Futurama Back In Production [Archive]

Xero

06-09-2009, 02:49 PM

Have you grown tired of bad TV news? And by bad TV news, I mean bad news about television shows. Bad "TV news" is redundant.

Well, get ready for some good news. No wait, get ready for some great news. No, great doesn't really describe it. Here is some grantasticularly wondergasmiclicious news! (And my 12th grade English teacher said I'd never amount to anything as a writer.)

Comedy Central has ordered all brand new episodes of Futurama, and the show has officially gone back into production.

An insider told Collider.com that the network has given the series an order for 13 additional episodes to air now that the network has run through all of the series' original episodes and the four full-length DVD movies. This news has sparked rumors that production has officially started again on the series and casting is underway.

It's not just good news for Futurama fans, even though the fans are slipping into grinning comas and twitching with joy over the news. And who can blame them? It's one of the few comedy series that just seems to get better and better the longer its run gets. It's the bizarro According to Jim.

It's also good news to every show that has been cancelled before its time. Matt Groening, David X. Cohen and company have proved that no show can truly die just because a single-minded network doesn't have the patience to let it develop and expand. Their dedication to the show and its fans is truly astounding, and if new episodes do make it to Comedy Central's doorstep, disappointed fanboys across the universe will have one less thing in life to be disappointed about.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/benders-back-baby-new-futurama-episodes-are-in-our-future/

#BROKEN Hasney

06-09-2009, 02:58 PM

http://www.geekstir.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/goodneweveryone.jpg

YESSSSSS

Big Fat Mike

06-09-2009, 04:34 PM

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SO HAPPY

Gertner

06-09-2009, 04:37 PM

ugh. horrible show.

road doggy dogg

06-09-2009, 04:39 PM

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

I'm worried about one thing though. "Casting is underway" ? They're not using the same cast? I'm unfamiliar with showbiz lingo. Please calm my concerns.
crossrine

Requiem

06-09-2009, 04:40 PM

gertner, if you are serious then you are pretty much my least favorite person in the entire world right now

Juan

06-09-2009, 04:47 PM

This is great news.

GreySunshine

06-09-2009, 04:56 PM

Horray!

I love Futurama!

:D

Gertner

06-09-2009, 04:59 PM

gertner, if you are serious then you are pretty much my least favorite person in the entire world right now

Futurama was friggen awful.

Futurama fans are "bros".

#BROKEN Hasney

06-09-2009, 05:00 PM

You break my heart Gertner. My feelings can only be truely expressed in gif form

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/hollywoodh/1239047639642.gif

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:00 PM

Then you are pretty much my least favorite person in the entire world right now. Futurama is one of the best animated shows ever created.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:07 PM

Do you play Game Cube, wear Abercombie golf shirts and listen to Dave Matthews Band too?

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:07 PM

You break my heart Gertner. My feelings can only be truely expressed in gif form

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/hollywoodh/1239047639642.gif

yeah hilarious. can't imagine how Futurama got cancelled.

road doggy dogg

06-09-2009, 05:07 PM

What has any of that got to do with liking the best show of allllllllllll timeeeeeee
crossrine

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:08 PM

What has any of that got to do with liking the best show of allllllllllll timeeeeeee
crossrine

Cause the same fags who like Futurama are the same fags who do all those things.

road doggy dogg

06-09-2009, 05:09 PM

I don't do any of those things at all. What kinds of shows do you enjoy?
crossrine

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:11 PM

CSI, Intervention, King of the Hill(WAAAAAY better than Futurama), Without a Trace, Cold Case. Lots of sports shows.

road doggy dogg

06-09-2009, 05:13 PM

I enjoy King of the Hill, but I don't find it funnier than Futurama at all. I don't get what you hate about it. Is it because it's nerdy? If so, that's understandable, but just say that.
crossrine

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:13 PM

Do you play Game Cube, wear Abercombie golf shirts and listen to Dave Matthews Band too?

I do none of those things. What do any of those things have to do with the show Futurama? I get what you're trying to imply, but you could at least make better generalizations about people who watch the show.

