PNS2CLT
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I'm confident Fox is aware there's still strong interest in continuing the show among its cult fans. However, that doesn't necessarily mean further production would be profitable, as Comedy Central reportedly has learned (allegedly, the last three seasons have been unprofitable ... one has to ponder if the show's ratings would've fared better had the show aired outside the heart of the summer).
By the time a new DVD release would be available, DVD sales will be off as much as 50% of their 2007 peak; there's no way Fox would take that risk without a partner, such as Comedy Central, purchasing the television rights. And that may not be likely.
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MeatablePie
Professor
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I'm getting antsy for some kind of sneak peek in the crossover. I know it's several months away but still..
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Could be almost a year away if they decide to make it the season 26 premiere...
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MeatablePie
Professor
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Good chance it will be the Season 26 premiere, since they started making the episode last month.
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MuchAdo
Professor
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It's animation... anything could delay it.
Remember, "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner" was originally the Simpsons season 24 finale, then it got pulled. Next it was due to be the opener for season 25 and then was promptly pulled again.
NOTHING IS SET IN STONE... it will air in season 27 most likely!
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SolidSnake
Professor
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It might even be delayed until Season 34, MuchAdo!
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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I actually recall a couple of episodes that were produced for Season 7 being held over to Season 9.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I actually recall a couple of episodes that were produced for Season 7 being held over to Season 9.
Just one - Lisa's Sax. Though I believe it may have been held over for so long due to unforeseeable delays in its production (much like Futurama's "The Route of all Evil") as opposed to Fox just being 'tarded.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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It has a season 7 production code.
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NewNewSydney
Poppler
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What must be considered is that it was recently announced that an upcoming Simpsons episode where a major character (voiced by an actor that's won an Emmy for that voice) dies, originally planned to be shown during season 25, looks more likely to be broadcast at the beginning of season 26. That would mean that 'Simpsonorama' mightn't be the Season 26 premiere; either it gets pulled back as the S25 finale or delayed beyond next year's premiere (unlikely because of the episode's significance, I'm sure Fox would would love to promote the hell out of it as a finale).
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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So X-Box One might be picking up Futurama?
That could be good, but I don't have an X-Box so I would have to buy one.
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MuchAdo
Professor
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« Reply #416 on: 10-14-2013 21:25 »
« Last Edit on: 10-14-2013 21:32 »
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It might even be delayed until Season 34, MuchAdo!
You joke... but that may just f'n happen. There were a few KOTH episodes Fox almost seemingly forgot to air until years later, not to mention they never actually aired the last four episodes or so and skipped right to the finale, instead shoving 4 'sodes into syndication for their world premieres. Fox can always refuse to air it and just release it on it's own DVD later! They did that to a banned FG episode. Hell, you don't know.. they could save it for the Simpsons series finale, it's FOX, they are crazy!!!
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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« Reply #418 on: 10-14-2013 22:18 »
« Last Edit on: 10-14-2013 22:40 »
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And The Simpsons no longer being on the air would affect Comedy Central's decision to cancel Futurama why??? Its production code is 3G02.
Season 7's production line was made up of 3F production codes, whereas season 8 was mostly 4F.
The 4 episodes I mentioned were some sort of strange, extra episodes showrun by Al Jean & Mike Reiss when they weren't showrunners on the show any more.
They all have a 3G production code, and I don't think that makes them part of season 7's production line, particularly. Or does it starting with 3 mean that it's part of 7? I think they were made as part of season 8, though that might not be correct.
I'm pretty sure that they were produced at the same time as the rest of Season 7, since they have the number 3 in their production codes. They probably would have had 4G production codes had they been produced as part of Season 8.
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Lost My Phone
Professor
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Why not have The CW pick up Futurama? (formerly the WB)
I don't think that The CW would be interested in Futurama. The CW's primetime schedule is mostly (if not entirely) of hour-long dramas. Also, The CW doesn't get very good ratings compared to the other four networks; I don't think any of its shows have ever ranked in the top 50 of the season. Another thing is that UPN had a few cartoons in primetime back in the day, none of which were very successful ratings-wise. MyNetwork would be better! After all, they show Family Guy and American Dad reruns on there.
MyNetworkTV is no longer a broadcast network. It is a syndicator whose local affliates set up their own schedules. Family Guy reruns might be syndicated on your local MNT affliate, while they might be syndicated on my local Fox affliate. I don't think first-run syndication would be a very good idea.
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Lost My Phone
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You might just not know what it's called (I didn't at first). Don't you have a TV station whose name sounds like an abbreviation of the name of your city? For example, here in Philly, ours is called PHL.
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PNS2CLT
Crustacean
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The CW is a money-losing network; it continues to exist only because CBS/WB own the rights to most of its low-budget programming and ultimately turn a profit in licensing the content out. Considering Futurama's high(er) budget and that its rights are owned by Fox, it'll never air on the CW. Not to mention it's outside the network's target demographic of teenage girls. Several years ago, the CW cut loose its highest rated program (Smackdown) because it was unable to sell ads.
MyNetworkTV is a programming service - it does not air first-run programming. Futurama repeats may be a possibility, but forget about new episodes.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Yeah, the CW was a really perplexing choice to name off the bat, out of all the damn networks around.
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Kataang102
Bending Unit
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« Reply #426 on: 10-18-2013 12:20 »
« Last Edit on: 10-23-2013 06:30 »
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He can't consintrate on Futurama if no-one wants to air it on their channel. They had so many problems getting fox to approve the pilot Edit: I would love it to continue I'm a HUGE fan but Matt sadly can't do the show if no network wants it (which they should) Sorry my head is a little fuzzy, Im laying in my bed at 3:24 am right now Guys Futurama is in the sims3, of you know me on other sites than you know how much I am into this game and what it means to me, but that beyond the point, while playing Into the Future, I was upgrading a Plum-Bot and saw two Sind that looked just like fry and Leela and it turns the Plum-bit was called Bend0 Plus check out this under families, it says they worked for a delivery company http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Oasis_LandingCome on guys that's pretty amazing and a nice touch for them to add
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Looks like the Infosphere has a page for references to Futurama in pop culture. It definitely should be added.
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Kataang102
Bending Unit
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« Reply #431 on: 10-23-2013 16:14 »
« Last Edit on: 10-24-2013 06:35 »
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I'm getting issue 69 after school today EDIT: anyone have the meanwhile readings I want to see it By the way the sims are slowly getting pages on the wiki The household, sim fry, and sim leelas pages are up But not PlumBot Beneder By the way PlumBots are robots in this pack
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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That's a fucking awesome post, KurtPikachu2001!
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Kurt founded PEEL, he can do what he wants.
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