From SpongeBob to Mr. Hankey: 11 of the best original songs from cartoons
This week’s question comes from The A.V. Club’s Deputy Managing Editor, Caitlin PenzeyMoog:
Damn it, nerds, stop trying to jam Disenchantment and Futurama into a single shared universe
[Note: This article discusses some extremely minor plot elements from Disenchantment.]
For almost a decade the internet has quietly maintained an obscure Futurama joke
Once in a very long while, strangers on the internet will put aside their differences in the name of an important…
Hey, let's remember some terrible episodes of otherwise-great shows
Nobody in TV bats a thousand. Well, maybe the British The Office. But, by and large, even the medium’s most vaunted…
Sticking their noses in other people’s business: 16 TV Cyranos
You know Cyrano de Bergerac even if you don’t know Cyrano De Bergerac. The protagonist of Edmond Rostand’s century-old…
Even Zoidberg is invited to the Futurama reunion at ATX
Almost 10 years after their Comedy Central revival, the cast of Futurama will reunite at the ATX Television Festival.…
The voice behind 100s of classic cartoon characters explains his process
Though getting to know the voice behind iconic cartoon characters can be somewhat distracting, it can also reveal some…
Here’s what’s coming to Netflix in January
Netflix has announced its January 2018 offerings just in time to help you narrow down your New Year’s viewing…
Futurama is headed to Hulu, jerks
Welcome, friends…to the world of tomorrow! Which is to say, to a crazy, wacky, mixed-up world, the kind of place where…
Good news, everyone: Futurama is coming to Syfy
Earlier this year, fans of hapless delivery boys, cyclopean starship captains, and lovably sociopathic bending units…
Futurama is coming back again, for a single, audio-only episode
Good news, everybody: Futurama announced another one of its surprise returns from the grave this week, with Deadline reporting
Adventure Time’s John DiMaggio on how he got his start in voice acting
John DiMaggio has the kind of résumé that would leave most voice actors envious. He’s best known for his voice work on F…
Futurama’s John DiMaggio picks his all-time favorite voice actors
John DiMaggio has the kind of résumé that would leave most voice actors envious. He’s best known for his work on Futuram…
The voice behind Futurama’s Bender gets an animated life story
While most voice actors tend to go unrecognized for their talents, forever hidden behind the larger-than-life…
Meet the voices behind your favorite childhood creations
Generation-X kids were pretty well off during their formative years, pop-culture-wise: They could play some Donkey Kong,…
“Where are the flying cars?”: Pop culture that accurately depicts the future
This week’s question comes from reader Ben Kennedy:
GIF artists shake up Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off”
If the GIF is the preeminent art form of the 21st century, then the High Quality GIFs subreddit is the virtual salon…
Robot Sumo may be the closest we can get to Futurama’s Ultimate Robot Fighting
Regular human sports are fine, but there’s going to come a time when mankind is just sick of watching beefy athletes…