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The beginning of the end(??)

It's the premiere of the new season of Futurama tonight!
Not only that, it's a double bill!
It all starts at 10pm/9 central with '2-D Blacktop' (review it) by Mike Rowe (Proposition Infinity) and directed by Raymie Muzquiz (The Mutants Are Revolting).
Then at 10:30pm/9:30 central it's 'Fry and Leela's Big Fling' (review it) by friend of the site Eric Rogers (The Silence of the Clamps) and directed by Edmund Fong (Neutopia).

Have a great night folks, and make sure you come back afterwards to review, chat it up on the message boards and tweet us your thoughts.

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DARTHZOIDBERGJun 20th 2013, 05:24
Just to let people know the Name is spelled Gunther not Gunter, Trust me my Grandmother is German And Gunther is a very popular name in Germany. Usually there is a little doohickey over the U in the name Gunther to give it a certain pronunciation. For example, the famous tiger tamer "Gunther Gebel-Williams".....
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 21st 2013, 00:57
What are people smoking on the Message bourd for this sit? Theese are Great numbers for an episode premiere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:00 PM 3.31 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 3.03 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:30 PM 3.04 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2.46 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2.41 1.0
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:00 PM 2.26 0.9
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:00 PM 2.35 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:30 PM 1.49 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:30 PM 1.47 0.8
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:30 PM 2.25 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 1.70 0.8
Royal Pains USA 9:00 PM 3.67 0.8
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1.80 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:00 PM 1.40 0.7

The two best new shows of the knight in there demagraphic 18-45 were FUTURAMA and ROYAL PAINS. THIS IS GREAT NEWS IF IT KEEPS THIS UP OR CLOSE TO IT WE WILL DO GREAT. And we all know the truth Nielsen Ratings are bogus most Americans dont even particapate in the Nielsen Rating Survey. If the networks were smart they would be paying close atention to DVD and BLU-RAY sales, ITUNES sales, Merchindise sales and things like that its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ those 26 million and change likes on facebook are money in the banck$$$$$ ... !!!!!!!!!!
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 21st 2013, 02:13
What are people smoking on the Message bourdon for this sit? These are Great numbers for an episode premiere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:00 PM 3.31 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 3.03 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:30 PM 3.04 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2.46 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2.41 1.0
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:00 PM 2.26 0.9
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:00 PM 2.35 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:30 PM 1.49 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:30 PM 1.47 0.8
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:30 PM 2.25 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 1.70 0.8
Royal Pains USA 9:00 PM 3.67 0.8
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1.80 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:00 PM 1.40 0.7

The two best new shows of the knight in there demographic 18-45 were FUTURAMA and ROYAL PAINS. THIS IS GREAT NEWS IF IT KEEPS THIS UP OR CLOSE TO IT WE WILL DO GREAT. And we all know the truth Nielsen Ratings are bogus most Americans don't even participate in the Nielsen Rating Survey. If the networks were smart they would be paying close attention to DVD and BLU-RAY sales, ITUNES sales, Merchandise sales and things like that its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ those 26 million and change likes on facebook are money in the bank$$$$$ ... !!!!!!!!!!
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 21st 2013, 02:19
What are people smoking on the Message bourd for this site? These are Great numbers for an episode premiere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:00 PM 3.31 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 3.03 1.2
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:30 PM 3.04 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2.46 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2.41 1.0
Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:00 PM 2.26 0.9
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:00 PM 2.35 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:30 PM 1.49 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:30 PM 1.47 0.8
DUCK DYNASTY AEN 10:30 PM 2.25 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 1.70 0.8
Royal Pains USA 9:00 PM 3.67 0.8
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1.80 0.8
Futurama CMDY 10:00 PM 1.40 0.7

The two best new shows of the knight in there demographic 18-45 were FUTURAMA and ROYAL PAINS. THIS IS GREAT NEWS IF IT KEEPS THIS UP OR CLOSE TO IT WE WILL DO GREAT. And we all know the truth Nielsen Ratings are bogus most Americans don't even participate in the Nielsen Rating Survey. If the networks were smart they would be paying close attention to DVD and BLU-RAY sales, ITUNES sales, Merchandise sales and things like that its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ those 26 million and change likes on facebook are money in the bank$$$$$ ... !!!!!!!!!!

toonsJun 21st 2013, 04:18
i think based on what david x cohen has said... there will be more futurama at some point... but not on CC... ratings last night were good... 2 years ago though the show preemed with a 1.1 in the demo and a million more viewers... it was the top rated shows on CC... if it wasnt for tosh 2.0 they would be the top show overall... and remember CC has not promoted this at all outside of the CC universe... they dont stream it... their website is a joke with year old information... i just wish you could see the new eps on hulu or something... no cable then no luck... it's ridiculous
WingusThePing-pongBoysJun 21st 2013, 05:32
Last night's episodes were great! I don't have cable either, but you can by them in HD and SD at iTunes!

