In the pantheon of animated science fiction, few properties have demonstrated the resilience, prophetic wit, and cult staying power of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s Futurama . Since its debut in 1999, the show has been canceled, resurrected, and rebooted more times than a disobedient Bending Unit. Today, however, its legacy intersects with a new kind of futuristic entity: Amazon’s sprawling entertainment content machine.
By J. Ortega, Media Futures Desk
He might be right. J. Ortega is a media critic and author of “Streaming the Apocalypse: How Sci-Fi Predicted the Content Wars.” Follow him on no social media—because they’re all Amazon subsidiaries now. futurama con amazonas xxx PORINGA
The good news, if you can call it that, is that Futurama has always known this. In the 31st century, streaming services are run by giant heads in jars. In the 21st, they’re run by recommendation algorithms. The medium changes, but the punchline remains: “We’re doomed. But pass the Slurm.” In the pantheon of animated science fiction, few