Futurama: Season 5 [DVD]

Having, as so many others, been disappointed at the cancellation of Futurama, I was delighted to see its return. Everyone has their own tastes, of course, and I couldn't possibly account for everyone. However in my view, the best episodes of Season 5 are the best in the programs history. Particular highlights include "Attack of the Killer App", "The Late Philip J. Fry" and "That Darn Katz!". Unfortunately there are a couple of 'dud' episodes, but these are few and far between. It is not that they are 'bad' so to speak but lack the memorable nature of other episodes. "The Prisoner of Benda", was one such example in my opinion, perfectly passable but also forgettable.At the end of the day, it is Futurama - if you liked previous series, you will like this one. however if you are new to the series, there has never been a better time to enjoy some of the most memorable episodes of the whole franchise.

I absolutely love Futurama no doubt about it! I quote it often on a daily basis!So after the success of the 4 movies and continuous pressure from fans to bring it back Futurama has returned with great gusto!What I love about the new Futurama is how the writers drop references and characters from earlier episodes back into these new episodes, showing a great deal of care and genuine affection they have for the franchise. My personal highlights of this Season 5 boxset have to be 'The Prisoner of Benda', 'Lethal Inspection', 'Proposition Infinity' and 'The Late Philip J. Fry', very clever episodes for the true diehard fans such as myself. I'm not surprised 'The Prisoner of Benda' was nominated for an Emmy. And Bender dressed up as Leela at Comic Con 3010 declaring himself 'Every nerd's fantasy' is the highlight of the whole box set. Plus Matt Groening and the writers poking fun at Futurama being cancelled with their 'new' series Futurella!Futurama has definitely still got it!I must go now. I feel like I'm coming down with a case of 'Circusitis'. What's this you ask? Just buy this box set! Simple.Bring on Season 6! Hail Futurama!

I love FUTURAMA. I've watched the classic episodes a bazillion times on SKY and have yet to grow tired of them. So after viewing the rather disappointing specials, I was really worried that the FUTURAMA writers had lost their touch. Thankfully, my fears were unwarranted. FUTURAMA is back and in terms of quality, hasn't missed a beat since its foolish cancellation by FOX in 2003. And who cares if SKY won't carry it? I'm quite happy to watch it on DVD and enjoy all the extras you get with said. COMEDY CENTRAL have already renewed this great show for another two seasons so lets all hope it runs for a lot longer than it did in its first incarnation. Long live FUTURAMA!

After three great movies (plus the lame 4th movie, "Into the Wild Green Yonder") it is great to have this excellent series back. And well worth the wait, with 13 excellent episodes. Realistically it is easier to have no dud episodes with such a short season, than some of the longer series, still an excellent return and the set promises a 6th series, so here's hoping. If you bought the first 4 series, do not hesitate to buy this excellent 5th series. Futurama 5 [Blu-ray] [US Import]

First, I need to say that this doesn't seem to be Season 5. It appears that Futurama (like Family Guy) is not released on DVD or Blu Ray in broadcast order. There are 13 episodes in this set, but it's not strictly "Season 5".I hated Futurama when it first started. I was so excited for the first few episodes but it got boring after that, trying to coast by mainly on its irreverence while almost never expanding the range of characters. By Season 5, The Simpsons had a huge range of supporting characters, but Futurama rarely introduces new people. After a 5-year hiatus the show returned with 4 feature-length adventures before Comedy Central relaunched the show, this time not pandering to a young Simpsons audience, and it's much, much better.With a few small hitches (mainly scenes involving Mr. Burns clone 'Mom') Season 5 (or what passes for it) features highly intelligent, sharp writing, loads of snappy dialogue, and some heartwarming moments. Even Hermes Conrad, a character I previously disliked, has improved. I just love his ludicrous catchphrases ('Sweet Kangaroo of Katmandu', 'Sweet Orca of Majorca').Futurama has gotten better, a lot better. It's not a rival to The Simpsons yet, but the show can only get better and better if they keep this up.Now animated in HD, the show is presented in 1.78:1 1080p with DTS HD-MA sound and loads of great extras. You absolutely must buy this.

13 more episodes, typically futurama with many superb plots and charachters.Definatley worth getting for any futurama fansNote: The title sais "[NTSC]" (USA) though in the product description it sais "region 2" (europe) and all i can say is it works fine on my dvd player though i dont know whether i was lucky but i can say that this shouldnt let you be put off if your a futurama fan xD

Futurama's cancellation was a downer, but now that it's back, it's on top form. The vast majority of the episodes in this season are overwhelmingly better than ever. There are a couple of duds, but they are still fun episodes to watch, and don't ruin the rest of the series at all.

Nice refreshing and topical humour from futurama as we know and love.I found not being able to chose a size for the t-shirt a bit annoying as i ended up with a large however it was free and not the reason I bought this in the first place.