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Ralph Snart
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Not to worry - I think we'll get another run of Futurama. The format may be different but I think we may have it on Broadcast TV (FOX network). My reasons being that Groening and company probably have learned that the feature-length setting doesn't suit the series. Also FOX will make money by showing episodes during a broadcast run. The new eps wouldn't be included in the Comedy Central Deal so that could be a bargaining chip for selling the cable rights or syndication rights for 2013.
I have nothing to base that on other than my hopes and dreams.
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Gorky
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« Reply #126 on: 03-17-2009 03:31 »
« Last Edit on: 03-17-2009 03:33 »
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This might be the most substantial interview we've gotten since the release of ItWGY; it fills me with hope, it does. A couple of selected quotes, courtesy of MG and DXC: Groening: We still have lots of stories that we've talked about to tell. So we hope we get to come back. We're talking with Fox and it might happen. We hope it does.
Cohen: The good news is it really might happen. And the bad news is it really might happen. We're not just puffing it up by saying it might happen. It's actually being talked about at -- I don't know about the highest levels, but the middle-most levels of Fox right now. But we don't know which way it's going to go. It seems like they're actually beginning to have some say in those big, bad Fox executive meetings we've been hearing about. And, if the date of the article is any indication, this interview is from several weeks ago; I can only imagine (read: hope) that the talks have progressed further since. Like I've been saying, the media coverage of Futurama, coupled with what DXC and Co. are actually saying, makes me think the show really is going to come back. But then again, maybe I'm just an optimistic moron.
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Svip
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It seems like they're actually beginning to have some say in those big, bad Fox executive meetings we've been hearing about. And, if the date of the article is any indication, this interview is from several weeks ago; I can only imagine (read: hope) that the talks have progressed further since.
Like I've been saying, the media coverage of Futurama, coupled with what DXC and Co. are actually saying, makes me think the show really is going to come back. But then again, maybe I'm just an optimistic moron.
I'd love to throw that Fry and hopelessness quote in again, but this certainly isn't hopeless. Interestingly, though, it seems to support what Matt said in the Zoo tabloid, about there being talks at Fox with the Futurama people, and all that shizzle. So the stars are clearly pointing in one direction.
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speedracer
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This might be the most substantial interview we've gotten since the release of ItWGY; it fills me with hope, it does.
A couple of selected quotes, courtesy of MG and DXC:
Groening: We still have lots of stories that we've talked about to tell. So we hope we get to come back. We're talking with Fox and it might happen. We hope it does.
Cohen: The good news is it really might happen. And the bad news is it really might happen. We're not just puffing it up by saying it might happen. It's actually being talked about at -- I don't know about the highest levels, but the middle-most levels of Fox right now. But we don't know which way it's going to go.
It seems like they're actually beginning to have some say in those big, bad Fox executive meetings we've been hearing about. And, if the date of the article is any indication, this interview is from several weeks ago; I can only imagine (read: hope) that the talks have progressed further since.
Like I've been saying, the media coverage of Futurama, coupled with what DXC and Co. are actually saying, makes me think the show really is going to come back. But then again, maybe I'm just an optimistic moron.
I am pretty sure I saw an earlier version of that article in late February, the date in the byline. However, it does look like it has been updated recently (hence the appearance in the Google news feed). The specific details about negotiations with Fox were definitely not in the earlier version.
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Ralph Snart
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Billy West was on Coast to Coast AM this past Sunday on the first hour speaking to Ian Punnett. Billy stated taht negotiations are ongoing to revive Futurama once again but any letters or e-mails to FOX could be very important and useful.
Give it a try - it's worth a shot.
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Svip
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Svip
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Check out the link I posted, Books. We have sources, click the source, there is an audio link from there. We provide sources for this reason, not to prove we are right like Wikipedia. We provide it for the sake of our readers, like you, Books.
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speedracer
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Billy West was on Coast to Coast AM this past Sunday on the first hour speaking to Ian Punnett. Billy stated taht negotiations are ongoing to revive Futurama once again but any letters or e-mails to FOX could be very important and useful.
Give it a try - it's worth a shot.
Negotiations, as in actual discussions between FOX and Futurama's representatives (as opposed to purely internal discussions at FOX)? Some British tabloid article quoted MG as saying that there were actual negotiations going on, but having a second source helps, and the audio file of the interview is behind a paid subscription wall.
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Ralph Snart
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So will somebody just tell me the appropriate e-mail addy to use to get the request for more Futurama @ Fox? Their website isn't very user friendly if something isn't already on the schedule.
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Svip
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Negotiations, as in actual discussions between FOX and Futurama's representatives (as opposed to purely internal discussions at FOX)?
Some British tabloid article quoted MG as saying that there were actual negotiations going on, but having a second source helps, and the audio file of the interview is behind a paid subscription wall.
There have been some quote sources on it...
