2001: A Space Odyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey is a narrative, based upon Arthur C. Clarke's 1948 short story The Sentinel, originally released in 1968 as both as a novel written by Clarke and as a film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The story of 2001 revolves around the discovery of a black monolith on the Moon, and a subsequent mission to Saturn (Jupiter in the film) to trace a signal sent by the monolith. 2001 has gone on to become highly influential in the science fiction genre, and Kubrick's film adaptation has been called one of the greatest films of all time, noted for it's scientific accuracy, multiple thematic interpretations, and surreal imagery.

Futurama has made several references to both the book and the film, which will be noted here.

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

  • "Love and Rocket" (4ACV03)
    Episode
    • The Planet Express ship computer is represented by a glowing red camera eye, a clear reference to HAL 9000. In addition, the glowing red central core of the Planet Express computer is identical to HAL's central core from the film.
  • "The Sting" (4ACV12)
    Episode
    • As Leela opens the coffin she encounters a tunnel of light, similar to what Bowman sees as he passes through the monolith, with Also sprach Zarathustra playing over the scene.

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Season 6