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nerdlingus
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Originally posted by PCC Fred: BrainSluggo went on hunger strike as soon as Futurama got cancelled. Which explains why he hasn't been around in over 18 months... All I can imagine is his skeleton slumped in his chair with the "save Futurama" petition dropped at his feet. lol! aw, I'm killing me!
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bender+fry
Professor
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any news on what the movie will be about?
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Nurdbot
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Originally posted by jdan: ok, so if we all broke into Fox studios and did a hunger-strike in Peter Chernin's office? Or we could kill them, even better.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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There's a new article about the Simpsons Movie floating about, this is off IGN. Anyway, it's not happening until 2008 (at least), so it's hardly worth thinking about now it's definitely so far off... Simpsons Movie in 2008
TV series continues strong. November 08, 2004 - The Simpsons - the only television series on Fox that anyone seems to watch - is into its sixteenth successful season, but producers are in no hurry to push out a feature film. Series creator Matt Groening has toyed with the idea of getting the Simpson family into theaters, but with the series doing so well, why bother? Nonetheless, plans for a movie are slowly being put into motion. Producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly that writers are now working on the project, with several plotlines being considered.
"There are a couple things on the show that I steered away from what might be in the movie," said Jean. "The biggest thing is you don't want to do a movie that's not reflective of the quality of the show, and you don't want the quality of the show to slip because you're doing the movie. So we're taking a little time."
"A little time" translates to about 4 years: the Simpsons movie is not expected to reach theaters until 2008.
Other details about the sixteenth and seventeenth seasons of The Simpsons are available at the same Entertainment Weekly link. Stay tuned for more film news! Paul Davidson Link to article... http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/564/564664p1.html
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DotheBartman
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For the record I'm not attacking you with this, Otis. I'd report that article too if I wasn't used to these things by now.....
But frankly that article's a piece of shit. Its essentially copied off a quote from a recent "Entertainment Weekly" and in this case taken out of context.
My impression, from the original article, is that all Jean's saying is "Oh yeah, we're working on it now, and if I had to give you some idea when it would come out, probably '08 at the earliest" (that's not the actual quote, just my impression of what Jean meant by it). He's not saying "Mark your callendars now!", just "at the earliest, it might come out then".
But this IGN article (copied off some movies site that initially took the quotes out of context for the sake of "breaking news" ) should in particular not be taken too seriously. Like Mike Reiss' vague comments earlier on about a 2006 date, this is just Jean taking a guess.
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Beamer
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I wouldn't say South Park got better after the movie... the movie was written during Seasons 2 & 3, which were fairly average. It was then followed by Seasons 4 and 5, which, despite a few good episodes, are pretty much the 2 worst seasons ever.
It didn't really get better until Season 6, which is generally regarded by fans as the show's best season. Either way, it still didn't air until 3 years after the movie came out.
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DotheBartman
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Originally posted by Lrrr_2004: I heard they're ending the series in 2009, after season 20. Not sure if it's true.
Nothing's really true at this point. There's just speculation at this point. It could end after that, and it could end before that. I think the 2009 comment actually comes from some recent Groening interview where he whimsically said he'd like for the show to go to season twenty ("a nice even number" ) and/or just used 2009 as some random date like "oh, it could eventually get there, we'll see". Of course certain media sources took those comments out of context and said "Simpsons to end in 2009!", because that's more of a headline. As for South Park, I think it got better after the movie, although granted I'm not sure how much that's related to the movie. Contrary to Beamer I'd say seasons four and five of that show are very good, and would probably say that 5+ is the prime of the show. Three and two are good as well, though I don't really care for the first season.
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Eyedol7513
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« Reply #138 on: 11-13-2004 02:26 »
« Last Edit on: 11-13-2004 02:26 »
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SOURCE: "That Link The Creator Of This Thread Gave. The first article (at this time), 3rd page" Perhaps the worst part about this is the loss of Matt Groening's other animated series, Futurama I'm just about the biggest fan of the sci-fi series that's ever lived, but even if I wasn't, it wouldn't be hard for me to crown the show superior to the current "Simpsons" in every way in its five-year lifespan. With the series-long love-hate affair between Fry and Leela, its characterization was superlative. Even with pseudo-topical humor, episodes such as the patriotism-questioning "A Taste of Freedom" are without equal. All at once, I am incredibly angry that Futurama was cancelled so early on only because of its inconvenient timeslot (often swallowed by Sunday Night Football), and yet also relieved that it was saved from the fate that its sister series has befallen. *I so totally agree with this guy. We all know that if the movie is successful, they'll make more seasons and more movies. But the good news is, that they may make a Futurama season (and/or) movie comeback, using "From the creator/producer of The Simpsons." It's all about money and fan noticeability.*
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Nurdbot
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If they title the movie 'Simpsons go wild/crazy/big/to [location]' FOX needs some Stalinist purging.
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DotheBartman
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Originally posted by Nurdbot: If they title the movie 'Simpsons go wild/crazy/big/to [location]' FOX needs some Stalinist purging. Whatever title it gets won't neccesarily be Fox's fault (and as I say that as a Fox basher). Groening and the show's producers have, near as I can tell, complete control over the movie. If it sucks, or if the title sucks, you can blame Groening and the crew, not Fox. And I think they'll be more creative than that anyway.
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Nurdbot
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I don't think he wants anything to do with them anymore, for a while now.
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David A
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Originally posted by Eyedol7513: Exactly. Too much pre-empting. FOX could have easily made an annoucement, and gave the pre-empted programs a special slot later in the week. (Instead of showing re-runs, put the pre-empted programs in their place for that day. It's so simple, yet they are so dumb.) They aren't dumb. They wanted to kill the show, but they wanted to kill it in a way that gave them plausible deniability. They put it in that timeslot because they knew that it would be pre-empted by football and get abysmal ratings. Then they could say, 'sorry, we tried, but it just didn't do well in the ratings.' Originally posted by Nurdy: If they title the movie 'Simpsons go wild/crazy/big/to [location]' FOX needs some Stalinist purging. What makes you think that the movie won't simply be called The Simpsons (or The Simpsons Movie, or Simpsons: The Motion Picture, or something similar)?
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Nurdbot
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I'm a skeptical jerk who thinks that Simpsons will never be the same again. Duh.
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DotheBartman
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« Reply #153 on: 11-16-2004 19:09 »
« Last Edit on: 11-16-2004 19:09 »
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Originally posted by Nurdbot: I don't think he wants anything to do with them anymore, for a while now. He still comes in regularly to advise. In fact he's apparently much more involved now that Futurama's done with. And he's also usually pretty enthusiastic about the show in interviews, and still seems pretty thrilled and proud to be associated with it. The fact that he isn't as involved as he used to be (circa around seasons 1-4) is true, but this myth that he suddenly hates the show somehow needs to stop. Its just putting words into his mouth, even more so then a teletext interview. Originally posted by Nurdbot: I'm a skeptical jerk who thinks that Simpsons will never be the same again. Duh. Most people would say that its never going to be the same again, but there's a difference between "not as good" and "bad". Personally, if I held everything I watched to the standards of the first eight seasons of The Simpsons, I very much doubt I'd be a fan of Futurama.
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