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Futurama
This might be a dead topic, considering the show is over, and instead of bringing it back, they decide to make 4 movies, but this is still my favorite show.
UPDATE: Any new news? This thread has been dead for months. Please share with the GFF community. PS Remember when Zoidberg was like "And I'm his friend JESUS!" Omg that was funny. |
Yup i agree, very funny show. Personally i would pick this over Simpsons anytime. Simpsons is living on it's name now. I did not know they were making Futurama movies, do you have more info on that?
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http://www.gotfuturama.com/
Look for the "Futurama Return to DVD Seems Likely." Seems the source for this is Billy West, the voice of Fry and 90% of the rest of the cast. I personally would prefer to see more half-hour episodes a la Family Guy. Made for DVD movies have a history of, well, sucking. |
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It's just getting so bad these days... Futurama, on the other hand, was a GREAT show, I still sometimes stay up later than I normally would to see a rerun. It's a shame that they're making movies, because I think that will taint the great memories everyone had of the show. Rofl, I remember the first episode, since then I was hooked, I loved that show, and bought a bunch of seasons on dvd. I think I'd even rather watch Futurama than Family Guy... So yeah, I wish they'd bring Futurama back, but if it's between movies and nothing, I'd take nothing, live with my good memories... |
I found Futurama to be somewhat inconsistent. It did really random things like Kif getting pregnant, but sometimes there were funny things (Space Invaders parody).
But this randomness does seem to be less random than the Simpsons as it stands now. |
http://www.billywest.com/forum/forum...?TID=2011&PN=1
It's coming back! According to Billy West, they signed on for 26 more episodes for TV which will shortly go into production! HELL. YES. |
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Futurama is my favorite show of all time, so this is no doubt some of the best news I've heard in my entire existence. Good shows - 3, Fox - 0.
Family Guy has seen enormous success since it came back, I expect the same for Futurama, and Arrested Development supposedly has new life on Showtime. Fucking amazing. I love it. I will go watch the Seymour episode so I can cry like a baby again. |
Awesome. Glad to know all the good shows are coming back.
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I just can't believe they allow shit like The War At Home to be on the air over shows like these. The main question is what dipshits actually watch shows like that? It's just abysmal.
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Family Guy has been a let-down since it restarted.
LOLOLOL hammer old jokes into the ground! The once-a-season treats have already reappeared tons of times. I've got a feeling Futurama will be wiser, since its humor doesn't hover around randomness and "remember the time when..." jokes/scenes. |
Family Guy has definitely gone downhill, but it's still funnier than most shows. They have way too many songs (and none of them are good), and they make jokes go on for way too long. With Futurama, I just can't see them doing any wrong.
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I can't wait for the new episodes. This show actually had a main plot but was able to stay away from it enough to make nothing but hilarity from it.
"welcome to my world of bad gramma and spelling errors" Harhar I am weener, Now I will leave earth for no Raeson Its not exactly like that but damn was it ever funny. I cant wait for Bender to come back with his smartass remarks ^_^ "Thats not what she said WOOOO" |
SWEET ZOMBIE JESUS!
Sounds like a Zapp or Kif sig/avatar will indeed be coming up next. This could be the chance to renew people's love for the show and to get MORE of it going. I have all of it on DVD and I need MORE! *NEEDS MORE NIXON* |
This is freakin-fantastic news!
I really started getting into Futurama, and then it got cancelled, and I started to not watch it as much, but I will certainly start doing so now. Futurama DVD box sets are usually really cheap around here as well. Result! |
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!!! That is some of the greatest news I've heard in LONG time. This is really exciting - 26 episodes! |
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Not since the invention of porn has there been a better need for a keyboard mash. LeHah said it well.
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This is absolutely the best news I've ever heard. There is a God.
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This is great news, indeed. I might have to go out and buy the DVDs to catch up on the show, and then wait for the new episodes. Hopefully the episodes will be on by the next fall season, since it could just take over King of the Hill's timeslot since that show is ending.
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I hope all of the original cast comes back. I don't think it'd be the same without Bender at least.
