Okay, how many of you like Futurama. All of you and your mothers. Huh. That's less than I expected. Now, Futurama is coming back with twice as many episodes for the first season as rumored yesterday. Huh. Sorry, I can't understand you. I think I need a hearing aid. In all seriousness, one of my favorite shows of all-time (maybe my second favorite, next to Arrested Development) is being renewed for a big season! Wait, didn't they have some TV episodes cut up from the DVDs? Well, yeah, but those ranged from great to bad. Not terrible, just bad. Bender's Big Score started things off promisingly, and while the sequel was very edgy, it ran too long, was not funny, had a weak storyline, but immediately became better with the injection of David Cross. Bender's Game was Hilarious, but weak in plot line, and felt like a long "Anthology of Interests" short, had no notable guest stars, and a poorly executed twist. Then the last one had an epic story, but had terrible pacing and a very contrived ending. But now Futurama is going back to being a TV show, like it belongs! I sure hope that the last movie isn't cannon. If you watch it you'll see why. This simply made my day, and it couldn't get better unless Invader Zim and Arrested Development were renewed, and ZIm got a movie deal. And chocolate and video games were free. And Chewbacca was my friend. Back on subject, those of you who don't have cable (all three of you!), you'll have to settle for buying the DVDs, or just getting cable to watch Comedy Central. Yay! Full story is at ign.
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Best news i've heard all week! This deserves....
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gread news. However have you been hanging out with Zoom Zoom recently as your post was a little umm off.
what time does futurama come on comedy central (central time)
I could take a knife to my crotch and this news would still make it one of the best days ever.
killmak: gread news. However have you been hanging out with Zoom Zoom recently as your post was a little umm off.
his username should explain all
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This is truly fantastic news! I wonder what station will be airing it first Fox or Comedy Central. Either way I cannot wait!
Bite my shiny metal a$$, that's great news.
Hopefully CC will air the new episodes since I don't really get FOX on my network =p
That is wonderful news! After mourning the end of Lost, I will get something to pick my spirits up Mid 2010. I just hope they can keep it as funny and fresh as it was before it was canceled. The movies never really did it for me so I am hoping the new season will be better.
Although it never ceases to amaze me how they can keep the Simpsons up for so long which has gotten stale over the years and yet they canceled Futurama while it was still going strong. I'm glad it's being resurrected.
For all you who want to knw, it is not FOX at all. Comedy Central will air it all. As far as I know, there is no date or time announced. Just awesomeness.
EDIT: New Press releas
"FUTURAMA" RETURNS TO PRODUCTION WITH AN INITIAL ORDER OF 26 NEW EPISODES TO PREMIERE MID 2010Emmy Award-Winning Animated Comedy Series Confirmed To Run On COMEDY CENTRAL; Broadcast Network Run Also PossibleNEW YORK, June 10, 2009 -- 20th Century Fox Television, the animation powerhouse that brought "Family Guy" back from the dead five years ago, has done it again: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" will return to production on 26 new half-hour episodes more than six years after the series aired its last original episode. The move comes on the heels of the series' blockbuster performance on DVD and on COMEDY CENTRAL; the announcement was made today by Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden, and David Bernath, senior vice president, programming for COMEDY CENTRAL."Futurama" was a staple of Fox's Sunday night animation block from 1999 to 2003 before ceasing production on original episodes. In June 2006, COMEDY CENTRAL acquired the rights to the existing 72 episodes of the series, which the channel began airing in January 2008, and four recently-produced extended length "Futurama" adventures: "Bender's Big Score," "The Beast with a Billion Backs," "Bender's Game" and "Into the Wild Green Yonder," which enjoyed enormous success both on COMEDY CENTRAL and in DVD release. This new deal marks the show's return to episodic series production on original episodes. "Futurama" becomes only the second series in the history of the medium to go back into production based on the strength of its DVD sales and repeat airings on cable.The new episodes will be available in mid 2010 to be shown on COMEDY CENTRAL. Twentieth Century Fox Television retains the option to license the original runs of the new episodes to a broadcast network."We are excited to continue our relationship with Matt, David and 20th Century Fox TV and to be able to offer COMEDY CENTRAL viewers the first opportunity to see new episodes of 'Futurama,'" said Bernath. "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. It's fantastic that we can add brand-new installments of Leela, Fry and Bender's adventures to our existing library."Quipped Matt Groening, "We're thrilled 'Futurama' is coming back. We now have only 25,766 episodes to make before we catch up with Bender and Fry in the year 3000." Added David X. Cohen, "We're excited and amazed that the show is coming back, perhaps due to some sort of mysterious time loop. We look forward to working with COMEDY CENTRAL and 20th Television to make this the best iteration of the loop yet!""When we brought back 'Family Guy' several years ago, everyone said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing - that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived," commented 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden. "But 'Futurama' was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn't have been happier when Matt and David agreed that there were many more stories yet to tell.""Futurama" focuses on the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later with a fresh start at life and a "diverse" new group of friends including Leela (Katey Sagal), a tough but lovely one-eyed alien and Bender (John DiMaggio), a robot who possesses human characteristics and flaws. The series aired for five seasons on Fox (1999 to 2003) earning Emmy® nominations each season while winning three times, including "Outstanding Animated Program" in 2002. It featured guest stars such as Sarah Silverman, Hank Azaria, Bob Odenkirk, Pamela Anderson, Beatrice Arthur, Lucy Liu, Beck and Coolio."Futurama," created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television, with Rough Draft Studios, Inc. contributing the animation.20th Century Fox Television, a division of News Corp, is a leading supplier of entertainment content domestically and around the world.COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company’s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.
Here's hopin it retains it's same awesome quality when it returns.
Another original cult classic, Family Guy, did the same thing; disappeared after a season or two, only to return after strong DVD sales and public interest. What returned was still pretty good in my mind, but I can see how some people aren't as impressed with the new seasons as they were the originals.
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My roommate & I are already planning on lying around in bed, consuming pizza and watching all of these. woot!