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'''Volume 8''' is the boxset collection for [[broadcast season 10]]. It was released in {{w|region}} 1 on {{date|10 December}} [[2013]] and in regions 2 and 4 on {{date|11 December|text=the next day}}, though the region-2 releases did not include the [[United Kingdom|UK]].
'''Volume 8''' is the boxset collection for [[broadcast season 10]]. It will be released in {{w|region 1}} on {{date|10 December}} [[2013]]. <ref name="YouTube"/>


The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "[[Futurama]] Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode &mdash; "[[Meanwhile]]" &mdash;, on 4 {{september}} 2013. <ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OThQqFcdog|title=Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12)|author=Nerdist|date=2013-9-6|site=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2013-9-7}}</ref>
The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "[[Futurama]] Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode &mdash; "[[Meanwhile]]" &mdash;, on {{date|4 September}} 2013. <ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OThQqFcdog|title=Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12)|author=Nerdist|date=2013-9-6|site=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2013-9-7}}</ref> The release date for region 4 was revealed as late as 22 {{October}}.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==


* Broadcast season 10
* Two discs
* [[Audio commentary]] on all episodes
** Broadcast season 10
* "Precious Trimmings: A Compendium of [[list of deleted scenes|Deleted Scenes]]"
** [[Audio commentary]] on all episodes
* "''Futurama'' University"
** Bonus {{cat|animator}} [[commentary:Game of Tones (animators commentary)|commentary on]] [[Game of Tones|"Game of Tones"]]
* "Inside ''Futurama'': The {{cat|Writer}}s' Room of Tomorrow"
** Precious Trimmings: A Compendium of [[list of deleted scenes|Deleted Scenes]]
** ''Futurama'' {{cat|Universit||y}}: An in-depth three-part exploration of the animation process at [[Rough Draft Studios]], Inc.
*** [[characters|Character]] design
*** Color
*** 3-D modeling
** Inside ''Futurama'': The [[writers and directors|Writers]]' Room of Tomorrow
* ''Futurama'' Weekends flier, reading "EVERYONE NEEDS MORE SPACE", with close-ups of {{Fry}}, {{Bender}}, {{Zoidberg}}, and {{Leela}}


The extras for Volume 8 were revealed on {{date|24 September}} 2013, by the {{cat|website}} {{w|TVShowsOnDVD}}. <ref name="TVShowsOnDVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-8-and-Complete-Series/19001|title=Futurama DVD news: Update about Volume 8 and The Complete Series|author=David Lambert|date=2013-9-24|site=TVShowsOnDVD.com|accessdate=2013-9-28}}</ref>
The extras for Volume 8 were revealed on {{date|24 September}} 2013, by the {{cat|real-world website|website}} {{w|TVShowsOnDVD}}. <ref name="TVShowsOnDVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-8-and-Complete-Series/19001|title=Futurama DVD news: Update about Volume 8 and The Complete Series|author=David Lambert|date=2013-9-24|site=TVShowsOnDVD.com|accessdate=2013-9-28}}</ref>
 
== Blurb ==
 
Attention, easily brainwashed [[Earthican people|citizens of]] [[Earth]]! <br> You are now under the control of ''FUTURAMA''<sup>TM</sup> <br> Volume 8 &mdash; the highly animated {{cat|s=no|science|sci}}-fi comedy <br> from ''[[The Simpsons]]''<sup>TM</sup> creator [[Matt Groening]]. <br> Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding <br> extras not shown on {{TV}}, this outrageous collection <br> includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring [[2-D Blacktop|maniac <br> street racers]], [[Calculon 2.0|robot grave robbers]], and [[Stench and Stenchibility|nerve-wracking <br> nose transplants]]. You'll watch...you'll laugh... <br> you'll obey. The [[Hypnotoad]] commands it!
 
== Images on the discs ==
 
* '''Disc 1''': The {{pe|ship}}
* '''Disc 2''': The Hypnotoad


== Additional information ==
== Additional information ==
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=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===


* The [[Hypnotoad]] is also featured on one of the discs of ''[[Futurama: The Complete Collection 1999-2009|The Complete Collection 1999-2009]]''.
* The Hypnotoad is also featured on one of the discs of ''[[Futurama: The Complete Collection 1999-2009|The Complete Collection 1999-2009]]''.
*In Australia, This is the only disc set of a single season to be rated "M". The rating is for Animated Violence, as opposed to the usual "PG" rating the rest got. This is due to darker and more violent episodes like "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]", [[Saturday Morning Fun Pit]] and "[[Meanwhile]]".
* In [[Australia]], this is the only disc set of a single season to be {{w|motion picture rating system|rated}} "M". The rating is for Animated Violence, as opposed to the usual "PG" rating the rest got. This is due to darker and more violent episodes like "[[Saturday Morning Fun Pit]]", "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]", and "Meanwhile".
* On the main menu for each disc, the Hypnotoad "hypnotises" the owner.
* The commentaries were recorded before it was announced the show [[cancellation of Futurama|was cancelled]].


== References ==
== References ==


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Revision as of 21:36, 10 December 2014

Volume 8
Volume 8.jpg
The cover for Volume 8, featuring the Hypnotoad.
For seasonBroadcast season 10
No. of discs2
Released
Region 110 December 2013
Region 211 December 2013
Region 411 December 2013
← Volume 7 Futurama: The Complete Series →
DVDs

Volume 8 is the boxset collection for broadcast season 10. It was released in region 1 on 10 December 2013 and in regions 2 and 4 on the next day, though the region-2 releases did not include the UK.

The cover art and original release date for Volume 8 were revealed at the "Futurama Live!" event, right before the airing of the show's final episode — "Meanwhile" —, on 4 September 2013. [1] The release date for region 4 was revealed as late as 22 October.

Contents

The extras for Volume 8 were revealed on 24 September 2013, by the website TVShowsOnDVD. [2]

Blurb

Attention, easily brainwashed citizens of Earth!
You are now under the control of FUTURAMATM
Volume 8 — the highly animated sci-fi comedy
from The SimpsonsTM creator Matt Groening.
Packed with mind-altering, brain-exploding
extras not shown on TV, this outrageous collection
includes 13 mesmerizing episodes featuring maniac
street racers
, robot grave robbers, and nerve-wracking
nose transplants
. You'll watch...you'll laugh...
you'll obey. The Hypnotoad commands it!

Images on the discs

Additional information

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Nerdist (06 September 2013). Futurama Live! Pre-Show w/ Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Phil LaMarr and more! (19:12). (YouTube.) Retrieved on 07 September 2013.
  2. ^ David Lambert (24 September 2013). Futurama DVD news: Update about Volume 8 and The Complete Series. (TVShowsOnDVD.com.) Retrieved on 28 September 2013.