I don’t know about you all, but I consider myself to belong in the GenX population. Most of my younger coworkers have maybe heard about Futurama but have never seen it. So many of the references and jokes relate to older pop culture. I am hoping some of the new episodes will be relatable to GenZ and beyond. What are your thoughts?
Imagine the scene where Fry is in his 20th century apartment, and having to explain to your children that you absolutely lived like that.
My 10 year old daughter has been rewatching it for years. She found a role model in Leela and a name for her cat in Fry.
As for the references and jokes, yea many go over her head. But as time progresses, fewer and fewer. And she often asks about stuff she doesn’t understand.
Even without a complete understanding of the jokes and references, she absolutely adores the show. And is asking on a daily basis if the new episodes are out yet.
I think that a lot of stuff will likely go over people’s heads, but this show is so packed with hilarious moments that I think it is timeless.
There will always be shows where the references go over the viewers heads. Hell, I’ve had to Google so much from The Golden Girls that I didn’t understand. My 10 year old and 7 year old both love Futurama. The characters are timeless.
This is maybe only semi related, but it reminds of something I was thinking the other day, which is how much Futurama (like all sci-fi taking place in the future, I suppose) is affected in thought by the technology of its own time, to the point it might look weird or confusing for us or people in the future.
The main thing I’m talking about is the internet. The show started before the internet really took off and became as ubiquitous as today. Just yesterday, I was rewatching a season 3 episode (can’t remember which) where Hermes’ son and Cubert create a newspaper delivering company, and suddenly it hit me how that’s not really something you see today, and almost certainly not something most kids now are going to be familiar with.
Anyway, it’s not exactly a big deal or even the best example, perhaps, but it got me thinking.
