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Matt Groening In Talks With Netflix For Animated Series (variety.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the good-news-everyone dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Matt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama," is reportedly in talks with Netflix about creating a new animated series. According to Variety, details about the new show are still being kept secret, but it would involve a contract for two seasons of 10 episodes apiece. This would be Groening's first major new project since Futurama premiered in 1999.

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  1. Please, oh, please . . . by Idou · · Score: 4, Informative

    be something geeky like the original Futurama. . .

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    1. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by brxndxn · · Score: 5, Funny
      or just more Futurama!!!

      Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Dear Lord! That's over 150 atmospheres of pressure!

      Fry: How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?

      Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Well, it's a space ship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one.

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    2. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by DarkVader · · Score: 1

      Probably not going to happen.

      Futurama was good, all of it. The Simpsons started sucking pretty quickly, and they really suck today.

      Guess which one is still on the air?

      Suck sells.

    3. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The Simpsons is fine. It's how we expats keep up on American culture.

    4. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      More Futurama!

      Just came here to say this.

    5. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 1

      Zapp Brannigan: Have the boy lay out my formal shorts.
      Kiff: The boy, sir?
      Zapp Brannigan: You. You lay out my formal shorts.

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    6. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by Kjella · · Score: 2

      FYI, that assumes the only place it'd land it earth ;) but seriously though, I think they've revealed as many crazy character traits as one is likely to have like Leela being a sewer mutant, Fry his own grandpa, Nibbler being a cuddly protector of the universe and so on. And the circular time-loop duplicates, any more and it'll start being like the end of Heroes or Doctor Who instead of a parody of time travel and the "grandfather paradox". Honestly I'd rather see something new.

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    7. Re: Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      When futurama returned it was no where near as good as the original run. Forced humor targeting geeks is still forced humor.

    8. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by mwvdlee · · Score: 1

      That explains why you're still posting.

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    9. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by evilviper · · Score: 1

      Futurama was good, because Groening was only barely involved with it. Simpsons jumped the shark in season 13 because he wanted to go more preachy with it. He knew everybody hated it, and the numbers were dropping, but he liked the new direction and refused to relent.

      Haven't you see this before? Groening jumped the shark. Anything he comes-up with will either be: The Simpsons and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, or even worse: Futurama Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

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    10. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by kimvette · · Score: 1

      You forgot Kif's response to everything stupid Zap says (which means about 99.5% of Zap's lines):
      *exacerbated sigh*

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    11. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      at least, get the writers from Futurama

    12. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by Idou · · Score: 2

      The Simpsons beat Futurama on traditional television. Netflix is the futur. . . AMA!!!!!

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    13. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by lgw · · Score: 2

      Futurama was good, because Groening was only barely involved with it. Simpsons jumped the shark in season 13 because he wanted to go more preachy with it.

      Groening basically stopped working with Simpsons in season 12 to start Futurama, but the main thing that changed with season 13 is Al Jean became the showrunner, which continues to today. Groening stopped being the showrunner after season 2.

      The Simpsons lost me when it changed formats, for a 20-minute plot to several shorts, like a bugs bunny cartoon.

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    14. Re: Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yes more please

    15. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by victorsosa · · Score: 1

      It should just continue futurama +1

    16. Re: Please, oh, please . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      When futurama returned it was no where near as good as the original run. Forced humor targeting geeks is still forced humor.

      But still better than the Simpsons has been for the past decade or so.

    17. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by tlhIngan · · Score: 5, Informative

      Probably not going to happen.

      Futurama was good, all of it. The Simpsons started sucking pretty quickly, and they really suck today.

      Guess which one is still on the air?

      Suck sells.

      Only if you don't understand how TV works.

      First of all, there are three predominant business models for TV. If you don't know them, then you won't be able to produce the right content for them.

      First, we have the free to air model - where the signal is free, and you get the content for free (or could). Here, the content, and the overhead is paid for by ads. In fact, the content only exists to sell ads, and content can reduce its cost by selling ads within it (product placement)..There's a whole industry built around this, and you know it as the Neilsen raitings. But that's not the truth - because the ratings you see published are just incidental to the real numbers that pay for it. The "free" numbers we get are the L+SD (Live + Same Day), L+3 (Live + 3 days) and L+7 (Live + 7 days) numbers, which are basically the audience numbers for the program. Now, these numbers mean diddly squat to the networks because that's not what they pay for.The networks pay for the C, C3 and C7 numbers, which are the same numbers, minus program content - i.e., they represent the people who during the program watched the ads. That's the numbers they pay Neilsen big bucks for, the numbers they really collect, and what they generate revenue from. Those numbers set the rate for a 30 second spot. In general, they can range anywhere from 80K to 150K during prime time. So your average 30 minute show may pull in a million bucks.

