Attention, easily brainwashed citizens of Earth! You are now under the control of “Futurama” Volume Eight — the highly animated sci-fi comedy from “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening. Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding extras not shown on TV, this outrageous collection includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring maniac street racers, robot grave robbers, and nerve-wracking nose transplants. You’ll watch…you’ll laugh… you’ll obey. The Hypnotoad commands it! The episodes are as follows:
Forty Percent Leadbelly
The Inhuman Torch
Saturday Morning Fun Pit
Calculon 2.0
Assie Come Home
Leela and the Genestalk
Game of Tones
Murder on the Planet Express
Stench and Stenchibility
Meanwhile
The final season of the brought back from the dead animated comedy closes out with a strong set of episodes that had me laughing along with characters that will be missed. It is a shame the show never connected with a wider audience like Matt Groening's other animated sitcom The Simpson's. I highly recommend adding the last 13 episodes to your collection to cherish this gem of a series. 9/10
Futurama Volume 8 comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. A fantastic visual presentation that is bursting with beautiful and eye popping colors. The animation is remarkably crisp with strong and well defined crisp lines. Black levels were deep and inky. There were no major signs of compression artifacts. A visually pleasing presentation. 9/10
Audio is provided by a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. A solid presentation with consistently crisp and clean dialogue. Surround effects are used effectively with laser guns or various vehicles passing by. The LFE channel added some nice heft to some of the more thrilling moments as well as the score for the show. 9/10
* Audio Commentary on Every Episode
* Precious Trimmings: A Compendium of Deleted Scenes (HD,16min6sec)
* Futurama University (HD, 24min27sec) - Here you get a collection of interesting featurettes that give a look behind-the-scenes.
* Inside Futurama: The Writers’ Room of Tomorrow (HD, 13min25sec) - Writer and producer gives the viewer a glimpse into the writing room and how an episode is broke.