From collider, I don't think I was the only one a little let-down by Futurama's return to the television screen in the form of last years' direct-to-DVD "Bender's Big Score". It wasn't that it was bad -- I've actually grown to like it quite a bit with repeat viewings -- but it wasn't the all-out super-funny adventure I was hoping for. I'm happy to say, though, that the new followup "The Beast with a Billion Backs" is exactly the Futurama flick fans have been waiting for.
Beginning nearly immediately after the end of "Big Score", this film sees a tear in space threatening the entire universe. We soon learn that the cause of it is Yivo, an enormous tentacled space monster (voiced by David Cross) who wants nothing more than to spread his love throughout the entire universe in a very physical way. Coupled with that, we've got a side-story involving Bender discovering the legendary secret society, "The League of Robots", lots more Zap Brannigan, a new girlfriend for Fry and both a wedding and a funeral (for the same character!).
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I, too, was underwhelmed with Bender's Big Score. But the few clips I saw of Billion Backs made me laugh more than BBS, so I'm glad it turned out that way. Yay more Futurama, anyhow.
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