      So the content used here must attract eyeballs, and the eyeballs it attracts would be the ones who aren't savvy enough to use fast forward on their DVRs or other thing. And they must have mass eyeball appeal, hence lowest common denominator (i.e., "suck sells"). Because the more eyeballs means the more eyeballs watching ads, means higher ad rates.

      Now, if we take this one step further - and analyze what's happening. The networks love streaming TV because guess what? They can force people to watch ads (they hate DVRs), so higher rates if you stream your TV. And if you torrent it for the ad-free view, well, they don't care. Because when it comes time to decide at the end of the season, your "view" means zilch - it doesn't matter if a TV show is torrented billions or trillions of times - if it isn't bringing in the commercial eyeballs, it's cut.

      The second model of TV is the subscription model. This can be from cable channels (though with a la carte, it's shifting to the first model. Pay attention as you'll see what impacts it has on your favorite programs), to full on subscription services like HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Prime, among others. For this model, the primary goal is to attract subscribers (except cable channels, which have to attract ad eyeballs too, and with the move to a la carte, even more eyeballs as subscription rates drop, so your favorite programs may watch to go lowest common denominator). But for full on subscription services, their goal to make money is to provide you with content that will keep you paying the subscription fee, AND attract new subscribers. They're continuously examining their demographic - what content they like (to produce content you want to watch and thus, keep paying subscription fees for), and who they'd like to attract as subscribers. This programming will not be lowest common denominator because they don't want eyeballs, they want paying eyeballs. So they'll only attract people who will pay for the content. You'll hear a lot of people how they like what Netflix, etc. is producing - and guess what? That's the point - Netflix is producing what you, a subscriber, likes because they want you to keep paying the $9 a month. The person you hear complaining about Netflix not having what they like? Probably wasn't going to subscribe anyways so no loss.

      The third and final model is government or othe

    18. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by grimfate · · Score: 1

      This is and will be the best thing I have read today.

    19. Re:Please, oh, please . . . by bodster · · Score: 1

      totally agree. Very insightful. thanks for taking the time to write it up.

  2. Futurama 2.0 already exists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    We already have Futurama's successor, Rick and Morty. Let's see something new.

    Personally I think Futurama ended on a good stopping point, I'd rather it not turn into another Simpsons.

    1. Re:Futurama 2.0 already exists by LaurenCates · · Score: 1

      Interesting take. Mine is that it's Doctor Who re-imagined through the Adult Swim Lens.

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  3. Gets out popcorn by OzPeter · · Score: 1

    Matt Groening Cartoon series likely to be good

    vs

    (from TFA)

    Matt Groening SJW

    He also committed to a yearly $50,000 donation to help students produce socially conscious short films.

    Looking forward to seeing how this plays out amongst the outraged /. population.

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    1. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      He'll probably adopt the new SJW tactic of taking something proven and rebooting it with an all black cast (like Annie, Wizard of Oz, etc). So instead of The Simpsons, we'll get The Blacksons starring Tyrone as Homer, Weezie as Marge, LaDarrius as Bart, and Quanneshia as Lisa.

    2. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The Clevland Show sucked

    3. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      SJW has infested even the most biblic of all movies: moses himself asked his wife whether he may continue in the wedding night.

      They just need to reveal that jesus and his disciples were just a gay gang bang community and Mary Magdalene was transexual.

    4. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Matt Groening Cartoon series likely to be good

      vs

      (from TFA)

      Matt Groening SJW

      He also committed to a yearly $50,000 donation to help students produce socially conscious short films.

      Looking forward to seeing how this plays out amongst the outraged /. population.

      I'm HOPING that's his way of going after SJWs and then saying, "It's a joke!"* and being able to point to the contribution as proof of his SJW bona fides.

      * - With the implied "You uptight dickwad idiots!"

    5. Re:Gets out popcorn by Hognoxious · · Score: 2

      I find SJWs - especially the self-identifying ones - almost as tiresome as hipsters.

      But if someone wants to waste his own money and he isn't bothering anyone else then I say let him get on with it.

