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Direct to DVD Futurama Movie
An anonymous reader writes "In a recent video blog Billy West mentions that a Futurama movie is in production!" From the video: "Good news everyone...there's gonna be a Futurama movie, coming out on DVD, I think we're gonna start doing it soon. There were talks and I guess they're really happy about moving forward with it cuz the DVDs of Futurama sold really well, and then with a possibility of a second one." Already mentioned as a possibility here on Slashdot. He also talks extensively of his new puppet-based project 'Billy Bastard', which will be based on his drunken shenanigans as a band member when he was younger.
about moving forward with it cuz the
::crosses fingers::
omgwtfbbq will catch on next..
It's about time to! Who's going to be playing Leila though ;)?
I haven't seen the blog but is there any idea as to how big the budget will be for this? Will all the voice actors be returning and will the animation be as complex as in the TV show?
I'm not sure I want a futurama movie in the vein of Starship Troopers 2.
How about Direct to Download?
Futurama is an excellent candidate for a direct to download experiment. It's got geek appeal, has no network time slot, and is an established, legitimate show.
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Direct to DVD? Does this mean we get an uncut version never intended for television?
*gasp* lets all hope Zap Brannigan's hem line doesn't creep any higher.
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This is a trend i hope continues as the show is great and I like to watch things when i want and as often as i want in the best possible quality and VHS or even a DVD recorder is no substitute . . ,
usually i get rather irate with the length of time it takes things to come out on DVD , but straight to DVD removes that problem at least
I would honestly prefer a direct download , but the chances of it being unencumbered is so slight that its not really worth considering
And so long as their is no shark jumping , I look forward to a few more seasons/movies of futurama to come
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I'm not sure this is a good thing... In the past whenever something went direct to dvd/video, it meant that basically they had produced it on a shoestring budget, for the sole purpose of taking advantage of success from it's prequels... If disney has taught us anything, it's how to run a franchise into the ground. I'm not sure I want futurama's good name ruined in such fashion...
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Here's to hopefully seeing a legendary TV series resurrected with a movie, instead of destroyed by one.
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Futurama Direct-to-Video Greenlit?
Update by [-mArc-]:
Due to some communication hickup within CGEF, the following had been posted without all information attached. Most importantly, our latest information from David X. Cohen is that the movie(s) have NOT been greenlit yet. So, take what Billy says as a good sign, but not neccessarily as the final word on it.
It seems that FOX has finally given the Futurama Direct-to-Video the green light. In the first of IGN's exclusive Video Blogs direct from San Diego's Comic-Con International, voice actor Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, the Professor, and many more voices for many more shows) revealed to us that a brand-new direct-to-video Futurama movie has been greenlit. There is also an option on a second dvd.
Thanks to IGN for this exclusive information. The information has not yet been confirmed by Matt Groening or FOX itself, so let's just keep hoping
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I find it interesting that they're talking about having the movie go straight to DVD. I guess maybe I'm biased, but the straight-to-home-video market was always a very low budget domain. So I'm curious as to whether this will break the B-rated mold. I can't see a Futurama movie doing well in theaters, so I think it's a good move...I just wonder whether maybe that will catch on more generally. I could think of a bunch more series shows that are definitely movie potential, but probably wouldn't draw millions upon millions into theaters.
Maybe DVD has raised the worthiness of direct-to-home-video in the eyes of producers from the network-made-for-tv ghetto that was VHS. If so, that's definitely a Good Thing.
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This is most likely a great thing - futurama, probably the best prime-time cartoon with geek appeal ever is being resurrected. The reasons why I said "most likely":
:)
1. the show was starting to get bad around the end. The jokes were less thought-out, the plots wildy random and inconsistent. This could be because the creators knew the show was going to be cancelled so they stopped trying.
2. Whenever a show is cancelled, the writers and everyone involved go and find other jobs. If this is true, it means that new writers will need to be hired, and the style will likely change (eg. family guy).
3. Futurama was a great show in 22 minute chunks (the length of the average show minus ads), but will this mean it will make a good 2 hour movie? The southpark movie was too long imo at under 1:30 - it just seemed like a long, drawn-out episode. I am worried that the creators of futurama have gotten too used to the 20 minute plot.
