In 2006 fox was talking about making a 5th season of futurama but im not sure if they are still going to make it. The 10 most touching episodes in the surprisingly poignant. Fry who gets stuck in a cryogenic freezing pod on december 31, 1999, and wakes up in the strange, futuristic world. The cast and creators of futurama are returning for a brand new podcast episode, along with a new mobile game to unlock sneak peeks from the show. Comedy central announced in april 20 that they would not be renewing futurama, and aired the final episode on 4 september, 20. Futurama headed to syfy in new offnetwork deal collider. Aug 09, 2017 the series centered around a late20thcentury pizza delivery boy named philip j. Jun 05, 2017 now we get to the first, and best, futurama episode, and one of the best episodes they have ever done. He is very similar to bender bending rodriguez and is voiced by the same actor.
Futurama is looking to come back in 20 for its 8th season and adult swim. He takes a job as a cargo delivery boy and meets a very strange cast. A new futurama episode is set to air later this week instead of a tv episode, the team are reuniting the original cast of the show to tell a 42minute tale in the form of a radio drama. Syfy has picked up the rights to broadcast all 140 episodes of futurama. When the series returns with original episodes in 2010, it will be seven years after the shows last original episode aired on fox. Does anybody know if this was true, or give me a link to a website where i might find out. Fry actually focuses on the workings of fry and leelas life as a couple, as fry, the far less. Thats not bad for a show thats been canceled twice, first by fox and then by comedy central. Episodes like future stock, law and oracle, and less than hero come to mind. The last season received a rating of 92%, and an 8. Futurama, however, is the rare series that i wouldnt mind watching any episode at any time. Following a commitment from 20th century fox television to produce four straighttodvd futurama films, comedy central announced on june 23, 2006 that they were resurrecting the show and would air the films as new futurama episodes reconfiguring each film into four episodes after each films dvd release.
I heard that they were going to start making a new series of futurama ages ago, but have not heard anything since. The viewer needed all those other episodes where fry was an idiot to care about him enough to tearup when he loses his old dog again. Oct 03, 2017 all 140 episodes of futurama are now heading to syfy as part of a new offnetwork deal, after the first six seasons of the show departed netflix. With billy west, john dimaggio, katey sagal, tress macneille. The production costs for an animated show are a lot less than a livefilmed show. Aug 15, 2007 i heard that they were going to start making a new series of futurama ages ago, but have not heard anything since. Jun 20, 2012 futurama premiered on fox in 1999 after a fouryear development process between cohen and the simpsons creator matt groening. Futurama premiered on fox in 1999 after a fouryear development process between cohen and the simpsons creator matt groening. While this was going on, viewers wished hard that the makers of show, matt groening and david cohen, would start making a new set of episodes. Since the show is still produced by 20th century fox television, this is not subject to. Eric is now coexecutive producer on the big bang theory and was prompted to write a book on the philosophy of santa after a conversation with a parent of one of his sons friends. The series follows the adventures of slacker philip j.
Dec 18, 2014 of course, just having the stars say that theyre interested in returning is far from having a network exec officially ordering another season of futurama, but id like to think that crossover. List of futurama episodes on april 22, 20, comedy central announced that they will not be renewing futurama for any more seasons, making 7b the final season of the series. So you can listen to it while youre working in your dead end job, sat on the toilet, even while making love. Now we get to the first, and best, futurama episode, and one of the best episodes they have ever done. Futurama is as funny and endearing as ever in its sixth season. I felt that futurama was taken offair in its prime. In honor of futuramas 20th anniversary, were taking a look once again at our 25 favorite futurama episodes, including installments from both the fox and comedy central eras. Matt groenings new show is basically futurama in the past. The network simply stopped purchasing new episodes of futurama, and the series went out of production ahead of the fall 2003 broadcast season. The 10 futurama comics that should be episodes in season six. Each episode of futurama takes at least a year to make.
These episodes really shone brighter than the rest, enough to weigh in with the classic episodes of the shows past and ring the bell. Ratings challenges and cancellations aside, every step of they way, groening and company consistently made futurama that rarest of animated series that could just as easily make you double over in. Sunday timeslot caused the show to often be preempted by sports and usually have a later than average season premiere. New episodes of the crazy futurama gang are coming in june. The series centered around a late20thcentury pizza delivery boy named philip j. At that rate, syfy will be showing 30 episodes of futurama a week. Many people have compared the futurama main characters with the main simpsons characters such as bender is futuramas. The new episode, excellently dubbed radiorama, has the entire cast back reprising their beloved roles in a new 40 minute story written by 3 of futurama s original writers. I love watching futurama late at night no matter how many times ive seen the episode. If they are making a 5th season it will probrably be released in 2009. Aug 30, 20 one of the rare allaround great later episodes of futurama, the late philip j. The simpsons is not exactly what can be considered familyfriendly content, and has been considered in some regions as unsuitable for children, so in that regard, it doesn.
