Tag Archives: Futurama

Did Futurama get the Banach-Tarski Paradox right? [Maths]

The Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker recently made an appearance on an episode of Futurama. Using it, Bender got to make two, slightly smaller, copies of himself. The smaller Benders are why they added the ‘shrinker’ part of the name. The actual Banach-Tar… Continue reading

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Graphic Novel Friday: The Simpsons & Futurama: Together at Last!

As creator Matt Groening mentions in his introduction, fans have been clamoring for a crossover between his two animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama, for years. Yet, The Simpsons characters already exist in the Futurama universe, albeit as a f… Continue reading

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Bender’s Delivery Service: If Hayao Miyazaki reimagined Futurama [Miyazaki]

What if the animated show Futurama came from the brilliant brain of anime director Hayao Miyazaki? It might look a little something like this. We love an earthy Bender! But is his “body matching his brain?” [Bouletcorp via /Film]

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Hypnotoad Approves This Act of Nerdery

?Yes, you're looking at a massive recreation of  31st-century New New York from Futurama, done my Matt De Lanoy. It’s actually 5 feet by 7 feet, and this picture doesn’t even include the mutant-filled sewers which De Lanoy also included (head he… Continue reading

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Futurama leads Comedy Central to its best Thursday night ever [Good News, Everybody]

Comedy Central gambled on bringing back Futurama, and it’s already paid off, big time. Thursday was the channel’s best night of the year, and its best Thursday evening ever. Futurama got 2.9 million viewers and ruled among key demographics.

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