Commentary:The Series Has Landed

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Commentary for
The Series Has Landed
Production number	1ACV02
On DVD	Season 1 Disc 1
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Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening Creator David X. Cohen Executive producer Rich Moore Supervising director Ken Keeler Writer Peter Avanzino Director John DiMaggio Actor (Bender, etc.)

Topics of Discussion

• The Producers hoped for this episode to air after the Superbowl.
• Hermes was originally called Dexter and wasn't Jamaican.
• The inspiration for Dr. Zoidberg.
  • Zoidberg's name comes from an undeveloped game by David X. Cohen called Zoid
• Bender and the Professor's voices have changed quite a bit since the earlier episodes.
• If Sal has a bunch of clones or if he just keeps getting different jobs.
• The Gophers were meant to have a much longer show.
• Scientists wrote in saying the episode was a bit unrealistic.
• The joke with the professor being "already in his pajamas" was meant to be in more episodes.
• David explains how the lunar pod is still on the Moon after it departed back to Earth and points out a sign that was added late in the development of the episode.
• John DiMaggio's improvised panting sounds inappropriate when used out of context.
  • Matt Groening listens to the episodes with his eyes closed.
• About making Bender in 3D for the last shot

Quotes

David X. Cohen: Well Zoidberg's name comes from a game I was developing in college called Zoid so his name is dedicated to those wasted three years.

Ken Keeler: [When they watch the crew jumping over the alligators.] And I believe the single least realistic thing in the entire episode is right here. [They laugh.]
Peter Avanzino: What do you mean?
Rich Moore: The way they jump the gorge.
David X. Cohen: Matt Groening, you had objections to that early on. How do you feel in retrospect? The gators with the space helmets on?
Matt Groening: I... I was wrong.

Goofs

• They notice Leela's nose seems to change size

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