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    6. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      The real question is; do you find them as tiresome as normal, healthy people find you?

    7. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Christianity is the world's most effective cover-up. Joseph knocked up Mary after many nights of reaming her in the barn, and they didn't want Mary's dad to kick his ass when he found out, so they convinced everyone she was a virgin and somehow God knocked her up. Now we're stuck with billions of people believing that crazy bullshit.

    8. Re: Gets out popcorn by kubajz · · Score: 1

      Yes, I am sure this theory explains why a number of people in that time believed it. Knocked up by God? Sure, why not, thanks for an explanation Joseph. I am afraid t takes a bit more to have people talking about you 2000 years later...

    9. Re:Gets out popcorn by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

      No idea. If you can find one, ask him.

      Or her, of course. Or whatever Barbara Hudson's pronoun is.

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    10. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      No idea. If you can find one, ask him.

      Or her, of course.

      That shouldn't pose much of a problem for me; unlike most redpill shitlords, I'm able to leave my mother's basement.

    11. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      ROFLOL

    12. Re:Gets out popcorn by 91degrees · · Score: 1, Insightful

      He also committed to a yearly $50,000 donation to help students produce socially conscious short films.

      Good for him. I hope they represented a wide range of viewpoints and opinions.

      Look, the objection to "SJW"s isn't that they're socially conscious. The basic principles they claim to support are all well worth supporting. It's the level of bigotry and hatred of anyone who doesn't share the exact same opinions that comes with it. If you have a socially conscious movie then that's great. Go for it.

    13. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The Proud Family was fairly good though.

    14. Re: Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      I am afraid t takes a bit more to have people talking about you 2000 years later...

      That's easy, fairy tales passed down through the generations by people who multiply like rabbits.

    15. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That would be nice if true, but the fact is that anyone who shares those values you describe as "socially conscious" gets labelled an SJW. So yes, the objection is their basic principles, not some supposed "bigotry" and "hatred" "they" have against others.

    16. Re:Gets out popcorn by Jason+Levine · · Score: 1

      Actually, as I understand it, early Christianity accepted Joseph being married to Mary and that Mary wasn't a virgin. However, they tweaked their own religion to "sell it" to the various tribes they absorbed. That's how many Christmas traditions were formed - Christianity absorbed the winter celebration traditions of some Germanic tribes and put a "Jesus" spin on it. In the case of Mary, some tribes valued virginity so Christians declared retroactively that Mary was actually a virgin and Joseph got shoved aside.

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    17. Re: Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well if you spend a thousand years killing anyone who disagrees with your fairy tale, that usually weeds out the doubters.

    18. Re:Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I find alt-right mouthbreathers to be tiresome as well.

    19. Re: Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wouldn't that be people that multiply as Rabbis?

    20. Re:Gets out popcorn by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Every so often (in fact, it's been described as "SJW Friday" because it's regular) Slashdot will post an article along the lines of "Why women are having a hard time in IT", or "Google starts a program to recruit more women into IT". The comments sections for these stories are then shitposted, every time, by angry self-professed opponents of "SJWs" complaining that the stories are indicative of an SJW mindset.

      On the face of it, identifying problems with women in IT, or Google/whatever running programs to promote women in IT, doesn't appear to be cases either of bigotry or hatred, even if one believes, somehow, that women have an awesome time in IT and the only reason we don't have more women is because they want to ride ponies and dress up their Barbie dolls.

      How does this fit in to your model that the opposition to so-called SJWs is due to "SJWs" "bigotry" and "hatred of anyone who doesn't share the exact same opinions", and that opponents to "SJWs" believe the principles "SJWs" support are "all well worth supporting"?

      (And to counter the obvious - before you say "Well, those people shitposting to those threads and modding down all constructive posts aren't representative of the anti-SJW groups", how are they not representative? They certainly are a large enough group to be capable of destroying, effectively censoring, all discussion of women's issues on Slashdot, and I hear no condemnation at all from those who generally use the term SJW unironically against those destroying those threads.)

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    21. Re:Gets out popcorn by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

      Sure. You just choose not to.

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    22. Re: Gets out popcorn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      My pet bunny 'Roger' cant multiply since I had him fixed. He cant add or subtract either.

