Futurama: Jurassic Bark...
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No the first one rewrote history, Bender's Game did nothing to rewrite history, it just sucked.
Are you not human? I think that's it.
Oddly enough, I not only don't particularly enjoy Family Guy anymore (that Alan Rickman joke in last night's episode was awful, awful, awful stuff), but I also don't seem to care much for some of the episodes I used to like. There's still some moments in the show that I come back to, but all in all, it just hasn't held up very well for me.
The Simpsons has definitely dropped a few notches, but it still has the greatest potential of any comedy on TV right now to make me laugh, and I still think they're doing some good stuff overall. At least, good enough for a few more seasons.
Futurama, I honestly haven't seen any of the movies, but I finally put them in my Netflix que the other day, so I'll be watching them soon enough.
A movie or TV show making me cry isn't that hard to do these days. Jurrassic Bark, however, is one I just can't sit through more than once every year or so. It is easily one of the saddest things I can ever remember seeing in a comedy show, and I'm still amazed the network let them get away with such a downbeat ending.
Futurama was good at that though. A lot of the guys who put the show together also worked on The Simpsons (obviously), so you had that same wide range for storytelling potential, and it was really great to see them show that in this episode and also lend a sense of depth that I really can't think of in any other network animated comedy series beyond The Simpsons.
The Simpsons has definitely dropped a few notches, but it still has the greatest potential of any comedy on TV right now to make me laugh, and I still think they're doing some good stuff overall. At least, good enough for a few more seasons.
Futurama, I honestly haven't seen any of the movies, but I finally put them in my Netflix que the other day, so I'll be watching them soon enough.
A movie or TV show making me cry isn't that hard to do these days. Jurrassic Bark, however, is one I just can't sit through more than once every year or so. It is easily one of the saddest things I can ever remember seeing in a comedy show, and I'm still amazed the network let them get away with such a downbeat ending.
Futurama was good at that though. A lot of the guys who put the show together also worked on The Simpsons (obviously), so you had that same wide range for storytelling potential, and it was really great to see them show that in this episode and also lend a sense of depth that I really can't think of in any other network animated comedy series beyond The Simpsons.
A heartbreaking ending to a great episode. Based on Argos, Odysseus' faithful dog in Homers Odyssey.
"He waited for his master's return to Ithaca for over twenty years while most presumed Odysseus dead. He was the first (after those to whom Odysseus revealed his identity) to recognize the King returning from the Trojan War, even though Odysseus was disguised as a beggar to discover what had been going on in his palace during his absence. It was said that as soon as Argos recognized his master, he dropped his ears and did his best to wag his tail. Having fulfilled his destiny of faith by laying his eyes upon his master once more, he released a final whimper and died."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_(dog)
"He waited for his master's return to Ithaca for over twenty years while most presumed Odysseus dead. He was the first (after those to whom Odysseus revealed his identity) to recognize the King returning from the Trojan War, even though Odysseus was disguised as a beggar to discover what had been going on in his palace during his absence. It was said that as soon as Argos recognized his master, he dropped his ears and did his best to wag his tail. Having fulfilled his destiny of faith by laying his eyes upon his master once more, he released a final whimper and died."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_(dog)
It's a common trope.
The episode gets a mention in the Wiki article for Greyfriars Bobby, as well.
All this talk of faithful, loyal dogs is going to make me cry 
Seriously. I love dogs and their attachment to their owners is amazing and sometimes heartbreaking.
Seriously. I love dogs and their attachment to their owners is amazing and sometimes heartbreaking.
Canada has its own tale in Dog Monday in the Anne of Green Gables series, but it was a happier ending.
No the first one rewrote history, Bender's Game did nothing to rewrite history, it just sucked.
Are you not human? I think that's it.
No, I'm Vulcan.
Dogs Rule!
I never cried at the end of the episode (like Fry, I guess I'm too macho), but the end of "Jurassic Bark" was very depressing. The visuals mixed with the music created a very good emotional scene. The saddest part is, despite what others think they remember, Fry has no knowledge that Seymour waited for him like like that for years. Fry just believed that the dog quickly forgot about him.
Yes, that's the heartbreaking part. The dog waited and waited but Fry didn't know and the dog would never see him again. Wait... I need a minute...
I've had several dogs in my lifetime. Outlived 'em all. But I still don't get it. Now, if a human loved one died, I'd get it. Lost my mom and both grandparents, all three of which raised me. But animals are not people. They are something you own.
No offense meant to people who love their pets, but in the end, that's all they are: pets.
My neighbours had several dogs too but they didn't have the same relationship with their pets. But they weren't considered pets. Just something they owned.
When a dog is around your home every day for a few years it becomes like part of the family for some people. Animals aren't people, but that doesn't mean we can't feel sad about a pet that we spent a few years of our lives raising and taking care of, feeding, playing with, cleaning up their mess, worrying over them, paying vet bills. All that has to mean something. A pet to me isn't just something I own. An object can be replaced but pets like humans develope their own ways.
PET (noun) - A companion, a helper, a guardian, a loyal friend.
If that's all they are then they do better than many humans.
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