Infos zum Thema futurama

Futurama is a rare exception in broadcast television - a satirical science fiction cartoon that aims its jokes squarely at the top of the brow. Futurama is especially fun to watch because math, science, or programming references seem to appear in almost every episode. For example, Ken Keeler, who has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Harvard University, discussed his transition from mathematics to comedy writing during a tight job market in an interview with gotfuturama.com. When he was asked whether his education paid off, he responded: "Well, sure. For example, Bender's serial number is 1729, a historically significant integer to mathematicians everywhere; that "joke" alone is worth six years of grad school, I'd say." In an interview with frontwheeldrive.com, Executive Producer David X. Cohen, who has a master's degree in computer science from UC Berkeley, explains: "We wanted to get in as much science as possible where it didn't clog up the gears of the story... Our hope is that, although such material will fly by most people unnoticed, it might make die-hard fans of the people who do appreciate it."

Soylent Green und Aliens zum Dinner. Mjam. Der Grumpy Frenchman hatte sich zu seinem Geburtstag 2008 richtig ins Zeug gelegt und seinen Gästen ein Essen bereitet, das diese so schnell sicher nicht vergessen werden. Mit Einfallsreichtum und Rezepten aus dem Internet wurden alle möglichen Köstlichkeiten aus Sci-Fi Filmen und Serien nachempfunden. Hinter dem angebotenen Soylent Green etwa verbarg sich Mürbegebäck mit grüner Lebensmittelfarbe. Brilliant. Man hat vielleicht selber nichts davon aber das Projekt kann man nur bewundern.