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Otis P Jivefunk
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Maybe The Simpsons cost more (which I'm sceptical about) but The Simpsons make millions more $$$ in merchandice, everything from socks, magnets, crackers, calenders, car acsesories, playsets, boardgames, Candy, Clothing not to mention huge DVD and video sales.
Futurama has about 5% in the merchandice market compared to The Simpsons.
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SpongeMonkey
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I just wrote two letters (Letters, NOT e-mails) and I suggest other do so as well.
Send the letter to:
Ms. Gail Berman President Building 100 Room 4450 10201 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035
And
Mr. Sandy Grushow Chairman Building 100 Room 5110 10201 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035
These are Fox big-wigs. I don't thikn we really need to worry, because overall, Futurama does get decent ratings, especially considering the slot it is in, the lack of advertising and the infrequency of it's airing.
Seriously though, write a letter, they get noticed, emails don't amount to much. I personally think they should put Futurama on instead of The Simpsons which only makes me chuckle about 1 out of every 4 episodes.
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Fat Bot
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« Reply #44 on: 01-20-2002 07:30 »
« Last Edit on: 01-20-2002 07:30 »
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At the same time, they can support "hot genre" shows like the chamber or temptation island because they will have a large audience by vertue of the type of show they are (I personally can't stand either genre). Well, I have a fantastic idea. Why dont the Futurama animators just rig together some shallow characters, put them in a room and attach a 1 minute scene to each ep, then people can ring up and vote the junk characters off and we can enjoy the real ep beforehand. Well, you can enjoy it Edit: I did it!
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Otis P Jivefunk
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You have some good points reedy2, you are a legend and I bow down to you. Anyway, I do REALLY want to believe you but that would be wishfull thinking. I do think you are at least 50% right but your looking on the bright side which is always a good thing, but recently I've seriously been worrying about Futurama to the point of almost crying and being sick.
I really wish more episodes would hurry up and air in the US because that is my only reasurance, and I can no longer trust what FOX say up until the point where they actually air an episode because of what they did with "Godfellas".
Looking on the gloomy side, many video games get abondoned part way through developement and if Futurama was to finnish then so might the game. I'm also worrying that even the remaining season 3 episodes will not finnish airing by summer. It has been known for TV serieses in the past to be pulled from TV halfway through a season because the ratings were'nt good enough and other programs could fill the space getting higher ratings which the advertisers like.
If worst came to worst then most of season 4 would never air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I pray for the love of god that this cannot and will not happen, as for season 5 I am very doubtfull and am hoping that season 4 airs let alone season 5. *Crys his head off*
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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Look on the bright side Otis: They'll release them all on DVD eventually. And the UK will get them first! Mwahahahah Sorry, USA, hope that didn't send you all rushing for your AK-47's.... *hides in Afghanistan*
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by totalnerduk: Look on the bright side Otis
I do try but we're talking about FOX here and it's hard to be postive about such bastards.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by totalnerduk: *hides in Afghanistan* Remind me, how is that a good place to hide?
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skylight
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hmm, i don't know FOX very well, cause I don't live in the US, but is FOX a real tv-station, or just an organisation (don't know a better word) who makes programs and sells them to tv-stations? And why don't they just air new episodes (so I could download them or place it on another houre? I mean, is FOX stupid or is FOX stupid? I just hope that soon, we get some "good news" from them... otherwhise, they can bite my ***** ***** ***!!!!!
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McGrady
Bending Unit
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The fox company is a network of affiliates; what this means is, there is a head of the company. They decide what to make, and where the funding goes, to different companies. These companies will make episodes of various shows, and give them to fox. Fox in turn gives it to their affiliates (individual television stations that only air fox). There are many of these; new york, kansas city, mineapolis, basically any large city will have a fox affiliate. So in that sense, there is no fox tv station; but there are tv stations that ONLY air fox shows. All major networks do this; unlike cable shows, that are actually the company (comedy central, etc).
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #55 on: 01-21-2002 15:35 »
« Last Edit on: 01-21-2002 15:35 »
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Quote from CGEF I hoped you all enjoyed the rerun of Bendless Love cause it'll be a while till you see some futurama again Fox will air most of its regular schedule against the Olympics, primarily with new episodes. And the network, which had pledged to tone down its reality programming, will air at least one reality special as Olympics competition. On Feb. 22, Fox will air the two-hour special When Animals Invade Your Home vs. the Olympics' figure-skating exhibition event. The network had also planned to air Glutton Bowl: The World's Greatest Eating Competition on Feb. 21 against the Olympics' women's figure-skating finals (typically the Games' top-rated event), but Glutton Bowl's airdate was undetermined at press time. So we will probably (there could be reruns, but we can't guarantee anything) have no Futurama till after the olympics, which is a grim day .Post your comments... Is what I think of FOX. I hate FOX more than Bin Laden. You have reduced me to tears now FOX, is that what you really want? I hope your happy with yourself
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I'm worried about something I read at CGEF today. If you go to the ubdates section onto the framegrabs for Love & Rocket update and look at the comments, you'll see that somebody has said that FBC has cancelled the show! It's probably a false acusation but now I'm all worried again.
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Teral
Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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Like Kryten said on CGEF, let's not panic.
The season 1 DVD set is just out, and according to various lists it did pretty well, saleswise. That should give the FOX execs a hint that Futurama actually have a big fanbase. From what I've heard, the new episodes has done reasonable well in the ratings, when taken into account the shabby threatment FOX has given it, and the lousy timeslot it has. So I'll chalk that one up to Internet rumours for now, Otis.
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Sarge
Professor
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Well, this oughtta burst your bubble.
Futurama isn't being picked up for another production season. Most of all the shows I worked on for season 4 will be known as season 5....if they air them next Fall ( I mean, Winter).
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mtvcdm
Crustacean
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Where did you find this?
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Allen
Professor
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Hey Fox: ! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS! I wish your corporation failure, bankruptcy, termination, and demolition of your HQ. Even if this is a joke, I still do. Let me say ONE thing. You have not killed us. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that even if the show is gone, it will live forever! See my sig.
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Sarge
Professor
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Originally posted by mtvcdm: Where did you find this? The producer called me today. Now I gotta try to get back for Simpsons season 14 in April. Luckily Scully's not on that show anymore.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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Must . . . contain . . . profanity-laced . . . tirade . . .
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Sarge
Professor
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Originally posted by VelourFog: if this is some kind of valentine's day joke, I'll kill you. 1) It's not Valentines Day yet. 2) It's not a joke. 3) Where has Nurdbot been lately?
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