Showing posts with label Futurama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Futurama. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
TIME 19:49
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Often when we try to imagine future, we picture advanced inventions in the field of science, alien invasions and the lifestyle and living of people revolves not on nature but on technology. This is thoroughly reflected in the comic series entitled “Futurama”. The story is centered on a man stricken with sadness due to his failures on his life however, was accidently put in a cryogenic machine and time travelled. He was preserved up to 400 years and was awestruck upon seeing huge change on Earth.
Being a comic series with a light twist of comedy, the sitcom was truly enjoying. It also reflected the ideology of the people at the time the film was created, which was the year 1999 where people anticipates the coming of the new century. The way the author and the animator put the characters, the concept and the idea together into a single entertainment leaves an impact to the viewers. For me, the show makes me think about what the future will really be. Futurama tickles my imagination about the coming future and it let me ponder about the changes that will happen. Thus, this show let me realize how important media and technology is in influencing the ideology of the society, which in the case of the film is the ideology about the future. It makes me be aware about the impact of technology at the society and how will it shape the near future.

Futurama embodied a possibility of what the future will be. The show’s prediction about the future was that it will be greatly governed by science and technology and there is a possibility of extra-terrestrial beings living on earth. Science and technology will function as the sole working mechanism on the life on earth. Futurama influences its audience the way I am influenced, the same way it influences the future and science at that time. After 14 years, the future of the science in the film affected the science today. Robotics is much developed and DNA tracking and mapping of every race advanced, like the ones shown in the sitcom. Thus, the show somehow urged the development of science in the future through the ideology it implies. 
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TIME 00:48
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If I were given a chance to drink a glass of water from the fountain of youth every now and then until I reach the age of 1004, then I would see, as depicted in the series Futurama, a world full of aliens, robots, and spaceships. And I honestly don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Personally, as an Electronics and Communications Engineering student in UP Diliman, I don’t think anything is impossible anymore. Well, except for time travelling.

I believe that scientists will be able to find cure for cancer. I believe that scientists will be able to clone humans successfully. I believe that scientists will be able to invent domestic robots that could help us in our everyday lives. I believe that scientists will be able to invent a device that could transport an object from one place to another in mere split seconds. I even believe that scientists will be able to create a spaceship that can go to other galaxies and will be able to find life there. But to believe that it is possible for us, humans, to time travel? No will do.

But then, if you come to think about it, Fry, the protagonist of the whole series of Futurama, didn’t exactly “time travel”. In fact, he was just frozen for a thousand years inside a cryogenics case. It just seemed as though he time travelled because everything around him after he got out of the case was futuristic. I mean seriously, imagine sleeping for a thousand years, and then suddenly waking up to a world very different from the world you got used to. Imagine waking up to a world without cars, but rather a world full of spaceships and hovercrafts. Imagine waking up to a world with bender robots and Cyclops with purple hair. Imagine waking up to a world with a museum full of heads that are moving on their own. How bizarre!

I have seen a lot of Sci-Fi movies, short films, and series, but what makes Futurama different from the others is that it is not all metallic, shiny, and electrical. This series has just the right amount of science fiction, plus the appropriate measure of humor needed to take hold of the attention of the viewers long enough.


In general, I must say this series is a must watch if you’re into sci-fi films because it informs you without boring you to death. :)
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014
TIME 11:22
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Futurama showcases many different concepts as it releases to its potential audience its pilot episode. It tackles the ideas of time travelling, domination, control, dependence on technology, and many more.

The show started with a man who accidentally placed himself in a “preservation cubicle” that can preserve life until an indicated amount of time. He woke up years after his lifetime not having a clue what happened to his surroundings. He was welcomed by a one-eyed lady and dictated what role he should act in society.

In Futurama, time travelling seemed to be just a one way trip. Meaning, you can never go back to when you came from. You just keep moving forward since it is your whole existence that is preserved to exceed the supposed lifespan. Time travelling served as the start of all of the main character’s mishaps. If he hadn’t accidentally placed himself in the cubicle, he wouldn’t have to deal with all the hassles of the future.

Futurama tries to picture out to the people the possible consequences of the constant progress in the modernization of technology. One day, we may not be doing things out of our own will. Maybe, everything we need to do is directed by computers, even if we don’t agree to it.


Ethics is where all these problems should be addressed. Is it moral to dictate on how a person should live his life?
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Monday, 13 January 2014
TIME 23:54
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I never thought that what we have now, in the present, would lead to a world like what was shown in the series, Futurama. I can see the imaginative and creative side of the producers of the show. It shows what I think, not only the creators of the show expect to see in the future but also what most of us expect. 

