futurama has a future!

[HoopsMcCann]

did we miss this? or am i d_b'ing?

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...22173912_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-FUTURAMA-DC.XML

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "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."

 

[Columbo]

did we miss this? or am i d_b'ing?

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...22173912_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-FUTURAMA-DC.XML

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "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."

Wherefore were thou, Comedy Central, for Freaks and Geeks?

 

[OnTheRiver]

This is good news.

I'm as big a Simpsons fan as you'll find, but the show has, in large part, lost its fastball.

Futurama seemed funnier down the stretch, so maybe there's life in ol' Matt Groening after all.

 

[Double Down]

Someone posted a link to this on the thread about Arrested Development's final death, so I guess technically, it's a DB, but whatever man. It deserves its own thread.

There's an episode of Futurama, and I wish I could remember the plot, but good lord it made me laugh harder than just about any Simpsons episode ever.

 

[Birdscribe]

The theme music and Bender's shenanigans are worth renewing this show by themselves.

 

[Perry White]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/721807/

I guess it's a D_B, but I've had my share of those too.

 

[OnTheRiver]

There's an episode of Futurama, and I wish I could remember the plot, but good lord it made me laugh harder than just about any Simpsons episode ever.

Gotta be the "Human Horn" episode where Bender came making the jerk-off jokes.

I laughed my ass off at it.

 

[Dude]

Does this mean no more Futurama on Adult Swim?

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Does this mean no more Futurama on Adult Swim?

Adult Swim will still air the episodes just like they do Family Guy...

 

[Bob Cook]

Any show that references the great Harold Lloyd and the ridiculous Donovan "Atlantis" video will always be all right by me.

 

[Precious Roy]

This is good news.

I'm as big a Simpsons fan as you'll find, but the show has, in large part, lost its fastball.

Futurama seemed funnier down the stretch, so maybe there's life in ol' Matt Groening after all.

Indeed good news.

However, I do take issue to your point about the Simpsons losing its fastball. Like a well-aged starter, the Simpsons are starting to become location pitchers instead of fire-ballers. Yet, with the movie coming out in 2008 I do see this as the final stretch for America's favorite animated family.

I can't wait for the new Futurama, that show gave the writers all the crazy subplots and jokes that should have been written into the Simpsons, but only could be used in Treehouse of Horror episodes. They just didn't want The Simpsons to end up like Family Guy with the nonsense jokes.

In the immortal words of Homer J. Simpson

WOOOOO-HOOOOOOO
;D