Talk:Love's Labours Lost in Space

Cultural references

As I recently brought up at the wikiproject (here) it is time we did something about the cultural references sections. I am moving all unsourced references to the talk pages for the time being in hopes of creating a better, more thoroughly sourced article. Please discuss this action at the wikiproject link above so as not to split it over 72 different talk pages. The information removed from the article follows. Stardust8212 15:27, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a riff on Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost, crossed with Lost in Space.
• The opening sub-title, "Presented in Brain Control Where Available" is a play off of the common subtitle added to most TV broadcasts, "Presented in Stereo Where Available."
• According to the DVD Commentary for this episode, the Nimbus is based on a large canned ham.
• Zapp Brannigan's bedroom is based on the aged Dave Bowman's bedroom in the final scenes of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Zapp is the author of The Big Book of War, a spoof of The Art of War. On the cover there is also a symbol indicating the book's inclusion in the "I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books" series, similar to many Dr. Seuss books.
• The painting in Zapp's "Lovenasium" is a parody of a famous John F. Kennedy painting.
• The Hip Joint and all the people dressed in rings is an obvious play on The Jetsons.
• When planet Vergon 6 explodes, the music mimics that of when the Death Star explodes in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Additionally, the holographic display of dark matter is similar to the targeting display from the Millennium Falcon during the TIE Fighter battle.
• The Planet Express' mission (to collect two of every animal from the planet before it is destroyed) is an obvious reference to the story of Noah's Ark.
• The character of Zapp Brannigan was created with actor Phil Hartman in mind, but after Hartman was murdered approximately 3 weeks after the audition on May 28, 1998, the role was recast. Billy West based the voice he uses for this character after Hartman's intonations.
• The episode makes reference to 'Brannigan's Law', which is very similar to the idea of the Prime Directive referenced often in Star Trek.

This is still ongoing since Aug 2007. If it hasn't been cited since then, it probably never will be. Alastairward (talk) 16:58, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Episode review

This episode, along with all other episodes from season one, is being reviewed to determine whether it currently satisfies Wikipedia's various policies in guidelines. All editors are welcome and encouraged to contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Futurama/Season 1 review. Stardust8212 18:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)