Futurama (season 1)
The first production season of Futurama, an American science fiction animated television series consists of 13 episodes, which were first seen on March 28, 1999 at the American broadcaster Fox. Fox kept thereby the order of production, however, shone only nine episodes as coherent transmission season and moved the remaining four in the second transmission season.
For individual episodes of this season got Futurama nominations each for an Emmy and a Annie Award, but did not translate into an award.
Episodes
Guest appearances
- Pamela Anderson Herself in The Secret of the anchovies and as Dixie in the party with Slurm McKenzie
- Dan Castellaneta as Beelzeboter in a real pandemonium
- Dick Clark Himself in time and space 3000
- Mike Diamond Himself in a real pandemonium
- Adam Horovitz Himself in a real pandemonium
- Leonard Nimoy Himself in time and space 3000
- Ron Popeil Himself makes in garbage inventive
Analysis
The first three episodes can be understood as an introduction to the topic. The first shows the "time travel " of the main character from the 20th century to the 31st century and is the central trio of Fry, Leela and Bender in front, next to Professor Farnsworth. The second episode leads with Zoidberg, Hermes and Amy one the other main characters and makes the audience more closely with the company Planet Express known. After the third episode Fry has found an apartment, and the starting point for subsequent episodes is completed.
First broadcast and attendances
The pilot episode Time and Space 3000 was sent for the first time on Fox on March 28, 1999. With 19 million viewers they broke records, the second episode reached 14 million viewers. After Fox moved the time slot of the series from Sunday to Tuesday evening, after which the audience fell under 9 million. Following the publication of the ninth episode on 18 May 1999 Fox interrupted the broadcast and showed the remaining four episodes at the beginning of the second transmission season. Here, the time slot was moved back to Sunday. In addition, Fox interrupted the broadcast of the second transmission season after the second episode, The experiment of the Mars University, for four weeks. On average, each episode of the first season at the first showing of 8.9 million viewers was seen. The German dubbed version of Season ProSieben published on 4 September to 20 November 2000 broadcast weekly rhythm and a slightly different order.
Reception
For the script for the second episode, his first flight to the moon Author Ken Keeler was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in at Animated Television Production. With the eighth episode, trash the mother of invention, Futurama was first proposed for an Emmy, here in the category of Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming One Hour or Less ). Neither of the two nominations had an award for the episode.
Posted on storage media
Futurama was released in the order and disposition of the production season on DVD, the episodes of the first four seasons in addition to video CD and VHS.
The DVD release of the first season was released in Region 1 DVD on 25 March 2003, in Region 2 on 28 January 2002 and in Region 4 on 27 November 2002. For bonus material of the DVD include audio commentaries on all episodes, deleted scenes of six episodes, a brief documentation of the production, an animatic and a script for the pilot episode, as well as various concept art.