Over the years,Futuramahas been many things.
One of the best other genres the show has ever played with though has been horror.
That’s already happened twice inFuturamaseason 12, which leaned heavily into horror.
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The show takes it further by having Frank’s presence even be subtly creepy in-universe.
Assuming Fry’s life means Frank is “dating” Leela.
However, “Fry” makes Leela uneasy, leading her to stay with her family instead.
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Part of the show’s tonal balance is between the wacky and horrifying aspects of the distant future.
Fry is beset by the strange and often lethal customs of an ever-expanding galaxy.
In some ways, it’s continued to suffer from the flaws that always seem to hauntFuturamarevivals.
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I thinkFuturamais surprisingly good at being scary, and should play with that genre more.
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Futurama follows the exploits of Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from 1999 who is cryogenically frozen for 1000 years. Waking up in the year 3000, Fry befriends a cyclops named Leela and a roguish robot named Bender, and the three find employment with Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery service. Their work takes them to all corners of the universe, exploring space and the future as imagined by Matt Groening and the creators of The Simpsons.
