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MATT Groening goes back to Futurama and talks the Simpsons movie. iF: Do you pick it up from that point (the end of TDHAIP)?
GROENING: We definitely address that we haven’t been around for a few years, in the opening scene of the first episode. There’s a very lengthy acknowledgement that we’ve been gone for awhile. It’s very funny. Looks like a somewhat clean slate, maybe set a few years further down the line? iF: Was it fun coming back to the FUTURAMA world?
GROENING: We had a lot more ideas, and there are many things of "what were we going to do, I can’t remember?" so we had to come up with a bunch of new stuff. Though luck shippers, the "she must be the other one" line is out.  Or is it?
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Originally posted by Teral:
Though luck shippers, the "she must be the other one" line is out. Or is it? I doubt it. The series started from the beginning to be about Fry and Leela. They may bury some of the 'ship' factor for the first couple of DVD's or put it on the back burner, then get things going again. Dammit! December is still 9 months away!
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Originally posted by Ralph Snart: Dammit! December is still 9 months away! But the annual Comic Con isn't, and animatics will be shown there so we can expect our first fix then, if some kind person records and uploads them that is...
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GROENING: It’s going to be on Comedy Central, starting at the beginning of 2008 and I don’t know. Fox has an option, who knows. I hope so, that would be nice. I so hope FOX plays them...
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« Reply #487 on: 03-10-2007 12:36 »
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Originally posted by Otis P Jivefunk: But the annual Comic Con isn't, and animatics will be shown there so we can expect our first fix then, if some kind person records and uploads them that is... If I owned something small and convenient that could take video footage, I'd try. ...Although, are people even allowed to take videos of the animatics? *remembers Simpsons movie footage from last year that kept getting pulled from YouTube* We’ve got a giant alien octopus that mates with every person on earth with its tentacles. And in the first movie, Sarah Silverman plays a cameo and Al Gore. Al Gore is back! Boo @ the Silverman cameo. And some expression between  and  @ the new alien.
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futz
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Sarah Silverman = Michelle
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« Reply #491 on: 03-11-2007 06:39 »
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Originally posted by HipNoJoe:
Do you think he's pulling all of our legs with this licentious octopus or did he get a serious episode idea from some twisted fan art? Actually, the idea is quite old. And in my opinion, quite sick.
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Originally posted by futz: Sarah Silverman = Michelle That's interesting that Michelle is back, hopefully just briefly though...
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« Reply #494 on: 03-17-2007 22:35 »
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There's a new interview with Katey Sagal up. Not much new information, but here's the relevant portion: Recently, I spoke to Matt Groening, and he said Futurama is coming back. Were you excited to get the news that you’d be reprising your role as Leela? Yes, and I’m sooooo glad. We’ve done eight of the 16 orders so far, and they’ve just been great. I always felt so sad that it went away in the first place. It seemed so silly to me, because everyone loved the show. My hope is that we will continue, and that Comedy Central will pick up way more [episodes]. I think it will do really well again.
Was it fun connecting with your castmates again? Oh, yeah! Everyone is thrilled to be back. It's a love fest!
This time around, did you offer the writers any ways to improve on the character? Or do you add a lot of improvisation, as some animation actors do? Not really, you know? They do such a great job that I don’t feel I need to add anything to it.
What’s the storyline for these new episodes? It’s basically “the further adventures of...” More wackiness ensues.
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No you may not. You have to wait just like the rest of us.
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« Reply #499 on: 04-08-2007 21:20 »
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HipNoJoe: Matt Groening is a voice actor too now? I had no idea. Otis: The movies and any subsequent new eps probably pay a lot better than commentaries, therefore it's a bit easier to arrange a professional acting schedule around them  Xan: Don't be such a downer. He can freeze himself if he wants. Of course, thawing himself back out is a different matter...re: upcoming movies/season... A censor-baffling alien nudist AND a gigantic octopus/mass-rapist? Who wouldn't be excited?
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I can see the plot now... Elzar wins the title of Iron Cook again, and for some reason, Bender can't win it back. But then, he falls in love with a new intergalactically famous robot TV chef... Rachel Raygun! And together, they defeat Elzar and kill all the humans!
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Will Futurama end once the four movies are done?
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Probably depends on DVD sales and Comedy Central ratings.
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I wouldn't say probably. Just make friends with some millionaire and get them to buy shedloads of the DVD's...
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I don't know if anyone knows about this yet, and im not sure if it is true (I dout it is true) but i found some infomation about what has been called: Futurama: Bender's Big Score From IMBd: Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
Just thoght it may be of intrest but if its been posted, sorry.
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im scared that futurama will come back as a ridiculous joke. sort of like how family guy got uncancelled and became ten thousand times more random and ten thousand times stupider
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I don't think it will. Futurama has something more of a running plot, after all. >_<"
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Futurama's return might not be as good as it was, but it will still be a hell of a lot better than Family Guy...
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This might've been brought up before... but anyone else feel a bit uneven about the choice of director, Dwayne Carey-Hill?
His only director credit is "Obsoletely Fabulous", and he has a few Assistant Director credits:
- Crimes of the Hot
- The 30% Iron Chef
- Leela's Homeworld
- That's Lobstertainment
- AOI II
- A Clone of My Own
ie. only one top-25 episode ("Aoi II", according to CGEF and FM:TLZ). And a bunch of mediocre ones. While the direction of "Leela's Homeworld" were pretty spiffy, his rap sheet really doesn't seem that impressive.
Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I'd be much more comfortable if they'd gone with Peter Avanzino, Brian Sheesley, Ron Hugart or, my personal favorite, Rich Moore.
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Found it on IMDb. Was the first time I heard of it too.
According to Sarge, Chris Louden returned to "The Simpsons".
Another director I would consider was Susie Dietter. The work she did on Godfellas was awesome.
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