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*How brilliant Hattie is. | *How brilliant Hattie is. | ||
*How the episode resembles the odd couple. | *How the episode resembles the odd couple. | ||
*One of the designers was upset the nice chair was to be destroyed. | |||
*Frames were cut from Amy's fall to make it quicker and more violent. | |||
*Talk about LoBrau beer existing from the 20th Century to the 31st Century when most products went out of business | *Talk about LoBrau beer existing from the 20th Century to the 31st Century when most products went out of business | ||
*The digital technologies used in the show and how it differs from traditional, hand coloured cells. | |||
*Explanation on how and why Bender's neck is bent. | |||
*Matt Groening wonders if anybody understands that owls are the new animal pests. | |||
*New doors in Fry's room (Bender's closet) "come and go." | |||
*Billy talks about how the closing credits are always squished into a 1" x 1" section on the screen. | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | ===Highlights / Quotes=== | ||
*'''Matt Groening''': This show got off to a rough start Fox thought it was too out of space so this brought it back to [[Earth]]. | *'''Matt Groening''': This show got off to a rough start Fox thought it was too out of space so this brought it back to [[Earth]]. | ||
*'''Unknown''': This is when we first see [[Calculon]], a moment in television history. | *'''Unknown''': This is when we first see [[Calculon]], a moment in television history. | ||
*'''David X. Cohen''': | *'''David X. Cohen''': I'm not gonna go into the full answer of this question, but the nerdiest, computeriest viewers out there might want to look up Bender's apartment number in the [[wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] chart. | ||
*'''David X. Cohen''': | *'''David X. Cohen''': The [[New Jersey]] bashing begins, resuming in [[1ACV09|episode 9]], probably a few other ones here and there. [[1ACV08|Episode 8]] also. | ||
*'''Matt Groening''': Can I admit something I have never seen the Odd Couple. | *'''Matt Groening''': Can I admit something? I have never seen the Odd Couple. I really, I haven't.<br/>'''David X. Cohen''': Oh really, you haven't? Well then we also made up that cigar joke that you're seeing. | ||
==Commentators== | ==Commentators== | ||
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**Executive Producer | **Executive Producer | ||
*[[Rich Moore]] | *[[Rich Moore]] | ||
**Supervising Director | |||
*[[Greg Vanzo]] | |||
**Supervising Director | **Supervising Director | ||
*[[Eric Horsted]] | *[[Eric Horsted]] | ||
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| Production number | 1ACV03 | ||
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Topics of Discussion
- Fox didn't understand the show, the suicide booths or Dr. Zoidberg.
- Where Billy got the voices for his characters.
- How hard it was to animate the martini glasses that Bender has.
- How hard it was to animate the conveyor belts in that same scene.
- Some of the animation wasn't up to scratch.
- How they make fun of New Jersey and how they were the first to bash it.
- How brilliant Hattie is.
- How the episode resembles the odd couple.
- One of the designers was upset the nice chair was to be destroyed.
- Frames were cut from Amy's fall to make it quicker and more violent.
- Talk about LoBrau beer existing from the 20th Century to the 31st Century when most products went out of business
- The digital technologies used in the show and how it differs from traditional, hand coloured cells.
- Explanation on how and why Bender's neck is bent.
- Matt Groening wonders if anybody understands that owls are the new animal pests.
- New doors in Fry's room (Bender's closet) "come and go."
- Billy talks about how the closing credits are always squished into a 1" x 1" section on the screen.
Highlights / Quotes
- Matt Groening: This show got off to a rough start Fox thought it was too out of space so this brought it back to Earth.
- Unknown: This is when we first see Calculon, a moment in television history.
- David X. Cohen: I'm not gonna go into the full answer of this question, but the nerdiest, computeriest viewers out there might want to look up Bender's apartment number in the ASCII chart.
- David X. Cohen: The New Jersey bashing begins, resuming in episode 9, probably a few other ones here and there. Episode 8 also.
- Matt Groening: Can I admit something? I have never seen the Odd Couple. I really, I haven't.
David X. Cohen: Oh really, you haven't? Well then we also made up that cigar joke that you're seeing.
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Creator / Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Executive Producer
- Rich Moore
- Supervising Director
- Greg Vanzo
- Supervising Director
- Eric Horsted
- Writer
- Bret Haaland
- Director
- Billy West
- Actor (Fry, Dr. Zoidberg, miscellaneous)
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