Groening Confident on Futurama Relaunch

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Groening Confident on Futurama Relaunch

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday December 20, 2005 @06:22AM from the kiss-my-shiny-metal-daffodil dept.

friedo writes "Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, says there may yet be hope for a renewed Futurama series, thanks to high DVD sales and syndication ratings. Comments from David X. Cohen: 'Three months ago, I would have said we were going to start tomorrow ... And one month ago I would also have said we were going to start tomorrow. So...my current estimate is that we're starting tomorrow.'"

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Good news everyone! by eldavojohn · 2005-12-20 06:23 · Score: 3, Funny

Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you ...

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1. Re:Good news everyone! by ari_j · 2005-12-20 10:20 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  ...out of a cannon. Into the sun.
In the words of Zapp Brannigan by Crudely_Indecent · 2005-12-20 06:23 · Score: 5, Funny

"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."

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1. Re:In the words of Zapp Brannigan by samkass · 2005-12-20 07:35 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  "In the game of chess, it's important to never let your opponent see your pieces."
  
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Re:Firefly? by Blublu · 2005-12-20 06:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Sure, we can get ALL the dead TV shows.
Starting tomorrow...

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I took the liberty... by n0dna · 2005-12-20 06:24 · Score: 5, Funny

of fertilizing your caviar. -Dr. Zoidberg
1. Re:I took the liberty... by jandrese · 2005-12-20 07:51 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  "How many atmospheres of pressure can the ship handle"
  "Well, it's a spaceship, so between 0 and 1"
  
  Classic.
  
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Bender Quote by waterlogged · 2005-12-20 06:25 · Score: 4, Funny

First thing I want bender to say when he comes back....

"Fox can bite my shiny metal ass"

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Good News Everyone! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-12-20 06:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Good News Everyone!
Re:nice. by Council · 2005-12-20 06:38 · Score: 5, Funny

The Family Guy came back because of the demand of the fans. Futurama can do it too! Too bad FOX wasn't smart enough to realize they should have never cancelled either of them.

Fox cancels Family Guy, Futurama, and Firefly, each of which is critically acclaimed and later brought back in some way.

Perhaps they should just realize that they should never cancel shows beginning with "F".

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Re:nice. by timeOday · 2005-12-20 06:39 · Score: 2, Funny

Everyone else is watching whatever goatspew fills the other 6 nights of their schedule.
Are they? Does Fox currently have some big hits I'm not aware of?
The only cancellation that I mourn more... by komodotoes · 2005-12-20 06:41 · Score: 3, Funny

...than Futurama's is that of Turbo Pascal.

NeverEndingBillboard.com

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Re:...and syndication ratings. by TheRaven64 · 2005-12-20 06:49 · Score: 3, Funny

Maybe the reason it "failed" the first time was when Fox was airing it.
You misspelt 'that'.

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Happy Xmas by BorgCopyeditor · 2005-12-20 06:56 · Score: 3, Funny

-- Fry's still outside? He'd better watch out!
-- Why?
-- I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town!

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Re:Firefly? by Rude+Turnip · 2005-12-20 06:56 · Score: 3, Funny

"They didn't need to kill **** and the ******, but what the hell..it was still good...."

Snape and Dumbledorf? Yeah, I didn't see that coming, either.

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Appropriate Family Guy Quote by glennrrr · 2005-12-20 07:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Peter: Everybody I've got bad news. We've been cancelled.

Lois:Oh no Peter! How could they do that?

Peter: Well unfortuantely Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We just gotta accept the fact that FOX has to make room for terrific shows like Dark Angel, Titus, Undeclared, Action, That 80's Show, Wonder Falls, Fast Lane, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Skin, Girl's Club, Cracking Up, The Pitts, Firefly, Get Real, Freaky Links, Wanda At Large, Costello, The Lone Gunman, A Minute with Stan Hooper, Normal Ohio, Pasadena, Harsh Realm, Keen Eddy, The Street, American Embassy, Cedric The Entertainer, The Tick, Louie, And Greg The Bunny....

Lois:Is there no hope?

Peter:Well I suppose if ALL those shows go down the tubes we might have a shot.
1. Re:Appropriate Family Guy Quote by parcanman · 2005-12-20 16:38 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  what about Fox news without the extreme right wing christian conservitive bias? that got canceled too
  
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Since we're doing it by Sylver+Dragon · 2005-12-20 07:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Personal favorite:
Speaker: "And the winner is ... Number 3, in a quantum finish."
Farnsworth: "No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!"

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Re:HEY TACO!!! by dr_dank · 2005-12-20 07:35 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes, the torrent of cliches would be too much. Almost as much as if Slashdot sponsored a Natalie Portman grit-a-thon to benefit St. Goatse's Home for Wayward Anuses.

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Amusing out of context quote by Brian+Boitano · 2005-12-20 07:41 · Score: 2, Funny

the DVD sales for Serenity will decide on the fate of the universe !!

You watched it! You can't unwatch it!

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1. Re:Amusing out of context quote by milkman_matt · 2005-12-20 08:46 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  DVD commentary quote: "You wrote it, you can't UNwrite it!"
  
  Hah! Tell that to Lucas!
Re:Firefly? by chrish · 2005-12-20 08:14 · Score: 2, Funny

Just wait long enough and Hollywood recycles them as big-screen remakes.

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Re:Firefly? by Ced_Ex · 2005-12-20 08:39 · Score: 2, Funny

Really? I can't wait till they make Knight Rider the movie, only have K.I.T.T be a Honda Civic and Michael Knight played by Vince Vaughn.

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Re:I Had..... by NanoGator · 2005-12-20 09:16 · Score: 4, Funny

"I Had..... SNOO SNOO"

Sorry to be pedantic, but technically you only had SNOO. There has to be 2 people for it to be SNOO SNOO.

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Re:I am such a nerd by skintigh2 · 2005-12-20 10:03 · Score: 3, Funny

Are you trying to correct me or out-nerd me?