Futurama Essays

We all dream of a more simple life, one without the need for large amounts of money, or top of the line technology. In the TV series “Futurama” written and produced by David X. Cohen (Producer of the simpsons) we see Dr. John A. Zoidberg (better known as Zoidberg) who lives this more simple, yet elegant lifestyle. Even in the year 3000 he proves that no matter when you are the transcendentalist life is possible. Zoidberg is a Decapodian, a lobsterish alien from Decapod 10; he is the staff doctor

provides an obscure critique of Athenian society. Thomas More’s work of fiction Utopia indirectly comments on Tudor England through the satirical discourse between Raphael and More. Episode “Space Pilot 3000” of Matt Groening’s satirical sitcom Futurama offers a mordant criticism of American society through the retrofuturistic portrayal of an advanced utopian future. Thus, the satirical portrayal of Utopia serves as a manifestation of the composer’s contextual concerns. Socrates, through the mouthpiece

Year 10 Text Analysis: Poetry Photo Story Written Analysis You’re Name: Nick Robbertse Yesterdays sorrow by heath The Poem: Themes, Structure, Poetic Devices The poetic techniques used in the poem yesterdays sorrow were sorrow, end rhyme when the poem has lines ending with words that sound the same. Enjambment was used as a poetic technique which is a continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond

Situation comedy (SITCOM) is one of the staples of mature broadcast television. Initially broadcasted as radio shows with great success, they transitioned to TV to later become one of the most important attractors of audience. The rise in popularity of the SITCOM has coincided with the rise of television shows base on the working class family, a tradition begun in the 1950s with The Honeymooners and continued with great success in the 1990’s with popular shows like Married…With children and Rossane

Have you ever wonder what it would be like to live in a different country and understand their basic attitudes, values, and beliefs? South Korea is very different from the United States like their culture, religion, and government roles. Here are some facts about each of their basic attitudes, values, and beliefs. South Korea culture is included traditions and customs, music, language, art and their delicious food. South Korea was most influenced by the Chinese culture. They are influence by Confucianism

The Futurama episode entitled “The Problem with Popplers” (2000) satirically pokes at meat-eating, while openly mocking animal rights protestors in the face of their ignorant compassion. And while targeting the hypocrisy that exists within modern society and presenting the far too common avarice of corporations and businesses, the episode never truly lets the audience get comfortable. That being said, a general feeling of moral ambiguity underlies the episode. And without

Eventually, there will be many driverless vehicles on the road, but technology isn 't always something to rely on. When a pedestrian wants to get to the other side of the street, they look to their left and right to make sure there the way is safe. After making sure there are no vehicles coming, they cross. On the other hand, a passenger in a driverless car wanted to get to their destination and relies on the technology to get them there on time. But as the then get near the crosswalk the car acts

February 7th, 1964, The Beatles land at New York’s Kennedy Airport, and they were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans. Six days before that The Beatles had scored their first No. 1 in America with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Two days later The Beatles would make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. “ An estimated 73 million U.S. television viewers, or about 40 percent of the U.S. population, tuned in to watch”(History Top). But, what if “Beatlemania” never arrived to American soil. Would

History of animation Animation 5???? Megan Mc Kenna   Contents Introduction 3 Gertie the dinosaur 4 Cell Animation 5 Steam Boat Willie November 18, 1928 6 Stop Motion Animation 7 3D Animation 8 Current trends 9 Animation for gaming 10 Animation for the web 11 Works Cited 12   Introduction What is animation? Animation is the movement or change of objects through time. Animation has changed the way movies are such as Disney films and TV shows Like the Simpsons, family guy etc.   Gertie

Constitutes Humanity? Reflective Piece after reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In speculative fiction, artificial intelligence is a common theme, and these entities experience very different realities, from Bender’s complete freedom in Futurama to the robots in Isaac Asimov’s Robot series, who are under human control. But as our society moves closer to achieving true, conscious artificial intelligence, we need to ask ourselves some tough questions in preparation for our future living with

the sightings started raging in the 1930s. Lots of films have been mentioned for Nessie, there are also books and music about the notorious monster who lurks in Lake Loch Ness. Loch Ness Monster has been mentioned in popular films and shows such as Futurama, South Park, and Ghostbusters. Nessie was even in the blockbuster cartoon Monsters Inc. Nessie was men-tioned whenever they say in the movie that The Loch Ness Mon-ster was banished from the city of Metropolis. These are just some of the films. (“Lennon

Page released a song titled “Kilroy Was Here”. This was certainly not the last of Kilroy though, even in things such as children 's television shows, like the 1948 Looney Tunes short, Haredevil Hare. I personally noticed Kilroy in one episode of Futurama, Overclockwise, inside a jail cell. Upon further investigation I found Kilroy was in many other TV shows I watch, such as, Total Drama Island where Kilroy can be spotted in the outhouse confessional. In Adventure Time it is even seen on a passport

Topic: Nuclear Energy is better then Solar Energy General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: I hope after my speech, the class will be able to look at nuclear and solar energy in a different light. Introduction Attention Getter When I say the word solar energy, what’s the first thing that pops into your head? I bet words like renewable energy, environmentally friendly and no pollution comes to mind. Now when I say the nuclear, what pops into your head? Probably words like radiation, mutations

It continues to impact people today eighty-five years after its original conception. It has appeared multiple times on television in The Simpsons, Futurama, Hey Arnold, Doctor Who, and Sesame Street. It has also appeared in the movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action, the comic strip The Far Side and even in videogames including EarthBound and Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced. It was even used to make fun of