Talk:The Series Has Landed

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[edit] Article Name Disagreement

Why is this the only episode of the series named Episode Two: The Series Has Landed (Futurama episode) instead of only The Series Has Landed. It is redirected from The Series Has Landed to Episode Two: The Series Has Landed (Futurama episode), shouldn't that be reversed? --javoec 03:58, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

As far as my understanding goes "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed" is the correct, full title of the episode, unlike the other episodes. Hope that helps. Stardust8212 21:28, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Maybe you're right, because in the DVD that's the name of the episode... but since that's the only one... well, nevermind.--javoec 23:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I added the words "Episode Two" where needed. Hope that's OK...--Salvax 21:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Javoec. It seems obvious to me that its title on the DVD was just a goof. There's no reason why it should be the only one with the episode number in the front. I vote to change it. DocNox 01:45, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

IMO its a refrence to the apollo landings (given) but also to the fact that the series got picked up after Space Pilot 3000--kejoxen 19:34, 06 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it should be changed just because "we think the people who created it didn't know what they're talking about" I think it is much more likely that it was done on purpose and, as I have stated elsewhere previously, that it was actually meant to be a parody of the Star Wars franchise naming scheme (i.e. Episode IV: A New Hope). Whatever we may think, this is the episode title and unless someone can prove otherwise there is no good reason to change it. /$.02 Stardust8212 02:11, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay, here's the summary of all the different places where the name appears:

Official:

On the outside case for Volume 1, Disc 1, all episodes are prefaced with "Episode X:", where "X" is the episode number. This suggests that the episode's name is just "The Series Has Landed".
On the inside of the case, the episodes have the number after the name; in this case, the full line reads "The Series Has Landed — Episode 2". This further suggests that the episode's name is just "The Series Has Landed".
In the DVD menu, the second selection is "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed".

Unofficial:

TV.com calls it "The Series Has Landed". [1]
GotFuturama.com calls it "The Series Has Landed". [2]
killbots.com calls it "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed". [3]
Futurama Collectorama calls it "The Series Has Landed". [4]

Totals:

"The Series Has Landed": 5
"Episode Two: The Series Has Landed": 2

So... yeah. Sorry, but it seems like "The Series Has Landed" has the consensus. Official sources trump unofficial sources, but even then, "Episode Two" is trumped two-to-one. Unless someone call whip out some Fox network press releases that make reference to it with the "Episode Two" prefix, I move that the article be renamed. EVula 02:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Good to know, I don't own the first season DVD's myself so perhaps I spoke out of place but the question still bothers me as to why it has "Episode Two:" on that one episode, it doesn't seem to me like an error that wouldn't be noticed before production. I no longer have an opinion on this matter because I can't make up my mind. Also, I'm sorry for shooting my mouth off without proper research earlier. Stardust8212 03:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

No worries; I was just about to defend you when I pulled out the DVD and saw (initially) that you appeared to be right, before I looked at all the other names. :) I find it odd, too, that there would be such a discrepancy, but since the DVD cover art and menu were done at the same time, it can't even be argued that the episode was renamed; given the fact that there is much more evidence for the shorter title, it appears that the DVD menu name is just someone doing their own thing. *shrug* EVula 03:10, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

I had forgotten about this argument, and since in 3 months no one else has objected I went ahead and changed it. -- DocNox 02:34, 27 December 2006 (UTC)