Futurama has accidentally become a fascinating document of social change
Futurama has accidentally become a fascinating document of social change
The acclaimed adult cartoon has been brought back from the dead – and not for the first time. It’s never going to recapture the brilliance of the original run, writes Louis Chilton, but the series’ stop-start history has made it a compelling record of changing cultural obsessions
I've just found this article about Futurama on The Independent, a UK newspaper. It comments on the changes in Futurama reflecting the changes in society in general.
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Everytime I see headlines about documenting periods with TV productions the Simpson kick in.
A single blue collar income capable of buying a house, two cars and food for a family of 6.
Did not realize it was a fantasy show.
Homer has a union job — he was literally head of the union — and Marge got to keep all that Pretzel Wagon money after the Investorettes hired the Yakuza to take out her mafia protectors.
^^ This guy simpson
6? Are you counting Hugo or something?
It's mentioned various times that they're paying for grandpa's stay at the retirement home, so I imagine that's the sixth.
Yup I was counting Abraham
Fish heads aren't cheap nowadays
Tbf, blue collar jobs at nuke plants can pay very well. I knew a tradesman who worked at a plant near me that was paid very well to essentially just always be on call on site in case something in his area of expertise needed fixing, which really does remind me of Homer sleeping on the job because most of the time nuke plants just run themselves.