? :?

[Cloverfield]

I'm listening to a song calld assassin de la police by cut killer.

[gort]

HaHa...I got to edit Smokey!! LOL

[Cloverfield]

I bet you feel so proud and privileged.

[1B-DI]

:OFFTOPIC:

[Cloverfield]

So we are.

[gort]

Indeed.

[Pazuzu]

Indeed.
AAAH not the indeeds again! :P
Back on topic I didn't see the series when it first came out... I only got into it when my dad bought them on DVD

[gort]

What a nice dad!!

Not a fan of 'indeed' I take it. I think it's a fine way to say 'I agree'....

[Cloverfield]

Oh so your dad watches them.

[1B-DI]

Paz's dad is instantly cool in my book.

[Pazuzu]

Yup, my dad does watch them (I beat him, he's only watched most of them once... I've watched most of them 4 times, starting again for the fifth time!)
Indeed isn't that bad really, it's just a guy in my Maths class really overuses it!!! It drives me up the wall. He also sings things ranging from Bob the Builder to Evanescence in class. He is so annoying!

[Cloverfield]

Well your dads cool :D

[gort]

That's enough for me to not 'indeed' you anymore!!

[Pazuzu]

That's enough for me to not 'indeed' you anymore!!
Oh... but... but... but *can't think what to say* That's mean!

[gort]

HaHa...I thought that was what you wished!!!???

[Pazuzu]

I can read... honest! I thought the not was before enough, not indeed... sorry about that! THANK YOU! :D

[gort]

You are most welcome, indeed!!



Dammit!!!

[saiyanassassin]

i cant remmeber myself -_- lol i started watching it some were during march 2000 lol i dont really know when it air lol