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I'll take Amy as a water nymph, myself...

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You mean water nympho...which I guess just kinda adds to your argument.

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Originally posted by RavenStar:
Okay, I dunno if this is correct, but after reading the Apple.com profile of Rough Draft Studios, I checked out the demo reel posted there – and saw this brief 1-second clip which, unless someone can certifiably prove otherwise, looks to be from one of the remaining 3 unreleased Futurama movies:

 http://www.sendspace.com/file/m3re6z
(1.7mb .mov file, need Quicktime 7 or up to view)

Screenshots:

 


Interesting stuff...

I just wanted to point out that this is NOT from a future Futurama movie, but from a scene out of Rich Moore's directed Duck Dodgers short (the one with the Zoidberg Cameo)

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Originally posted by NastyInThePasty:
I'll take Amy as a water nymph, myself... 

I take Knight Bender 

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The demolition derby should be interesting.

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I can't believe that this thread was buried. Even worse, I can't even find the speculation thread for the four Futurama movies in the 60-day history...

Anyways, I really wanted to say that The Futurama point (slurmed.com) has statistics up on the sales of the movies released at this time and they look incredible. It's very hopeful if these sales patterns continue, would could be seeing a series renewal in the near future.

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Originally posted by Frisco17:
The demolition derby should be interesting.

The lunar lander stomps ass.

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Hasn't this interview been linked yet?..

 http://www.newsarama.com/tv/080717-DavidXCohen.html

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Originally posted by km73:
Hasn't this interview been linked yet?..

 http://www.newsarama.com/tv/080717-DavidXCohen.html

Nice find! Its always good to get the official "whats up".

Thanks!

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Originally posted by km73:
 http://www.newsarama.com/tv/080717-DavidXCohen.html

Great find, km73! This fresh meat will provide us with a week-long banquet over on the shipper's thread.

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I've heard a rumor from the Comic Con, that Bender's Game will be released on 4th November on DVD AND Blu-Ray.

Can someone confirm this?

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Not sure about the reliability of the source, but these guys back that news.

They also seemed to have "borrowed" Kenneth's massive cast picture.     

ETA: More Comic-Con news from Entertainment Weekly.  Sounds like most of the questions asked during the Q'n'A were pretty useless ("While most of the questions were in the vein of 'Remember that episode when...?' [...] " ). :|

ETA 2: Another blog, this time with pictures. Same link as I_C_'s below.

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Once somebody finds the video from today's panel: post it, dammit!

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Sorry for the double post, but I have a link to an article about the Futurama and Simpsons panels.

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Fry and Leela (thrown apart in the second DVD release, Beast With Two Backs, will be flirting again by the fourth of the five-installment series.

FIVE installment?  This info would be cooler if the blogger also hadn't insisted LaMarche did Zoidberg's voice...   

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Or if Groening hadn't said "Look at the comics" when Zoidberg dying if he breeds was from Season 2...


That is big news if it's correct, JBERGES. I haven't heard about it anywhere but that blog. I'll wait for the video to roll out from the panel to see if it's real.

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Originally posted by JBERGES:
 FIVE installment?  This info would be cooler if the blogger also hadn't insisted LaMarche did Zoidberg's voice...     

 

Originally posted by i_c_weiner:
Or if Groening hadn't said "Look at the comics" when Zoidberg dying if he breeds was from Season 2...

...And if they hadn't called it "Beast With Two Backs".

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Long time lurker, first time poster.

Saw the Futurama panel at the San Diego Comic Con today. Was GREAT. Filled with 4500 Futurama fans, the box art for Bender's Game was revealed and a 5 minute sneak peek with new scenes, different from the trailer that's out right now. These scenes were much funnier and calmed some of my doubts about the new movie. I will upload pictures of the box art tomorrow, however, because of the combined crappiness of my outdated camera's zoom and poor lighting only give you the basic understanding of the new box art, but no real details. Someone's oughta post some better pics soon by the way, so you wouldn't have to base yourself on my crappy pics.

By the way, news on Bender's Game: (forgive me if you already heard this somewhere)

-plot based on Mom jacking up dark matter prices (via her dark matter company, Mombil.)
-somewhere along the line (too excited to remember exactly how), they fall into the alternate fantasy world where Mom and Fry fight each other as dragons. (final fight, perhaps)
-Takei and Little in a hilarious space demolition derby scene.

I seriously remember much more news from this, but still have too much of a buzz from my mind to remember, so I'll try to post more later as my mind calms.

Other great stuff:
DiMaggio made an entrance with a guy in a Bender costume, and sang AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" in a Bender voice (hilarious). (I got no video, sorry, but someone's ought to YouTube it within the week)
-After confirming the added shippiness of the fourth movie, West and Sagal kissed (unluckily, only time I had my camera off, damn it).

