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Matt Groening Talks About Futurama's Comeback

Posted by Zonk on from the you-seem-malnourished-are-you-suffering-from-internal-parasites- dept.

Joel Keller writes "When I was at the Television Critics Association press tour earlier last month, I briefly talked to Matt Groening about Futurama's comeback. I posted the interview to TV Squad a couple of days ago. The man behind the Simpsons and Futurama talks about the latter's comeback, the fun of doing sci-fi in a comedy format, and a few words about the first episode to air on Comedy Central."

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  1. In the words of bender:ism ... by danalien · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kill all curmudgeon99's , Kill all curmudgeon99's ....

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    1. Re:In the words of bender:ism ... by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Zzzz... Hey there sexy mama, how'd you like to kill all curmudgeon99s?

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  2. good news everyone! by Lord+Ender · · Score: 5, Funny

    Futurama now comes in suppository form!

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    1. Re:good news everyone! by Loadmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

      Zoidberg: Hmm. We'll need to have a look inside you with this camera.
      *Fry opens his mouth*
      Zoidberg: Guess again.

      Swi

  3. Cast/Writers by kevin_conaway · · Score: 4, Informative

    Whenever a story about Futurama comes up, everyone always wonders, will the original writers and cast come back? David Cohen answers that

    We have the entire cast back, as well as a good chunk of the writing staff. We also have Rough Draft Studios animating once again, and they seem determined to top even their own amazing work from the first time around. To complete the reunion of our original crack team, it looks like we will also have Chris Tyng back to work his magic on the musical score.
    1. Re:Cast/Writers by sconeu · · Score: 5, Funny

      We also have Rough Draft Studios animating once again,

      But will the new episodes be painstakingly drawn before a live audience?

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    2. Re:Cast/Writers by pkulak · · Score: 4, Funny

      No sconeu, very few cartoons are broadcast live; it's a terrible strain on the animators' wrists.

  4. Why, Fry, Why? by tomcode · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is there a single Sci-fi movie, book, or TV series they DIDN'T lampoon in the first four seasons? The Fry-Leela love story ran its complete arc. Every character did everything people do in their 20s. Even the hottie trust fund chick is spoken for. Did I miss something?

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    1. Re:Why, Fry, Why? by DamnStupidElf · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Is there a single Sci-fi movie, book, or TV series they DIDN'T lampoon in the first four seasons? The Fry-Leela love story ran its complete arc. Every character did everything people do in their 20s. Even the hottie trust fund chick is spoken for. Did I miss something?

      Is there anything Futurama can't lampoon? As long as the characters keep their clichés funny and not annoying, they can time travel or visit alternate universes or just old new york to lampoon whatever they want. It's a funny and scathing social commentary like any of the great satirists have done, but with animated characters to do it because exposition doesn't work quite so well on TV as it does in books.

  5. Re:All I ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes I too enjoyed that episode of South Park. Kudos to your original commentary. We could all learn a thing or two from you.

  6. Re:It Died Because It Was Boring by odasnac · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it died because:

      it wasn't given a consistent timeslot
      it was constantly preempted by sporting events
      it was NEVER promoted by fox
    fox is stupid

    i don't need to cite sources, as all of these are fairly well established (or i'm lazy)

  7. leeway not on Cartoon Network by Sebastopol · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Cartoon Network notoriously censors The Professor whenever he uses the term "sweet zombie jesus".

    I hope Comedy Central doesn't stoop this low.

    (I googled for this a year ago when I noticed it and found a website saying it was due to C.N. claiming it was offensive, but I can't find the link now.)

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  8. Re:It Died Because It Was Boring by DamnStupidElf · · Score: 4, Funny

    fox is stupid

    Which probably means they didn't understand any of the jokes, either.

  9. Re:All I ask by dbIII · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I haven't seen a lot of Family Guy, but I saw it as "joke on the horizon flashing it's lights wildly - joke arrives but you already know what it is - joke stays for an extra agonising minute as the character sings the second verse of the song the initially funny reference was to so that everyone will catch the pop reference". To me it seemed as pointless as "Man In The Moon" which seemed to be about how funny racist jokes are if you pretend it's about a country that doesn't exist - there's something in some brands of US humor I don't get. Simpsons, Futurama, Marx Bros, Chaplin and most of Mel Brooks is the stuff I can see as funny.

  10. Re:It Died Because It Was Boring by thhamm · · Score: 4, Funny

    it died because:

    no it did not die. repeat after me: it did not die. it did not die. all glory to the hypnotoad. al glory to the hypnotoad. it did not die.

  11. Re:It Died Because It Was Boring by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It was just a dream, Bender. There's no such thing as two"

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  12. Re:All I ask by dangitman · · Score: 4, Insightful
    You're all wrong. The funniest joke is when Stewie imitates William Shatner singing "Rocket Man" like he did in that 1978 clip. With the multiple Shatners and the cigarette-smoking.

    And I'm going to be ... high ... as a kite by then.
    I'm a... Rocket Man... Rock-it man.

    To have Stewie covering Shatner was the Best. Homage. Ever.

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