The Exact Moment Futurama Lost Us
5. The Writing
When Futurama returned after two years off the air, there were always going to be differences and changes. Obviously, not all of these were for the better, and one of the most noticeable differences was the writing. Arguably, no aspect suffered more between the end of the show's first run and its second.
The show had always had the ability to make you laugh, make you think, and make you cry. It may sound like a cliché but it's true. It was a smart comedy series that utilised science like few others, yet could pull out a 'Jurassic Bark', 'The Sting', or 'The Luck of the Fryrish' and reduce you to tears.
There was barely a hint of any of these aspects throughout the four movies. Sure, there was a time travel story but one that was far less compelling or thought-out than what had come before, and with the exception of the final scene of Into the Wild Green Yonder there was no real emotion. Even this is reaching.
What happened? This wasn't the Futurama we all knew and loved, this was an almost boring shell of the phenomenal series. Possibly the most irritating part of it is that the writing team didn't even undergo huge changes, they seemingly just got worse.