I actually kind of feel bad for you, knowing how much your sense of humor must suck if you can't find Futurama to be an enjoyable experience.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:15 PM

The only people who I've noticed who find Futurama funny are the better fucking losers on the planet.

btw, I'm going through horrible nicotine withdrawls right now, so i'll probably apologize later for this.

until then FUTURAMA IS THE BIGGEST OVER_RATED PIECE OF SHIT SHOW ON TV!

#BROKEN Hasney

06-09-2009, 05:16 PM

yeah hilarious. can't imagine how Futurama got cancelled.

lol, yeah I know. I mean, who would think that a silent gif of one of those new fangled "talkie" cartoons that fans may find funny is an entire representation of the show.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:17 PM

lol, yeah I know. I mean, who would think that a silent gif of one of those new fangled "talkie" cartoons that fans may find funny is an entire representation of the show.

It pretty much is. I've watched Futurama numerous times.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:24 PM

That is the stupidest generalization I have ever heard. Shows like Futurama, Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy.. etc.. they all target the SAME demographic. The fact that you're insulting people who watch Futurama is laughable, because those same people probably watch King of the Hill too. What does that say about you if you and a bunch of douchebags find the same thing to be funny? :roll:

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:25 PM

Futurama is nerd comedy. It's a niche audience. King of the Hill, Simpsons and Family Guy, totally different.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:27 PM

What? Not at all. How is it a nerd comedy? Because it's sci-fi instead of present day? Since when do you have to be a nerd to enjoy sci-fi?

Edit: No.. just no, I mean come on you are reaching here. The style of comedy used in Futurama is no different than the other shows.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 05:28 PM

Pretty happy to hear this but...

It's one of the few comedy series that just seems to get better and better the longer its run gets.

NO. The movies weren't that great.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:30 PM

AND.. that still doesn't change the fact that the people who watch Futurama also watch those other shows.. so making a generalization about the type of people who watch it is still stupid.

#BROKEN Hasney

06-09-2009, 05:31 PM

I enjoyed 3 of the films, only really hated The Beast With A Billion Backs but even that had it's moments.

Oh, and the ending to Into The Wild Green Yonder, they just felt they had to do that in case it was the last episode and it kinda felt forced.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:31 PM

It's a really horrible show. and i know lots of people who watch simpsons, family guy and don't watch futurama, cause well it's awful.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 05:32 PM

Gertner, you like techno music and glow sticks. Your taste is awful.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:33 PM

and i know plenty of people who watch all of these shows and still don't fit the stereotype you created from thin air

this kind of logic works on both sides

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 05:33 PM

And you watch the Hills and American Idol, too. You have no taste. Shut the fuck up.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:34 PM

You watch the Hills and American Idol, too. You have no taste. Shut the fuck up.

I do not watch American Idol, and The Hills.......well guilty pleasure.

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:34 PM

Gertner, you like techno music and glow sticks. Your taste is awful.

glow sticks are the cheese. Techno though:heart:

Tornado

06-09-2009, 05:40 PM

You know that bit when Fry discovers he has Billions of dollars in his bank account and passes out?

Thats me right now.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:40 PM

All of those things are horribly douchey.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Family Guy has recurring bits about musicals and barbershop quartets. You don't consider that nerdy?

Gertner

06-09-2009, 05:50 PM

It's at least funny.

Bad Company

06-09-2009, 05:52 PM

Futurama is the GREATEST.

Bad Company

06-09-2009, 05:52 PM

Family guy is not better than Futurama, nor is it funnier.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 05:59 PM

Family guy is not better than Futurama, nor is it funnier.

QFT :y:

Juan

06-09-2009, 06:00 PM

Family guy is not better than Futurama, nor is it funnier.

I like Family Guy, but I'm gonna have to agree with BC here

Fignuts

06-09-2009, 06:02 PM

Venture Brothers is better than all of them, so there.

Requiem

06-09-2009, 06:05 PM

Venture Brothers is pretty hilarious, but I would have to put Futurama above it still. Venture Brothers is definitely funnier than Family Guy or King of the Hill though.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 06:08 PM

King of the Hill is funny because of its subtlety, which is something non-existent in the McFarland universe.

Jeritron

06-09-2009, 06:15 PM

Family Guy is in your face, shock humor. That and played out references to pop culture absurdity, like David Hasseloff and Gary Oldman beating up Hitler, or something ridiculous.

