New Futurama eps coming in 2010!!!

*Raph's Girl* · 06-09-2009, 10:28 PM

http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/it...so-is-the-res/

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What was once just internet gossip that spread across the web like a persistent skin rash has now become confirmed fact.

20th Century Fox and Comedy Central are not only reviving Futurama, but they want double the initial number of episodes that Collider.com reported meaning fans can look forward to 26 new episodes the sci-fi comedy series around the middle of 2010.

Variety also reports that actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have also signed up to once again provide the voices for Fry, Leela and Bender. I believe that sound you just heard was the universe being ripped open by this awesome time loop.

So what gave the series a new set of legs? Why it was those wily and loveable fans. The ratings for the reruns and the new feature-length films had Comedy Central drooling harder than Nibbler at the Westminster Dog Show.

"As evidenced by the strong performance of the extended length epics, there remains a deep and passionate fan base for this intelligent and very funny show that matches perfectly with our audience," 20th Century Fox Television senior vice president David Bernath said in a released statement. "It's fantastic that we can add brand-new installments of Leela, Fry and Bender's adventures to our existing library."

So give yourself a pat on the back, all you fans out there. You're responsible for bringing what could have been a long, forgotten television classic back to life. I'd say in a way, you're heroes. Certainly not firefighter pulling a helpless baby out of an alligator pit heroes, but still heroes.

Woohoo!!! I wonder if there'll be new heads in the jars of the new Star Trek cast??

**Jester** · 06-09-2009, 10:48 PM

I AM BENDER BABY! Please insert liquor!!

*TheCanadiandrome* · 06-09-2009, 10:48 PM

this is freakin' awesome! first Family Guy and now Futurama! i some how guessed that it would only be a matter of time before the series got revived

*gobo* · 06-09-2009, 11:08 PM

I hope they stick to self-contained episodes this time around. Those movies might have been less of a chore to watch if they weren't spread so thin over four ep-lengths each. Three would have been optimal. But, I guess you can consider me cautiously hyped for this.

Ginny · 06-10-2009, 05:03 PM

Oh, this is awesome news! Futurama rocks!

PAAATE · 06-10-2009, 06:53 PM

"Good news everyone!"

Can't believe no one did that yet..

**Jester** · 06-10-2009, 07:59 PM

You know....I'm surprised too.

Here....

*gobo* · 06-10-2009, 08:17 PM

Copycat...

J/K. Jest on Jesta'.

**Jester** · 06-10-2009, 08:36 PM

I'ma tell on your mom!! I'm not your best friend anymore!

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 06-10-2009, 10:17 PM

I am very happy to hear this! It was a show I definitely missed

**Barkworm** · 06-11-2009, 01:55 AM

After those mediocre movies, I've lost my interest for this show. It's a shame.

Ra · 06-11-2009, 02:33 AM

Mmm... I liked how the movies wrapped everything up in a nice package. Not to fond of the idea of a new series, but oh well. Futurama is Futurama. Here's hoping that the series won't go downhill.

*ZariusTwo* · 06-11-2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

After those mediocre movies, I've lost my interest for this show. It's a shame.

I agree with you. The movies arent a good representation of Futurama as a whole. It pissed away the deapth and emotion of the final season just so nobody looked "changed", and to make it "accessible" (Fry and Leela in particular had grown much closer and were platonicly hitched if not romanticly by then, something the final movie finally remembered). They had also closed off every storyline when they felt the cancelation was permanent, so they had nothing for the movies except baseline retreads.

Just as there's always 151 Pokemon, there will only ever be four seasons of a show that told it's story and went out on top...then it found out it was popular.

I hate when series realize there popular.

*BubblyShell22* · 06-11-2009, 02:40 PM

Whoo Hoo! I love Futurama. I can't wait to see this.

Peanut · 06-11-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

After those mediocre movies, I've lost my interest for this show. It's a shame.

I agree, but I'm still going to give the show a chance.

I'm not going to sit here like one of those people who feel like adding something new to an existing franchise will tarnish what came before. Even if the movies weren't that great, I'll still check out the show because of how much I enjoyed it before the cancellation. And if it sucks, well I have all of the original episodes on DVD, so it's no big deal.

*Raph's Girl* · 07-17-2009, 03:38 PM

Ugh!! Apperantly FOX has decided to recast ALL the characters cuz they couldn't meet the salary demands of the original cast

http://www.mania.com/futurama-gettin...le_116492.html

*The Stryker* · 07-17-2009, 03:41 PM

Wow, thats terrible.

PAAATE · 07-17-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Ugh!! Apperantly FOX has decided to recast ALL the characters cuz they couldn't meet the salary demands of the original cast

http://www.mania.com/futurama-gettin...le_116492.html

..........

Recast = I'll watch ONE episode.. If I'm the least displeased I probably won't keep watching... It would need to be a hell of a funny first ep for that...

Blade Raider · 07-17-2009, 04:02 PM

They are just setting themselves up to fail in a huge way. I probably won't even watch it now.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-17-2009, 05:58 PM

Yeah, me neither. I remember years ago when Fox threatened to do this with The Simpsons. People said they'd quit watching (me included), and Fox backed down, but Futurama doesn't have the swagger Simpsons does. Voice actors just don't get equal treatment in the entertainment biz. I can tell the difference between an original voice, and an impersonator, no matter how good, and it ruins the experience for me.

Once again, either Fox backs down or I'm not even bothering. I don't need another case of "wired sounding Muppets syndrome".

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06-09-2009, 11:08 PM	#4
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I hope they stick to self-contained episodes this time around. Those movies might have been less of a chore to watch if they weren't spread so thin over four ep-lengths each. Three would have been optimal. But, I guess you can consider me cautiously hyped for this. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

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06-10-2009, 10:17 PM	#10
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	I am very happy to hear this! It was a show I definitely missed

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Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	After those mediocre movies, I've lost my interest for this show. It's a shame. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

06-11-2009, 02:33 AM	#12
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Mmm... I liked how the movies wrapped everything up in a nice package. Not to fond of the idea of a new series, but oh well. Futurama is Futurama. Here's hoping that the series won't go downhill. __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

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BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Whoo Hoo! I love Futurama. I can't wait to see this.

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Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Ugh!! Apperantly FOX has decided to recast ALL the characters cuz they couldn't meet the salary demands of the original cast http://www.mania.com/futurama-gettin...le_116492.html __________________

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Blade Raider Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,221	They are just setting themselves up to fail in a huge way. I probably won't even watch it now. __________________

07-17-2009, 05:58 PM	#20
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Yeah, me neither. I remember years ago when Fox threatened to do this with The Simpsons. People said they'd quit watching (me included), and Fox backed down, but Futurama doesn't have the swagger Simpsons does. Voice actors just don't get equal treatment in the entertainment biz. I can tell the difference between an original voice, and an impersonator, no matter how good, and it ruins the experience for me. Once again, either Fox backs down or I'm not even bothering. I don't need another case of "wired sounding Muppets syndrome". __________________