New Futurama speculations (Spoilers ahoy)

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   I know the thread title says "spoilers ahoy" but since SO put his info in a spoiler button thingy i didnt want to risk the wrath of angry Peelers by refering to it outside spoilers

Thank you soylentOrange, Nixons Head, and co. for the use of [spoiler] tags. I, for one, appreciate it.

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this does not sound good to me....it sounds like everything is going to change and it'll be more dirty like when Family Guy came back and McFarlane thought "they can't cancel us again" and so proceeded to push it as far as he could with the censors and poor quality. If this happens to Futurama, I won't watch it. I want intelligent humour not dirty jokes just because they can get away with them.

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this is getting confusing

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so as for Fry and Leela they're pressing a big ass reset button?

wish i was there so i could understand more

can someone explain this to me please?

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This all sounds, well interesting to say the least. I have my worries, but I also have faith. The animatic is still getting shown today right?...

[Reply #524 on:]

That's my understanding, Otis, but I'm not a hundred percent sure.

As for all this

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resetting, I'm annoyed, but not particularly surprised. I'm reserving judgement until we actually see how it plays out. I mean, I think the Fry/Leela thing could be resolved kind of quickly; even if they conveniently forget the "I love you"s and smoochin' that occurred pre-wormhole, I don't necessarily think that "rebirth" means "total memory-wipe." That would honestly be a slap in the face to the fans, who have enjoyed a modicum of character development over the past five-ish seasons.

At any rate, I think that the Zapp/Leela episode could actually work for the ship. I don't know why; I just have a hunch. The fact that it's the second episode of the new season seems significant to me, for some reason.

Also, the plotline for the time-travel episode, where Fry is supposedly too impatient to wait for a date with Leela, wasn't based in speculation, was it? I recall some ComicCon-attending posters--in addition to a few recaps of the event--expressly mentioning that Fry chooses to travel a few minutes into the future because he has a date with Leela. Granted, this doesn't mean they're in a relationship, but it does mean that the writers aren't done with that storyline. I mean, I'm irked by this "rebirth" bullshit, but if they choose to resolve the ship kind of quickly--and in a less tired way--than I could be okay with it. I just don't want some long, drawn-out re-winning of Leela's heart on Fry's part, because we've been there, done that about a thousand times already.

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This was Gotfuturama.com's comments by David:

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- Fry and Professor Farnsworth try to "rebirth" and reconstruct the crew after their devastating return to Earth.
- Leela and Zap get trapped on an Eden-like planet (obviously, spoofing Adam and Eve).
- Bender and Amy get intimate.
- In a parody of The Davinci Code, the crew ends up on Space Rome. (Space Pope makes a quick appearance in this one.)

- Hyperchicken returns in episode 4 of the new season.

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Fry and Professor Farnsworth try to "rebirth" and reconstruct the crew after their devastating return to Earth.

This phrasing makes it more interesting.

[Reply #527 on:]

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Fry and Professor Farnsworth try to "rebirth" and reconstruct the crew after their devastating return to Earth.

This phrasing makes it more interesting.

indeed it does....

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what the hell does it mean by that? Are the crew gonna blow up? Fall apart? Still... it makes it more interesting that we have different reports of the same panel

[Reply #528 on:]

Damn, when is the animatic going to be uploaded!? If I'm going to spoil the premier for myself, I at least want it to be video! So hard to wait.

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Fry and Professor Farnsworth try to "rebirth" and reconstruct the crew after their devastating return to Earth.

This phrasing makes it more interesting.

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Yeah. Wow. Looks like Fry and the Professor are the only survivors. Talk about angst...

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I still don't understand how "literal rebirth" translates into "Pressing the reset button and not having them remember anything"

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More info from the Miami Supercon yesterday.

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The wormhole that they go through at the end of the last movie leads them directly back to Earth. But when they get there, they crash, and everyone but Fry and the Professor are "killed." (Zapp is included in the crash.)

Another episode is said to show what happens to inventions such as Twitter and iPod. (In the future, it is implanted in your eye.)

The Nibbler shadow at the end of the fourth movie is an Easter Egg and has no significant meaning behind it.

There will be, however, a Nibbler-centric episode this upcoming season.

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More info from the Miami Supercon yesterday.

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The wormhole that they go through at the end of the last movie leads them directly back to Earth. But when they get there, they crash, and everyone but Fry and the Professor are "killed." (Zapp is included in the crash.)

Another episode is said to show what happens to inventions such as Twitter and iPod. (In the future, it is implanted in your eye.)

The Nibbler shadow at the end of the fourth movie is an Easter Egg and has no significant meaning behind it.

There will be, however, a Nibbler-centric episode this upcoming season.

That seems interesting....

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so the "literal rebirth" would be some sort of cloning or zombie ceremony?

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More info from the Miami Supercon yesterday.

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The wormhole that they go through at the end of the last movie leads them directly back to Earth. But when they get there, they crash, and everyone but Fry and the Professor are "killed." (Zapp is included in the crash.)

Another episode is said to show what happens to inventions such as Twitter and iPod. (In the future, it is implanted in your eye.)

The Nibbler shadow at the end of the fourth movie is an Easter Egg and has no significant meaning behind it.

There will be, however, a Nibbler-centric episode this upcoming season.