If it weren't for the Hall H line being horrendously long, we wouldn't have seen any of this. Thank God...

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Sounds fantastic. Too bad about the camera troubles. What was in Hall H?

And welcome to PEEL, KMD. Enjoy your stay.

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Well, I was with my friend and he wanted to see the panel for the new Terminator movie, but even that panel was after a Heroes and a Lost panel. After him insisting, it became our primary plan, but seeing the lines, we went to our backup plan to see the Futurama panel.

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First off, "Welcome to the world of tomorrow!" 

 

DiMaggio made an entrance with a guy in a Bender costume, and sang AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" in a Bender voice (hilarious). (I got no video, sorry, but someone's ought to YouTube it within the week)

It sound like DiMaggio has nailed Bender down to the point it's almost second-nature to him. 

 

-After confirming the added shippiness of the fourth movie, West and Sagal kissed (unluckily, only time I had my camera off, damn it).

While it's not a definative answer, it does suggest that the fourth movie is going towards at Fry/Leela connection - hopefully if the series gets revived, the writers won't conviently forget this development.

As for cameras not working and horrible pics, etc.  The only time I've ever had a chance to meet Mike Jittlov in person, guess whose camera decided to croak?  Yep, mine.  That's "Murphy's Law" rearing its ugly head.

Note:  Mike Jittlov is a special effects wizard in Hollywood.  He is very fan-approachable at times and others very reclusive.   He is also known as The Wizard of Speed and Time.

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Gotta find me some videos of this! sounds epic!

-EDIT-

good lord that picture was large, sorry!

here is the link to Benders Game cover art: http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/benders-game.jpg

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Why is Leela's top shorter than it is in the trailer?

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Originally posted by Xanfor:
Why is Leela's top shorter than it is in the trailer?

For the same reason she's sporting a skimpy nightie on the BWABB cover...sex sells. 

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That's my favorite DVD cover thus far.  Thanks, aknightofni!

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Originally posted by Xanfor:
Why is Leela's top shorter than it is in the trailer?

Fry needs a better grip to stay on.

   

November 4th release, one month before exams start.

Well I'm boned.

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Brilliant cover art. The art department is really doing wonders on these Futurama DVD's!...

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Yeah it really is fantastic. Thanks for the link. 50 points to aknightofni.

And just for fun.

IT!

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Originally posted by Frisco17:

IT!

UNCALLED FOR.

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I just want to see if it would work. Which it did. Whoops I just sait it 2....3 times. Sorry.

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Even though Fry's getting his wish and is finally "riding" Leela, I can't help but think he feels that it's not what he always dreamed it would be...

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He's probably enjoying it. I mean, look at the way he's holding on to her.

Although his hands should probably be higher for maximum enjoyment.

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David X interview:
 http://dvd.ign.com/articles/893/893785p1.html

Possible feature film after the movies?

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IGN AU: …That's one way of putting it, yeah. Hard hitting question first: how much Japanese tentacle porn did you guys watch while coming up with the love story in Beast with a Billion Backs?

David X. Cohen:  [laughs] I find it hilarious that you ask that question because, uh, I'm nervous to say this but Matt Groening was the driving force in insisting that we research that area. 'Research' is putting it a little too strongly [laughs] but I'd say as far as the cover design of the box in particular – that subject did come up.

BAHAHAHAH

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Love the rendition of "Dirty Deeds". Freakin' hilarious!

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Awesome cover DVD art!  Can't wait!  It's coming out in November just like BBS did last year! 

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I love all that fantasy stuff and that...but...dungeons and dragons? aww man how the hell am I supposed to expain THIS? ow i can only say im not a nerd for liking futurama for so long, but when dungeons and dragons come in to it.....

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BIG AWESOME NEWS (well for the UK anyway):
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/06/bskyb.television

(I have a feeling that this 'new' season is actually the one on Comedy Central i.e. the movies split into episodes).

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Originally posted by upside_ur_head:
(I have a feeling that this 'new' season is actually the one on Comedy Central i.e. the movies split into episodes).

Yea, that's what I take from it but either way: more publicity = better chance of more Futurama after ITWGY! 

 

Originally posted by x.Bianca.x:
I love all that fantasy stuff and that...but [...] when dungeons and dragons come in to it.....

As MG says: if you are a sci-fi fan, you will love Futurama. If you hate sci-fi, you will love Futurama.
You know you are going to be entertained either way 

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hojew posted this video in off-topic and I figured I should put it here.

Link

"Cautiously optomistic" sounds good to me.