4. If the futurama movie is indeed bad, it will dilute its legacy. On the bright side, if it's bad I can ignore it and no loss, but if it's good, I will be very happy.
The good things that may come from this:
1. high quality version of futurama! maybe even wide screen
2. If successful, it *may* bring the show back. Maybe even replace the crapfest that the Simpsons have become.
3. more bender
I prefer not to visualize the people writing these blogs, leaving just the written word to conjure the imagination. Adding video just seems like a lot of vanity overkill.
It also bugs me that suddenly there's a lot of articles out on this - I've seen 5-6 in the past couple of weeks.
Who suddenly decided that they were the "in" thing to do? Probably the same people that thought social networking sites were the next big thing.
Maybe they'll be big. But just like I avoid flash-based sites, I'll avoid video blogs, or whatever the hell you want to call it.
This was confirmed at Comic Con yesterday (Saturday) during the Simpsons panel with Matt G. Needless to say, the Futurama DVD got the largest applause of the session.
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Instead of reading articles online, you now have to watch a video to see if the announcement claim is really through, or if it is just a catchy title?
Now I need TiVo for the internet so I can fast forward??
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If so, I'm first in line.
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Videoblog: Another idiot who had the bright idea of coining a term for posting a file online, except instead of music, it's crappy home videos.
Vlog: I don't even know if this is being used yet, but I suspect it will be used soon if it hasn't, so preemptive strike, bitches.
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But seriously, I wouldn't really mind if they made a directly-to-DVD series instead of a TV series. I would still buy it and I'd get it sooner.
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I'm happy about this. If it is no good (Family Guy: Live in Las Vegas) then I don't buy it and I can ignore the fact that it exists. If it is awesome, as it will probably be, then we get a new 2 hour fix of Futurama and the possibility of more.
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Personally, I'd rather see a Family Guy movie. Anyone else?
Looks like the hundreds of dollars i spent buying every single futurama DVD box sets were well worth it :)
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This is the best nanosecond of my life, no wait this one is, that one was slightly worse, so far so good on this one. Would have been good to see the series return to TV, but any new Futurama material is going to be gold.
.. or at least, Joe DiMaggio, the Voice of Bender, in a loft-party in downtown Los Angeles ..
.. delicious .. i helped myself to a whole stack of them. then, i turn around and hear Bender going 'bite my shiny metal ass', and i think "damn, cookies!?", when .. lo and behold .. there was Joe, doing his Bender for the chicks.
It was a great party. First of all, the cookies were
damn that was a great party.
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Can't wait to bt download it!
They would profit a lot more, though, if they resurrected the series. Re-runs already get high numbers on Adult Swim and, imo, could easily replace The Simpsons (which is way past its prime IMO). Although American Dad's spot might be free soon, it's too much like Family Guy in humor style without the "loveable loser" factor that Peter brings. Either way, Futurama could have a good run if they were to revive the series.
Evidently in the East Coast release of the DVD the first 20 minutes of the movie will be replaced by football.
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It's going to be live action.
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Family guy got cancelled on tv, after that they released the episodes in DVD and sold at least one millon copies!
The suits @ Fox got happy and resurrected the previous cancelled tv show that now it's on air.
The same thing may apply to Futurama if we are lucky!
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That's when you knew things were getting bad. When even your own writers are spitting on the show, time to retire it and hope everyone will forgive you for the last season.
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I have to wonder how many (non geeks) watching the show would get that...
I absolutely LOVE Futurama.
I bought the DVD set, even after downloading all the episodes.
Please, please please bring it back!
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Are we sure the video blogger made that many IQ-lowering grammatical errors or did the transcriber add them as style points?
Syntax error: loose != lose, affect != effect, then!=than
I could never understand how they could cancel Futurama but put American Dad on the air . The show is so stupid and boring that it's not even funny . Futurama was a great show and I still catch the reruns on A.S. . Fox makes some stupid decisions with their programing . Hey, At least they brought back family guy . Oh well .
