40oz Posted June 22, 2012 I was watching a standup special on Comedy Central the other day, when some ads popped up advertising Futurama's seventh season. Lo' and behold, I saw some familiar unfunny pics and phrases that really are best left alone. You can read about it here. I'm this close to pulling the trigger. 0 Share this post Link to post
eargosedown Posted June 23, 2012 Oh wow! They're so hip, and cool, and they "get" us! Can I have it when you're done? 0 Share this post Link to post
dew Posted June 23, 2012 i'm okay with it. i think it's kind of cool, actually. the meme usage at the beginning of e1 was funny. futurama is usually fairly tasteful and i'm not hip enough to start hating it for jumping a certain bandwagon. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted June 23, 2012 dew said:futurama is usually fairly tasteful and i'm not hip enough to start hating it for jumping a certain bandwagon. The recent episodes and direct to video movies are bland and, sometimes, horrible. 0 Share this post Link to post
TheDarkArchon Posted June 23, 2012 OMG THEY USED THAT PICTURE FROM THE INTERNET SO EPIC WIN ** Yeah, this is stupid but not entirely unexpected. 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted June 23, 2012 mr exercise was watching tv? what has this world come to? If you'd be so kind 40, before you pull the trigger, if you could send me "wifey" thinly sliced, in an assortment of sandwich bags I'd appreciate it. You know, don't want all that good meat to go to waste. On topic, this doesn't bug me. Honestly there is much more offensive stuff going on, like Nickolodeon making a Fred show and Cartoon Network responding by making a show for Annoying Orange. 0 Share this post Link to post
neubejiita Posted June 23, 2012 I saw a Futurama episode where they had a sign outside a shop and it had DOS ASCII characters on it. I thought that was a good reference. 0 Share this post Link to post
eargosedown Posted June 23, 2012 DuckReconMajor said:Cartoon Network responding by making a show for Annoying Orange. Oh god, why?! WHY?!?! 0 Share this post Link to post
schwerpunk Posted June 23, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the meme shown here has much to do with Futurama itself. That is to say, it seems to have been a choice by advertisers to promote the show on their network, and not an actual shot from a new episode. I don't see Fry becoming a squinty version of Urkel (with his "did I do thaaat?" /nasal voice). Futurama certainly isn't against recurring gags, callbacks, or one-liners, but they generally keep things pretty fresh. At least they did for the first couple seasons I saw... Maybe things have changed. 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted June 23, 2012 40oz said:I'm this close to pulling the trigger. Did you even read the article you linked? None of that footage is in Season 7. All Comedy Central did was take previous footage and retool it. If this bothers you to suicide, seek help. 0 Share this post Link to post
eargosedown Posted June 23, 2012 Csonicgo said:Did you even read the article you linked? None of that footage is in Season 7. All Comedy Central did was take previous footage and retool it. If this bothers you to suicide, seek help. Also to start their first episode: http://weknowmemes.com/2012/06/futurama-uses-the-fry-meme-to-start-their-new-episode/ 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted June 23, 2012 I wasn't talking any shit on new episodes of futurama. I'm talking about... (reads the thread title) Yes, futurama memes being on TV. I guess the few words I used in my post could imply that I was talking about futurama itself, but I like futurama. Funny how quick you guys are to try and make me feel stupid about myself. Check my custom title before you submit reply. 0 Share this post Link to post
Use Posted June 23, 2012 I gotta admit, the stupid internet's incursion into the previously more stupid realm of television is rather disturbing, but expected. I did laugh at the ThunderLOLCats sketch on Mad TV (cartoon) though. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted June 24, 2012 In truth, I foun d nothing wrong with them sing the meme, I mean, okay, so what? 0 Share this post Link to post
ComicMischief Posted June 24, 2012 God bless the dying non-interactive medium's attempts to look like it's still relevant. I gave up watching TV because all my mundane, chewing-gum-for-the-brain entertainment is a simple Google search away (if that). If I did watch, I doubt a lame attempt to seem 'with it' would entice me to watch new Futurama. I have the first four series, movies turned me off big-time. Mind, I tend to hate memes anyway. Yeah. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snakes Posted June 25, 2012 TV and Internet are pretty much destined to be merged, anyways. Maybe not in the immediate future, but these days comedy tends to stem more and more from well-known memes and the ability use Google to look up that super-smart reference they totally just made on this super-hip show... Which, you know, works sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. This particular instance really isn't that all that bothersome to me. I'm not a big meme-bumper myself, but this is Advertising 101. One of the best ways to draw the attention of the general populace is to use something that the general populace has approved of in some way or another. It'll draw eyes and, in some cases, a nod of approval. I really feel like the only people this would really bother are the people who find memes completely unbearable in the first place. 0 Share this post Link to post
Relic Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) . Edited October 14, 2021 by Relic 0 Share this post Link to post
Phobus Posted June 27, 2012 Relic said:...memes now days are turning to the shit... You say that as if they've not always been shit? Generally speaking, they are the lowest form of humour you'll see on the internet and incredibly rarely actually worth a chuckle. 0 Share this post Link to post
Wagi Posted June 27, 2012 ITT: People who confuse memes with image macros. 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted June 27, 2012 ^ popular culture has been doing that for a while. Sites like quickmeme don't help. 0 Share this post Link to post
Jimmy Posted June 27, 2012 I've always found it a bit silly how outraged people get over stuff which is simply not funny. If I watch a stand-up comedian who falls a bit flat, I don't start hurling tomatoes at the screen. 0 Share this post Link to post
esselfortium Posted June 27, 2012 Jimmy91 said:I've always found it a bit silly how outraged people get over stuff which is simply not funny. If I watch a stand-up comedian who falls a bit flat, I don't start hurling tomatoes at the screen. **hurls tomatoes at computer** 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMAD Posted July 17, 2012 I'm quite liking the new series so far. The 5th episode isn't quite as good as the first four, though (imo). The internet meme thing is of little consequence to me. 0 Share this post Link to post
geo Posted July 18, 2012 A few episodes have put me to sleep this season. I thought last season was pretty bad. :-( It pains me. Maybe in 2 years I'll be like OMG they're all so awesome! But for right now.... slowly going down hill. 0 Share this post Link to post
Koko Ricky Posted July 18, 2012 I wonder if it's at all possible for memes to appear outside of the Internet and not be perceived as a desperate attempt to appear "with it." 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted July 18, 2012 Quite frankly, I think the word and usage of "meme" is more annoying. 0 Share this post Link to post
flubbernugget Posted July 19, 2012 GoatLord said:I wonder if it's at all possible for memes to appear outside of the Internet and not be perceived as a desperate attempt to appear "with it." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme The term was actually created well before the internet. The concept of a meme itself just spreads to internet culture as well. 0 Share this post Link to post