That seems interesting....

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so the "literal rebirth" would be some sort of cloning or zombie ceremony?

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Well, they show the heads and attached skeletons of each of the bodies.  Bender's body is made up of circuits and cables, while Kiff's previously mentioned, fluid-filled bladders are also shown.  From the sound of it, Farnsworth and Fry are going to have to get creative in recreating some of them.

[Reply #534 on:]

Cool.....so they showed the footage...any idea if it was filmed by anyone?
I think a lot of people on here would like to see it

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Such teasers make the whole return of the show sound utterly bizarre. I'm looking forward to it but I can't help but feel apprehensive. One of the things that sets Futurama apart from it's peers is the way the characters have grown throughout the series. I rather hope the rebirth isn't quite as literal as it's made out to be...

That said, I'd be silly to pre-judge. They know what they're doing right?

My only hope is that come the return of the show I'm not left wishing they'd just left it be after ITWGY.

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so everyones dead then except for fry and my main dog farnsworth, crazy can't wait til june 10

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Such teasers make the whole return of the show sound utterly bizarre. I'm looking forward to it but I can't help but feel apprehensive. One of the things that sets Futurama apart from it's peers is the way the characters have grown throughout the series. I rather hope the rebirth isn't quite as literal as it's made out to be...

That said, I'd be silly to pre-judge. They know what they're doing right?

My only hope is that come the return of the show I'm not left wishing they'd just left it be after ITWGY.

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Well, it just seems like they are going to be brought back to life that very same episode-- no +huge+ changes.  Conveniently enough, Fry and Leela's recent relationship and attachment to those feelings can be reset due to the rebirthing process.   Now, this is just my speculation.

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just found this

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Shooting 26 eps for new season. 13 to air next year, then 13 the next. "Easier to shoot all.

[Reply #539 on:]

Can't wait....Any idea when it will air?

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june 10 2010 gonna be sweet!!!

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june 10 2010 gonna be sweet!!!

thanks.... now I can start a countdown
where did you hear that? Must have passed me by

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my mistake Comedy Central beginning in June, 2010

[Reply #543 on:]

I'm glad you're back, were back baby!. You always seem to find good news.

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june 10, 2010... really... that's a thursday

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I'm excited for this 'rebirth', it could be interesting

[Reply #546 on:]

Thanks jeezem glad to be back, will keep you updated with any new news i find out

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Anyone uploaded/found a video of it yet? I can't wait to see it for myself...

[Reply #548 on:]

I saw a billy west Q&A on youtube, but no footage

[Reply #549 on:]

blud look what i just found someone on twitter said they filmed it. who ever has twitter contact this lovely man heres what he had to say: 'really! that's awesome! RT @nitroslick: P.S. - I'm filming it'. #futurama #supercon

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More info from the Miami Supercon yesterday.

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The wormhole that they go through at the end of the last movie leads them directly back to Earth. But when they get there, they crash, and everyone but Fry and the Professor are "killed." (Zapp is included in the crash.)

Another episode is said to show what happens to inventions such as Twitter and iPod. (In the future, it is implanted in your eye.)

The Nibbler shadow at the end of the fourth movie is an Easter Egg and has no significant meaning behind it.

There will be, however, a Nibbler-centric episode this upcoming season.

That seems interesting....

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so the "literal rebirth" would be some sort of cloning or zombie ceremony?

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Well, they show the heads and attached skeletons of each of the bodies.  Bender's body is made up of circuits and cables, while Kiff's previously mentioned, fluid-filled bladders are also shown.  From the sound of it, Farnsworth and Fry are going to have to get creative in recreating some of them.

Whoa. That's...extreme. My worry is:

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Will ANY of the characters be the same? How can Leela, for instance, truly be herself if she's been killed and then reconstructed? Sounds like transporter techonology as designed by Dr. Frankenstein. Accckkk!

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sounds to me like professor is going to build something like the reanimator that appeared in the game. 

I'm looking forward to that episode that'll take place on Space Rome.  That's sounds like it'll be hilarious.

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sounds to me like professor is going to build something like the reanimator that appeared in the game. 

I'm looking forward to that episode that'll take place on Space Rome.  That's sounds like it'll be hilarious.

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It does! But the one I'm looking forward to most is the one about Zapp and Leela marooned on that planet. I hope Leela beats the crap out of Zapp about 1,427 times, and that Fry is meanwhile frantic to find that planet and rescue his woman. Hopefully we'll see a good guy-on-guy fight. Zapp postures and poses and says something like "I warn you, I'm an expert in Kung Fu," and Fry walks up and says "Well here's some kung right where you're hung!" and kicks him in the balls. Kif applauds. Amy cheers. Bender laughs so hard a brick wall mysteriously appears behind him. Leela and Fry walk off into the sunset. Romantic, huh?

[Reply #553 on:]

Is everyone gonna talk in a spoiler tag for the next 8 months?...

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Is everyone gonna talk in a spoiler tag for the next 8 months?...

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Yep

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Is everyone gonna talk in a spoiler tag for the next 8 months?...

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No

[Reply #556 on:]

What the hell is going on?

[Reply #557 on:]

i don't know booshfan91 beat me to it

[Reply #558 on:]

Me, I'm listening to Sgt. Pepper and freaking out over the spoilers. You?

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