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Futurama Cancelled (Again)

Posted by samzenpus on from the bye-bye-bender dept.

eldavojohn writes "Bad news everybody. According to Entertainment Weekly, Futurama has been cancelled (again). The renewal of Futurama back onto television was met with great fanfare but sadly it appears that Futurama's luck has run out for a second time. The second half of season 7 will air from June 19th to September 4th and that will be it."

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  1. No surprise, really. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The newer episodes just haven't had that same flare the older ones did.
    A couple of them even felt forced.
    Better end a series on a decent note than to drag it on forever (Simpsons, Family Guy, etc)

    1. Re:No surprise, really. by KClaisse · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Couldn't agree more with this sentiment. The old episodes felt very clever and smart with their jokes often playing on scientific themes to make the punchline. That's what I really enjoyed about the original Futurama. After their comeback it seemed like they had changed to appeal to a wider audience, making more generalized jokes and story lines. I found early on I could predict the outcome of most episodes, at first anyway. By the end of their comeback the episodes were so disjointed it felt like the entire plot twisted two or three times an episodes. In the end I'm not even the least bit surprised they were canceled again. Fans like me were hoping and expecting Futurama to come right back to the old smart funny ways but were instead greeted with another generic cartoon spewing generic jokes to a futuristic theme. Maybe it was a mistake to come back in the first place, maybe they had a good run and should have been left with the cult following it had. Now its just a flop for the general audiences. C'est la vie.

  2. Re:Good news everyone! by Mitreya · · Score: 5, Interesting
    So... how much Kickstarter money would they need to make another season...?

    Also, imagine how much money a guest voice role on Futurama could fetch!!

  3. who's gonna pick this up and make $BIG MONIE$$$?!! by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Doesn't matter if they've been slipping. Throw in enough lame geek in-jokes and the fanbois will beat a golden path to your door.

    Right now, all the online content providers are looking to content creators to get brand lock-in.

    Who's gonna bring Futurama back from the dead again?
    Amazon?
    Hulu?
    Google?
    Netflix?

    It's inevitable.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff