QUOTE (shinyelvenqueen @ Apr 26 2006, 09:12 PM)
Must be the same people who did the live action advert for the Simpsons. My jaw dropped.
That's a whole series and the advert was promoting the series.
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That's a whole series and the advert was promoting the series.
QUOTE (fatseff1234 @ Apr 26 2006, 09:15 PM)
That's a whole series and the advert was promoting the series.
Don't toy with me
OK, so we've had our hopes raised before, but this looks fairly definite:
This is good.
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"Futurama" has a future.
Comedy Central has resurrected the former Fox animated series from "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. At least 13 new episodes will be produced -- the first since the series' original run from 1999-2003.
The new batch is part of a deal the cable network made with 20th Century Fox Television last year to pick up syndicated rights to the existing "Futurama" library of 72 episodes. Comedy Central also had an option to air any new episodes produced.
New and old episodes will begin airing in 2008 on Comedy Central. Actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have agreed to return as voices for "Futurama."
"We are thrilled that Matt Groening and 20th Century Fox Television have decided to produce new episodes of 'Futurama' and that Comedy Central will be the first to air them," said David Bernath, senior vice president for programming at the network.
Comedy Central has resurrected the former Fox animated series from "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. At least 13 new episodes will be produced -- the first since the series' original run from 1999-2003.
The new batch is part of a deal the cable network made with 20th Century Fox Television last year to pick up syndicated rights to the existing "Futurama" library of 72 episodes. Comedy Central also had an option to air any new episodes produced.
New and old episodes will begin airing in 2008 on Comedy Central. Actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have agreed to return as voices for "Futurama."
"We are thrilled that Matt Groening and 20th Century Fox Television have decided to produce new episodes of 'Futurama' and that Comedy Central will be the first to air them," said David Bernath, senior vice president for programming at the network.
This is good.
QUOTE (Chapman Baxter @ Jun 23 2006, 03:35 PM)
I'll repeat my joy when I read that last night and shall re-utter a jubilant ''FUCKING YES!''
There's the bugger! *pets thread*
*runs 'round screaming with glee*
*runs 'round screaming with glee*
Yah! That's ace news.
Hurry you fools/ Gandalf.
Two words:
Top. Banana.
Top. Banana.
I wish they'd hurry up.
QUOTE (Raven @ Jan 5 2007, 09:21 PM)
Fan-Bloody-Tastic!
Ex-frikkin-cellent!
A-fucking-1!
Was that too much ? I may have creamed myself.
Need a Futurama fix.
Matt Groening gives more details of the new DVDs:
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We’re doing four DVD movies around ninety minutes and then we’re going to reconfigure those and they’ll be episodes on Comedy Central. The impolite way of saying it is we’re chopping them up and the polite way is to say we’re reconfiguring and we’re going to add narration and more stuff. We’re going to be doing some fun extras on the DVD show, there’s going to be "Everybody Loves Hyptno-Toad" – a whole show of it. The DVD’s are going to be self-contained packages, but the episodes will also work, we hope. That’s the goal... It’s going to be on Comedy Central, starting at the beginning of 2008
You don't think they'd go so far as to make a 22 minute episode of just that one shot of Hypnotoad buzzing, do you? 
So watching it will be an endurance test. Like the Thermian audio track on Galaxy Quest.
So watching it will be an endurance test. Like the Thermian audio track on Galaxy Quest.
QUOTE (thirtyhelens @ Mar 15 2007, 05:35 PM)
You don't think they'd go so far as to make a 22 minute episode of just that one shot of Hypnotoad buzzing, do you? So watching it will be an endurance test. Like the Thermian audio track on Galaxy Quest.
So watching it will be an endurance test. Like the Thermian audio track on Galaxy Quest.You'll like this:
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in the first movie, Sarah Silverman plays a cameo and... Al Gore is back!
Niiiiiiice. *hearts Sarah*
Widz will be over the moon about his Goreness.
Widz will be over the moon about his Goreness.
Woo-hoo! Roll on 2008!
QUOTE (thirtyhelens @ Mar 15 2007, 05:42 PM)
Niiiiiiice. *hearts Sarah*
Widz will be over the moon about his Goreness.
Widz will be over the moon about his Goreness.
*over the moon*
I really do love Al Gore. It's a bit sad.
It could be far worse. You could love Dennis Kucinich.
Can't wait to watch the hypnotoad for 22 mins
I want it now.
Do you reckon the DVD's will come out when they show the series?
Do you reckon the DVD's will come out when they show the series?
Reasons to Adore Neil Gaiman, #641:
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One of my favourite moments of Comic-Con was after I came off the Focus panel. I had my photo taken, then noticed that there was a man waiting around to talk to me, and the man in question appeared to be Matt Groening. And it was: he wanted to introduce his son to me, who was an SF reader (and we talked about Gene Wolfe). And then Matt and I had the conversation about stuff and at some point in there I mentioned casually that, no, I didn't want to cameo on the Simpsons, but as I once pointed out here, I really really really would love to be a head in a jar on Futurama.
