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''' | "'''The Bots and the Bees'''" is the one hundred and fifteenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'' and the first of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It is scheduled to air in June<ref name=First_air_date>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/162266519848488960|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=25 January 2012|title=Kitchelfilms|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> 2012 on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Planet Express]] gets a new soda machine and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] impregnates it.<ref name="Cohen">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/futurama-david-x-cohen-interview-1?cmpid=rss-tv |title=Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow! |work= |author=Cohen, David X.|date=2011-06-23|accessdate=2011-6-23|speaker={{n|Cohen|David X.}} |quote='The episode we just recorded, which I believe but can't guarantee will be the season premiere in 2012, Planet Express gets a new soda machine, so that's breaking news, and Bender impregnates it. So I think that will be the premiere for 2012.'}}</ref> | ||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
On 26 January 2012, [[Eric Rogers]] revealed that the production team had just seen the first full-color animation for the episode, calling it, "Un. Be. Lievable."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/162632228092919808|author=Eric Rogers|date=26 January 2012|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> On the next day, [[Aimee Steinberger]] revealed that the full-color animation had been screened on the [[20th Century Fox|Fox]] lot, that it received "lots of yays",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/162687168794468352|author=[[Aimee Steinberger]]|date=27 January 2012|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> that she could not go due to her work on "[[7ACV14]]", that she watched it nonetheless and that she found it "lovely".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/162687490547924992|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=27 January 2012|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> On 18 February 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode "Probably" ''was'' titled "The Bots and the Bees".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/170990666766237697|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-02-18|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> | On 20 December 2012, [[Volume 6]] was released and, with it, an early [[Animatic:The Bots and the Bees|animatic for the "The Bots and the Bees"]] was also released, hinting that "The Bots and the Bees" was 7ACV01. On 26 January 2012, [[Eric Rogers]] revealed that the production team had just seen the first full-color animation for the episode, calling it, "Un. Be. Lievable."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/162632228092919808|author=Eric Rogers|date=26 January 2012|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> On the next day, [[Aimee Steinberger]] revealed that the full-color animation had been screened on the [[20th Century Fox|Fox]] lot, that it received "lots of yays",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/162687168794468352|author=[[Aimee Steinberger]]|date=27 January 2012|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> that she could not go due to her work on "[[7ACV14]]", that she watched it nonetheless and that she found it "lovely".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/162687490547924992|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=27 January 2012|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> On 18 February 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode "Probably" ''was'' titled "The Bots and the Bees".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/170990666766237697|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-02-18|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, [[CGEF]] confirmed that it was.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=29 February 2012|site=''Can't Get Enough Futurama''|accessdate=29 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
On 30 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that his favourite episode from the ninth broadcast season was either this one, "[[ | On 30 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that his favourite episode from the ninth broadcast season was either this one, ["[[A Farewell to Arms]]"] or ["[[31st Century Fox]]"].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/164107479981105152|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-30|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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"The Bots and the Bees" is the one hundred and fifteenth episode of Futurama and the first of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air in June[1] 2012 on Comedy Central. Planet Express gets a new soda machine and Bender impregnates it.[2]
Production
On 20 December 2012, Volume 6 was released and, with it, an early animatic for the "The Bots and the Bees" was also released, hinting that "The Bots and the Bees" was 7ACV01. On 26 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that the production team had just seen the first full-color animation for the episode, calling it, "Un. Be. Lievable."[3] On the next day, Aimee Steinberger revealed that the full-color animation had been screened on the Fox lot, that it received "lots of yays",[4] that she could not go due to her work on "7ACV14", that she watched it nonetheless and that she found it "lovely".[5] On 18 February 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode "Probably" was titled "The Bots and the Bees".[6] On 29 February 2012, CGEF confirmed that it was.[7][8]
Reception
On 30 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that his favourite episode from the ninth broadcast season was either this one, ["A Farewell to Arms"] or ["31st Century Fox"].[9]
References
- ^ a b Eric Rogers (25 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 26 January 2012.
- ^ "'The episode we just recorded, which I believe but can't guarantee will be the season premiere in 2012, Planet Express gets a new soda machine, so that's breaking news, and Bender impregnates it. So I think that will be the premiere for 2012.'" — Cohen, David X.
Cohen, David X. (23 June 2011). Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!. Retrieved on 23 June 2011. - ^ Eric Rogers (26 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 26 January 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (27 January 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (27 January 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (18 February 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 18 February 2012.
- ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (Can't Get Enough Futurama.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (30 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 31 January 2012.