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Gorky
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Do I think the show will be canceled after this season? Not necessarily. I think people are jumping the gun with this whole "The show is getting lousy ratings; it's really the end this time!" attitude; this is an animated show airing in the summer months on a Wednesday night on cable TV, and even though it costs a pretty penny to produce, I don't think CC or Fox are holding Futurama to the same standards they'd hold a live-action show. If it can earn ratings comparable to, say, South Park (and, to a lesser extent, the Daily Show and the Colbert Report), then I think it'll stay safe.
Will I be terribly upset if the show is canceled after this season? Not really. I've been enjoying season seven so far (more than I enjoyed season six; this is probably the best we can expect from the new run, episodes like "Fun on a Bun" on the high-quality end and "The Butterjunk Effect" on the low-quality end), and if 7B is just as good as 7A has been, then I'd love for the show to go out on a high note.
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MuchAdo
Professor
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« Reply #3 on: 08-10-2012 04:43 »
« Last Edit on: 08-10-2012 04:50 »
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CC is a business, they will keep making it as long as it is profitable. The question isn't about ratings, it's all about profits. If they ratings are terrible.. but the ad revenue still comes pooring in, CC will keep it going. Not to mention all the sales of related "Futurama" products. I think it will keep going after seven, but eight could (possibly) be the end; that is.. until the movie! I'd be down for 52 more episodes after 7a and 7b. The show's legacy may get really wacky if they went past nine full production seasons... just like "the Simpsons" did after season nine. To much of a good thing can almost always become bad, pretty easily.
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MYK
Delivery Boy
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It depends heavily on two different things.
Overall quality of the show
When Season 7 premiered, I thought that unless it really faltered and lost a considerable amount of fans, Futurama had at least an eighth season left in the tank. So far, Season 7 has been very solid, on par with the older episodes. I don't think the writers have lost their prowess at creating this show. As much as I like this show, however, I don't want it to go on TOO long. I don't think Futurama will extend past a 10th season, even if it retains its quality.
Then again, quality of the show only ensures continuation in the fairly-short-term, which brings me to the next variable:
Direction of the show's plotline
People have started to speculate that Fry will pop the question to Leela at the end of this current season, in August 2013. The timing on this seems pretty good, and I've a feeling that it would be an excellent episode. If it does happen, though, it implies that the show is preparing to take its final bows soon. If they do become engaged, the farthest down the line I could see the writers putting their marriage is the finale of the 9th season. However, it's more likely they'd put it at the end of the 8th season. Something tells me that if they do decide to marry Fry and Leela AND continue the show, they'd only do one season with Fry and Leela as man and wife-more than one season and they run the risk of redundancy and trite romantic comedy storylines.
I wouldn't be too worried about ratings-Futurama has always been fairly underrated as a show, and Comedy Central seems to like it. If I read correctly, Futurama was cancelled by Fox despite fairly high ratings.
So in conclusion, no, I don't think Futurama ends after its seventh season. But the total number of seasons it runs for will likely fall between 8 and 10.
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SolidSnake
Professor
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Fry will pop the question to Leela at the end of this current season, in August 2013.
If they do, I'm still up for the Episode Title: Space Marriage 3014 (3014 or whatever year it will take place). It will be very nostalgic if they did that. If he does do that at the end of this season, then there MUST be a season 8! To explain things, something Futurama hasn't been doing lately.
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Jarvio
Bending Unit
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Some interesting responses. Well, except for this one... Its called season
I myself think it will be renewed again after SEASON 7... but not last much longer (although I hope it will last longer)
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Xanfor
DOOP Secretary
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Futurama is already canceled. The series we think we are watching is actually a mass hallucination induced by toxic chemicals leaked into the water supply.
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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When I first heard the news of Futurama getting cancelled a few months ago, I thought, "Sh*t. This is really the end." But then I realised that this is going to be the fourth "series finale". That's why I'm not too upset about this cancellation. If we don't hear anything about Futurama coming back within the next 3 to 5 years, then I'll assume that it really is over.
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Quantum Neutrino Field
Liquid Emperor
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Why the anger? I didn't want it to be cancelled...
It was supposed to be humorous response, mainly to UrL's comment. So, more seriously: , even though it's not 100% sure yet. It never is.
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Mr Zoidberg
Delivery Boy
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It was already mentioned that a renewal would depend on DVD sales and merchandise. I hear the action figure series will be cancelled with the show, right?
Also, Season 7A (which is one year old) has not yet been released in Germany (nor France, haven't checked the other European countries yet, but I assume it's the same there), neither was an official release date set so far. I do not know the exact sales numbers for the Non-US market, but I think it's safe guess that those revenues are not to be sneezed at. (Pretty certain it WILL be released. It just seems no one is in an ambitious hurry about it).
The merchandise related income is right now one of the major criteria allowing another revival. And as these seem to be taken rather lightly right now, it seems one rather wants to show to "fade out", instead of taking a last revival chance backed by high DVD/merchandise revenue.
Season 6B was only shown on TV in the UK this March, with the dvd coming out in June. I saw on a website (Den of Geek I think) that 7A would be on here in Autumn/Winter, but I'm starting to quite doubt that.
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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Season 6B was only shown on TV in the UK this March, with the dvd coming out in June. I saw on a website (Den of Geek I think) that 7A would be on here in Autumn/Winter, but I'm starting to quite doubt that.
You're a whole two years behind the US? Man, that must suck. I feel sorry for you guys.
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Inquisitor Hein
Liquid Emperor
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It's especially absurd when taking into consideration that the UK version does not need any dubbing...
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Mr Zoidberg
Delivery Boy
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Season 6B was only shown on TV in the UK this March, with the dvd coming out in June. I saw on a website (Den of Geek I think) that 7A would be on here in Autumn/Winter, but I'm starting to quite doubt that.
You're a whole two years behind the US? Man, that must suck. I feel sorry for you guys.
I've found out volume 7 on blu ray is region A and B, so I plan to import it and catch up soon, and hopefully volume 8 will be the same. Blame Sky and their fucking scheduling.
Yeah, they'd been advertising and delaying season 6B for over a year.
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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Yeah, I've often heard that Sky sucks. Is it true that they make massive cuts on any episode that contains sexual content?
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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Well those are very naughty episodes. Space Pilot might not even exist either. It says a really bad word that starts with "a" and ends with "ss."
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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Oh God, my memory is failing me. What sexual content did that movie contain again?
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Monster_Robot_Maniac
Liquid Emperor
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Oh God, my memory is failing me. What sexual content did that movie contain again?
Well, Yivo, AKA the tentacle monster, was mating with everyone in the universe, Fry and his Girlfriend get funky, and Zapp and Amy also get funky.
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