Another Lousy Millennium: A Futurama Fan Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE! Discover Gabe's new comic INTO THE WILDERNESS! Mar 23, 2021

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A special bonus episode about Gabe's new comic INTO THE WILDERNESS.

The INTO THE WILDERNESS Kickstarter is going on right now and ends Wednesday March 31st. After a deadly explosion rocks the New Jersey forest, a talking dog and her stoic human partner go on the hunt for a killer.

Back the campaign here http://kck.st/30TzUol.

Follow Gabe on Twitter and Instagram @gabechengcomics

On this show:

Luke is enthusiastic about Gabe doing some world building in his comic books.
Gabe talks about what animated TV shows inspired him to write INTO THE WILDERNESS.
Luke asks Gabe how the podcast, and Futurama, has changed the way he writes comics.

Episode 146: Leela and the Genestalk Mar 16, 2021

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You sack of bags of buckets of idiots! Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 9: Leela and the Genestalk.

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Check out Gabe's new Comic Book kickstarter, "Into the Wilderness". Available on March 17th here: https://bit.ly/3ttyFbw.

Episode Synopsis: The reason why Turanga Munda appears more mutated than in her original appearance is explained.

On this show:

Gabe discusses how this episode is similar to a number of Simpsons episodes.
Luke and Gabe go into the amazing voice acting of Tress Macneille voice acting "Mom".
Luke and Gabe discuss their favorite joke in the episode: A 3-second visual joke about office supplies
Gabe discusses line dancing class from high school.
Luke and Gabe discuss the odd ending, and Gabe gets into how the writers discussed it on the audio commentary

Episode 145: Assie Come Home Mar 02, 2021

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All hands on deck...for mojitos. Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 8: Assie Come Home.

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Episode Synopsis: Bender searches the entire universe for his shiny metal rear end.

On this show:

Gabe has at least 3 amazing lists of visual gags
Luke and Gabe discuss the controversial ending
Luke discusses how Fry and Bender's friendship allows them to resolve the core conflict
Gabe and Luke discuss their favorite stories about Hedonismbot from the series
Gabe does his amazing impression of the lighthouse keeper, which is based off a character from Jaws

Bonus Episode: The BirdBot of Ice-Catraz with Jordan Thomas Feb 23, 2021

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Comics and Futurama collide in this special bonus episode! Listen as Gabe talks Futurama season 3 episode 9 "The BirdBot of Ice-Catraz" with Jordan Thomas, writer of WEIRD WORK now on Kickstarter.

Check out our website at almpod.com.

Support the Kickstarter for Jordan's comic WEIRD WORK! Ends Monday March 22nd. Back the campaign here: http://kck.st/2NBo0fw

Synopsis: LA Confidential meets Futurama in part 1 of this sci-fi noir epic. Written by Jordan Thomas with art by comics legend Shaky Kane (2000AD, Image, DC Comics).

Follow Jordan on Twitter @Jordan_J_Thomas

On this show:

Jordan explains how he got connected with artist Shaky Kane, and how their collaboration on WEIRD WORK came together.
Gabe commends Jordan for continuing to make comics and launch Kickstarters during the COVID19 lockdown.
Jordan and Gabe discuss their mutual love for Bender, Zoidberg, and Hedonismbot.
Gabe shoe horns the recent revival of sea shanties into the conversation.
Jordan talks about the "tiered jokes" in Futurama, and breaks down an example from this episode involving penguin eggs.

Episode 144: Calculon 2.0 Feb 10, 2021

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I'm a washed-up ham … and not the kind you hope for when you're stranded on a desert island. Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 7: Calculon 2.0

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Check out Gabe's interview in this Mel Magazine article about the oral history of "Jurassic Bark": https://bit.ly/3cXWi75

Episode Synopsis: Fry and Bender resurrect Calculon to make "All My Circuits" interesting again. But things don't go exactly as planned.

On this show:

Gabe does his impression of Michael Barbaro
Gabe and Luke debate the nuances of doing impressions of Calculon vs The Robot Devil
Gabe discusses the hero's journey of Calculon getting his fame back
Luke and Gabe debate what "bath time" is for between Fry and Bender
Luke talks about how the incantations needed to resurrect Calculon are not that different than copy/pasting StackOverflow code to make his Flutter code build.

