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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The {{Planet Express|crew}} journeys into [[Fry]]'s dreams to pull off a mission in the year [[1999]].<ref name=seth | The {{Planet Express|crew}} journeys into [[Fry]]'s dreams to pull off a mission in the year [[1999]].<ref name=seth/> | ||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
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As late as 8 January [[2013]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EricRogersLA/status/288711818766073856|title=EricRogersLA|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2012-01-08|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref> the episode's title was revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://direct.foxfast.com/FoxFast/aspxfiles/TitleDetailsHome.aspx?TitleId=7DB49AE3-6DAC-481F-8522-9FE6F9C9F4AD&Type=SR&TtlSrchMode=All%20Titles~A&TtlSrchTxt=futurama|title=FoxFast: Futurama|site=[https://direct.foxfast.com/FoxFast/aspxfiles/Login.aspx FoxFast.com]|accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref> | As late as 8 January [[2013]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EricRogersLA/status/288711818766073856|title=EricRogersLA|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2012-01-08|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref> the episode's title was revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://direct.foxfast.com/FoxFast/aspxfiles/TitleDetailsHome.aspx?TitleId=7DB49AE3-6DAC-481F-8522-9FE6F9C9F4AD&Type=SR&TtlSrchMode=All%20Titles~A&TtlSrchTxt=futurama|title=FoxFast: Futurama|site=[https://direct.foxfast.com/FoxFast/aspxfiles/Login.aspx FoxFast.com]|accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref> | ||
On 19 June, it was revealed that ''[[Family Guy]]'' creator [[Seth MacFarlane]] would voice [[Seymour]] in the episode.<ref name=seth>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/19/futurama-seth-macfarlane/|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-06-19|title='Futurama': Seth MacFarlane to play.... -- EXCLUSIVE|site={{w|Entertainment Weekly}}|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> | |||
By 9 July, part of the [[animatic]] for the episode had been released online.<ref name="animatic">{{cite web|url=http://roycamacho.carbonmade.com/projects/4778546|title=FUTURAMA 723 :Rufino Roy Camacho II|author=Roy Camacho|accessdate=2013-7-9}}</ref> | By 9 July, part of the [[animatic]] for the episode had been released online.<ref name="animatic">{{cite web|url=http://roycamacho.carbonmade.com/projects/4778546|title=FUTURAMA 723 :Rufino Roy Camacho II|author=Roy Camacho|accessdate=2013-7-9}}</ref> | ||
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File:Futurama Game of Tones Fry Licking Seymour.jpg|[[Promotional picture]] of Fry licking | File:Futurama Game of Tones Fry Licking Seymour.jpg|[[Promotional picture]] of Fry licking Seymour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/51967941724/countdown-to-futurama-fry-licking-seymour-well|title=Countdown to Futurama: Fry Licking Seymour|date=2013-6-2|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-6-2}}</ref> | ||
File:Futurama Game of Tones Nibblonian Ship.jpg|[[Concept art]] for a [[Nibblonian]] ship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/52076573981/countdown-to-futurama-nibblonian-ship-how-does|title=Countdown to Futurama: Nibblonian Ship|date=2013-6-3|site=Comedy Central's {{w|Tumblr}} page|accessdate=2013-8-7}}</ref> similar to [[Nibbler's spaceship|Nibbler's]]. | File:Futurama Game of Tones Nibblonian Ship.jpg|[[Concept art]] for a [[Nibblonian]] ship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/52076573981/countdown-to-futurama-nibblonian-ship-how-does|title=Countdown to Futurama: Nibblonian Ship|date=2013-6-3|site=Comedy Central's {{w|Tumblr}} page|accessdate=2013-8-7}}</ref> similar to [[Nibbler's spaceship|Nibbler's]]. | ||
File:Futurama Game of Tones Nibbler and Digby.jpg|Promotional picture of [[Nibbler]] with another Nibblonian, known as [[Digby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/52158801437/countdown-to-futurama-nibbler-and-digby-look|title=Countdown to Futurama: Nibbler and Digby|date=2013-6-4|site=Comedy Central's Tumblr page|accessdate=2013-8-7}}</ref> | File:Futurama Game of Tones Nibbler and Digby.jpg|Promotional picture of [[Nibbler]] with another Nibblonian, known as [[Digby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/52158801437/countdown-to-futurama-nibbler-and-digby-look|title=Countdown to Futurama: Nibbler and Digby|date=2013-6-4|site=Comedy Central's Tumblr page|accessdate=2013-8-7}}</ref> | ||
