Another Lousy Millennium: A Futurama Fan Podcast

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Episode 67: The Why of Fry Nov 06, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe detect trace amounts of mental activity … possibly from a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer … and discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 8: The Why of Fry.

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On this show:

Luke has to ask Gabe multiple times about the definition of alliteration.
Gabe reveals to Luke the link between this episode and Breaking Bad
Gabe reveals what line he likes to use when he's telling someone that they're going way too slow with something.
Luke and Gabe discuss the physics of squashing cockroaches with rock-hard bread.
Gabe ties the theme back to how Bender, Fry and Leela have relationships that play off each other … also hope of course.

Episode 66: Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles Oct 30, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe keep getting younger until they suffer a fate worse than death: pre-life! Then death. And discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 7: Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles.

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On this show:

Gabe has an amazing rendition of rebellious teenage Bender
Luke discusses how the passage of age on Futurama is treated as an accessory.
Luke and Gabe discuss the Professor's evolved sense of modesty, and how it contributes to the plot.
Luke and Gabe discuss Leela's relationship to her parents … and tequila.
Gabe asks everyone what is going on with Zoidberg and his youthful forms, while Luke just curses him with his last breath.

Episode 65: Less Than Hero Oct 22, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe forget to change their superhero name to El Zilcho, and discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 6: Less Than Hero.

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On this show:

Luke discusses how this episode reminds him of the Flash.
Gabe discusses how Leela's interactions with her parents reflect the next natural step in her relationship
Luke and Gabe discuss whether running down stairs with super speed will actually get you to the bottom faster.
Luke disputes whether or not there's a bus to New Jersey.
Gabe discusses the theme of the episode and how it relates to superhero tropes of this era and past eras.

Episode 64: Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch Oct 15, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 5: Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch. Then they take their leave. They live here, so they don't actually go anywhere, but you don't have to talk to them anymore.

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On this show:

Gabe talks about how he loves the visual of Bender erasing all the messages … and then John DiMaggio as making a really great sound effect.
Gabe discusses which scene with the Nimbus is a reference to the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice".
Gabe discusses how Amy is being upfront and honest and taking her feelings into account.
Luke discusses which character has the gallows humor cynicism that he finds endearing in healthcare workers.
Gabe and Luke together discuss the pros and cons of having the ending be resolved so quickly.

Episode 63: A Taste Of Freedom Oct 09, 2018

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Listen in as Luke, Gabe, and special guest Taylor celebrate Freedom Day (sponsored by Shankman's Rubbing Compound), and discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 4: A Taste of Freedom.

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On this show:

Taylor discusses how it's very clear that there are still cultural differences between places left on Earth.
Gabe discusses the tensions that arise between individual liberty and popular sovereignty when Zoidberg unknowingly eats his way into an age-old political debate.
Luke discusses the circular nature of Zoidberg's dream crushing childhood.
Taylor discusses the history of the real flag burning case in the United States.
Taylor discusses which scenes pay off if you've watched the show before.

Episode 62: The Route of All Evil Oct 03, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe put flame decals on their podcast to make it go faster, and they discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 3: The Route of All Evil.

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On this show:

Luke talks about how he doesn't feel like the B story was targeted towards him initially.
Gabe discusses how this is the first time we actually see Dwight interacting with other characters.
Luke discusses how he likes that Zapp Brannigan has branched out into merchandising.
Gabe and Luke discuss what parts of Cubert's ruse with the professor voice machine the holy trinity most believe to be true
Luke recants his horrible time brewing beer in college, which mainly involved very carefully pouring heavy buckets of liquid into other heavy buckets of liquid.

Episode 61: Jurassic Bark Sep 24, 2018

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Professor! Lava! HOT! Listen in as Luke and Gabe wave their fancy degrees at each other, and discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 2: Jurassic Bark.

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On this show:

Gabe steals the one funny quote in this episode, and says it was totally intentional.
Gabe and Luke discuss how accurate it is that the late 90's are referred to as "The Stupid Ages".
Gabe discusses how Seymour barking Walking on Sunshine always seemed a little far-fetched.
Gabe and Luke discuss how Bender's behavior might derive from the fear that he could get replaced and they could get a new bending unit. It's not like Bender's got a ton of friends.
Gabe and Luke discuss whether this is an accurate portrayal, given what we know up to this point, of how bender and Fry would react to this situation in their relationship.

Episode 60: Crimes of the Hot Sep 18, 2018

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Oh, the Jedis are going to feel this one! Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 5, Episode 1: Crimes of the Hot.

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On this show:

Gabe discusses which feeling really came from nowhere and he doesn't know why he feels that way.
Luke discusses the visual of the corpses of the sunbeams being piled up and using that as a metaphor.
Luke and Gabe discuss how guarded Bender is with his vulnerabilities.
Luke and Gabe debate which references are from Dune vs which are from the Matrix
Luke discusses which scene feels like one of the big posters that just has all the characters on there all together and you sort of have to find each one.

Episode 59: Season 4 Wrap Up Sep 14, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe cure their bone-itis, run out of Dom Perignon bubble bath, and discuss their favorite episodes and quotes of Futurama Season 4.

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On this show:

Luke discusses how these episodes are part of his vernacular.
Gabe discusses how Zoidberg as a house guest speaks to Luke on a different level than 20 years ago.
Luke discusses which episodes of Futurama pay off the emotional investments over the course of four seasons
Both Luke and Gabe discuss which podcasts this season had the most amazing discussions.
Gabe discusses the themes of his favorite episodes

Episode 58: Where No Fan Has Gone Before Sep 05, 2018

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Listen in as Luke and Gabe put too much air in a balloon, and discuss Futurama Season 4, Episode 12: Where No Fan Has Gone Before.

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On this show:

The crew travels to the Forbidden Planet omega-3 to rescue all 79 episodes of the original Star Trek series, first aired on April 21st.
Gabe and Luke discuss how the Star Trek religion has become even more plausible in the 16 years since this episode has aired.
Welshy becoming a meme all on itself, while still being a honest homage to Star Trek
What shows Gabe and Luke couldn't live without on a wasteland planet.
The quote Gabe thinks of when he feels like he encounters problem that has an extremely obvious solution that is staring him right in the face.

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