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An interesting initiative has been announced by 20th Century Fox. They have announced the release of TV Singles, single-disc releases featuring some of the best episodes from their popular TV series. Futurama being one of them, it will be represented by separate discs containing episodes from the first and second seasons. The discs will be available at low prices, and are supposed to be on the market from March 31, 2004!

View comments | Jan 14th 2004 | slimmii

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CSPTVCRITICJan 15th 2004, 00:07
I hope these DVD's will be available in Region One. I'd also like to see some more "themed" Simpson episodes too (especially because of the fact there are 300+ episodes.)
KimberlyJan 15th 2004, 01:39
How long before Fox execs swallow their pride and admit they goofed when they cancelled^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H, er, I mean, did not order more episodes of Futurama?
DOMJan 15th 2004, 02:17
I just wonder which episodes of the first and the second season of Futurama will be on the DVD. And..I think Fox didn't order any other epidodes of Futurama.
Fox sucks so much, it's awful. It's great that the Simpsons ans Futurama makes fun of them.
brooksJan 15th 2004, 03:34
The epsisodes from Season One Should be: Space Pilot 3000, Series Has Landed, and ?. Season Two should be a Head in the Polls, Why Must I Be a Crustaecean in Love?, ummm, Xmas Story, and Bender Gets Made. Crustaecean and Head in the Polls are two of the best.
DOMJan 15th 2004, 04:16
So, almost all the episodes lol! hihi :p
FRinGesJan 15th 2004, 04:17
They should not be allowed to sell futurama stuff any more unless they play more episodes i don't think they have the right to do that. people at FOX are A-Holes.
t0mJan 15th 2004, 14:01
I know you didn't say anything about 3rd, 4th or 5th seasons but here are the episodes I think they should have on a DVD:
Space Pilot 3000
The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
Roswell that Ends Well
Jurassic Bark
The Why of Fry
There I spoke my mind.
t0mJan 15th 2004, 14:07
Just a reminder: there I spoke my mind is not an episode, I was just saying that because these 4 great episodes altogether make the best storyline ever. They all explain WHY Fry came to the future, and I think that they are the best episodes ever! (Although I never have seen the Day the Earth Stood Stupid)
greenie2600Jan 15th 2004, 16:28
FRinGes -

What are you talking about?

I don't know the exact nature of FOX's relationship with the creators of Futurama, but chances are that one of the following is true:

1. FOX purchased these episodes from the creators as they were produced, and owns them in toto, including distribution rights. That means they can do any damn thing they please with them.

2. Alternatively, the creators of Futurama may still own the distribution rights, but are licensing the episodes to FOX for DVD distribution. Which means they're making a profit from it, even though FOX is doing the distribution.

Whichever one is happening, the show's creators surely signed a contract agreeing to it. What about this isn't right?

Yes, FOX definitely sucks, but mainly because of their lowest-common-denominator programming (aside from Simpsons and Futurama, of course) and their wretched news coverage.

Incidentally, posting your email address on a website is a bad idea - email harvesters will discover it and sell it to spammers.
OtisPJivefunkJan 15th 2004, 19:56
I'm interested in this, but only for artwork purposes...
KazzahdraneJan 15th 2004, 21:00
I'm interested in this, but I doubt I would buy it unless there were some new special features. (Yes, I am sad enough to buy episodes I already own if there is the chance of a some new special features.)
KimberlyJan 16th 2004, 01:46
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Incidentally, posting your email address on a website is a bad idea - email harvesters will discover it and sell it to spammers.
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Thanks for the tip, but this is one of my 'disposable' email addresses. If I start getting spam, the email addy goes into the bitbucket then I pick another anime name for WWWboards, etc. :)
WaffleKingJan 16th 2004, 03:18
I dont like this idea. Although its great for people who dont (for some reason) want to buy the season sets, its just a Futurama DVD that I (and other fans whom own the DVDs out now) cannot buy.

If you think about it... these singles will probably cost 15-20 bucks... might as well buy a whole season for 40-50 or maybe even less. right?
WezzoJan 16th 2004, 19:09
How was this found out? :)
MandyDonutJan 17th 2004, 02:36
Sounds pretty pointless...
KimberlyJan 17th 2004, 03:34
BTW: Fox still has Futurama on their website at www dot fox dot com slash futurama and it still says Sundays at 7pm/6c

heh
MRTVJan 17th 2004, 18:16
Season One should be:
A Fishful Of Dollars
Hell Is Other Robots
When Aliens Attack
Fry & The Slurm Factory

Season Two should be:
The Problem With Popplers
War Is The H-Word
The Cryonic Woman
A Head In The Polls
A Clone Of My Own
& A Bicyclops Built for 2!
KimberlyJan 17th 2004, 20:51
I wonder if they'll ever put out Parker Lewis Can't Lose on DVD?
DffmanJan 22nd 2004, 22:39
NOT COOL FOX, "They have announced the release of TV Singles, single-disc releases featuring some of the best episodes from their POPULAR TV series. Futurama being one of them" then dont cancl it damn it.
Besides that i think it's a cool idea.
ChrisWilsonFeb 1st 2004, 16:18
I think for box sets they should put the episodes of one storyline onto the disc.

Example:

Space Pilot 3000
Love's Lost Labours in Space
The Day The Earth Stood Stupid
Roswell That Ends Well
The Why of Fry

They all follow the brain storyline. Before you ask about RTEW, in the episode he became his own Granpa causing the delta brain wave to go.
JimmyFeb 8th 2004, 19:29
Waste of money. Just buy the season sets.