Tag: Bill Nye
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Futurama’s Three Greatest Guest Stars, According To The Series’ Co-Creator
Because “Futurama” is set 1,000 years in the future, show creators David X. Cohen and Matt Groening had to invent a sci-fi conceit that would provide an organic reason to include celebrity cameos. Thanks to a special fluid, human heads can be kept alive in jars more or less indefinitely. In the very first episode,…
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Futurama Season 11 Finds The Show Once Again Pitting Science Against Faith
The newest episode of “Futurama,” called “Rage Against the Vaccine,” is 25 minutes of every Covid-19 anxiety all rolled into a condensed ball. “Rage” opens with a celebration hosted by the head of Bill Nye (himself), finally declaring that Covid-19 has been defeated. Note that “Futurama” takes place in the year 3023. “It’s felt like…