Galactus Vs. Zapp Brannigan!

I was a huge fan of Futurama, and episodes featuring Zapp Brannigan were always among my favorites.  In a show chock full of interesting and humorous concepts, I think that Zapp has the greatest potential for a spin-off show.  His brash yet daft personality coupled with the great voice work of Billy West (doing a Phil Hartman-esque riff on a Captain Kirk type) make Zapp one of the more memorable animated creations of the last few years for me.

The Thing and Futurama

I am a big fan of Futurama, it's one of the few cartoons that can be guaranteed to make me laugh out loud. I was disappointed when it was taken off the air because I thought due to its ever shifting time slots, it never got the chance to find the audience that it deserved. Fortunately the DVD sales were strong enough to warrant it's return. I liked the the direct to DVD movies that were released, but I was really impressed when the half hour episodes came back on Comedy Central last year. They were some of the best that the series had ever produced, in my opinion, matching "The Problem With Popplers" (my all-time favorite episode) in quality. My only complaint was that the new season was so short. I look forward to more new adventures later this year.