Homer Simpson
Crustacean
|
|
There WILL BE BOTH movies and episodes to come.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dave B
Urban Legend
|
|
|
« Reply #162 on: 06-29-2006 18:22 »
« Last Edit on: 07-03-2006 00:00 »
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer 1BDI
Starship Captain
|
|
That's not exactly what it says: The 4 DVD movies which we reported about a few days ago will eventually be shown as 4 episodes each on Comedy Central. So, if mArc is right, there will still be 4 DVD movies, which can then be separated into 4 episodes each (ala Family Guy's movie). I know I've mentioned this before, but is anyone going to Comic Con this year? It's only a few weeks away, and unless we hear something between now and then, I think that's our best bet for confirmation from the producers themselves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralph Snart
Agent Provocateur
Near Death Star Inhabitant
DOOP Secretary
|
|
Billy West has been strangely quiet on his site about the DVD's and the episodes. I figure that he's probably under some sort of gag order from RDS and DXC.
Plus, when he did let people know about the upcoming eps, he got bashed pretty well when he had to recant (by order of DXC - the deal was done with CC when the contract was signed for them to take over the Futurama rights in 2008).
Like everybody else, I'm hoping for epic length movies and not 4 episodes squeezed together to fill the DVD.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xanfor
DOOP Secretary
|
|
In October of 2005, Comedy Central picked up the exclusive cable syndication rights to air Futurama's 72-episode run at the start of 2008, following the expiration of Adult Swim's current deal. It was cited as the network's largest and most expensive acquisition in their history.
The following summer, on June 22, 2006, Comedy Central announced that 13 brand new episodes were to be produced, to air with the reruns in 2008, however there has been confusion surrounding this issue. It has also been claimed that the new episodes will simply be the 4 new Futurama films (due winter 2007) broken down into episode sized chunks.
Comedy Central has also confirmed that Billy West, Katey Sagal, and John DiMaggio will return for the new episodes, with a 2008 debut planned.
According to 'Attack of the Show!' on G4, David X. Cohen and Matt Groening will produce 30 new episodes. However, that '30 new episodes' bit is a typo. I checked the source and it said 13. To quote myself again: Originally posted by Xanfor: I thought I posted that already... Well, here we go again: It seems that some of these articles got some things confused. The 4 DVD movies which we reported about a few days ago will eventually be shown as 4 episodes each on Comedy Central. This makes the number of episodes 16, not 13. But as I understand it, there is no other new content other than those movies. Does this mean that there are no new episodes, just the movies to DVD which will eventually be broadcast in episode form (a la 'Stewie Griffin, The Untold Story'), or that the movies were scrapped and the resources to make them were conveyed on to new episodes instead, or that there are movies and episodes coming?
I don't think the latter is true. But which of the first two?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralph Snart
Agent Provocateur
Near Death Star Inhabitant
DOOP Secretary
|
|
Never to fear - part of the agreement is that Groening keeps complete control of the show. Futurama is Matt's baby and he'd rather it die a noble death than be polluted by network executives.
Also, my source states that most of the new 13 eps are being derived from scripts written for Futurama's 5th season and most importantly - DXC is back in the driver's seat.
The DVD's are more of a question mark at this point - as of last week there are major rewrites in progress. The original script was for one DVD and was to close a lot of arcs, but with the done-deal of 4 DVD's and the revival of the series, that script is now dated. There is still debate between Groening and DXC on how to present the DVD's - Groning is partial to a large mini-series (major plot including all 4 DVD's) with several subplots per disk.
Groening is rich beyond comprehension - he doesn't need the money. He never buckled to FOX in regards to the series and I doubt if he'll let CC demean Futurama.
Be happy - it's coming back. 18 months and counting down.
|
|
|
|
|
smadavid
Crustacean
|
|
Ralph... Thanks for filling us in... This is all very exciting!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
alias_007
Starship Captain
|
|
Originally posted by tyraniak: We need to get the ladies on this board to marry an old rich guy, divorce them and use the money to fund more futurama
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
|
|
While I believe that the seasons will indeed deal in part with the Fry-Leela Relationship, I don't see it being a big portion of the plots. For it's first new season in 5 years, they're gonna want to hook audiences back in with their nerdy, future humor ala' Season 2. Statistically, it's the most proven way to higher ratings and better reviews...
I think that the shippy stuff will be saved in the most part for the Direct-to-DVD feature films...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer 1BDI
Starship Captain
|
|
|
« Reply #180 on: 07-24-2006 01:32 »
« Last Edit on: 07-24-2006 01:32 »
|
|
A minor update from Billy West, courtesy of iFMagazine and Comic-Con: iF: What’s happening with FUTURAMA. It’s back, right?
WEST: We’re going to go record the voices starting next week or so, we’re starting to roll. David X. Cohen and Matt Groening are back. I know they most of the writers and I know they got the voice people. I can’t wait, because I know where I’m going to`work in the next year. I’m in the business of 90 percent unemployment and my job is looking for work.
iF: Did you ever think FUTURAMA would come back?