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I LOVE that this series is finally returning! It's like reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy while watching the Simpsons. Most of the best jokes are subtle, or are ads in the background.
I hate Fox so much, but at least they're willing to admit when they made a mistake. I couldn't stand it when they kept moving their time slot. I hardly knew when it was on! |
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I love Futurama and The Simpsons. The most enteresting person to me on Futurama would have to be that strange professor and the most unusual person on The Simpsons is that crazy lady that flings live cats. Who are your favorite characters?
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Dr. Zio...Zioz..that..lobster guy. Bah, anyway, him. I love that..dance his does, when he walks sideways.
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Zoidberg ^_^ he's a regular curly right out of the three stooges, definitly one the best characters evar
That sword cost me five thousand Dorru >_< woo woo woo *walks sideways and escapes* that wacky lobster ^_^ |
With Zoidberg becoming poor, depressed, hungry, single.....what's going to happen next?
He's getting more and more pathetic! |
I have always loved this show! i just wish that they would being it back
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I never did like Zoidberg, never really found him funny, but the show otherwise is awesome.
So 26 Episodes would make a season. I guess they'll make more depending on the viewer turnout. Let's hope Fox doesn't shithole it by marketing it badly, or pulling a Family Guy by moving it around 10 billion times in the timeslots. |
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Zoidberg is my hero, he's just so craptacular. I have the DVDs and the humour in them just never gets old. I just can't say that about the Simpsons, especially lately, even though there are still pearls to be found in just about every season.
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This is definitely good news, everyone! Can't wait for this show to come back. It's one of the few domestic shows I've bothered to collect on DVD, and I have to admit I did so partially in the hopes that my dollars would help to bring it back to the airwaves.
The funny thing is, I didn't really appreciate the show until after it went into syndicated reruns. Anymore though, I much prefer it to both Family Guy and The Simpsons. I'll be sure to faithfully catch each new episode that airs, and tell my friends to do so as well. |
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"You still have Zoidberg...you've all always had Zoidberg!"
Haha, I get my daily fill from Adult Swim everyday, glad to see that there could be a return to new episodes in the near future. It's all about DVD sales people, we just need to do this with Arrested Development now. |
My favorite character was definately Fry. He had some of the best and funniest lines.
Umbriel: They have sea lions on the land? Fry: Yep, we call em... land sea lions Fry: I tame them =) His expression and his subtle smile while saying those lines were priceless Also, in the Farnsworth Parabox episode (the one with the parallel universes in boxes), Fry and Leela were talking to their alternate selves and their alternates were saying how funny Leela's excuses were to turn down Fry's attempts at a date. And Fry says something like, "Yeah. Funny. Right Leela? ha ha ha ha ha (in a sarcastic way)." Priceless. |
If anyone needs me I'll be in the angry dome!
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I hate to disappoint you all but:
http://www.billywest.com/forum/forum...?TID=2020&PN=1 Sorry :doh: I'm just as pissed. |
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Ah, I knew it was too good to be true. Hopefully those DVDs will still come to fruition, and perhaps if they sell well enough, we'll get some new episodes yet...
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GOD DAMN IT.
In all seriousness, if anyone needs me I'll be in the angry dome. :( |
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Dammit... After being heightened to the point of pure excitement, I've now been thrown back to the depths of disappointment...*Sigh* |
^ I think that's called an orgasm :p
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NOOOOOO!
This is the worst news since ever. The Angry Dome isn't enough. I need a Suicide Booth. Or Space Bees. or both. |
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And relax people, the DVD movies are still a possibility. Even though those 26 episodes would have been a sweet addition. But alas, you can't have your cake and eat it too... |
Great show, I started watching it just recently.
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Well, I'm disappointed with FOX. 2 more seasons of The Simpsons and 1 more season of King of the Hill (which was suppose to be on its final season), and yet they can't ink a deal for Futurama... ...*Sigh*... I mean they even brought Family Guy back and yet Futurama is a no-no. Cancel American Dad, and give me Futurama - NOW. |
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The executive at Fox is the kind of guy who goes to Jerusalem and doesn't even visit the sexeteria! Next year in Jerusalem! |
American Dad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The War At Home
Get it right. |
Screw Fox...I'm going to go build my own network, with hookers, and blackjack, infact forget the network and the blackjack!