Episode 143: Saturday Morning Fun Pit Jan 26, 2021

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Hi. This is Izzy calling. Listen, my agent sent me that cartoon podcast script, and I've decided I don't want to be involved in any way. (Beep). Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 6: Saturday Morning Fun Pit

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Episode Synopsis: President Nixon is watching his favorite TV shows, which spoof three actual cartoon series using Futurama characters.

On this show:

Luke finds out who Larry Bird is
Gabe and Luke describe the many subtle animation Easter eggs that the show runners left in each segment
Gabe gives us a fun history on Nixon, tapes, and Rosemary
Luke and Gabe discuss their collective lack of knowledge about The Smurfs
Gabe points out at least one thing that ruins a segment for Luke

Episode 142: The Inhuman Torch Jan 13, 2021

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Someone save Gabe! He made a rope from his clothes, but then this fire started! Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 5: The Inhuman Torch

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Episode Synopsis: Bender accidentally becomes a firefighting hero, and loves it so much that he becomes a full-time firefighter. And he has plenty of opportunities to display his heroism, because fires mysteriously start everywhere he goes.

On this show:

Luke asks Gabe whether this episode has a dues ex machina
Gabe talks about the many parallels between this episode and two of his favorite Simpsons episode
Luke discusses the parallels between this episode and Parks and Recreation
Gabe and Luke debate what Fry was thinking when Bender wound up *not* being the arsonist at the end.
Luke and Gabe both revel at the first glorious five minutes of Zapp Brannigan's absurd stupidity as satire

Episode 141: Forty Percent Leadbelly Dec 29, 2020

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You bet this podcast is authentic. See this scratch? I tell people we got it while I was doing hard time on a New Hampshire chain gang! Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 4: Forty Percent Leadbelly

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Episode Synopsis: Bender finally fulfills his dream of becoming a folk singer by creating a copy of a famous guitar, but then something goes terribly wrong.

On this show:

Luke and Gabe discuss whether Fry (!) is actually the most adult of the holy trinity in this episode
Gabe regales us with his folk singing
Gabe makes it clear from the audio commentary that the similarities between the character Dr. Ben Beeler, and the Futurama writer Ken Keeler, are a complete coincidence
Luke proposes a theory as to which episode of Star Trek TNG they reference in the show
Luke finally learns the meaning of deus ex machina

Episode 140: T.: The Terrestrial Dec 16, 2020

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Sir, there's an Omicronian ship requesting safe passage home. Home, eh? That's where I live! Let 'em through the blockade. Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 3: T.: The Terrestrial.

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Episode Synopsis: The crew goes to Omicron Persei 8, where Fry is left behind, and rescued by a local boy, but his only wish is to go home.

On this show:

Luke and Gabe discuss whether Bender is following the first law of robotics (probably not)
Gabe discusses how David X. Cohen received a "limitation" on the use of a specific word for this episode.
Gabe and Luke debate what an "All Adult Pancake House" would look like
Gabe and Luke debate whether Lrrr is being a good father or not.
Luke produces a hypothesis as to why the Omicronians eat their mothers and kill their mothers.

Episode 139: Fry and Leela's Big Fling Dec 09, 2020

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Sigh … I'll just sit here and feed the mosquitoes. Listen in as Luke and Gabe discuss Futurama Season 10, Episode 2: Fry and Leela's Big Fling.

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Episode Synopsis: Fry and Leela try to have some private time, but no matter where they go someone gets in their way. Finally they pay for a secluded romantic getaway, which turns out to be even worse.

On this show:

Luke and Gabe discuss the world building and return of some amazing characters all the way from pre-cancellation
Gabe articulates how the plot of this episode is similar to "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Gabe does his impressions of Sean … who's breakup with Leela was totally mutual
Gabe and Luke debate for like 15 minutes about the balance between realistic character interactions and world building vs sitcom story structure and conflict
The purpose of this podcast is not to rewrite Futurama … so Gabe restrains himself and only does that like … twice.

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