Attack of the Killer App story
"Attack of the Killer App" is the third episode of the sixth season of the American animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 1, 2010. The episode focuses on the release of the new eyePhone, resulting in Fry posting a viral video of Leela on the Internet. Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, guest stars as Leela's singing boil, Susan. Directed by: Stephen Sandoval. Story by: Patric M. Verrone.
17 total · 6 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| data privacy | major | Mom spied on everyone. Bender recorded people without their consent and posted it online, and Fry did the same to Leela. |
| mass consumerism | major | Everyone were obsessed with new gadgets and quickly threw out old stuff. |
| rivalry | major | Fry and Bender had a contest to see who could be the first one to attain a million followers online. |
| social media in society | major | Mom was astonished that people were spewing out all the personal information she needed to exploit them over her new twitcher app. She went on to use the hyper-connectedness of year 3000 to take over the world. |
| technological risk to civilization | major | Mom exploited centralization and conncetedness to stage an attack on civilization that turned everyone into zombies. |
| the desire for fame | major | Fry and Bender were seeking to become famous online by gathering lots of followers. |
| beating one's self up | minor | Fry felt terrible over having posted a humiliating video of Leela online. |
| betrayal | minor | Fry betrayed Leela by posting a humiliating video of her online so that he could get more followers. |
| child labor | minor | The third world aliens used child labor. |
| compassion vs. self-preservation | minor | Fry about posting embarrassing video of Leela in order not to loose his bet and have to dive into tub of unspeakable nastiness. |