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this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2023
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I enjoyed the first episode of hulurama. It did remind me of the other episode after they were rebooted where they referenced it a few times. Hopefully they follow their previous path and don't do it the entire time. I think being "meta" is a new writing style that has become a fad. Rick and Morty and Deadpool both come to mind as recent productions that are meta and have had Greta success. Many writers work on multiple projects or follow other shows and pull elements they like from one show into another. Also Futurama has always had a slightly meta side to it with many of its throwaway jokes.
They almost certainly won't follow it up. It was an excellent running gag for re-entry but I expect from here forward we will have more "regular" Futurama.
Honestly though, I thought it was great and would have been a little disappointed if they didn't at least lampshade their 10 year absence. Making it such a central joke was unexpected but welcome and it didn't wear out its welcome.
I think OP is missing the point that TV, most especially animated comedy, has always been "meta" and makes references to the trends and cultural shifts of their day. Just look at Simpsons or South Park or Family Guy and see how often they reference events that were current at the time of the episode. Futurama has always had its own plotlines but hasn't been above poking fun at current events of the past.
Who is Greta, and what did she succed at?!?
Haha in this context it kinda makes sense given that Greta Gerwig just directed Barbie which is a meta smash hit.