Most of the praise that is given to this production, though well deserved, is qualified by "For a fan film". But in a way this increases the value of said praise as the people doing this spent a lot of time, energy, and money on just doing a Futurama fan film for no other profit than to have done it.
What they did here was quite amazing! The reproductions of the sets are very well detailed and accurate. The characters, once you get over the fact that they are not the original cast, are portrayed extremely well. And the special effects, EG the puppet Bender, are... Well, acceptable. I was actually impressed at how they did it after seeing a behind-the-scenes video.
The only thig I really consider a bummer about the whole thing is that it's half an episode. They spent a lot of time setting up plot elements that you expect to pay off, only to have it end and Zapp Brannigan come out and deliver a "pity you won't see what happens next" monologue as an ending.
Though as a humorous side note, the guy who plays him, Vic Mignogna, also played Jim Kirk in "Star Trek Continues". I don't know if it was intentional or not but I thought it was a nice little in-joke.
Overall I'd say it's worth watching for any fan of the series. It's obvious a lot of love went into it as it rife with easter eggs and attention to detail. I just wish it was complete.
What they did here was quite amazing! The reproductions of the sets are very well detailed and accurate. The characters, once you get over the fact that they are not the original cast, are portrayed extremely well. And the special effects, EG the puppet Bender, are... Well, acceptable. I was actually impressed at how they did it after seeing a behind-the-scenes video.
The only thig I really consider a bummer about the whole thing is that it's half an episode. They spent a lot of time setting up plot elements that you expect to pay off, only to have it end and Zapp Brannigan come out and deliver a "pity you won't see what happens next" monologue as an ending.
Though as a humorous side note, the guy who plays him, Vic Mignogna, also played Jim Kirk in "Star Trek Continues". I don't know if it was intentional or not but I thought it was a nice little in-joke.
Overall I'd say it's worth watching for any fan of the series. It's obvious a lot of love went into it as it rife with easter eggs and attention to detail. I just wish it was complete.