If some people want to laugh at that, fine. I don't really think it's skillfull or entertaining humor.
I prefer the wit and subtleties of The Simpsons (seasons 3-9)

Family Guy can't hold a candle to that. Also, King of the Hill isn't a favorite show of mine, but I respect it's humor.
It's subtle and smart.

I feel like the majority of Family Guy's jokes are geared to the meathead americans who prefer their humor to be direct and mindless, as a result of IQs that match their shoe size.
Even The Simpsons have been guilty of pandering to this in recent years with Homer Simpson.
It's a sad state of affairs when the average viewer would rather see a character make a fat joke, or fall on their face, than laugh at the hilarious musings of the Van Houten family.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 06:32 PM

Also I can think of at least two episodes of Futurama that were so touching I almost cried. When was the last time anyone anywhere emotionally connected with a Family Guy episode?

Gertner

06-09-2009, 06:57 PM

Also I can think of at least two episodes of Futurama that were so touching I almost cried. When was the last time anyone anywhere emotionally connected with a Family Guy episode?

yup, futurama fans aren't losers

Bad Company

06-09-2009, 07:02 PM

Hey, you watch the episode with Fry's Dog and tell me you don't well up.

Supreme Olajuwon

06-09-2009, 07:10 PM

yup, futurama fans aren't losers
losers who wear Abercrombie golf shirts and listen to Dave Matthews

If you're going to make asinine comments that make you sound like a complete retard, at least try to keep your insults consistant.

Droford

06-09-2009, 07:33 PM

The great thing is it will be HD like the movies.

road doggy dogg

06-09-2009, 10:37 PM

I enjoyed the 4 movies, they weren't as good as the episodes though, I find. LOVED Bender's Game though.
crossrine

Mike the Metal Ed

06-09-2009, 10:49 PM

You know that bit when Fry discovers he has Billions of dollars in his bank account and passes out?

Thats me right now.
We heard you the last five billion times any news of new Futurama came up. :roll:

Mr. Monday Morning

06-10-2009, 07:55 AM

I pretty much agree with everything Supreme said.

And to a lesser extent Fignuts.

mitchables

06-10-2009, 11:18 AM

Fantastic news. :heart:

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:heart:

Boondock Saint

06-10-2009, 04:05 PM

Can't wait. Only seen the first movie though. Need to check the rest out.

Lock Jaw

06-10-2009, 04:07 PM

First one was the best. Second was terrible. Third was "meh". Fourth was ok.

road doggy dogg

06-10-2009, 04:07 PM

Psssht Bender's Game was the best <3
crossrine

Nark Order

06-10-2009, 04:46 PM

Gertner, what? How can Futurama be nerd comedy but it's main demographic is somehow preppy, Abercrombie wearing, Dave Matthews loving "bros"? You're combining two conflicting stereotypes here. IT JUST DOESN'T MATCH UP!

Supreme Olajuwon

06-10-2009, 04:47 PM

I don't know the order but the one with David Cross as the monster from another universe was retarded.

DAMN iNATOR

06-10-2009, 05:08 PM

This is AWESOME!

Blitz

07-18-2009, 03:40 AM

:(

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/07/futurama-new-voices.html

'Futurama' getting new voices for Fry, Leela, Bender, and others

Jul 17, 2009, 03:17 PM | by Margaret Lyons

Just when I was getting really excited for the revived Futurama, total bummer news emerges: The voice actors are going to be different. Who's going to Zoid my Zoidberg?

Twentieth Century Fox, which is still producing the series even though new episodes will air on Comedy Central, is recasting the major voice roles for the show. That means no more Billy West (Fry, Professor, and Ziodberg), Katey Sagal (Leela), John DiMaggio (Bender), Maurice LaMarche (Kif Kroker, among others), or Tress MacNeil (Mom, and several others). Worst!

Fox released a statement saying "We love the Futurama voice performers and absolutely wanted to use them, but unfortunately, we could not meet their salary demands. While replacing these talented actors will be difficult, the show must go on. We are confident that we will find terrific new performers to give voice to Matt and David's brilliantly subversive characters."

