# Thoughts on the first few eps of the new Futurama

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**Created:** [August 1, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-first-few-eps-of-the-new-futurama/548751 "2010-08-01T00:49:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-first-few-eps-of-the-new-futurama/548751/21 "2010-08-03T13:17:13Z")

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> [@Tanbarkie](#):
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> It’s unfunny because it’s a crappy joke, poorly executed, and drawn out way too long, _not_ because it’s an obvious poke at a recent pop culture phenomenon.

It was kind of mean-spirited, too, though I suppose it could have been salvaged if Boyle herself had done the voice.

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