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David X. Cohen Talks About Futurama's New Season

Posted by timothy on from the bachelor-chow dept.

joelkeller writes "I spoke to David X. Cohen, executive producer of Futurama, about the upcoming season, which premieres on June 24 on Comedy Central. He talks about the season finale (!) and how the show is always on the precipice of cancellation."

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  1. Re:Good News Everyone! by Jenming · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The only way they can tell if you watch it is if you are selected for a Nelson survey. If you are part of one be sure to put down you watched Futurama in every time slot available.

    I guess there is some damage you do to overall commercial value by pirating, but you would do the same damage by watching TV and not changing your purchasing habits.

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    Morpheus, God of Dreams.
  2. Re:Penalty: Intentional Grounding. by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Arrested Development had too many big-name stars, and therefore a bloated budget. It was popular, but not popular enough to justify its production costs. Remember, the object of the TV game is to make money, not keep fans happy.

    Family Guy was also on the Sunday post-NFL schedule and not given right-of-way over The Simpsons, and therefore also killed by the same factors that did in Futurama.