Horrible.

Funky Fly

07-18-2009, 03:53 AM

Wow, unless its the most hilarious show of all time, this new version of the show will fail abysmally.

#BROKEN Hasney

07-18-2009, 04:23 AM

Oh good, my boxset that says complete collection still is, as this will be horrible.

THANKS PENNY-PINCHING FOX

Skippord

07-18-2009, 04:26 AM

suddenly I'm very sad

CharismaInjection

07-18-2009, 06:36 AM

I'm not watching it :/ It'd be like watching The Simpsons with a new voice cast. The voices make the show.

The Destroyer

07-18-2009, 06:54 AM

Talk about a sting in the tail.

I can't imagine the cast were after a lot of money, I suspect it's more to do with Fox being cheap.

CharismaInjection

07-18-2009, 06:55 AM

because it's not just Fry, Bender and Leela. It's everyone! Zoidberg, Zapp Brannagin, Profffessor, Nixon etc. it'd be just wrong.

Tornado

07-18-2009, 08:38 AM

Wow, this is going to suck. Gutted.

Cool King

07-18-2009, 08:42 AM

We love the Futurama voice performers and absolutely wanted to use them, but unfortunately, we could not meet their salary demands

I highly doubt that.

I don't think the voice cast would demand loads of money for doing the voices. Like The Destroyer said, I think it's just Fox wanting to be cheap. I'm going to watch the first episode with the new cast just to see what it's like. I'm sure I'll hate it though, and if so, I won't watch any of the new episodes.

Futurama was the best thing going for Groening at the moment, with The Simpsons losing there magic a long time ago, Futurama was probably all that he had left. Now, because of Fox, it looks like Groening is screwed.

NoJabbaNoBogRoll

07-18-2009, 08:49 AM

If this story is true, I imagine most of the audience will turn off after the first line. "Good news, everyone!" will not work with a different voice.

Cool King

07-18-2009, 08:55 AM

road doggy dogg

07-18-2009, 11:22 AM

Awful news. Of course, I'll still czech it out because it's Futurama, but how the fuck? I mean, I could understand like, maybe one of the voice actors, but all of them basically. Especially considering many of them do multiple roles on the show. Stupid. Gonna be terrible.
crossrine

road doggy dogg

07-18-2009, 11:23 AM

Highly doubt they will get anyone to replace Billy West. Idiots.
crossrine

DAMN iNATOR

07-18-2009, 12:02 PM

Wow, another FOX fuck-up. What a surprise...:roll:

Lock Jaw

07-18-2009, 05:30 PM

No way this is real. No way. I deny this.

Outsider

07-18-2009, 05:36 PM

This news is terrible.

The new episodes/films they made weren't great to be honest, and a new series was slightly worrying.

With new voices for the characters, it's gonna be worse.

To be honest, they would be better off creating new characters and doing something that's more of a spin off set in the same world than attempt to keep everything the same. At least that way old characters could make cameos.

Lock Jaw

07-18-2009, 06:12 PM

THIS IS WORSE THEN WHEN THEY REPLACED ALL THE VOICES ON POKEMON! :mad::mad:

Buzzkill

07-18-2009, 07:58 PM

Holy shit that is Retarded

DAMN iNATOR

07-19-2009, 06:30 AM

They might as well scrap this shit because I absolutely will not tolerate ANY new voice actors for the regulars. It's unacceptable and we deserve better as fans for our loyalty to the series.:mad:

So to whoever made this decision: I hope he can see me from up here. I'm doing this as hard as I possibly can...:|[/Ignignokt]:foc:

DAMN iNATOR

07-19-2009, 06:35 AM

or, to be more relevant: BITE MY SHINY, RED-HOT, FLAMING, METAL ASS...wait a minute...red-hot, flaming metal ass?! I'll be right back (puts his ass in the ocean) AHH:o...THAT'S BETTER.

Tornado

07-19-2009, 07:52 AM

I've already said this will suck now, and I stand by that. The voice work is one of the best aspects of Futurama. I could handle Katey Sagal leaving, as her voice is easily replicated, but they'll never in a million years get anyone half as good as Billy West, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Tress MacNeille an Maurice LaMarche.