Good news, everyone! Futurama returns with 26 new eps in 2010!

[DigiFluid]

The story is all over various entertainment sites, I've picked this one at random. It's pretty much confirmed at this point, though the buzz seems to be that the press release on it will come at Comic Con next month.

The renewal is another coup for 20th co-chairs Gary Newman and Dana Walden, who’ve established a track record for never giving up on animated comedies.

“When we brought back Family Guy several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing—that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived,” the executives said in a joint statement. “But Futurama was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn’t have been happier when Matt and David agreed that there were many more stories yet to tell.”

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[the fifth man]

Holy crap! I really hope this is the case. I would love to have Futurama back on the air.

[DigiFluid]

I hate to bump threads, but I'm just floored that here of all places there's only one response to this.

[the fifth man]

I hate to bump threads, but I'm just floored that here of all places there's only one response to this.

I know. Guess there aren't very many Futurama fans on GW at the moment.

[ohnd]

Woohooo!!

[the fifth man]

Woohooo!!

Awesome, another fan.

[PG15]

Read this the day before yesterday.

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Best news I've heard all year.

There is a God! Or at least, a glowing Nebula that talks!

[the fifth man]

Read this the day before yesterday.

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Best news I've heard all year.

There is a God! Or at least, a glowing Nebula that talks!

Indeed, my friend.

[MB.Eddie]

Can't wait, although i was a little disappointed in the recent movies.

[Anubis69]

Can't wait, although i was a little disappointed in the recent movies.

I gave up after the second tbh. I think Futurama is better suited to single stories contained within 25mins rather than trying for the hour and a half. I am however extremely happy about this new development and will watch for sure.

Spoiler:

[the fifth man]

I thought the movies were pretty good. I really look forward to this returning as a weekly show though. I hope it continues on just like Family Guy has since its return.

[DigiFluid]

New article

“I keep thinking of the insidious possibilities of the iPhone, which I use every five seconds of the day. How you can track anyone anywhere, or market your taco stand to people standing 4 feet away. Or the sinister possibilities of Twitter, and so forth,” said David X. Cohen, the show’s longtime executive producer. “Cellphones were the size of bricks when we first went on the air, so we made jokes about tiny cellphones. Now, they’re everywhere.”

The world has definitely changed for the stranger since the Emmy-winning animated show was cut down in its prime in 2003. Now that the show is being resuscitated for 26 new episodes, there’s even been a report that show creator Matt Groening was thinking of rebooting Futurama or its characters, Star Trek-style.

“Obviously we’re not going to recast it,” said Cohen, who spoke with Wired.com by phone after rumors of Futurama’s television comeback broke. “Fortunately our characters are still young and good-looking, so there’s no need for that yet. But in upcoming episodes we want to talk about the characters’ lives and the everyday tech of the future. We’re already working on one involving a shocking sexual relationship. We like to both shock and inform our viewers in equal measure.”

Futurama’s fan-fueled rebirth comes after a string of four lucrative straight-to-DVD movies, including Into the Wild Green Yonder (above), released earlier this year and set to air on Comedy Central in September.

Adult Swim’s airing of Futurama reruns on a regular schedule “helped build up that loyal following of people who are up at that hour for no good reason,” Cohen said. That, in turn, paved the way for the DVDs’ success. But the DVD boom, which is rapidly giving way to digital distribution, also helped the show make a comeback.

I love these guys' sense of humour

[the fifth man]

New article



I love these guys' sense of humour

Same here. They are good.

[jelgate]

I know. Guess there aren't very many Futurama fans on GW at the moment.

Some Futurama fans were on vacation away from the Internet. I couldn't be happier. I missed the awesomeness that is Dr. Zoldberg

[the fifth man]

Some Futurama fans were on vacation away from the Internet. I couldn't be happier. I missed the awesomeness that is Dr. Zoldberg

Zoidberg is great, no doubt about that. They all are.