WEST: I knew it was going to come back, because I happen to know the audience was snowballing behind everyone’s back. It’s more popular now, than when it first came out in 1999.
iF: How many episodes has Cartoon Network committed to?
WEST: 13. I think that’s the standard run.
iF: So it will be like old home week, next week.
WEST: I’m thrilled, I’m going to go to work with people I absolutely love next week. Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Katey Segal and John Di Maggio
iF: So when will they air?
WEST: They said something about 2008, but you know how fast time goes. I woke up one morning and I was 55 years old. I kind of wish I knew which writers consisted of "most of the writers," but I'm satisfied knowing that Ken Keeler is at least back on the staff.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralph Snart
Agent Provocateur
Near Death Star Inhabitant
DOOP Secretary
|
|
Some differences:
NBC renewed Star Trek, then placed in the 'TV Graveyard', thus ensuring its death.
Paramount wanted to renew the series several times in the 70's, but Roddenberry wouldn't because it was his 'Ace In The Hole' to use as leverage to get other ideas of his (which failed) produced.
Star Trek was going to become a syndicated TV show in 1978, but the popularity of Star WArs led to ST:TMP to bereleased late 1979.
FOX killed Futurama delibeately and probably would be happy to leave it in the Cartoon Graveyard, but money talks and there is a lot of demand for the show.
Another network is going to be airing the new episodes. This network is paying a large amount of the production costs for the new series.
The new network has a vested interest to make the new series successful and profitable. They will not place it is shitty and pre-empted timeslots. It will be treated like gold on CC.
Now a new Star Trek movie is scheduled for 2008 - Starfleet Acadamy days of Kirk and Spock.
Prequals. I hate Prequals.
Why not a decent combo of DS9 with some cameos from TNG and Voyager?
|
|
|
|
|
Xanfor
DOOP Secretary
|
|
A Prequel? Oh no, they decided against that several decades ago! Shows you what 'Star Trek' has come to now. It just keeps going on and on and on. Like 'The Simpsons'. Yes, it's good that 'Futurama' is not going to do that. You're totally right. But it could still use more publicity...
|
|
|
|
|
|
SpaceCase
Liquid Emperor
|
|
Originally posted by tyraniak: A futurama prequel would pretty much deal with Fry in New York during the late 20th century, or Leela in the orphanerium, or the Zoidberg saga on decapod 10 Fry? Yes. Leela? Definitely.Zoidberg? Hmm... I have only two things to say where Zoidberg is concerned: "WMIBaCiL," and, "TL." Neither were spectacularly popular. My point is that while Fry's and Leela's backstories would make very good ep's - perhaps movies - Zoidbergs probably would not. If done right, it could make a good secondary plot thread - and we know the Futurama writers can do things right. There's also Hermes' backstory; Hermes & LaBarbara; Farnsworth's; Farnsworth's & Mom's; Amy's; Bender before meeting Fry; and a hundred minor characters the could be expounded upon, like Linda and/ or Morbo. I'll, uh... I'll shut up now...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
|
|
Well, I doubt that a prequel series or even one of the movies for that matter would merit a look at a younger Fry, Leela, Prof, Zoidberg, etc, but I wouldn't rule it out as an episode, in which it's entirely a flashback looking back at their childhood or events leading up to Fry coming to the future.
But then again, that was done a few times, especially with Fry (Jurassic Bark, Luck of the Fryish).
One prequel episode however which I would LOVE to see would be Zapp and Kif talking and Zapp recounting all of his amazing war stories through flashbacks and how he rose through the ranks to become the hero he is today...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TheLampIncident
Urban Legend
|
|
I can't say I'm particularly hopeful for this show's return. The first two seasons of Futurama were my favorite for the basic fact that you actually felt like you were in the future. It was like being inside a whole new world. The third and fourth seasons they ignored the future, had on a slew of unnecessary celebrities, and turned what was once a tasteful, subtle, and only occasional love tension story between Fry and Leela into an awful, pathetic joke. Now it's going back to a network that might not even have the money for such things as the expensive animation, a full orchestra, or whatever else. Not to mention I'm sure these writers are rusty, if the show was going downhill anyway, I'd hate to see what crap they spew out now. After seeing Family Guy go from being a flawless series of 50 episodes to being absolutely pummeled into retardedness and pop culture drool, I honestly think Futurama was better off dead.
Also, I didn't read the whole thread so I'm assuming everything I've said has already been addressed.
|
|
|
|
|
Zmithy
Professor
|
|
You seem a bit pessimistic Lampy... :P
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr. Zizzle
Crustacean
|
|
Hey guys, I was gonna start another thread about this, but it seems like too little information to do so. Just wanted to inform everybody that at the Comic Con, on the Simpsons Panel, Matt Groening himself announced that bnext year they will be showing clips from the new thirteen episodes. So start buying you're plane tickets now. Unless you're afraid of snakes . . . on a plane?!
Seriously though, this also gives more preceedent to to speculation that the episodes are not in fact chopped up movie bits, or I'm guessing the Big Groen would have said it himself.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
|
|
Looking foward to this time next year. A Simpsons Movie and clips from the new Futurama eps, what could be better?...
|
|
|
|
|