I loved the episode as well as "The Luck of the Fryish". I liked the way Futurama could combine dramatic and comedy in the same episode. They did that aspect far better than the simpsons.
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Fans of Futurama have heard this for quite some time, stirred up by the revival of Family Guy, and it's relentless rotation on Adult Swim.... Fox recently reviewed the sales of Futurama's DVD's and recently (not really recently, a few months ago, but recent enough) had a meeting with Matt Groening, Billy West and David Cohn about #1) Producing a Direct to DVD movie and #2) Doing new episodes of the series, also Direct to DVD, currently there are no plans to to slot the show on Fox's rotation, but... if you look at their lineup of "fine" programming, it might be a possibility (think of the opening line from the new Family Guy season, you'll know what I mean).
It won't be hard to get the original voice cast to return, as West did Fry, Zoidberg, the Professor, Zap and several of the background voices. He has been in touch with Jon Dimaggio (Bender), being a voice actor, he has no problem filling the role, Katie Segal, I don't know about, but since her show got the chop, she'll have som free time. Phil Lamarr (Hermes) is a bit player, and a voice artist(he's a voice in Doom III and in MGS2), those of you that don't know of his voice work, can check out Pulp Fiction, you remember Marvin who got his face shot off by accident by Travolta? That's him. Finally, Lauren Tom (Amy) is a regular voice actor, I would assume would have no problem filling her role again. The good thing about animated shows too is that they don't even have to be in the room to record their parts. In fact, West himself has previously stated that a lot of the guest stars on the show, literally phoned in their lines and it was pieced together
You can find West's website at www.billywest.com (make sure you spell it that way, there is another similar site name out there, and 18+ site, I am sure some of you know about)
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Jesus, that cartoon sucks so bad. I wish it would just die already. Christ they still play it on Cartoon network and other places. It's the worst cartoon since Scooby Doo and other 70s crap.
The reason they are doing this is because DVD's sell out pretty quick when it comes to FOX's dumped animation shows. Family Guy DVD's are like the top selling/fastest selling DVD's of all time (or something like that).
People can't get enough of their favorite shows on DVD and I can't wait for this one to be released. Of course, my favorite tag line from Futurama was on the last episode:
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None of you are asking the most important question of all about a Futurama movie:
Are we going to see Amy naked?
And not that lame "from behind so all we see is her butt" style nudity, either!
Give us full frontal naked Amy!
And naked Leela!
But no naked Hermes or Farnsworth.
Or Zap. Definitely no naked Zap.
That would be bad.
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That episode still gets me all teary eyed.
Damn you Futurama writers!
--Rob
I don't think I've ever had a cartoon, nor any TV show for that matter, get me teary eyed the way Jurassic Bark did; judging from the reactions around the country alot of people were just like me. I think a lot of people were upset at *themselves* and not by the show itself, because they don't expect to get worked up by a cartoon.
It's an amazing credit to the writers that they were able to get a *huge* percentage of their audience to become emotionally entangled into a cartoon about a pet rock and a delivery boy 1000 years in the future.
If you look at the plot development they were really *really* good at developing the dogs character and his relationship to Fry in an incredibly short amount of screen time.
And the ending really shows what a good person Fry is (and what a great dog seymour was). Fry puts his loyalty to what he perceives to be his dog's desires before his own selfish interest and decides not to bring his dog back. And the dog, unbeknownst to Fry, had put his loyalty to Fry before his own life. The ending with both of them suffering because each chose loyalty over selfish interest is very tragic and also very moving.
Who among us wouldn't want a companion that cared so much about us? And who among us wouldn't hope that we could be so selfless about someone we cared so much about?
--Rob
*SPOILER* *SPOILER* *SPOILER* Well, he did go back in time where he could have prevented himself from falling into the chamber (preventing him from saving the universe, though).
if they could put it in the form of a suppository!
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did you read the description? The original image was created in Paint and it was converted to JPG as well as some blurring applied as I understand it using Photoshop. I'd be *extremely* impressed anyway if it was made in photoshop - you can't easily make something like that in photoshop.
BTW, it's most definitely not mine!
BTW, Jurassic Bark it is my favorite episode. People who protest how depressing it was seem like wimps to me.