The Exact Moment Futurama Lost Us

6. False Hope

It’s rare for any TV show to end well. Whether it has an unsatisfying conclusion like Game of Thrones, or outstays its welcome like The Simpsons, a perfect ending is often elusive even amongst the very best TV shows. Futurama however, was different.

At the conclusion of the show’s first run, fans were left wanting more, and so the news that it would be returning with four straight-to-DVD movies was met with a huge amount of excitement. Who could possibly object to seeing more of the Planet Express crew, right?

With Futurama returning once again in 2023, this particular revival has been met with a certain amount of skepticism after the show’s gradual decline and the initial reports that John DiMaggio wouldn’t be returning. This wasn’t the case the first time around, unfortunately.

Fans went into the release of the movies with high expectations and the false hope that they would be getting the same old Futurama as before. How wrong they were. Even though 'Bender’s Big Score' is arguably the best of the movies and the closest to old school Futurama, all four were still a huge let down.