Well look no further than the new book from friend of the site eric kaplan, writer of jurassic bark, parasites lost and other great futurama episodes. He enthusiastically told total film, we would love to continue making more futurama episodes in whatever form except pogs. Fox declined to renew the show after its fourth season ended in 2003. Futurama is an animated sciencefiction comedy show, which was also created by matt groening. On april 22, 20, comedy central announced that they will not be renewing. One of the rare allaround great later episodes of futurama, the late philip j. After their success, comedy central bought the rights to futurama and started making new episodes, which everyone is really happy about. These simpsons bashers thought futurama was the more creative and more engaging show. Futurama is coming to syfy, now can it get another season.
Simpsons creator matt groening, then, has devised another new animated. Sep 03, 2019 the network simply stopped purchasing new episodes of futurama, and the series went out of production ahead of the fall 2003 broadcast season. Futuramas cancellation may only be temporary, heres why. Are the new futurama episodes as good as the old ones. I could easily watch reruns of this show forever, and have been watching them on adult swim for the past few years. When the rednecks spot the planet express, they begin taunting them again. The exact date was august 10, 2003, but reruns of the past episodes were made by cartoon network from 2003 to 2007. The two ships race towards one another, and at the last possible moment they turn off, making the planet express the new champions. Six years later, comedy central picked up futurama. But like with the matrix movies, there was an underlying reason why those worked. Jun 10, 2009 sad they stopped making new futurama episodes. Cancellation of futurama the infosphere, the futurama wiki.
Mar 05, 2010 its almost time to go back to the future. Just recently i learned that new episodes have been in the works since mid 07. Mar 05, 2007 they stopped making new episodes five years ago. It turns out, in the future, santa is real, but hes a. However, here and now i promise a different avenue of exciting futurama news later this summer, no kidding. From there, futurama will air on monday and tuesday nights from 8. Many people have compared the futurama main characters with the main simpsons characters such as bender is futurama s homer. Its about time they put this show back on the air with new episodes i dont even know why they stopped making new episodes in the first place. Futurama is an american adult animated sciencefiction sitcom created by matt groening that aired on fox from march 28, 1999 to august 10, 2003 and on comedy central from march 23, 2008 to september 4, 20. The producers said that they were exploring options for the future of the series as we have many more stories to tell, but would gauge fan reaction to the news.
Futurama is beloved by its fanbase, and has potential to draw more people when making a comeback. Numerous references have been made to the show throughout the run in the simpsons as well as futurama making references to the simpsons. However, the route of all evil has none of those things and sticks out like a sore thumb. But they are supposed to start making them again and they should appear on comedy central starting next year. Matt groening creator and katey sagal voice of leela have both stated that when comedy central obtains the rights to the show in 2008 currently those rights belong to cartoon network, but that will expire at the end of this year, it will air 17 allnew episodes. His and benders serial numbers gave both robots much amusement, as both their serial codes are expressible as. Ken keeler, patric verrone and series cocreator david x cohen. Well cry no more my puffyeyed compadre, comedy central just signed a deal for 26 new episodes beginning mid2010. Also, the plots were quite simple, and the episodes, especially in season 1, revolved around a delivery they were making. Futurama has produced 127 episodes alone and its seventh season. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on new years eve 2999. All 140 episodes of futurama are now heading to syfy as part of a new offnetwork deal, after the first six seasons of the show departed netflix.
But after four years, theres finally some hope that the show could return again. Mar 27, 2019 well look no further than the new book from friend of the site eric kaplan, writer of jurassic bark, parasites lost and other great futurama episodes. After seven seasons, a few cancellations, and multiple visits to parallel universes, the longrunning sci. It turns out, in the future, santa is real, but hes a robot who judges everybody as. Its been almost 20 years since the last time groening created a new showfuturama premiered only a couple of. Mar 28, 2019 in honor of futurama s 20th anniversary, were taking a look once again at our 25 favorite futurama episodes, including installments from both the fox and comedy central eras. Futurama is only two years away from its twentieth anniversary. Fry billy west, who is accidentally frozen and then awakens in the year 2999.
His and benders serial numbers gave both robots much amusement, as both their serial codes are. Mar 21, 2019 there are plenty of futurama episodes where not a lot happens, but they are still filled with great jokes, character beats, and usually a pretty funny twist in the third act. A good run for something that was only supposed to be 9. There are no new tv episodes or movies in the pipeline at the moment, he said. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for years and is revived in the 31st century.
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