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Direct to DVD Futurama Movie

Posted by Zonk on from the fox-listens-only-when-sales-numbers-speak dept.

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.

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  1. Direct to DVD by Kadin2048 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    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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  2. And /. is now a tv guide by jurt1235 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    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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  3. Re:WOOHOOO by stuffisgood · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hundreds of dollars???

    You got ripped...Over here in Australia they were selling for around $30AU a set.

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  4. Great! by hardcorehowe · · Score: 2, Interesting

    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.