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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.
From Can't Get Enough Futurama Web site:
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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
Ant(Dude) @ Quality Foraged Links (AQFL.net) & The Ant Farm (antfarm.ma.cx / antfarm.home.dhs.org).
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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Well, in the West direct to video has always been a sign of lesser quality productions. But in Japan direct to video animations (Original Video Animation) is a big thing. It fits well something too long for a movie and too short for a complete series. They often come out in 4-7 episodes on DVD. Some great stuff has come out in that format. Lets hope the West can emulate that success bringing us great content on DVD free from the TV distribution medium where the biggest of masses of viewers is required for a show to succeed.
"You superiour intellect is no match for our puny weapons" - The Simpsons
The Japanese have been doing it for about two decades, beginning with VHS. US translations of various of those have existed nearly as long.
Huh? Here are some episodes from the last season.
- Leela's Homeworld
- Less Than Hero
- Jurassic Bark
- The Why of Fry
- Where No Fan Has Gone Before
- The Sting
- The Farnsworth Parabox
- The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
These are some of the best episodes of the whole series.The actual cost per episode of Futurama (and The Simpsons) was/is around $1 million for around 22 minutes of animation...