Fry: But we have to! The world needs Star Trek to give people hope for the future.

Leela: But it’s set 800 years in the past!

Bender: Yeah, why is this so important to you?

Fry: 'Cause it-it taught me so much. Like how you should accept people, whether they be black, white, Klingon or even female. But most importantly, when I didn’t have any friends, it made me feel like maybe I did.