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What started as a rumor on the site collider.com - citing an anonymous inside source - has now been corroborated by major TV media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood Reporter, and Variety (update: and a Comedy Central press release). Futurama is set for a return on Comedy Central with fresh episodes in mid 2010.
Hollywood Reporter: Taking a page from the "Family Guy" resurrection guidebook, the canceled Fox animated comedy is returning with an order from Comedy Central for 26 new episodes to run over two seasons. [...]
Comedy Central was happy with the specials and with the 72 produced episodes of "Futurama" it acquired from 20th Century Fox TV in 2006. "Yet there is nothing like new, self-contained episodes week to week," said Comedy Central's senior vp programming David Bernath. "This is all about reinvigorating the franchise, giving it a new burst of energy. [...]
"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," said 20th TV chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden. "But 'Futurama' was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back."
Entertainment Weekly: A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirms that the cable net has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's late, great animated series to air beginning in 2010. The studio cites Futurama's "blockbuster" performance on DVD and in reruns on Comedy Central as the reason for its rebirth.
Variety: As part of the deal, 20th still has an option to license the new episodes' original runs to a broadcast network (such as Fox). If the show does go to broadcast, Comedy Central's license fee will be reduced.
"It's a deal we're all happy with," said Comedy Central programming senior VP David Bernath. "It's a bigger win for us promotionally if we wind up going first... but if we wind up in second position, then the economics work out for us as well."
So, good news, everyone!
We'll most likely hear more about the new Futurama episodes at Comic Con in July.
Update: Press release by Comedy Central. |
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PEEL user soylentOrange found a nice article called " 9 Odd Things We Now Know About Futurama" on totalfilm.com. With the movie " Into the Wild Green Yonder" coming out in mere days, their staff sat down with Futurama producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen plus the four voice actors Billy West, Lauren Tom, Maurice Lamarche, and Phil LaMarr. The ninth odd thing is about the possibility of Futurama returning: Matt Groening: We would love to continue making more Futurama episodes in whatever form... Except Pogs.
I think we haven't even exhausted all the story ideas that we came up with back when the show started in '99.
David Cohen: Every morning, and I'm not making this up, I find myself thinking in the shower about the next episode that we'll do after this one. I have it mostly worked out, so we're ready to go if the call comes in.
There is a chance of it coming back as the DVDs sold well.
While the article does not state when exactly this discussion took place, it matches our previous information. There is interest to do more Futurama - certainly on the creative side. The money-giving side does not seem to have made up its mind just yet though. |
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Here are the winners of our "Into the Wild Green Yonder" DVD contest:
- S. N. McCraw
- T. M. Weitzel
- Z. Graham
- M. Masters
- J. E. Santiago
- M. Maddock
- J. Harris
- D. Larsen
- C. Lawrence
- B. Hill
Congrats!
Each of the ten winners will receive an email in a few minutes which they have to reply to within 48 hours to claim their free Futurama DVD.
All others will just have to buy the movie themselves  |
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Our Into the Wild Green Yonder DVD Contest is now over. The winners will be announced here in about 12 hours. |
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 The guys at HippoJuice got an interview with Futurama voice actor Billy West at South Florida Anime Supercon. Among other things, Billy speaks about a possible sixth season and says that there are talks with FOX about it. While information I got from a second source very close to the show a few weeks back did not rule out talks, I was told that there has not been any decision on the issue. So, no getting your hopes up too soon. Watch the interview on youtube or listen to an extended audio interview on the HippoJuice site (starting at ca. 45 minutes into the mp3). |
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With only a few weeks left until the release of the fourth Futurama movie " Into the Wild Green Yonder", it's time to start our DVD give-away contest. We will pick ten winners on Tuesday, February 17th. Each of them receives a paid-for preorder for the newest Futurama movie DVD. Please make sure to read and follow the rules before you participate in the contest. Good Luck! |
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 After "Bender's Big Score" won the 2007 Annie Award for "Best Home Entertainment Production", Futurama's second direct-to-DVD movie "The Beast with a Billion Backs" just won the 2008 Annie award for "Best Animated Home Entertainment Production". The other nominations were "Batman: Gotham Knight", "Christmas Is Here Again", "Justice League: The New Frontier", and "The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning".
Congrats! Next up: Bender's Game! |
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 For what could be the last time, the mailman dropped off a pre-release Futurama DVD from FOX at my door a few days ago. "Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder" is the fourth and probably final direct-to-DVD feature-length movie release after "Bender's Big Score", "The Beast with a Billion Backs", and "Bender's Game". The DVD is available for preorder from amazon and will be on shelves around the US on February 24th. Read my review of Into the Wild Green Yonder. |
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» [26-11] Post the Widget, Win the DVD
» [19-10] "Beast with a Billion Backs" on TV
» [13-10] 4th Futurama Movie Release Date
» [27-09] Bender's Game Review
» [25-08] Audio Interview with Rich Moore
» [25-08] Futurama Forum PEEL Moved Servers
» [20-08] Bender's Game DVD + Blu-Ray Preorders
» [01-08] Futurama at Comic-Con 2008 (Report)
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