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Aki
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Some Volume 6 DVD news, including cover art:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-6/15695
There might be some very mild spoilers in the "blurb" at the top (nothing that isn't known, though).
The featurette on Christopher Tyng sounds awesome.
That looks awesome. I like that they stay with the style of Volume 5, I'm always annoyed when they switch around. edit: I don't know if this has been posted here, but check out this thread concerning a Patrick Verrone interview with some brand new footage.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I really hope there'll be a DVD set of the entire 6th production season...
In the UK maybe as neither have come out here yet, so makes sense...
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leiapadme77
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ooh, nice cover art! I'm ashamed to say I have yet to buy any season 6 DVDs . But I will eventually. I'm also very glad I live in the US and have Cable TV so I don't have to watch these Episodes online, cause that just sucks... As far as news goes, I'm hoping we get something new from Comic Con this year. But I'm not sure what else they can really talk about, besides upcoming episodes.
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Gorky
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As far as news goes, I'm hoping we get something new from Comic Con this year. But I'm not sure what else they can really talk about, besides upcoming episodes.
I'm actually kind of wondering if someone is going to call the writers out on the frequent pop culture references and the rushed storylines and the other gripes a lot of fans have about the new episodes. I don't want anyone to be hostile, but seriously: It would be kind of interesting to see how the writers respond to constructive criticism. I seem to recall them being caught off-guard by criticisms of "The Beast With a Billion Backs" at the 2008 Con, and though it's awkward to see it's also kind of cool to hear the writers explain their thought process on things that are so contentious and divisive within the fan community itself. Also: Last year they did a reading of the first act of "Benderama," right? And the year before that they gave us a lot of details about season 6A, which had not yet aired. So I'm thinking we'll probably get some interesting spoilers about season 7A. And I'm pretty sure they're showing the anime segment of "Reincarnation" in its entirety, so there's that.
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DannyJC13
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I seem to recall them being caught off-guard by criticisms of "The Beast With a Billion Backs" at the 2008 Con,
What happened?
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Gorky
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I might be misremembering, and I'm sure YouTube has clips of the 2008 panel (if that was in fact the year, and if it was in fact at Comic Con), but I think someone just gave the writers shit about how the characters' relationships were handled in "The Beast With a Billion Backs." I don't think I'm making this up....but, you know, I often have very vivid dreams wherein Hollywood hotshots are defending their artistic choices to thirty-year old, sexless Futurama nerds.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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I often have very vivid dreams wherein Hollywood hotshots are defending their artistic choices to thirty-year old, sexless Futurama nerds.
Assuming that I'm not already, can I be one of those sexless Futurama nerds you dream about? ... Seattle developer partners with Futurama, unleashes Head-in-a-Jar iPhone app
Read it and weep.
I read it, and I cried when I searched for the app on my iPhone and couldn’t find it. The app does look awesome though so I’ll keep looking for it in the future... Also, on a side note I noticed at the bottom of that link there is a picture of the store Borders with a headline "How much do real bookstores matter anymore?". In the UK all of the Borders stores are gone as far as I’m aware. I was under the assumption that this was also the case worldwide, but seeing that suggests it isn't. I see from your profile that you don't live in the US, but to anyone that does, are there still Borders in the US?...
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futurefreak
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« Reply #256 on: 07-23-2011 20:08 »
« Last Edit on: 07-23-2011 20:10 »
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are there still Borders in the US?...
for a couple of months, there are. They're having a huge going-out-of-business sale right now. I'm going to the one down the street today to see how much of their science fiction section I can carry home on my bicycle.
Only 10%, I waded through the huge (and I mean huge) lines yesterday. It really isn't worth it until books get to be 30% off or more considering the generous coupons they used to give out and you could probaly order it online for cheaper, but I digress... Monopoly looks cool! To the Stockroom! ::whoosh:: Ooo the Season 6 cover art does look purdy! I love the colors!
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SolidSnake
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Can somebody tell me about what happened during Futurama panel at comic con 2011?
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DannyJC13
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« Reply #258 on: 07-23-2011 21:45 »
« Last Edit on: 07-23-2011 22:10 »
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Can somebody tell me about what happened during Futurama panel at comic con 2011?
It's happening right now. Some chick just Tweeted this: Original intent of Scruffy was that he would be crushed by the ship every time it landed. #SDCC FuturamaOkay, now someone says there is a Bender drawing contest, and they officially announced the Head-In-A-Jar app. John DiMaggio put: Tweeting from the stage!
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Otis P Jivefunk
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Two more seasons you say? Fuck yes! My my how things have changed since those dark days in 2003 ...
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cyber_turnip
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I like the sound of this one: Hermes starts chopping body parts off and replacing them with cybernetic components to be more efficient! and the two you mentioned both have a lot of potential too. None of those story ideas strike me as amazing in the same way that The Late Philip J. Fry did when I first heard about it, though.
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Pendulum
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The episode where sounds like it could be fantastic - it just sounds like such a logical development for his character.
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Gorky
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The Zapp/Munda thing would also probably play off the fact that the mutants now are able to live on the surface, which is a nice continuity nod in itself. I like seeing Leela and her parents interact, and adding Zapp to the mix might prove quite awesome. None of those story ideas strike me as amazing in the same way that The Late Philip J. Fry did when I first heard about it, though.
Yeah, I had the same thought. Oh well... Also: I'm with Svip in thinking that this two-more-seasons stuff is just a misinterpretation of the preexisting order for a seventh production season, to be split into two more broadcast seasons. Not that I wouldn't potentially be interested in having another season after the 2013 run...but it's way too early to know what Comedy Central's game plan is.
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Just Fan
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As the cast was introduced, upcoming bits for their characters were doled out! We mentioned previously that Planet Express would get a new soda machine that Bender impregnates! Hermes starts chopping body parts off and replacing them with cybernetic components to be more efficient! Calculon competes in an Acting Championship! Zapp Brannigan falls for Leela's mother! The professor's parents are alive and well on the Near-Death Star! Scruffy will get a boon as well, becoming a notary next year! Matt Groening mentions that the original idea for Scruffy was to have him crushed by the Planet Express ship on a weekly basis. I can't tell if UGO.com talks about season 7 plans or actual bits from remaining episodes of season 6...
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futurefreak
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So Scruffy was originally set out to be the new Kenny, essentially.
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Pendulum
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If Scruffy was continually crushed and killed in each episode by the planet express ship, that quip Hermes made in "Law and Oracle" about him being resurrected as a zombie would have made a lot more sense.
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Pendulum
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Wow! I'm really looking forward to "Reincarnation" now. The anime sequence is going to be so ridiculously hilarious.
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