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Svip
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But it's not season 7! That's the point!
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futz
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Futurama staff has always stated that there were no unused screenplays from the first run on Fox. Some ideas, but no scripts.
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Aki
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Though really looking forward to getting the DVD, I too would have preferred the entire season in one. But as already said... I'm fairly sure this Broadcast S7 DVD set will be called Volume 5 (possibly part one). Since there is no Volume 5 (since the movies were never released as such (closest they came is a set called "Futurama: The Specials" that wasn't released in the U.S.)), it would be confusing to less dedicated fans (the ones who can't spout off production numbers) to see a jump from 4 to 6 with no 5 in-between.
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Aki
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ME TOO!
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Svip
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I'm fairly sure this Broadcast S7 DVD set will be called Volume 5 (possibly part one). Since there is no Volume 5 (since the movies were never released as such (closest they came is a set called "Futurama: The Specials" that wasn't released in the U.S.)), it would be confusing to less dedicated fans (the ones who can't spout off production numbers) to see a jump from 4 to 6 with no 5 in-between.
I willing to contest that. Let's bet our honour!
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Aki
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I willing to contest that. Let's bet our honour!
I'll be the judge. So what's the argument on your side, contestant fellow?
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Svip
Administrator
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I think they will skip Volume Five alltogether, and release this as some sort of 6.1 volume, and the next being 6.2. That sort of thing.
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Aki
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I think they will skip Volume Five alltogether, and release this as some sort of 6.1 volume, and the next being 6.2. That sort of thing.
Yes, I presumed that, but why? A jump would definitely confuse people. I am not taking sides, I'm just curious.
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Svip
Administrator
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Wouldn't realising the episodes in production order compared to broadcast order also confuse people?
Or did I just blow your mind?
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Aki
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Wouldn't realising the episodes in production order compared to broadcast order also confuse people?
Or did I just blow your mind?
No and no. I think the regular buyer knows more of the broadcast order than production order.
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Svip
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Not after the DVDs were released, the regular buyer did not realise there was a difference. In fact, many people still think that there was five seasons in the original run.
So I think you give regular buyers too much credit for the original run and too little now.
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Aki
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My first report from Dragon*Con will be published at Toonzone.net probably by Sunday.
Unfortunately, no news about Futurama was revealed. Billy, John and Phil gave us a definite "we don't know" about the future status of the show beyond the sixth season.
And I have to say it was a pretty freaking huge big deal for me -- and a rather high honor -- to be able to serve as moderator for the panel with such a talented group of individuals. I threw some improv at the guys and they were all on top of their game.
We'll also have audio and video (professional-quality, even!) of the panel at a later date (provided there are no issues with the footage in post), so you won't have to watch shaky con fancam on Youtube.
Too bad about the lack of info, but what you gonna do. Awesome if we get to see some nice audio/video! And yeah, that is an honour. Congrats, man.
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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There's a difference between the broadcast season seven and the theoretical production season seven. The broadcast season was confirmed a year ago; it is the 13 remaining new episodes of the 26-episode order, set to air next summer. The seventh production season, however, has yet to be confirmed--though, for my insubstantial and optimistic part, I think it will happen. Especially if DVD sales prove strong, which I'm almost positive they will.
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i_c_weiner
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From what I've seen on PEEL, there are now four conventions for naming the seasons: - Original production order. That gives you 6 seasons, with all of the 26 new episodes being the sixth season.
- Original broadcast order. That gives you 8 seasons, with the one "still" airing as Season 7 and next summer's as Season 8.
- Augmented broadcast order. That gives you 7 seasons, with the one "still" airing as Season 6, next summer's as Season 7, and the movies as Season "0".
- Production/broadcast hybrid. That gives you 7 seasons, with the original run being 4 seasons, the movies being Season 5, the "still" airing as Season 6, and next summer's as Season 7.
The classical "correct" way to denote the seasons has been by the production order (4 original seasons, the movies as Season 5), but it seems like the new episodes are causing some trouble around here in what is the "correct" way to discuss the new seasons. Technically, if we want to go by the old "correct" convention of production seasons, that will make next summer's episodes the second half of Season 6 (or Season 6.2, if you want to be able to separate those episodes episodes from the current broadcast season). They're still 6ACVxx episodes. In short, one could call next summer's episodes any of Season 6, Season 6.2, (Hybrid or Augmented Broadcast) Season 7, or (Broadcast) Season 8. Just make sure that you don't confuse next summer's "Season 7" for the speculated Production Season 7.
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Svip
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I think Möbius Dick has something to do with a Möbius Strip. Perhaps a water world on a Möbius Strip where a crazy whaler sail after a whale.
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i_c_weiner
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« Reply #36 on: 09-05-2010 19:47 »
« Last Edit on: 09-05-2010 19:50 »
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I doubt they will be to be honest. A Clockwork Origin wasn't a parody of A Clockwork Orange.
Exactly. Usually the change in the parodied title denotes the matter of the episode, not the origin work's subject. Roswell That Ends Well had little to do with Shakespeare's play but everything to do with Roswell, A Fishful of Dollars had little to do with Clint Eastwood but everything to do with fish, etc. Sure, there are some that actually parody the original (Fry and the Slurm Factory), but I don't see how they're going to parody Law and Order. Moby Dick, possibly, but then again they've already made fun of it once. Then again, with the writers being giant nerds, it's possible the episode has little to do with Mobius strips. Who knows, maybe it deals with Richard Nixon (Tricky Dick). Both titles are too ambiguous to really figure out what they're about. Oh, and what does "Nine-Tenths of a Zoidberg Is Underwater" parody? I'm assuming this is the Zoidberg origin episode. Also, I feel like the episode will be on par with "Why Must I Be A Crustacean in Love?" and "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (a pretty good but not great episode) just because their long titles give them that feel.
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Aki
Professor
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I think Möbius Dick has something to do with a Möbius Strip. Perhaps a water world on a Möbius Strip where a crazy whaler sail after a whale.
That would quite frankly make an awesome episode.
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Tedward
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Oh, and what does "Nine-Tenths of a Zoidberg Is Underwater" parody? I'm assuming this is the Zoidberg origin episode.
I'd think that too; maybe the title is a play on nine-tenths of a person being water, so by having the word be "underwater" we're reminded of his marine nature. But it's probably a reference to something else, and probably something more specific.
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Aki
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I don't know the reference either, but the Zoidberg story sounds really exciting to me. Also DXC said we would see the origin of Scruffy, right? I just hope his appearance in Prisoner of Benda was it.
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