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Futurama Returns

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-zoidberg-is-the-popular-one dept.

GrumpySimon writes "Good news everyone! Straight from a one-eyed alien's mouth - 13 new episodes of Futurama have been confirmed by Katey Sagal on Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show. All the original actors have signed up too."

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  1. Restrike while the iron is still warm? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While I applaud it, I remember the resurrection of Ren & Stimpy and how it just wasn't quite the same anymore. The making of a popular series can often rest on the frenzy of creating the episodes and the chemistry of those at work on it. Add an interruption, time for other projects and influences, what will become of pulling the team back together? Will it be the same, or will it be like, "well, Bender saying, 'bite my shiny metal asee' doesn't totally suck, but it's just, you know, different now."

    Other news in the It's About Time Department:
    In other good news, finally on DVD, Yellowbeard! Arr! July 27 for USA & Canada or July 10 for UK No word yet on extras, like Group Madness, the documentary of making of the film.

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    1. Re:Restrike while the iron is still warm? by fireboy1919 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      ...but see I remember watching the old episodes of Ren and Stimpy and thinking, "why did I like this? This is horrible." Especially those two minute ultra-grotesque stills.

      It's not because the writers got worse. It's 'cause you got better. Or at least, I did. I can't stand the old Ren and Stimpy episodes now.

      Just like Family Guy, Futurama still cracks me up. If they make more, I'll still like 'em.

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    2. Re:Restrike while the iron is still warm? by alshithead · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Unlike Family Guy, Futurama is funny. I'm off now to eat my lobster self.

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  2. Re:Futurama by heinousjay · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem is that everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, even when they don't.

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  3. 2 F's down, 1 to go! by CharAznable · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First Family Guy, then Futurama. Where's Firefly?

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  4. But what about...? by mlow82 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Okay, so all of the original actors have signed up. But what I'd like to know is if all of the original writers have signed up.

  5. Re:Welcome back! by 0racle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Except Jurassic Bark. You can only watch that once unless you have no heart.

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  6. Re:Dude, there's a whole universe in all of us... by afaik_ianal · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The characters in the Simpsons are surprisingly consistent

    I never said otherwise - I was just hassling my PP for overanalysing. What next? "Oh, but at the end of The Simpson's 3D, homer ends up in the real world, but then in the next episode he's back in the Simpson's universe!". Or "Buffy is just so fake: There's no such thing as vampires!"

    Futurama IS better than Dr Who whichever way you spin it

    No. Like many people here (yourself included), I prefer Futurama to Dr Who. Anyone who tries to argue that one successful show is better than another successful show is an idiot, and you might as well be trying to prove the existence or non-existence of god, or the general superiority of one OS over another. It's a personal thing. One is better than the other for you.

    Try watching Futurama, in order, from start to finish. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

    I have - many times. The first time I watched it, I watched it out of order. Yes, I didn't pick up on the exact history behind each character, but I didn't miss out on any important story-line elements. (Ok - so the same is probably actually true for Dr Who, but there are many other shows where missing a couple of episodes makes the later ones not worth watching).