    23. Re:Gets out popcorn by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 1

      Eagerly awaiting for your rants about /. on:

      * Apple/Microsoft Monday
      * BitCoin Tuesday
      * Linux Friday :-)

    24. Re:Gets out popcorn by squiggleslash · · Score: 1

      Why? I'm not ranting about "SJW Friday", I'm angry that we can't have adult discussions of diversity on Slashdot because one side labels everyone concerned about, say, women in IT, as "SJWs" and then shitposts and abuses moderation in an effort to shut down discussion of the subject.

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  4. Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Is a Muslim from Kenya.

    1. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I heard he eats da poo poo

    2. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Is a Muslim from Canada.

      There, FTFY.

    3. Re:Ted Cruz by sims+2 · · Score: 2

      Its rather funny because we had claims like this about obama and he was born in hawaii which just so happens to be one of the fifty US states.

      John mccain however was born at the Coco Solo Naval Station in Panama. Did you know that's not in one of the fifty states its just a US territory?

      Ergo john mccain was not born in the "United States" yet obama is the one still hounded today for his birth certificate......

      Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It's my understanding that there is a US embassy in Calgary so I suppose he could have been born there. Or his parent's could have been us citizens. Im sure we will get to hear about it later but Afaik out of the three I mentioned he is the only one that was not born on us soil. Well unless Canada is a part of the united states someone forgot to tell me about.

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    4. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It's my understanding that there is a US embassy in Calgary so I suppose he could have been born there.

      Because that's where expecting mothers usually go to deliver their babies?

      Or his parent's could have been us citizens.

      Give the man a cigar!

      No, the real reason nobody's making (much) fuss about Ted not being a natural born American citizen is because he's white!

      Really, face it, that is the real reason

    5. Re:Ted Cruz by MightyMartian · · Score: 1

      I thought it was because he was a mid-transition transexual. Caitlyn Jenner uses less mascara.

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    6. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I thought it was because he was a mid-transition transexual. Caitlyn Jenner uses less mascara.

      There's that too. Ted does need to go a little lighter on the mascara.

    7. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      His parents were US citizens. He was born on Canadian soil. The problem is "natural born citizen" (the requirement to be president) has been cited but never defined in law. Most legal experts agree having both parents US citizens makes you a natural born citizen regardless of where you are born. Some (when it's convenient) disagree.

    8. Re:Ted Cruz by zdzichu · · Score: 1

      And this is relevant to Groening's animated show how?

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    9. Re:Ted Cruz by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

      Or his parent's could have been us citizens.

      Give the man a cigar!

      Take it off him until he tells us what belongs to a parent.

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    10. Re:Ted Cruz by sims+2 · · Score: 1

      Just to note after further research (google) the US embassy's are not considered us soil so that idea is out either way.

      And for your last point have you ever heard anyone call mccain on his non 50 state birth? Ever?

      Hopefully reporting in your area is better than mine.
      Because that wasn't reported at all here. Probably one of the benefits of living in a red state. Hey while we're at it Did your state opt out of medicare expansion too? Nice having all those people screwed over in that gap huh?

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    11. Re:Ted Cruz by sims+2 · · Score: 1

      Children.

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    12. Re:Ted Cruz by sims+2 · · Score: 1

      It's not.

      But it's fun to discuss.

      Otherwise Rick and Morty Is not a successor to futurama.

      Well unless you also consider ben 10 omniverse to be a continuation of any of the preceding ben 10's. In which case what the hell is wrong with you Mr. Nielsen?

      While I personally would prefer netflix to have a larger library instead of going after original content. There are a lot of other shows I'd like to see more of like red dwarf... just as long as its not made anywhere near the united states That was one fked up pilot.

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    13. Re:Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Blame Canada! Blame Canada!...oh wait, that's a different show.

    14. Re: Ted Cruz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Last I heard, the US is now called South Canada.

    15. Re:Ted Cruz by phantomfive · · Score: 1

      John mccain however was born at the Coco Solo Naval Station in Panama

      That entertains me every time I think of it.

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    16. Re: Ted Cruz by Zalbik · · Score: 1

      Is it?!?! Damn, us Canadians should get that thing removed!

    17. Re:Ted Cruz by DarkOx · · Score: 1

      There was no big public discussion on McCain's eligibility because Congress settled the question BEFORE the election. https://www.govtrack.us/congre...

