Difference between revisions of "Commentary:War Is the H-Word"

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**Where did the growl come from
**Where did the growl come from
*They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
*They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
*The original Lee Lemon had a different beard
*The original Lee Lemon had a ZZ Top like beard
*Zapp tends to use an extra syllable in his words
*Zapp tends to use an extra syllable in his words
*Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
*Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
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*John does the voice of the southern soldier
*John does the voice of the southern soldier
*If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
*If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
*They say the impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
*They say Moe's impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
*This is the one time in the show that [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] shouts
*This is the one time in the show that [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] shouts
*Many people don't notice [[iHawk]] has the glass attached to him
*Many people don't notice [[iHawk]] has the glass attached to him
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*'''David X. Cohen''': It appears for like one billionth of a second.
*'''David X. Cohen''': It appears for like one billionth of a second.
*'''Matt Groening''': It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things.
*'''Matt Groening''': It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things.
*'''David X. Cohen''': So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.<br>'''Unknown:'''Can I say it now?<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' Sure'''<br>Unknown:''' Its Leela<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' What? I must have misunderstood to story.
*'''David X. Cohen''': So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.<br>''''''Rich Moore?''':'''Can I say it now?<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' Sure'''<br>'''Rich Moore?''':''' Its Leela<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' What? I must have misunderstood to story.
*'''Unknown:''' Oh My God
*'''Unknown:''' Oh My God
*'''Matt Groening''': Its coming up... wait
*'''Matt Groening''': Its coming up... wait

Revision as of 10:36, 3 November 2008

Commentary for
War Is the H-Word
War is the H-word.jpg
Production number2ACV17
On DVDSeason 2
Disc 4
Additional
Transcript

Topics of Discussion

  • They mention this was the season premier of broadcast season 3
  • Why they spend time coming up with names for the gum
  • The animators spent lots of money for the army poster that appears briefly
  • They debated on what the professor says about brains was too insane
  • They have made Zapp skirt more female over time
  • Billy's impression of Nixon is very funny
    • Where did the growl come from
  • They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is Leela
  • The original Lee Lemon had a ZZ Top like beard
  • Zapp tends to use an extra syllable in his words
  • Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
  • They praise the 3D department for the animation of the balls
  • John does the voice of the southern soldier
  • If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
  • They say Moe's impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
  • This is the one time in the show that Kif shouts
  • Many people don't notice iHawk has the glass attached to him
  • A part of the episode was influenced by Starship Troopers and another part by MASH
  • They are concerned that Zapp and Nixon are oblivious to the explosions outside
  • This is the first time Fry sings I'm Walking on Sunshine
  • This was originally shown at Comic-Con
  • The writers just tried to find a funny ball joke for two days
  • The list of Bender's most used words was hard to make
  • The Brain Balls HQ looks like the Epcot ball
  • Bender says all the words on his list within a minute
  • The bomb ticks even though it doesn't have a timer
  • The original newspaper headline said Earth Licks Balls, which was removed
  • The supposed bomb explosion was added last minute

Highlights / Quotes

  • David X. Cohen: It appears for like one billionth of a second.
  • Matt Groening: It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things.
  • 'David X. Cohen: So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.
    '
    Rich Moore?:Can I say it now?
    David X. Cohen: Sure
    Rich Moore?: Its Leela
    David X. Cohen: What? I must have misunderstood to story.
  • Unknown: Oh My God
  • Matt Groening: Its coming up... wait
  • David X. Cohen: Eric only wrote one joke and moved it about five times
  • John DiMaggio: Hippidy Hop or Hoppedy Hip

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