[Television] Futurama

How did this take me 14 hours to see? I am suddenly a happy camper.

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I hope this is indeed true. Hmmm...I wonder if the animation studio housed here is looking for any interns?

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Originally Posted by guyinrubbersuit

I hope this is indeed true. Hmmm...I wonder if the animation studio housed here is looking for any interns?

This is great news. I'm a newcomer to the series (I have only been watching for the last few months), but it has quickly become one of my favorite TV series' of all time (not saying much though, as I don't care for most of what is aired on TV).

- WraithTwo -

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It isn't the first time I've heard rumors of a return, but it seems far more credible than the others. Let's hope this one doesn't turn out to be another false alarm.

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Sweet zombie jezus! After all those fake rumors, I'm glad it's actually official. Hopefully the writers haven't lost their touch with the material.

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...but will return with at least 13 new episodes on Comedy Central by 2008.

Are they serious? Let's hope it'll be worth the wait.

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If it's anything like the previous seasons of Futurama, it'll definitely be worth the wait. This is great news!

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They're announcing this news EVERYWHERE, so I think there's less of a chance of it being a false alarm than before. The only thing that sounds fishy is the 2008 release date. That just seems like, WAY too much of a wait. I can't wait that long, but I suppose I'll do my best!

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Originally Posted by sprouticus

IT'S COMING BACK, BABY!!!
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/...don_kaplan.htm



Fucking A, this is the best news I've heard in a long time. YES!!!!!!!!

You fail at Futurama. It should have been "Good news everyone!"

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Actually, I would have thought "Good news, everyone!" would precede something like "Futurama is never coming back!", considering the anticlimatic manner Farnsworth always uses the expression in. =o

As you can tell, I'm a Futurama nut.

ROLL ON NEW FUTURAMA, bwaahhhh.

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Originally Posted by Krelian

Actually, I would have thought "Good news, everyone!" would precede something like "Futurama is never coming back!", considering the anticlimatic manner Farnsworth always uses the expression in. =o

As you can tell, I'm a Futurama nut.

ROLL ON NEW FUTURAMA, bwaahhhh.

Yep.

"Good news everyone! We're going back to the Space Bees!"
*Retrieves the "Contents of Space Wasp's Stomach" envelope again*

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Farnsworth: "Good news everyone! I'm sending you all on a highly controversial mission!"
Fry: Controversial?
Farnsworth: "Oh my, no."
(Cut to next scene.)
Farnsworth: "On this highly controversial mission..."

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MAW! PAW! DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!!

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Update: It seems that some of these articles got some things confused. The 4 DVD movies which we reported about a few days ago will eventually be shown as 4 episodes each on Comedy Central. This makes the number of episodes 16, not 13. But as I understand it, there is no other new content other than those movies.

Source: http://www.gotfuturama.com/

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The creator apparently has a MySpace page, and posts news about futurama on it once and a while. You should check it out.

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This thread has been dead for a number of months, does anyone have any new news on Futurama? Please share it here for the many Futurama lovers.

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My understanding is that Futurama is coming back in 2008 in the form of four 3-episode long miniseries. I haven't really heard anything about it recently though.

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Thread necromancy, since this really doesn't deserve a new thread, but this quote from David X. Cohen gives me hope that the new episodes on Comedy Central will be better than the movies.

Wired.com Article

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For now, Cohen’s more interested in getting down to business and cranking out "fast, good episodes." The show will "explore the society of the future" rather than staging epic battles like the ones in the feature-length Futurama flicks, Cohen said.

"The DVD movies, due to their long nature, had to put the universe on the line," he said. "It’s something you have to have in 90 minutes of sci-fi animation, along with slower pacing and more music. But now we can get back to Bender saying mean, funny things."

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It's popping up everywhere and it looks like it might be happening this time for real.

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Sorry for the slight necromancy, but...bad news, everyone.

'Futurama' getting new voices for Fry, Leela, Bender, and others | PopWatch Blog | EW.com

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Salary demands my ass.

Fox is just trying to give Futurama the Firefly treatment they wish they'd given it in the first place.

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I bet they won't even have a decent explanation for the change in voices if this 'deal' goes through:

"GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: THE [PLOT DEVICE] HAS CHANGED ALL OF OUR VOICES, AND BENDER HAS A NEW VOICE BOX CONTRAPTION IN TOTALLY UNRELATED COINCIDENCE."

"THAT'S NOT GOOD NEWS, THAT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL!"

"AH YES... BUT IT IS NEWS!"

":shakefist:"

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Originally Posted by Helloween

Fox is just trying to give Futurama the Firefly treatment they wish they'd given it in the first place.

Anytime someone says something like this - they are *always* absolutely wrong.

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This is way too depressing. I'll be in the holoshed.

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And I'll be in the angry dome.

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Whether or not this is for real, or some tactic by FOX to force the voice actors to accept a lower salary, it still pisses me off. These voice actors have done incredible work over these years and are a huge reason why the show is successful. Getting rid of them, or using such a underhanded tactic to lower their pay is just shitty.

I recall the same thing happening to the Simpsons, and most of them are still working on the show despite what the news said. Hopefully it will all work out in the end, but I get the feeling that no matter what, the voice actors will get the short end of the stick.

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