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Futurama Nerd
Professor
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I've also asked myself this. They have already showed Futurama multiple times. I hope they don't stop anytime soon!
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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It frightens me too sis. I guess we can just hope for the best...
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Whoopwhoopwhoop
Professor
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Futurama is like there first if not second top rated show...
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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It also mentions new episodes of Family Guy, thus confirming that AS landed a rerun contract with FOX.
But unfortunetly, I saw no Futurama on that list...
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Futurama Nerd
Professor
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Yeah, I was dissapointed by that too, but that list was only for new shows, so maybe, just maybe, Futurama might still be there.
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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It's all about the $$$ Spacedal11. And Family Guy is a much cheaper show to make than Futurama. Not to mention that sadly, Family Guy is MUCH more popular than our beloved Futurama. It aint dead yet though...
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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I don't think it's a point of seeing the episodes themselves, it's just comforting to know that Futurama still has a foothold on Television.
If it is still on TV, there is still a chance for a rebirth in one form or another. But once it's gone, it fades into nothing.
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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Futurama is still, what, they're top or second rated show, consistantly? And one of the top rated shows on cable even, often beating things like the great Daily Show?
They're not dropping it anytime soon....if I recall correctly, the original deal was for exclusive rights for five years (which evidentally includes Turner channels in general, given the airings on TBS), and I could easily see an extention. Even with it just in reruns, its ratings are higher then almost anything else on Adult Swim, and some failures of new shows should also increase their reliance on it if anything. Plus, if for whatever reason the ratings just start to drop, it will probably be shown on other channels for a long time, and never disappear from the tv landscape completely. Its going to be rerun forever, in varies capacities, probably past all of our lifetimes.
If there's anything to worry about, its what some of those capacities will happen to be.....Futurama has been very lucky so far, in that Adult Swim has consistantly run them unedited (barring the "Sweet Zombie Jesus" flap). But how long will it be before it ends up on a channel that decides to compress and butcher the episodes for time, as is the standard in syndication? That's my only worry....and not for myself (I've got the uncut dvds, and they'll probably always been on sale) but more just for the general viewership out there that might have to largely see the episodes cut up at some point in the future.
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WhatAreYou
Crustacean
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i know it may sound stooooopid, but cant groening sell fresh new episodes to some other company than FOX? or fox bought every single right on Futurama?
(i woke up sad this morning thinking that I would never see new episode again)
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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FOX owns Futurama. Groening doesnt. If he did own the rights to the show, he would bring it to another network in a heartbeat. But unfortunetly, Murdoch ain't lettin go of that show.
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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They still own the rights to it because Rupert Murdoch is a capitalist, money-hungry whore. He wants to milk the show for EVERY PENNY IT'S WORTH (through DVD and merchandise sales).
If the show wasnt worth 10 cents, he still wouldnt cough up the show to someone else.
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David A
Space Pope
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Originally posted by Btb: I think it will end up like Cowboy Bebop, also considered their favorite show, only being showed on Saturday. Bebop only has 28 episodes. Futurama has 72. It takes longer to show the entire run of Futurama, so people don't get tired of it as fast. Originally posted by Bender-is-Great: I hate to say it but as much as I'd love Futurama to stay on TV even just for the ratings and such, all the eps are on DVD so I personally don't really feel the need to watch the reruns. That's funny; I don't feel the need to buy any DVDs because it's on Cartoon Network five times a week. Originally posted by Nasty Pasty: If the show wasnt worth 10 cents, he still wouldnt cough up the show to someone else. Of course not. Why would he sell it if he would get less than ten cents for it? And why would anyone be interested in buying it if it wasn't worth any money?
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Whoopwhoopwhoop
Professor
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I dont htink Murdoch even deals with Futurama anymore... I am sure they have a division dealing strictly with copy rights and the such... And Adult Swim would take a huge hit if they gave Futurama the boot...
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by LoveForFry: Im glad someone gives ok times to futurama, unlike TBS who shows it a 2:15 in the morn on fridays(what kind of time is that?) And we all thought 7:00pm on Sundays was bad...
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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Well, at least we have [as] and not just TBS. And 7PM was bad. It's not like CN is gonna show cartoon football till 11:30.
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SpaceJockey
Delivery Boy
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Originally posted by Btb: I think that they'll make a new type of Futurama that sucks, then bring back the old Futurama as Futurama Original. They didn't just put that idea in an episode for kicks. No, they put that idea in an episode because it's a parody of "New Coke", which was rumored to be a marketing ploy. Originally posted by Nasty Pasty: I don't think it's a point of seeing the episodes themselves, it's just comforting to know that Futurama still has a foothold on Television. That's it. Of course we can watch the episodes whenever we want now, thanks to the DVD collections - but the mere fact that it's still on TV and thus able to bring in fresh blood to the fandom (there are only so many of our friends we can tie to chairs and force to watch our DVDs) is indeed a comforting thought. It keeps more of the hope alive.
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