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Posted Jun 9th 2009 7:21PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Animation, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
What was once just internet gossip that spread across the web like a persistent skin rash has now become confirmed fact.
20th Century Fox and Comedy Central are not only reviving
Futurama, but they want double the initial number of episodes that
Collider.com reported meaning fans can look forward to 26 new episodes the sci-fi comedy series around the middle of 2010.
Variety also reports that actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have also signed up to once again provide the voices for Fry, Leela and Bender. I believe that sound you just heard was the universe being ripped open by this awesome time loop.
Continue reading It's confirmed! Bender is back! And his banjo! And so is the rest of the Futurama crew!
Posted Jun 8th 2009 11:05AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
Have you grown tired of bad TV news? And by bad TV news, I mean bad news about television shows. Bad "TV news" is redundant.
Well, get ready for some good news. No wait, get ready for some great news. No, great doesn't really describe it. Here is some grantasticularly wondergasmiclicious news! (And my 12th grade English teacher said I'd never amount to anything as a writer.)
Comedy Central has ordered all brand new episodes of
Futurama, and the show has officially gone back into production.
Continue reading Bender's back, baby! New Futurama episodes are in our future
Posted Jul 26th 2008 3:30PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, The Simpsons, Interviews, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Day three of Comic-Con 2008 began with waiting in a line that streched the length of the convention center for the Futurama panel, which was followed by The Simpsons panel. Futurama featured the primary voice cast of Billy West, Katey Sagal, and John DiMaggio as well as creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.
Due to time limitations the panel when right into audience questions. One that was asked pertained to Matt and David's plans for the show. Both meant said that they had the entire story of Futurama planned even before the show began. They didn't know where the show would go, and they still have plenty of secrets to reveal in upcoming DVD releases.
Continue reading Futurama and Simpsons panels - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jun 30th 2008 12:38PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Video, Reality-Free
The next
Futurama direct-to-DVD movie has a title. According to an
interview with Futurama producer David X. Cohen, the subtitle of the movie will be
Bender's Game. It's a pun on the classic sci-fi novel
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
A preview of the video is on the latest release,
The Beast With a Billion Backs, and involves the Planet Express crew caught in a
Lord of the Rings-type alternate universe. It's the
Futurama team's first foray into fantasy.
Continue reading Next Futurama DVD has a title - VIDEO
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