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Maybe they'll start Futurama up at a later date. I can still hope!
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Im hoping if the sales of the new DVDs set to come out are good, FOX will be more eager to renew the show, but that would be to good to be true...lets just hope. |
I think Fox needs to be bought out by someone with common sense to better manage their copyrights and content.
* Bring Back Firefly * Bring Back Futurama * Kill the Simpsons * Come to think about it, let's just kill every single show Fox currently airs. At least the Movies and DVDs ought to be good, we can hope. |
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And of course, when they do bring back Futurama, they should keep it in the same timeslot for more than two weeks. That might help. |
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In fact, The War At Home shouldn't be on FOX at all! Or on any other channel! I don't want to hear Michael Rapaport bitch about his kids, believe it or not. |
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Dang it.
How am I supposed to survive? Futurama was one of the few shows on tv I watch...period. Now that JLU is in its last season, theres nothing left but Smallville. I wonder why all the good shows get axed and crappy reality shows go on forever. |
Hypnotoad is cool! I need a couple of those!
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Bah! The eyes are wrong on that one! THIS gif rules:
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IT'S COMING BACK, BABY!!!
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Whoo, this is fucking great, and it looks to be official this time. It's a two-year wait, but it's gonna be so worth it!
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There is a God.
And he speaks binary ;) (Seriously, this had better not be another false alarm. My system can't take it, and the Angry Dome still hasn't been repaired). |
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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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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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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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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"Good news everyone! We're going back to the Space Bees!" *Retrieves the "Contents of Space Wasp's Stomach" envelope again* |
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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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.
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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 |
Salary demands my ass.
Fox is just trying to give Futurama the Firefly treatment they wish they'd given it in the first place. |
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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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. |
They might only be paid $50,000 per episode instead of $60,000. Oh no!
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This is a negotiating tactic by Fox, definitely.
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Voice actors never get paid that much, unless you're a Simpsons VO, and even then I am skeptical. Anime voice overs DEFINITELY do not get paid that much, and the million dollar contracts go to people who say "Tonight at 8, on Fox." "This, is CNN." Advertising pays more than voice acting, despite the recording sessions wrapping up in less than half and hour. The VAs have stated that its not a fair system. My source? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_in_Voice_Acting I highly recommend this documentary for people who wanna be a voice actor. Pretty much the majority of them, even the famous ones, say it is difficult to make a living off of it, and that is from actors who are popular and well known. One VA stated that he was usually broke by the end of each month. Broke meaning negative dollars, not "Oh, I have about 100 bucks left." Remember, a voice actors pay =/= Live Action Actor's pay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to Phil LaMarr voice of Hermes, Fox made up the salary figures, probably to make the cast look bad and hope the fans will chew them up? http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phil-LaMarr/96103376147 http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=96103376147 Quote:
Its a little hard to defend FOX right now after hearing this. There are more Phil LarMarr quotes, along with various ridiculous BS Fox is pulling on this blog entry. Its LONG cause he keeps updating it with new info, so start out by scrolling down and work your way up. http://voiceactors.wordpress.com/200...cast-futurama/ Putting audition callouts on CRAIGLIST?! Really, Fox?! Quote:
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Looks like good news.
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There's an upcoming feature film?
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IGN: Futurama Voice Cast Returning!
IGN also confirmed this, though did point out STAR jumped a gun a bit as it wasn't completely done when they reported this. I just hope the VAs didn't get a huge cut from their pay. Like I said before, voice actors don't get paid as much as people believe. Quote:
Also, Voice Actors in the News has this to say on the "lack of research" on Variety and The Hollywood Reporter's part in the fake salary number the cast were supposedly asking: Quote:
Updated: Futurama Recasting Full Coverage — It’s Over! Futurama Cast FTW! Voice Actors in the News For now, just take "feature film" as people who misunderstood, and then forgot to follow up on it for confirmation. |
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