      This is in contrast to the question of Mr. Obama who insisted that he was eligible not just because he was born a US Citizen. It remains a question as to if that is adequate, given the above resolution named McCain specifically and mentioned military families. Obama claimed eligibility based on his being born within the United States. Being born within the United States being the narrowest interpretation of what the Constitution says on the matter. It got really bizarre when rather than being reasonable and just producing his birth certificate to prove he was born where he said he was; he stonewalled for years. He did this incidentally while supporting things like Real ID and various TSA rule making. Only in Obama's world ( and that of those who were prepared to do anything protect his presidency) is it unreasonable to let you board a plane for a domestic flight with a document that does not contain your middle initial, but its totally cool to vote, or be elected president for that matter, with no proof of eligibility of any kind.

      Quite honestly I accept the interpretation that natural born us citizen means, that you were a citizen when you were born. If the framers wanted to write "citizen born within the United States" they would have. So I don't think the whole Obama controversy matters much because he would have been a citizen at birth either way. I DO WONDER why it took so long to produce a birth certificate, which had he simply done immediately would have made the conspiracy people go away. I sorta doubt the validity of that birth certificate at this point, it just does not matter because he should still be eligible for the office as I understand plain language and the Constitution.

      Which brings us to my currently favored (among those with the potential to get elected) candidate Mr. Cruz. Trump's attack on his eligibility is reasonably IMHO. While if I were a jurist making the call I would rule he is eligible, because he was a US Citizen when he was born; that does not mean the SCOTUS would reach the same conclusion. Trump is right he should seek a declaratory judgement, or similar congressional resolution on the matter lest it become a potential issue later.

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  5. Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    "SJW" is the new "commie", meaning anytime that you encounter someone using it unironically, you know that you're dealing with a right-wing fucktard.

    To which all I can say is: cry more, faggot.

    1. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So you are not just an SJW but also a commie?

    2. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You really sound like a delightful person who I would like to get to know further.

    3. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Considering your use of "SJW" I'm gonna reasonably extrapolate that in YOUR world a "commie" is the same thing as a "liberal" or an "SJW"; all three are empty catch-phrases used by right-wing scumbags to mean "meany people who say things I don't like".

      So in that sense, yes, I'm a commie ...in the minds of reactionaries such as you, everyone to the political left of Trump or Hitler is a "commie".

      Like the other alt-right scum on this site; you're so far out in the weeds you have no idea where or what the mainstream even is.

    4. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      Right-wing assholes serve no other purpose than catharsis (flaming) or to amuse normal, rational people. If the alt-right is going to infest this site, then they should be put to good use; and I'm doing exactly that.

    5. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "SJW" is the new "commie", meaning anytime that you encounter someone using it unironically, you know that you're dealing with a right-wing fucktard.

      To which all I can say is: cry more, faggot.

      Found the self-important uptight, humorless, racist* SJW cry baby!

      * - Oh yes you are. Anyone who sees "race" behind everything is a racist. That especially includes the #OnlyBlackLivesMatter thugs. BTW, when you make everything about race, NOTHING is. But you're probably too steeped in your close-minded little sheltered intellectual echo chamber to realize that.

    6. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      That especially includes the #OnlyBlackLivesMatter thugs.

      Thanks for proving everything I said about you alt-right weenies being lost in the weeds and out of touch with normal, healthy political views.

      Maybe you should get out of your own echo chamber for a bit, you daft stormfag. Get some opinions from people who actually disagree with you for a change you, huge cuck.

      I'm here, so I already am; because between the two of us I'm by far the better person. Then again alt-right scum like you barely qualify as "people" to begin with!

    7. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "SJW" is the new "commie", meaning anytime that you encounter someone using it unironically, you know that you're dealing with a right-wing fucktard.

      To which all I can say is: cry more, faggot.

      " you know that you're dealing with a right-wing fucktard"

      Wow, you just can't make up 'Bigoted Stupid' like this. Did you go to Berkeley? (The New Center for Hate.) Because you are truly filled with hate (and bigotry) while being totally clueless. Also, Godwin proves you are a total Loser.

    8. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Like a typical redpill moron, you project your own fucked up nature onto other people.

      Also, you're using "godwin" wrong; this conversation started out in the shit the minute you alt-right fuckheads came in to whine about your imaginary "SJW" bugaboo.

      Now go on and follow your hero Hoover's example and put on your pretty dress and SWAT some liberals from the safety of your bedroom.
      Better yet! Do the world a favor and follow your Feurher's example and eat a bullet.