 In the show, there is a clear belief in Aliens, UFOs and robots, and clear depiction of, not only high, but extremely advanced and  high technology as compared to what we only have now. An evidence of that is the traffic in the sky. Also, there had been destruction over the century and reconstructions afterwards, but the remains or wastes of destruction are just hidden beneath the new city. Though I never imagined this, I somewhat, support the ideas about the future. I think, these are plausible events that most are expecting from the future. The downside, I can say, in the movie is the clear inequity in the society, wherein people do not get to decide what their job is and do not have the freedom what they would do for themselves. Also, I do not support the idea of UFOs and Aliens, for I do not believe such things do exist. Though for now, I also do not believe in the idea of time travelling, I appreciate the way time travelling was shown in the episode. It only takes capsule and freezing in order to be preserved until the next thousand years. It’s not that I do not believe in the idea of preservation, in fact I do, (who doesn’t?) but when it comes to humans, it is a whole new discussion. Plus the fact that a human is to be frozen for 1 thousand years keeping him/her to still be alive after those years is impossible. No one can live in a capsule, be kept and hibernate for one thousand years. A person cannot survive without the food and water and other necessary things to sustain life. 

 We still don’t know what the future, especially with the aid of science, will be. I remain firm that preserving human life is impossible, but we might not now where science will lead us. We don’t know what kind of future is ahead of us, it can either be a good or a bad one. Our world is not to stay for eternity as it will end soon. But still, all of us should contribute to creating a future not according to our own fascinations and creative imaginations but for the benefit and betterment of many
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TIME 20:55
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“Space – it seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts to throw barrels at you. And that’s how you play the game.”

Futurama is not just a cartoon – but a satire on the future, rather, the insistence even the people’s obsession in tryng to develop certainty about the future. It is therefore in contrast that majority of the show is focused on celebrating the unpredictability of the future. The main character, Fry, lived this notion. He was a normal pizza delivery guy – he might’ve never given interest in time travelling or he might’ve not thought about it at all but, surprisingly, he actually does so. It seemed easy – cryogenically freezing himself without experiencing any pain. Flash forward a thousand years and he’s living in a whole new environment full of unexpected things.

Matt Groening gives a whole new approach to strange and absurdity through Futurama. He exemplifies unpredictability by putting in Alien characters, robots taking insta-suicide, air tubes for transportation, and genetics-based jobs for a lifetime, among others. Because, at the end of the day, the truth is humans can never predict what the future holds. We can only prepare for whatever it is that is waiting for us then.
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TIME 20:50
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Futurama Time


The show Futurama, showed me a world where science and technology were so advanced that in the year 2000, it was possible to time travel. In fact an ordinary pizza delivery boy, Fry, the lead character of the series was transported to the year 3000! There, he saw cars flying, people travelling in tubes, personal rocket ships, and robots! Yes, I know that we already have “robots” today but in the series, the robot that Fry met has his own mind, feelings and he can, get ready for this, he can get drunk.  Fry and bender, the robot, became good friends in the movie. This showed that in that world, humans and technology can form a special relationship such as friendship unlike in our present society where we treat technology as only material things.

Time travelling in the series is unique because people can only time travel forward not backward. This means that if you decide to skip 1000 years, you can never go back. This fact can be really intimidating. Consequently, the decision of time travelling should not be taken lightly. That’s why the people there do not time travel all the time. Time travelling for me is more appealing if it could allow me to time travel back in to the past to relive my happy memories. As for the future, I would prefer it to unfold naturally.


In the series, not only robots cohabit the earth but also aliens such as Leila which was a Cyclops. She used to be one of the beings that control the device which determines what the people, aliens, and robots jobs would be. With this, we could see that in that world, there would be less freedom for the people to choose what jobs they want since the computers now choose what they need to be.  When Leila decided that she had enough of her job and go with Fry, the police did not allow this because she must follow the order of things. I personally, wouldn't want that for myself and others. Our history was full of struggles for freedom and it would be so ironic if in the end, we were right back from where we started.


The series showed that even though the technology in the future would be so advanced, the lives of the people did not improve. In fact, it may have become worse. This was contradictory to why science and technology were so important. Many of us believe that science and technology can improve the lives of the people. But in the series, the future has suicide booths. This future doesn't seem a pleasant one. Nevertheless, the series showed that the unique qualities of human beings were still there. They could still be happy, sad, form friendships and most importantly, they could still love. There’s still hope. 
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TIME 00:52
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         by Clare Tan
         Futurama is full of science. And comedy. In fact most of the time, it's the comedy that gets noticed, while the science stands as a cute background. I mean really, suicide booths? That is satire gold, who in the world cares about how they're made?
Not only that, it can be a little hard to notice the scientific things when you're focused on the plot. The show's take on time travelling for example - cryogenics versus the overused "time machine" that usually shows up in cartoons - would hardly be appreciated by someone watching and shouting "OMG HE'S TIME TRAVELLING."
And yet by definition, science is the backbone of Futurama. It is a sci-fi show after all. What use would sending someone to the future be if there were no "new technology show-off" moments?
The fact that a lot of futuristic things in Futurama aren't exactly, well, shocking, shows just how our society views science. Loads of new scientific discoveries are being made every day. Subconsciously, we probably all believe that this will keep going indefinitely, leading to highly advanced technology in the future. Futurama just showcases this view in comedic cartoon form, giving us a society that is highly integrated with science, not unlike our societies today.  
So in summary, what's Futurama's take on the fate of the future? Science will take huge leaps forward, people will act more or less the same - even though they may look different, or cease to be human - and the rate of cryogenics related accidents will have a significant increase. Oh, and comedy never dies.    

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