Best Television Show Tournament round 2a: Futurama (4) vs True Detective (61)

[Chris]

Futurama
Plot: Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
Genres: Adult animation, Animated sitcom, Science fiction, Comedy drama
Created by: Matt Groening
Voices of: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman
On-air: March 28, 1999 – present


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True Detective
Plot: Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
Genres: Anthology, Crime drama, Detective, Mystery, Thriller, Neo-noir, Southern Gothic
Created by: Nic Pizzolatto
Starring: Season 1: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, Tory Kittles
Season 2: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly, Vince Vaughn
Season 3: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, Ray Fisher
Season 4: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis
On-air: January 12, 2014 – present​

 

[Lethal]

Futurama! You bring the blackjack, and hookers. Forget the blackjack.

 

[Comrade Khan]

True detective has exactly one good season, which is amazing...but I seriously question the tastes of people voting against Futurama here. shameful really

 

[Hoss]

Yeah that first season of True Detective was amazing but I ended up getting bored with it. As mad as I am about Hulurama (I've ranted enough), Futurama is still a strong contender for my all time favorite animated show.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah that first season of True Detective was amazing but I ended up getting bored with it. As mad as I am about Hulurama (I've ranted enough), Futurama is still a strong contender for my all time favorite animated show.

Side question : how do u feel about Disenchantnent ? I really like it but it's also the only story driven show he's done n I know thats been jarring for a lot of ppl

 

[Hoss]

Side question : how do u feel about Disenchantnent ? I really like it but it's also the only story driven show he's done n I know thats been jarring for a lot of ppl

I was very excited for it but I've stopped watching it. I liked the first two seasons fairly well. If I'm remembering correctly, I feel like the third season basically ended the same way the second season did, and then I probably watched a couple more episodes of the fourth season and then gave up. I definitely wanted to like it more than I actually did like it. I love Eric Andre and Abbi Jacobson and of course John DiMaggio, but yeah, idk. Felt like things were developing a little too slowly and the jokes were more sparse than Simpsons and Futurama, it lost my attention eventually.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I was very excited for it but I've stopped watching it. I liked the first two seasons fairly well. If I'm remembering correctly, I feel like the third season basically ended the same way the second season did, and then I probably watched a couple more episodes of the fourth season and then gave up. I definitely wanted to like it more than I actually did like it. I love Eric Andre and Abbi Jacobson and of course John DiMaggio, but yeah, idk. Felt like things were developing a little too slowly and the jokes were more sparse than Simpsons and Futurama, it lost my attention eventually.

I didnt love the 3rd season either and I agree it felt a bit sameish and didnt progress much. i would nudge you to check out the latest one that just came out tho. I thought it was really good , story wise. I think it might be over too after the way it ended

 

[Lady Redfield]

True Detective, could never get in to Futurama.