Futurama - Archer

euroweld@feddit.de to Futurama @lemmy.world – 878 points –
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Well done. The only weak matchup is the Amy->Cheryl one since Amy's a genius while Cheryl sniffs glue.

And since when is Krieger repulsive?

Do you own a windowless van with an anime girl inside?

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While Amy is an actual physicist, it’s unclear whether Cheryl is an idiot or insane. I mean, she’s certainly insane, but that can make say and do things that come off as incredibly  stupid. At times, though, she appears to be quite intelligent and well-educated.

Cheryl/Carol of an explosive expert so there's that.

She's probably just insane since she has occasional moments of clarity and intellect.

Both of them are (at least early in the series) promiscuous.

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Do you want crossover episodes? Because that's how you get crossover episodes.

NGL I'd love to see the plotlines of the shows swapped! Planet Express News and Information Services!

Hum... Archer has a lot more initiative than Fry, but outside of that switching the plot lines wouldn't stand out a lot.

Archer has a lot more intentional violence

The Futurama variance on that is so high, I'm not sure what show has the record.

Is Hermes a pushover? That's not how I viewed him

Okay, look, Hermes, we got to think of the boy. He needs a daddy.

He has a daddy!

No, he got two half-daddies!

Hermes isn't an accountant he's a bureaucrat.

He performs the same functions for Planet Express.

Different terms for the same character job.

Does he though? We see Hermes, filing, holding meetings, firing and hiring people. He basically is running the business for the professor as well as stamping some forms. We don't ever see or hear of him doing anything with accounting or balancing the books.

He's always showing off graphs about the profitability (or lack thereof) of Planet Express. He pulls quad duty as HR, finance, safety, and general demoralizer.

Hey, Pam and Bender occasionally work. At least once. One work.

Hey, Bender has worked a lot. He is the company chef. Plus worked as a scab with Flexo.

Amy isn't the lowest, she's responsible for the Professor's dentures!

I accept the descriptions as technically true but...

The only two that feel similar are leela and lana. Everyone else is real stretch.

Also, both are ambiguous with what time they're set in: Futurama in the future, Archer likely in the 60s/70s, but both constantly referencing current events and technology.

I think archer is set up at current time, as for Futurama it is inspired by current events to make it more relatable. Though the last season (on Hulu) feels like it was done by the writers out of laziness. Not sure if they got paid less, or expected it to flop, but feels like less effort was put than usual. Though I did love the last episode, I guess because it was written by David X. Cohen and he didn't do the same.