It’s been a long week fixing things around the house, watering plants somewhere else and the usual back-to-school craziness throughout the North American continent. Plus a lot more people whose work I’ve enjoyed passed away but I didn’t feel like flooding my main page with a barrage of obituaries. I’ll slip them in between other pieces coming across my fingertips.
The big one that made me smile was a brief comeback for Futurama. I know Groening has talked about bringing the show back one more time while Cohen said he was done. However, they along with several heavy-hitting writers (Verrone, Keeler and I think Burns) chipped in on audio-based adventure for the Nerdist. The only downside was Chris Hardwick being in it. I appreciate the guy’s network for things nerdy. I don’t find his standup routine very good. On the Futurama side, everybody was present except for Frank Welker, ergo, no Nibbler or Walter Cronkite.
Was it funny? Yes, both the Bender-focused story and the usual on-again/off-again relationship plot with Fry and Leela. There’s plugs for their iOS-based game too. I thought the comedy was spot on too. The reviewer on io9.com was full of crap and too focused on the digs against all the terrible podcasts wasting electrons.
You can easily find it, episode 903 of the Nerdist.