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Groening Confident on Futurama Relaunch

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. Mmm, I'm a loner here by developer7 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm probably the only person who'll say they don't care much for Simpsons... or Futurama... or just abotu any TV, come to that.
    Let the flames begin.

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  2. Relevant! by SamSim · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Firstly, why are the words "Good news, everyone!" nowhere in the summary? Secondly, here are some potential future plot lines which were opened in the first four seasons and could yet stand to be resolved: * The Fry/Leela love story arc * Fry is the single most important person in the universe and still needs to help the Nibblonians save it at least once more * Morbo's people have yet to live up to his threats and invade Earth * Scruffy - Who is this guy? Seriously? * How and when exactly did New York become New New York? * etc.

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  3. Ack. Sorry. Try again: by SamSim · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Firstly, why are the words "Good news, everyone!" nowhere in the summary?

    Secondly, here are some potential future plot lines which were opened in the first four seasons and could yet stand to be resolved:

    * The Fry/Leela love story arc
    * Fry is the single most important person in the universe and still needs to help the Nibblonians save it at least once more
    * Morbo's people have yet to live up to his threats and invade Earth
    * Scruffy - Who is this guy? Seriously?
    * How and when exactly did New York become New New York?
    * etc.

    Another important point is that the characters of Futurama seem to properly age, and time does pass in the Futurama world, advancing from 1999 to 3000 to 3004 by the end. Will we return to find the characters all two or three years older? If so, will they look any different, and what will have happened to them in the meantime?

    Of course, the main thing this means is: more of the best DVD commentaries ever!

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  4. Re:nice. by generic-man · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That reminds me of the time you $RANDOM_80S_REFERENCE.

    That will never work. Remember the time you tried something Seth Macfarlane saw on a TV show in the '70s?

    Hey, Brian. Obscure TV reference that nobody will know in 5 years?

    If that's what Futurama season N+1 will be like, count me out.

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  5. Re:Cancel by AnimatedMonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wouldn't trained monkeys be an improvement?