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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by steal_your_face@lemmy.ml to c/futurama@lemmy.world

Interesting video I saw on YouTube which definitively shows whether Nibbler’s shadow was in the original airing of the pilot. Skip to 23:50 for the answer.

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago
[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 29 points 1 week ago
  1. In season 4, an episode shows a character going back in time to the events that occurred during the pilot episode. Even though the character was not in the pilot episode, this S4 episode implies that they were there in the background, off-camera, the entire time, and playing a pivotal role in the events that kicked off the series.
  2. If you watch a certain scene in the actual pilot episode, you can briefly see that character's shadow in the background, implying that the creators had actually planned these time travel shenanigans from the beginning.
  3. Many fans claim that the shadow was not actually in the pilot when it was first aired; that it was only added in reruns and home releases after that S4 episode was written. Other fans claim to have a home-taped recording of the very original broadcast and that they do see the shadow.
  4. The person that made this video came across a social media post where a user showed off a pre-release promotional tape of the pilot episode. They contacted the user and purchased the tape for an undisclosed amount.
  5. After a drawn out sequence detailing their multi-camera setup used to record the tape playing on their TV (in an attempt to prove nothing is being faked), we see that the shadow does indeed appear in the scene just as it does in all reruns, etc.
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago

This person saw the shadow on a pre-release promotional tape of the episode, so the answer is probably a yes.

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tap for spoilerThe shadow is there

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

Instead of a half-hour video, it could have been a single word.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago
[-] juliebean@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

it could have been, but then it'd just be some guy claiming it was there without presenting the evidence, and it wouldn't have settled the debate at all.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

People prefer succinct bullshit over the truth. That's why the world is the way it is today.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Aliens!

Or the number of times I've heard that Chinese drones are flying over New Jersey recently is baffling. One guy was telling me they were probably trying to scope out property to buy up.

Much cheaper to get a realtor or check the satellite views on Google Maps/Earth if you ask me.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They could at least have led with it, but then I guess it wouldn't be clickbait.

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