Futurama's back and everything is good again. Probably forever.

[Lithp]

Maybe it's just the way you post, but your posts come off as very... how should I put this... defensive? Argumentative? I'm not saying that's your intention, but that's how you come off. Even if you aren't getting worked up over things, your posts still feel like you are.

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to sugar coat things. Sometimes, ya gotta be blunt. I don't want to beat around the bush with that argument for several more posts. It won't go anywhere until Sith sees that adopting an unfalsifiable position is a bad way to approach a discussion. So, I pointed that out.

You posted the grammatical correction at the end of a series of arguments against his post. Doing so makes it seem more antagonistic.

Projection.

Arguing that "If you don't want people correcting your grammar don't make grammar errors" reinforces this.

No it doesn't. It's just common sense. If you're going to get pissy when people correct your grammar, then don't make the mistakes. Seriously, all of this is only coming out because he complained about the correction & because you chose to push the issue, I'd intended to just let it go. I'm not going to apologize for making the correction as I did nothing wrong. I don't see how any of this is "antagonistic" on my part at all.

People make mistakes.

The flipside of this argument is that you if you accept the right to make mistakes, you also accept the responsibility to handle constructive criticism properly.

Honestly, this forum is much better about its grammar and spelling than most that I've seen.

Yes, it is.

Going out of your way to correct someone's grammar in the middle of an argument is not the best way to go about things. Nothing is really gained from doing so, either.

Okay, first of all, what is this "going out of your way" shit? It was IN the post I was responding to. It's in one of the quotes, even! Second of all, a better understanding of the English language is gained.

This is a really silly argument though, and ultimately detracts from the quality of the thread. It'd probably be best if we just moved on from it and talked about the show itself, because talking about it's sketchy time travel mechanics doesn't seem to be getting us anywhere.

Okay, I let it go last time, but seriously, stop going all "neutral party" after lecturing me. If you want the subject dropped, drop it yourself.

[Lumenskir]

So yeah. Futurama. I'm kinda interested in seeing more, but at the same time I worry that we won't really see any of the main plot threads advancing other than an episode every season that makes it look like one is being changed up at the end, but is quickly forgotten. Admittedly, though, I haven't seen that many episodes, so if anyone can confirm/deny whether this was the case with the show in general, I'd appreciate it.

As far as I can tell, there were two 'main' plot threads in olde Futurama: (1) Fry likes Leela, who varies in how much she likes him back (and this new season has replaced this with "They are dating, with challenges") and (2) Fry has a broken brain. Those plot threads only take center stage in a small handful of episodes, while 90% of the rest are self-contained episodic adventures featuring the wacky future (the 10% or so are storylines that are basically callbacks to past one-off jokes, like Bender wanting to be a cook without having a sense of taste, or Leela's origins).

On the sliding scale of sitcom continuity, it's right above The Simpsons but way under things like Community, Party Down, Scrubs, Archer, etc. There's no real threat of continuity lockout or (theoretically) dragging plotlines.

[Lithp]

Fry & Leela are dating? Finally! I was wondering when they'd stop painfully dicking around that for the sake of maintaining the status quo.

[Sithdarth]

Then I suppose we're done here. There's no point in arguing. You're not examining it logically because you're arguing from sheer closed-mindedness. It doesn't matter what faults are presented in your logic because you've already decided that they prove you correct. Any attempt to indicate a mechanism to how the time travel works is inherently pointless, as you've chosen to disregard the things that are said in the movie as well as deductive & inductive analysis of said movie.

Just going to say that just because you cannot see the logic doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Also, that the logic of any fictional work has only a tangential relation to real world logic. The reason we are done here is because you insist on applying logical standards that don't apply.

[Fenris]

Guys guys guys, I really don't want to have to do anything resembling moderation here, but if this line of conversation keeps up, you'll leave me no choice, and nobody wants that. So if y'all would just kindly drop it and start discussing the show that'd be swell.

[Aerozord]

ok then if its not too spammy

Favorite episode?

Hard to choose, but probably the one with Seymor (I dont feel like checking my spelling)

Not simply for the emotional pull, but for this scene

Fry: Now I shall preform my people's native dance *turns on music* "Do the hussle"

[Nikose Tyris]

Originally Posted by Aerozord

Fry: Now I shall preform my people's native dance *turns on music* "Do the hussle"

That episode is on my PSP, along with my favourite, "The Sting". Really trippy episode with several scenes of Nibbler getting hurled across the room.

[Lumenskir]

Time Keeps on Slipping. It's the only one I bothered to remember the title for, it's that stuffed with great one-liners and gags.

I mean, Marv Albert's head alone

Now let's let the Globetrotters and Atomic Super Men take the court, in what promises to be a routine game.

Thorias scores, really showing what a young man with a cannon in his chest can do.

Globetrotters win, 244-86. A dark day for humanity, folks. We have been beaten...in basketball.

propels it to the top three, but it's the only episode I think stuffed with throwaway gags that don't fall flata partial list: Zoidberg reminding everyone that they still have Zoidberg, Bender missing out on being a Globetrotter, All of Earth's money in check form, kids hating then loving Social Security, the doomsday devices...heck, there's a 47% chance I may just go an watch the episode again and transcribe it. And to top it all off, it's got Fry and Leela shenanigans that aren't that cloying/annoying.

[Krylo]

Please.

Everyone knows The New Justice Team is the best episode ever.

It's the only one with The New Justice Team Theme.

[Aerozord]

"hmm lets see, power to command sea life.... HEY ZOIDBERG, GET OVER HERE"
"SCREW YOU"
"nope, dont have that"