Futurama X Fortnite Collaboration: What To Expect, Keynotes And More

For many, Futurama is one of the great jewels in the history of television. Luckily, the animated science-fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening, the adventures and entertainment mixture of Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the Planet Express characters have returned.

After a cancellation,  a new season seeks to revive the futuristic mischief of this classic saga. And, as it is a return expected by thousands of people around the world, Fortnite has not been slow to carry out a collaboration related to this comic production.

We still don’t know much about this project, which at the moment has the name ‘All Glory to the Hypnotoad’, in reference to the ‘Hypnotoad’ that appears from time to time on Futurama. However, Epic Games has announced on Twitter that it had some plans to shed some light on this mystery on July 26, at 06:30 PM. via a YouTube clip that is already scheduled to be posted at that time.

From here, we can only theorize about the ideas that Fortnite will carry out with this applauded license. Given the history of the battle royale, it is likely that the aforementioned characters will appear in the form of cosmetics to use in-game, although we do not rule out a more elaborate game mode where constant references to Futurama are made. Be that as it may, we will discover the intentions of Epic Games in just a few hours.

Futurama has already released Season 11

While we wait for Epic Games to reveal the features of the collaboration, Disney+ users can take a look at the new chapters of the series right now. Because, echoing the criticism of Season 11 of Futurama by our colleagues from Xataka, the production does not have moments as mythical as those of yesteryear, but it is still an opportunity to lie on the sofa and enjoy some of the best characters on television.

uturama’s history is very particular, with a good number of cancellations behind it and many other resurrections. Its organization by seasons is all gibberish today, with countless ups and downs, movies and specials, but we will be honest if we tell you that this season 11 shines with its light among all its returns. Futurama, which premiered in 1999, was not long in success and gained an army of loyal fans as well as winning excellent awards such as two Emmy Awards for Best Animated Program. Fox soon gave up on it, and she had to find a new life through DVDs and subsequent rescue by Comedy Central, which kept it for years.

What Is Futurama All About?

Despite being set in the distant future, Futurama is beloved and applauded by fans for its satirical commentary on the present day. Focusing on the story of Phillip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York pizza delivery man, who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and thaws in the year 3000. Thus, after a decade in cryogenics, Futurama emerges triumphantly from its lethargy ready to win over old viewers, occasional fans and new audiences. And it does so with all its original cast, without losing an iota of its satirical spirit and with six episodes that we mostly liked a lot.

Fox’s television division has been especially savvy in planning this unlikely season, laying out a series of storylines that will help new viewers learn about the series and its dynamics, which remain intact, while long-time fans learn the aftermath of mysteries that transpired over the decades on the show. Well, believe it or not, many of the debates around Futurama and its unsolvable enigmas will have a conclusion and an answer in this batch of chapters that will arrive weekly.

For example, we will learn more about the evolution of the epic love story between Fry and Leela-a constant that here has good moments-they will delve into the mysterious contents of Nibbler’s sandbox -in what is one of our favourite episodes in the entire history of the program-, we will discover the secret past of the evil Robot Santa and the whereabouts of Kif and Amy’s tadpoles. The show does not lose its prophetic point, but it also tries to put its finger on the yoga when it comes to telling from another point of view very tragic events that have plagued our reality, such as a representation of the unknown pandemic that devastates the city of the series while the team explores the future of vaccines, the obsession with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and even highly controversial issues, such as the cancel culture and the excessive passion for streaming television.

Also Read: Futurama Season 11: How To Watch The Show In USA, Europe & India

The new episodes know how to catch traditional fans and new viewers

Each chapter stands out for being its microcosm, with The Impossible Marathon being a fun joke about the aforementioned world of streaming television, as well as a kind of catchall ideal for the creators of Futurama to joke about their aforementioned cancellations. This episode in particular has fascinated us and is an ideal starting point to present the credentials of what Futurama is and will be to the viewers. Something weaker seems to us Children of the Swamp, in which the children of Amy and Kif emerge from an alien swamp and make their parents have a hard time. 

So West was 1010001, in which Bender and the gang head west to join the Bitcoin mining craze very well, a classic episode in true Futurama style. But our favourite is Return of the Parasites, in which Nibbler is sick and the group goes on a very dangerous mission through the desert world that exists in their sandbox. We are talking about an inspired version of Frank Herbert’s Dune, using his messianic story, the sands and the worms as vehicles to tell.