#If he was merely an incompetent captain who mispronounced champagne he'd be fine.

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I just found out that David X Cohen did a reddit AMA. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hgdrt/i_am_david_x_cohen_head_writer_on_futurama_ama/

Ramble under the readmore.

One of the questions asked was if there was an episode he wished he could improve. To my surprise he mentioned “In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela”.

It’s a small thing, but I’m glad one of the writers (in fact, the head writer) is able to look back, spot the issues an episode has and admit to them. Still doesn’t excuse the fact that the episode was written that way in the first place.

But it does help me feel a little better seeing this sort of acknowledgement from someone so pivotal to the show. Gives me a bit more hope about the revival. (Still apprehensive about the episode titled “Zapp gets cancelled” because cancel culture isn’t really something cishet white dudes are good at being normal about. Then again the episode hasn’t even come out yet. Maybe the title is just there to throw everyone off).

#futurama #behind the scenes #rambles #ask to tag #I did find Choen saying 'may have hurt Zapp's character' pretty funny #because - as someone mentioned in reply to him - Zapp was always kinda rapey #he always made those kind of jokes #even if he TECHNICALLY never did anything #he probably would have given the chance #this is bleak. #Anyway. #I think I do kinda get what Cohen means though. #Zapp could have been a very amusing character. #Billy West's voice for him is amazing. #If he was merely an incompetent captain who mispronounced champagne he'd be fine. #It's a shame that he's also icky. #So in that sense yeah I do think it hurts Zapp's character. #Not something I think about often in regards to In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela #because normally with that episode I'm focussed on how awful it is for Leela. #(And also because I think the damage to Zapp's character was done long before) #(It's just that his ickiness is brought into the spotlight in that episode. Making it the go-to example if someone asks why I dislike Zapp). #I just think Cohen should have taken out the 'may have' in his statement. #It's like seeing someone with a severe spinal fracture and saying they 'may need medical attention'. #That kind of funny.