    9. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A bitter, lonely old-man with no life, no friends, and no family cries out for attention on the internet. Your hatred for yourself is palaple, and you still have no clue about Godwin or anything not related to your hate-filled 'existence.' I have no doubt who will eat a bullet late at night under a bridge. You are to be pitied.

    10. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A bitter, lonely old-man with no life, no friends, and no family cries out for attention on the internet.

      Awww, now I feel bad for you (unlike redpills, normal people have a sense of empathy).

      Here's your reply, grandpa! Last one though -I'm cutting you loose, bitch!

    11. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That especially includes the #OnlyBlackLivesMatter thugs.

      Thanks for proving everything I said about you alt-right weenies being lost in the weeds and out of touch with normal, healthy political views.

      Maybe you should get out of your own echo chamber for a bit, you daft stormfag. Get some opinions from people who actually disagree with you for a change you, huge cuck.

      I'm here, so I already am; because between the two of us I'm by far the better person. Then again alt-right scum like you barely qualify as "people" to begin with!

      "stormfag", "cuck", "I'm by far the better person"

      Damn, you're almost a caricature of a leftist. Have you ever actually done something responsible?

      Close-minded, sheltered simps like you are why Detroit and Greece are bankrupt.

    12. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by lgw · · Score: 1

      Like a typical redpill moron, you project your own fucked up nature onto other people.

      Also, you're using "godwin" wrong; this conversation started out in the shit the minute you alt-right fuckheads came in to whine about your imaginary "SJW" bugaboo.

      Now go on and follow your hero Hoover's example and put on your pretty dress and SWAT some liberals from the safety of your bedroom.
      Better yet! Do the world a favor and follow your Feurher's example and eat a bullet.

      /. has reached the point where I honestly can't tell whether the posts are generated by "rant bots" or not. Thanks SJW Friday!

      So let me just fit in by adding:

      i don't even. is it so fucking difficult to acknowledge gay separatism???????? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE AGAINST VEGANISM, YOU HETERO-PRIVILEGED MRA?????? DON'T YOU SEE HOW CRITICIZING GENDERPLATONIC-ASSOCIATING QTPOCS IS PROBLEMATIC?????

      shut up!!!!! respect fatism & gay rights separatism, u able-body-overprivileged shit. stain!!! fuCK, UR MALE PRIVILEGE, U SMALLFAT-NORMATIVE SHIT STAIN!!!!!!!! ur carnist able-body-PRIVILEGED OPINION IS FUCKING WORTHLESS!!!!!!! ull literally never understand my damn hijra native american struggles!!!! reSPECT THAT IM LITERALLY PANSENSUAL, TODAY, U, NON-ETHNIC-PRIVILEGED BIGOT!!!!!! ur, fetiSHIZATION OF NONROMANTIC-TYPE VICTIMS IS REALLY PROBLEMATIC!!!! is it so fucking difficult 2 acknowledge that u can be fat & healthy!!!! leave polyracial-aligned wymyn the fuck alone, u gender-overprivileged kyriarchist!!!

      https://tumblr-argument-genera... is awesome.

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    13. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by ArylAkamov · · Score: 1

      b-b-b-b-but muh nazis!

      If thinking people are mentally ill for identifying as nonexistant creatures and demanding the use of correct "pronouns" makes you a Nazi, then I guess I'm fine with being a Nazi.

      Got any other shaming tactics you want to try?

    14. Re: Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Replace right with left and you and I are in total agreement.

    15. Re: Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You'll never take your country back by arguing on the Internet. The left can't make any progress online either, pretending Bernie is anything other than a side show is the best they can do. None of it will affect real day to day events. All of it is a waste of time and serves only to pacify by making us feel productive "Harumph, I showed him!"

      Good for you. Meanwhile nothing changes. No one learns anything new. You go to work. File your taxes. Pay you bills. Make love. Reproduce. Grow old, and die.

    16. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      With insults like this, you should surely go back to posting on 4chan's /pol/ board.

    17. Re:Cry more, nazi scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I love your use of the term "right wing scum-bags" as you rage against political labelling. it gives your argument so much power and validity.

  6. Good News Everyone! by glucoseboy · · Score: 1

    Very good news indeed. Can't wait!!

    1. Re:Good News Everyone! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      GOOD NEWS EVERYONE

      We're all going to die before George RR Martin releases his next book!

  7. The effect of copyright by Tokolosh · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Presumably Groening is living comfortably off the residuals of The Simpsons and Futurama. He therefore had zero incentive to create anything original for the last 16 years.

