Big huzzahs to reader John Geezer, who sent us a link to this fantastic promo for the upcoming new season of Futurama. The promo was created by Speed Bump Studios in an effort to get a job doing these for Comedy Central. It features a CGI version of Bender walking into a random house, drinking the owners' wine, and stealing their candlesticks. "Hello, peasants!" he yells as he walks in. Really great stuff.Speed Bump also provides a clip showing the computer rough-draft of the CGI Bender, and an opportunity to download the Bender model (for fun only, of course). Good stuff, and a fun way to close out the week.
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9-29-2006 @ 3:18PM
Alex Davis said...
I can honestly say I have not been this excited about a TV show, uh, ever. Just another year.5 or 2 or so and it's here.
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9-29-2006 @ 3:43PM
TheMatt said...
Oh Futurama, I await your return so badly...
And, just so I can mess with every guy's mind from here on out:
Seymour from "Jurassic Bark"
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9-29-2006 @ 4:49PM
Andrew said...
This wasn't actually created for Comedy Central, but created on spec. It's essentially a fan film. A beautifully well done one, but not an official promo.
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9-29-2006 @ 4:54PM
Joel Keller said...
Looks official to me Andrew. How do you know it was done on spec?
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9-29-2006 @ 7:28PM
el publico said...
Forget Futurama, what about the top 10 episodes of "South Park" hand chosen by Matt and Trey
http://digg.com/television/South_Park_Co_Creators_Matt_and_Trey_Pick_Top_10_Episodes
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9-29-2006 @ 8:53PM
Gene said...
I think all the disclaimers asking Fox not to sue are pretty good evidence that it's a spec ad.
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9-29-2006 @ 8:57PM
Joel Keller said...
Yep, it's right there at the end of the video. My mistake. I'll fix the post.
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