Fan-O-Rama (2016)
6/10
Entertaining Enough
24 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
It's got some good lines that actually sound like they could have come from the series, and a lot of effort was put into the outfits, especially Bender, but it also has its faults: it's obvious the guy in the Zoidberg suit really can't see where he's going, it looks like the Professor's lines are dubbed over, the person playing Amy not only doesn't sound like the series character but also seems pointless here, there are slow and languishing line deliveries, inferior music, and the short wasn't completed due to lack of funds.

Pluses include: an old-school actor portraying Nixon's head (and a good job he does of it), honest to goodness attempts (except Amy) to mimic the voices and deliveries of the series counter parts, computer effects so good they absolutely bury something like "Foodfight!" (2012), and the re-productions of sets from the series to real life. Just look at how well the Professor's head design turned out -- some serious effort was put in.

If I had to change anything, I'd get somebody else to do Amy, re-cast Brannigan, and raise funds to hire Christopher Tyng to do the music.

All in all it's not a bad way to spend a some time on a weekend if you are a "Futurama" fan.
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