When anyone hears Matt Groening's name, the first thing that comes to mind is The Simpsons, aka The Yellow Family. However, Groening built a completely different universe in 1999; a darker, more melancholic, and perhaps much bolder universe. At first glance, Futurama may seem like an ordinary animated comedy; colorful characters, absurd situations, lots of fun. But just beneath the surface, it holds up an extremely sharp and thought-provoking mirror to humanity's future. The story revolves around a man who jumps forward a thousand years from the present day and becomes alienated from his own era as a result of this leap. The strange, sometimes painful, sometimes ridiculous feeling of trying to survive in an era to which one does not belong forms the emotional backbone of the series. The one-eyed Leela's search for identity, the presence of the robot Bender, who seems cynical and selfish but carries a human warmth at unexpected moments, adds flesh and bone to this spine. No matter how different the characters are from each other, there is a part within each of them that grapples with loneliness and a sense of not belonging. One of the things that makes Futurama especially special is that it never treats the most ambitious themes of science fiction — existence, mortality, artificial intelligence, social inequality, environmental collapse — as if it were preaching. They sometimes skillfully weave these elements into a single scene; while you're laughing, something suddenly gets stuck in your throat. The series is one of the extremely rare works that manages to strike this balance. Critics have failed to rate Futurama to the extent it deserves over the years; it was canceled early when it was first published, then returned with audience pressure, said goodbye repeatedly, and each time somehow re-existed. How well does this story of resistance fit into the spirit of the series: a work that refuses to end and persistently looks to the future. It offers a long journey with eleven seasons and more than one hundred and sixty-four episodes. But the best part of this journey is that it doesn't just leave you laughing. Sometimes, while staring blankly at the screen at the end of an episode in the middle of the night, you find yourself asking different questions. And those questions are the most valuable thing a good science fiction story can give you.