    This is society's loss. Now if his income had dried up 10 years ago, he would have gotten off his Duff and produced something for our enjoyment and remained comfortably off at the same time.

    Thanks, ridiculous infinite copyright!

    PS I know he is working on a new project now, but we cannot rely on boredom as an incentive.

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    1. Re:The effect of copyright by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Presumably Groening is living comfortably off the residuals of The Simpsons and Futurama.

      As he should be. They're great works of entertainment.

      He therefore had zero incentive to create anything original for the last 16 years.

      wut.

      This is society's loss.

      hmm... reading through the rest of the post (as well as your post history), I suspect what you really mean is "This is my personal loss because Matt Groening should've produced something new to entertain me."

      but we cannot rely on boredom as an incentive

      huh? Doesn't this directly contradict your earlier ramblings?

      Christ, I know you're being a parody of a typical entitled slashdot poster here, blaming copyright for Every Single Thing That's Wrong With the World Today... but, focus, man, FOCUS. Just can't take you seriously.

    2. Re:The effect of copyright by SeaFox · · Score: 1

      You think he should be out any money from stuff he made 16 years ago? I think copyright laws as they are now are ridiculous as well, but that's just stupid.
      He should be able to enjoy the benefits of the stuff he personally created, from a copyright of original works standpoint, for his own lifetime.

      Now after the original author dies (or a certain number of years, whichever comes last) it starts to be less about protecting the works for those involved and more about corporations looking for endless income with no work and talentless family members wanting a money cow.

    3. Re:The effect of copyright by radarskiy · · Score: 1

      Clearly, if you were fired today then once the unemployment benefits ran out you would create a hit television show.

    4. Re:The effect of copyright by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This is society's loss. Now if his income had dried up 10 years ago, he would have gotten off his Duff and produced something for our enjoyment and remained comfortably off at the same time.

      Counterpoint: Bill Watterson's tight control over licensing of Calvin & Hobbes means there wouldn't have been much in residuals yet he's done barely anything commercial in 20 years.

      OTOH one might well look at Groening's work history and make a substantive argument that he's a first class money whore...

  8. He's out of juice by OrangeTide · · Score: 1

    The Simpsons hasn't been funny in a decade. And after it was canceled it was never quite as good, Seasons 5, 6 and 7 are optional for viewing.

    Can't we have Matt Groening pick a successor in the industry, say something nice about him (or her) and then we all go watch the new blood take a crack at making us laugh?

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    1. Re:He's out of juice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wasn't Matt Groening's last new series called the Cleveland Show? I remember it wasn't very good.

    2. Re:He's out of juice by OrangeTide · · Score: 1

      What? no. He didn't produce that one.

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    3. Re:He's out of juice by Tukz · · Score: 1

      "The Cleveland Show" was a spin-off from Family Guy, a completely different crew mainly spearheaded by Seth MacFarlane.

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  9. correction by OrangeTide · · Score: 1

    s/And after it/And after Futurama/

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  10. isn't it getting a little by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    stale?

  11. NASA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Are you going to talk about NASA or not?

  12. He could had an hour with Fox. by antdude · · Score: 1

    Like from for an hour with The Simpsons and Futurama. Stupid Fox had to put Futurama earlier with NFL messing its schedule up!

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  13. It's obvious... by burtosis · · Score: 1

    He is bringing Akbar and Jeff to prime time.

  14. Cord Cutting Site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can't give much more info put I try to host all information relating to cord cutting at www.cutcordinfo.com

  15. Here to more good stuff by chainsaw1 · · Score: 1

    And less influence f the BOX network. I heard you can accelerate the schedule with some Torgo's Executive Powder...

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  16. What I want.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    How hard would it be to redo the original Futurama series (1-5) in HD. As in re do the animation add in extra on the edges as needed or crop if you want to be a stickler but just make the whole thing scene for scene in 4K (not extras no new techniques on shading or anything) - I would re buy this in a heartbeat. The audio is there already - you don't need the actors for anything. Unlike film, animation can be redone.

    It's actually something I have though could almost be crowdsourced ala 'star wars uncut' but with people trying to be 100% accurate to the source materials create a repo of some of the common backdrops and skilled people could do a scene each... dam copyright.

  17. If it's a piece of crap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You can be sure Seth MacFarlane had a hand in it.