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*Michael Rowe was not a big sci-fi fan, so it was hard for him to write an episode of [[Futurama]]. | *[[Michael Rowe]] was not a big sci-fi fan, so it was hard for him to write an episode of [[Futurama]]. | ||
*Rowe tells the story of how the story for this episode came about; he was pitching stories to [[David X. Cohen]] and [[Ken Keeler]], but they were unexcited. The last story he pitched to them simply said "Bender gets a sex change operation." | |||
**Cohen joked that they perked up at this suggestion because they heard the word 'sex'. | |||
**The writers had also wanted to do an episode involving [[3004 Olympics|the Olympics]], so it was very convenient how everything came together. | |||
*The writers wanted to do an episode centered on [[Barbados Slim]], but they couldn't think of one. | *The writers wanted to do an episode centered on [[Barbados Slim]], but they couldn't think of one. | ||
*They had to make some changes to the episode due to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. | *They had to make some changes to the episode due to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. | ||
**Specifically, Bender had originally claimed he was from Afghanistan when trying to enter the Olympics. | **Specifically, Bender had originally claimed he was from Afghanistan when trying to enter the Olympics. This scene was a [[Deleted scenes#Volume 4|deleted scene]] on the [[Volume 4|DVD]]. | ||
* | *Rowe was originally going to be credited as "Mike Rowe", but his wife convinced him otherwise. | ||
*Rowe has kids, who he hopes will become Futurama fans when they're older. | |||
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Topics of Discussion
- Michael Rowe was not a big sci-fi fan, so it was hard for him to write an episode of Futurama.
- Rowe tells the story of how the story for this episode came about; he was pitching stories to David X. Cohen and Ken Keeler, but they were unexcited. The last story he pitched to them simply said "Bender gets a sex change operation."
- Cohen joked that they perked up at this suggestion because they heard the word 'sex'.
- The writers had also wanted to do an episode involving the Olympics, so it was very convenient how everything came together.
- The writers wanted to do an episode centered on Barbados Slim, but they couldn't think of one.
- They had to make some changes to the episode due to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
- Specifically, Bender had originally claimed he was from Afghanistan when trying to enter the Olympics. This scene was a deleted scene on the DVD.
- Rowe was originally going to be credited as "Mike Rowe", but his wife convinced him otherwise.
- Rowe has kids, who he hopes will become Futurama fans when they're older.