BEFORE: Right now, my favorite two words are "Season finale". Most TV shows are running their finales this week, and some are even running their series finales. "Law & Order" and "Heroes" have been cancelled, along with several other shows, which gives me back a couple hours each week when September rolls around. Right now, it looks like my Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays will be clear of shows that I'm interested in.
This counts as the series finale of "Futurama", at least until new episodes start airing on Comedy Central. That's right, like "Family Guy", this show has been un-cancelled, at least partially due to the popularity of these made-for-DVD movies.
THE PLOT: The Planet Express crew visits Amy's parents, who are destroying the "old" Mars Vegas and constructing a more extravagant one. A group of eco-feminists are protesting the destruction of 12% of the galaxy to build the universe's largest miniature golf course.
AFTER: Wow, the joke well really ran dry after the third movie, if they're resorting to jokes about mini-golf...
Feminists, Vegas mobsters, poker players, President Nixon, environmental destruction - I just don't know if there's enough to build a movie plot around...what is this, animated Caddyshack? In fact, a few Caddyshack references might have helped...
Plus the group of main characters isn't even a group before - they're all working for different concerns here, so whatever camaraderie this bunch of lovable losers had is unfortunately long gone. However, there is a hippie-crunchy environmentally friendly ending that leads neatly into the upcoming new episodes.
With voice cameos by Snoop Dogg, Seth McFarlane, and my buddy Penn Jillette.
RATING: 4 out of 10 black holes
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