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{{cultural mentions}} | {{cultural mentions}} | ||
* The episode's title is a reference to the [[TV]] series ''{{w|Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones}}''. | * The episode's title is a reference to the [[TV]] series ''{{w|Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones}}''. | ||
** English actress {{w|Emilia Clarke}}, who plays {{w|Daenerys Targaryen}} in ''Game of Thrones'', guest-stars in another episode of the season, "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]". She and | ** English actress {{w|Emilia Clarke}}, who plays {{w|Daenerys Targaryen}} in ''Game of Thrones'', guest-stars in another episode of the season, "[[Stench and Stenchibility]]". She and Seth MacFarlane used to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/seth-macfarlane-game-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-breakup-153129472.html|title=Seth MacFarlane and ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Emilia Clarke Break Up|author=Taryn Ryder|site={{w|Yahoo!|Omg.yahoo.com}}|date=2013-03-20|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> | ||
=== Appearances === | === Appearances === |
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No. | 137 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV23 | ||||
Written by | Michael Rowe | ||||
Directed by | Edmund Fong | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 14 August, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E10 | ||||
Title reference | The TV series Game of Thrones | ||||
Special guest(s) | Sarah Silverman[1] Seth MacFarlane[1] Tom Kenny (likely)[2] | ||||
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"Game of Tones" is the one hundred and thirty-seventh episode of Futurama, the twenty-third of the seventh production season and the tenth of the tenth broadcast season.
Plot
The Planet Express crew journeys into Fry's dreams to pull off a mission in the year 1999.[1]
Production
As late as 8 January 2013,[3] the episode's title was revealed.[4]
On 19 June, it was revealed that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane would voice Seymour in the episode.[1]
By 9 July, part of the animatic for the episode had been released online.[2]
By 8 August, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring the crew trying to discover the source of alien musical tones.[5]
Image gallery
Promotional picture of Fry licking Seymour.[6]
Concept art for a Nibblonian ship[7] similar to Nibbler's.
Additional information
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The episode's title is a reference to the TV series Game of Thrones.
- English actress Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, guest-stars in another episode of the season, "Stench and Stenchibility". She and Seth MacFarlane used to date.[9]
Appearances
Characters
Places
- Applied Cryogenics[2]
- Eiffel Tower[2]
- Panucci's Pizza[2]
- Planet Express employee lounge[5]
- Planet Express lab[5]
- Vergon 6 (mentioned in speech only)[2]
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dan Snierson (19 June 2013). 'Futurama': Seth MacFarlane to play.... -- EXCLUSIVE. (Entertainment Weekly.) Retrieved on 19 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Roy Camacho. FUTURAMA 723 :Rufino Roy Camacho II. Retrieved on 09 July 2013.
- ^ Eric Rogers (08 January 2012). EricRogersLA. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 17 January 2012.
- ^ FoxFast: Futurama. (FoxFast.com.) Retrieved on 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e I Too Was on Earth That Day - Video Clip. (Comedy Central.) Retrieved on 08 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Fry Licking Seymour. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 02 June 2013. Retrieved on 02 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Nibblonian Ship. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 03 June 2013. Retrieved on 07 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Nibbler and Digby. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 04 June 2013. Retrieved on 07 August 2013.
- ^ Taryn Ryder (20 March 2013). Seth MacFarlane and ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Emilia Clarke Break Up. (Omg.yahoo.com.) Retrieved on 19 June 2013.