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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 53 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah it kind of feels like they wanted to cram in a lot of cultural references that happened the last couple years to make up for lost time

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And most of those references were dated by the time the episode was out.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the crypto episode really felt like it was a bit late to the party

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then The Simpsons did a crypto/NFT episode even later.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 9 points 10 months ago

With the Simpsons I feel like I need to watch it years after the episodes come out so I don't feel how dated they are

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That is the #1 thing that is mentioned every time this topic comes up.

Futurama was always about pop culture references. So much so, there are lists.

Maybe it was just a little more direct this season or most of us are older and we noticed it more.

[–] Voli@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s also the thing about pop culture today, it’s so short lived that media culture can’t keep up.

[–] Chemical@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Good point

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

During the original run, they were produced on short order and the animation was cheap, so they could keep up to the latest pop culture trends. Now they’re produced almost 9 months to a year in advance with higher-end animation, so they’re out of date by the time they stream. Plus, IIRC, this latest season may have been delayed for some reason.

[–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was delayed cause Jon DiMaggio (Bender's VO among others) was demanding higher pay for himself and his fellow cast

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

refused to be paid shit pay for his work.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The funny thing is that is exactly what they did last time they came back. EyePhone and Susan Boil jokes.

Luckily it just takes one season to get them out of their system and then we get some new things.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

I had completely blocked those out of my brain. You're absolutely right.