Someone should start a campaign to get Netflix to pick up the show!

- Wingus & The Ping-pong Boys
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 21st 2013, 21:37
From what I have heard the entire cast and crew want to keep making the show for many years to come and Matt Groening is pissed about the cancleing of the show He called Futurama his baby and said he is piching the idea of a new season to any Network or online vender that will listen. The info about the cast and crew and Matt Groening came from Articles posted on the Peel message Bourd. As for futurama getting great ratings 2 years ago, it still does not take any thing away from the great ratings from last wednesday, I would say that 2 years ago or last wednesday they are both good. But we all know ratings are bogus and out dated and I think I explained in my first post what smart TV executives are probably looking at if they were smart.
Not4You2KnowJun 22nd 2013, 22:55
So, Futurama could come back if it's ratings are good?

DARTHZOIDBERGJun 23rd 2013, 04:37
I would asume so, also Good DVD and BLU-RAY SALES and there is a petition going around that has 23 thousund signitures and it is growing every day.
ShaneJun 26th 2013, 03:08
Holy smokes that "2-D Blacktop" episode was awful! Doesn't seem like the writers care about the show. It was nice to have the show back but if it returned only to spew out crap like this I don't mind it being cancelled again.
Dane-MychalJun 26th 2013, 06:09
2-D Blacktop wasn't that great, but I got some giggles out of it. On the other hand, Leela's Big Fling is an instant classic. My wife and I absolutely lost it on Bender's final line. It was the kind of zinger like at the end of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes that kept you coming back for more. This show definitely needs to come back.
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 26th 2013, 20:20
I thought these two opening episodes were good for that matter I have realy liked all the futurama episodes since they have been back "TO EACH HIS OWN" I guess. The problem with the ratings is negative hater fans like Shane, and losers like him. And I am not calling Shane A loser I mean the mindset to hate everything becuase it is the popular thing to do.
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 30th 2013, 02:29
cyber_turnip

Liquid Emperor

« Reply #565 on: Yesterday at 15:51 »

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If I wasn't such a die hard fan of the show and so autistic when it comes to watching new episodes of shows that I follow, anyway, I know that the last run of episodes would have been enough to stop me caring about catching the show as it went out. I'd still watch them eventually, but there wouldn't be a rush to do so.

My housemates that I watched the last run of episodes with only stuck with that run of episodes, itself, because I was watching them in the house whilst they were around. They were both Futurama fans and felt that the new episodes were so bad that they wouldn't bother watching them if it weren't for me.

In fact, I ended up watching some of the later episodes of the season on my own so I guess they never did finish it.

THIS GUY IS AN A$$ HOLE
DARTHZOIDBERGJun 30th 2013, 02:32
CYBER TURNIP IS A MAJOR A$$ HOLE.
CartoonfreakJul 25th 2013, 07:20
Last season has this funny long running joke in every episode so far about tv shows phoning it in while they phone it in themselves because it's the last season so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CartoonfreakJul 25th 2013, 07:42
And the juke about Calculon dying and being brought back to life to act. They where making a joke about the voice of Zapp Brannigan Phil Hartman dying and being replaced by another actor Billy West. I love this last season their doing jokes that only diehard fans will get.

MaxAug 2nd 2013, 14:45
It is time to do what the Chief did to Jack Nicolson's character in One flew over the Cookoo's nest after he was lobotomized. The last season stinks.
DARTHZOIDBERGAug 2nd 2013, 18:39
I think 27 million likes on facebook says otherwise, I think it is time to revive "JACK NICOLSON" and fly this ship home to "THE FOX NETWORK OR THE FX NETWORK". On the way we can drop the Chief off at Mars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DARTHZOIDBERGAug 2nd 2013, 19:01
Dear ....

On Apr 22, 2013, you signed the petition, Save Futurama-Again. The petition author, Gordon Yarley, has now closed the petition and sent this message to all its signers:

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Thank you for signing this petition. We received 26,355 signatures to Save Futurama Again. This petition is now closed. Keep writing and letting them know how much you love the show.

I recieved this letter today, 26,355 people say they still like the show and want it to keep going. so, there Max what do you think of that?????????????
Not4You2KnowAug 2nd 2013, 20:11
I agree with everything you said about this message board being too harsh on the show. tried to bring it to their attention, but it was total denial from them.

Also agree with you about the Comic On Youtube video that it never said anything about it ending forever.

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