And he said that this could be arranged.
I gloat. Hear me.
And he said that this could be arranged.
I gloat. Hear me.
hehehe
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Woo-hoo indeed.
Yay!
Following a conversation with Zoe and Jimmay at the Leeds Meet, I've started rewatching the series again and I was surprised to see that even though I've seen every episode dozens of times, there's always something new to find.
Earlier today, for example, I watched ''Hell Is Other Robots'' and noticed that during the Beastie Boys' performance of Intergalactic one particular shot is drawn so that everything is bent, as if it had been shot with a really wide lens aperture, in an homage to the Beastie Boys' video for Intergalactic.
I love how the show keeps throwing up things I've never noticed before.
Earlier today, for example, I watched ''Hell Is Other Robots'' and noticed that during the Beastie Boys' performance of Intergalactic one particular shot is drawn so that everything is bent, as if it had been shot with a really wide lens aperture, in an homage to the Beastie Boys' video for Intergalactic.
I love how the show keeps throwing up things I've never noticed before.
NOTE: Some slight spoilers about the end of Bender's Big Score are included in the following video.
Sneak preview of The Beast With A Billion Backs
Even in storyboard form the second film is looking quite promising.
Sneak preview of The Beast With A Billion Backs
Even in storyboard form the second film is looking quite promising.
I got a copy of Bender's Big Score on Monday - very good, I laughed a lot!
Yeah I loved it too!
When's the next one out??
When's the next one out??
The next one is out here in June, then another towards the end of the year (November?) and the last one in April next year.
Yay! I can't wait.
Woot!
Coming this November:
They certainly seem to be going out of their way get Leela Cleavage on these DVD covers . . .
Coming this November:
They certainly seem to be going out of their way get Leela Cleavage on these DVD covers . . .
QUOTE (Raven @ Aug 27 2008, 03:02 PM)
They certainly seem to be going out of their way get Leela Cleavage on these DVD covers . . .
Good.
I've just noticed that the dragon's head is Mom.
QUOTE (GundamGuy_UK @ Aug 28 2008, 09:32 PM)
I've just noticed that the dragon's head is Mom.
What does your Mom say aout that?
I've only just found out that film number 3, Bender's Game is coming out this coming Monday (in the U.K., at least, I imagine it's the same in America) so I thought it would be worthwhile mentioning this in case anyone else was as out of the loop as I appear to be.
I can't even say "Bender's Game" without laughing.
Interview with Billy West.
Oooh, the possibility of a 6th series? A proper one? Fox, please do this. I may start to forgive you for Firefly if you do this.
Oooh, the possibility of a 6th series? A proper one? Fox, please do this. I may start to forgive you for Firefly if you do this.
QUOTE (GundamGuy_UK @ Aug 28 2008, 09:32 PM)
I've just noticed that the dragon's head is Mom.
Oh yeah.
Futurama to make return on US TV - Comedy Central to air 26 new episodes next year - hurrah!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
QUOTE (Raven @ Jun 10 2009, 12:50 PM)
Futurama to make return on US TV - Comedy Central to air 26 new episodes next year - hurrah!
I'm pleased but far less excited than I was before the four DVDs came out.
I think this will work better - tripple length episodes aren't really Futurama's fortay, but the 20/25 minute format worked fine.
QUOTE (Raven @ Jun 10 2009, 12:50 PM)
Futurama to make return on US TV - Comedy Central to air 26 new episodes next year - hurrah!
Hurrah!
I'm pleased as punch; even though Bender's Game was very disappointing.
The Simpsons tonight was hilarious.
"Does it have examples?"
"Yes, eight!"
The Simpsons tonight was hilarious.
"Does it have examples?"
"Yes, eight!"
QUOTE (Raven @ Jun 10 2009, 09:50 PM)
Futurama to make return on US TV - Comedy Central to air 26 new episodes next year - hurrah!
Win!
QUOTE (Raven @ Jun 10 2009, 05:24 PM)
I think this will work better - tripple length episodes aren't really Futurama's fortay, but the 20/25 minute format worked fine.
I agree completely. The four films were pretty entertaining, in my opinion, but they did feel a bit stretched over the running time. A return to 22-minutes an episode should be just the ticket.
Think of all the new material they will have to work with since the TV series was cancelled - BSG, Heroes, New Who, Lost etc, plenty to lampoon and plenty of new guest stars there! How about a Transformers spoof with Bender?!
I'd prefer them to stay away from direct parodies, outside of the Anthology Of Interest-style episodes. Little references here and there would be fine, but if they were to move away from the character jokes and more high-brow science/sci-fi stuff then I think the show would suffer.
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