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Gorky
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Thanks for the info, Ralph and Svip. Billy West does have a habit of jumping the gun when it comes to things like this, but I can't help but want to believe him when he says there are talks going on with the network.
I never really got into this whole fan-revival thing the first time around, but I think I'd like to drop Fox a line. But I'm wondering what, exactly, I should say. This is like being in junior high and trying to write a note to the boy you like, only you don't know how best to articulate the basic sentiment of "Hey, I think you're yummy." So then you have a friend write the note for you, and it becomes very Cyrano de Bergerac, and then you get killed by Spanish soldiers or something. I don't know.
Point is, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should say to Fox? 'Cause, as you can see, I'm not the most thoughtful individual.
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Gorky
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My analogy also suggests that the friend I am asking to write the note--in this case, my fellow PEELers--has a much deeper love for the boy (i.e., Fox) than I do. And that's probably not right, either. I hear Fox has cooties.
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Svip
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Dear 20th Century Fox
You are yummy. Please renew Futurama for another TV season.
I'd like to blow my source code all over your face.
Sincerely, A concerned Futurama fan.
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Svip
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Hm. This quote from Matt Groening seems to imply they are not themselves negotiating with Fox or at least cannot mention it explicit: MG: Maybe the next phone call I get? I don’t know. [Laughs.] We’re not holding our breath. It’s always tough in television, because it is much safer to say no. If you say yes, it is going to cost a lot of money, especially with animation, so I understand the hesitation. On the other hand, what we do is very good, and the fans really love it, and the DVDs have been very lucrative for Fox. I think they should do some more. If they’re smart, they’ll do more. I mean, he does not mention any negotiations, even though this would be as good as any situation to mention it. He only mentions a phone call; I am pretty sure that's what it takes. Matt, we got your show back, now get to work!
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speedracer
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Hm. This quote from Matt Groening seems to imply they are not themselves negotiating with Fox or at least cannot mention it explicit:
MG: Maybe the next phone call I get? I don’t know. [Laughs.] We’re not holding our breath. It’s always tough in television, because it is much safer to say no. If you say yes, it is going to cost a lot of money, especially with animation, so I understand the hesitation. On the other hand, what we do is very good, and the fans really love it, and the DVDs have been very lucrative for Fox. I think they should do some more. If they’re smart, they’ll do more. I mean, he does not mention any negotiations, even though this would be as good as any situation to mention it. He only mentions a phone call; I am pretty sure that's what it takes.
I'm referring to the article in Zoo, where MG is quoted as saying that "we're talking with 20th Century Fox and we really hope it happens". This is a direct quotation which implies that head-to-head negotiations are going on, but I think this could easily be a sloppy/inaccurate quotation.
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Svip
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I realise you are thinking the Zoo magazine. I was quoting something else in hope to find support for his statement in Zoo. But who knows? Maybe Fox have asked them to go quietly about this.
There seems to be a lot of contradicting in the works. Billy West certainly is off the bat to state these discussions are going. However, I feel Billy West may be more be wishful thinking; which is why this time he actually has a plan: write to Fox, tell them how we feel.
Maybe that'll get it renewed; or at least, actual talks.
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Gorky
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Dear 20th Century Fox
You are yummy. Please renew Futurama for another TV season.
I'd like to blow my source code all over your face.
Sincerely, A concerned Futurama fan.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure I can say "blow my source code", though; I'd like to keep up the pretense of professionalism. But the rest is good. I guess short but sweet is the best route, eh?
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Svip
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Seems my attempt at humour has failed.
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Gorky
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Nah, I got the joke. My attempt at humor has also failed.
Wanna call it a draw?
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Svip
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Nah, I got the joke. My attempt at humor has also failed.
Wanna call it a draw?
Put it there, pal.
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Gorky
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You...you mean there? But we've only just met, really, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable with...
Oh, you mean hand-shaking. Yes, that would be fine.
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Svip
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What you take me for? Some sort of e-stalking pervert!?
Girls always take things the wrong way... guys too.
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Svip
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Stalking girls across the Atlantic may be a bit difficult, so I assume you would appreciate the effort..
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Gorky
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Oh, I would. Particularly if you were using some sort of high-powered telescope, which is quite the investment. Girls like to know they're worth the expense.
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Svip
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Hm, I shall consider it. But is it true that girls like foreigners? Or is it just a Hollywood myth?
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Gorky
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No, we're quite fond of men with accents and/or pricey souvenirs from said foreign countries. I'd say your future would be secure if you chose to stalk us American women; we're a superficial lot.
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Svip
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My accent is slightly Trans-Atlantic, and my only souvenirs are LEGO, pastries, cartoon controversies and windmills.
But it is nice to hear that, but the fear is that most won't know where the hell I am from, and do I really have the time to explain that? I might as well open with "you want to see my spaceship?"
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