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"Uncancel your plans for the future - FUTURAMA is back!"

My preorder for the newest Futurama DVD - Bender's Big Score arrived this morning earlier than expected!! On the back the following Special Features are advertised:

Commentary
Futurama Returns - A live comic book reading by the Futurama cast
Everybody Loves Hypnotoad - A full-length episode of the future's most popular TV program!
Deleted Storyboard Scenes
A Terrifying Message from Al Gore - An animated promo for An Inconvenient Truth featuring Bender and Al Gore with Video Commentary
Bite My Shiny Metal X - A mind shattering Futurama maths lecture!
3D Models / 3D Turnarounds
The Script: Original First Draft
New Character / Design Sketches
Original 5-minute Comic-Con Promo

Inside there is an advert for the Futurama comics with headline - Resistance is Futile! and an advert for a handpainted picture of the crew playing nude beach volleyball.

The DVD packaging is very nice and a great change since the somewhat mundane TV show releases a few years back!

I've unboxed it on YouTube...

Labels: coolstuff, futurama, movie

I've been waiting for the new Futurama movie with anticipation since it was announced over a year ago! The DVD movie will be released in a few weeks now and the 'buzz' on Futurama sites is increasing.

There is a nice interview from CGEF (Can't Get Enough Futurama) with David X Cohen about his past, what he did during his time between Futurama (the Futurama 'hiatus') and some extra information about whats on the disc.

I'm looking forward to the Maths extra on the DVD - a lecture by Dr. Sarah Greenwald. Dr. Greenwald is a fan of Futurama and has a great website listing many of the mathematical references contained within the Futurama TV Shows.

Benders Big Score is released on November 27th.

Link to the David X Cohen Interview
Link to Futurama Math by Dr. Sarah Greenwald

Labels: futurama, movie