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Groening Confident on Futurama Relaunch
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.'"
The reason Futurama is so popular o DVD is because it didnt run long enough to become old, tired and boring. Although by the 4th season it was kind of looking that way.
Personally, i want to see a new idea - Futurama was a big departure from the Simpsons and was all the better for it.
But sure, drag Futurama out to 20-something seasons like the simpsons to milk DVD sales revenue instead of doing something, i dont know, creative and interesting?
This decision just smacks of greed and really shows how risk-averse and downright dull the TV industry is today.
I gots ta ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long
Just say NO! to Firefly! They killed off too many of the main characters for me to feel comfortable with its return. BLAH to Josh Whedon! BLAH, I SAY! BLAH!
The Chronic *WHAT* les of Narnia!
You just nailed it. That construct gets on my last nerve, and that's why I quit watching family guy. It might be funny if they used it about 1/10th the amount they do.
You gave an example of "smart humor" that contained none. Unless your concept of "smart" is that the letter 'I' when pronounced sounds like "eye." Wow, move over Monty!
Personally, I wish Fox kept Futurama and left Family Guy dead and buried.
My karma is in a nose dive
I've seen plenty of Dennis Miller routines. Dennis Miller does not digress from his Rant(TM) to demonstrate every pop culture reference he makes. Family Guy does. If you strip away the pop-culture reference distractions, a Family Guy episode would be about three minutes long.
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