The Future's News Today (Futurama News Thread)

[Reply #320 on:]

Me too, I hope Eric Rogers tweets something about it soon...

Thanks! Winna let me use a custom avatar:) yours is really nice too, i loved overclockwise!

[Reply #321 on:]

Why is March 28th so important??

Refresh my brain?

[Reply #322 on:]

It was the same date that Space Pilot 3000 premiered and when we learned that Futurama was renewed for Season 7, so people are going by this theory of it being the special birthdate that Futurama news will be revealed.

[Reply #323 on:]

Thanks.. I knew all that.. but had forgotten all that.

[Reply #324 on:]

I'd say that date is the deadline of when they'll finally announce something then. Not as a fact, but it seems likely.

[Reply #325 on:]

Man, I wish they'd go on with it already! Instead of just leaving us hanging like this, just waiting and waiting!

[Reply #326 on:]

oooh oh, the waaait is the hardert part.

[Reply #327 on:]

I wish they'd just wipe out humanity and get it over with. It's the waiting I can't stand!

[Reply #328 on:]

"This is the worst part... the calm before the cancellation."

"And then the cancellation's not so bad?"

"Oh, right. I forgot about the cancellation."

[Reply #329 on:]

It's probably because they don't 100% know for sure that they're cancelled or not. They may still be meeting with Comedy Central working out negotiations on what to do, possibly doing something different from the 26 episodes they did these past two seasons.

[Reply #330 on:]

You and your logical sanity Startug, it disgusts me.

[Reply #331 on:]

Lauren Tom (Amy) was doing some DVD/Blu-Ray commentaries today. She was with David X Cohen and Matt Groening https://twitter.com/LaurenTom9000/status/314147680840458241 , and I asked her "the question"...

She said "Don't know yet! Hope so!": https://twitter.com/LaurenTom9000/status/314223002965389312

[Reply #332 on:]

Thanks for effort , but it still gives us nothing...

[Reply #333 on:]

Well, I guess that's slightly good news, though, right? I feel like if it was definitely cancelled, she would have been more evasive, so that gives some hope.

[Reply #334 on:]

This year, they are recording the commentaries for Volume 8 DVDs so early... Usually they do this in the autumn, if I recall correctly. It seems they have nothing else to do right now .

[Reply #335 on:]

This year, they are recording the commentaries for Volume 8 DVDs so early... Usually they do this in the autumn, if I recall correctly. It seems they have nothing else to do right now .

BTW, Lauren mentioned that the commentaries where for episodes 23, 24, 25 and 26: https://twitter.com/LaurenTom9000/status/314166748096126976

"The fans can dream though. The fans can dream."

[Reply #336 on:]

You know what's worst thing about waiting, you can't know yet if it's renewed or not.

[Reply #337 on:]

That's the only thing about waiting.

[Reply #338 on:]

Futurama will definitely be cancelled. This is because all the best stuff dies and all the worst stuff lives on. Take the simpsons - been absolutely terrible for over 10 years, yet it still keeps going and going. The cleveland show has so far been 4 seasons too long (has it been cancelled yet or what?)

Out of all the animated adult shows, Futurama definitely has the most endless possibilities for plots and ideas. Yet, it will be the one that goes. Because that's how the world is - utterly tasteless.

[Reply #339 on:]

Nice way to jinx it Jarvio!

[Reply #340 on:]

*Stands up and claps*

Jarvio speaks the truth!

[Reply #341 on:]

Speaks the truth, he does.

[Reply #342 on:]

Well, I mean The Simpsons used to be great. Futurama could always follow it's lead and just get really shitty. Optimism!

Also, Cleveland Show is very likely to be cancelled according to TV By The Numbers. It hasn't yet been renewed, and would need to be by now in order for it to start on time in the fall.

[Reply #343 on:]

It just says likely to be cancelled, not certain. Not very either.
There's a slight chance that the next few ratings will pull us another season, but with the 13-episode order of Murder Police, I don't see any room for Cleveland.

[Reply #344 on:]

Futurama will definitely be cancelled. This is because all the best stuff dies and all the worst stuff lives on. Take the simpsons - been absolutely terrible for over 10 years, yet it still keeps going and going. The cleveland show has so far been 4 seasons too long (has it been cancelled yet or what?)

By that logic, The Simpsons would never have been on the air long enough to go bad in the first place.

[Reply #345 on:]

Futurama will definitely be cancelled. This is because all the best stuff dies and all the worst stuff lives on. Take the simpsons - been absolutely terrible for over 10 years, yet it still keeps going and going. The cleveland show has so far been 4 seasons too long (has it been cancelled yet or what?)

By that logic, The Simpsons would never have been on the air long enough to go bad in the first place.

Mind...BLOWN.

Also, I just heard that the Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Shackles/Chains, Queen of Meereen and Princess of Dragonstone will be guest starring this season.

That's awesome! I can't wait to watch!

[Reply #346 on:]

It's not even like Futurama would be dying young at this point. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really want to see it continue rather than coming to an end this year, but seven seasons and 140 shows is nothing to sniff at. Plenty of hit shows don't make it that far. It's not like Police Squad! or Freaks and Geeks or something where it's clearly being cut down in its infancy. Even 72 episodes was nothing to be ashamed of, though it was a lot more tragic than ending at 140.

Jarvio's logic only makes sense if you assume that all good shows should just go on forever and ever, rather than eventually ending as all things do. I don't know about you, but as much as I'd like to see season 8 of Futurama, I really don't think we need season 50 or season 100 or season 1000.

[Reply #347 on:]

Haven't been on PEEL in a while but....GOD. DAMN. IT.

[Reply #348 on:]

Also, I just heard that the Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Shackles/Chains, Queen of Meereen and Princess of Dragonstone will be guest starring this season.

That's awesome! I can't wait to watch!

Yep, Emilia Clarke will be guest starring in "Stench and Stenchability" this year. It seems she voiced Zoidberg's human girlfriend there.

[Reply #349 on:]

Clearly, it's loosely based on her relationship with Seth MacFarlane.

[Reply #350 on:]

Lots of tweets from Lauren Tom lately, picutes with the staff recording the commentary, Eric Rogers wasn't there... Not much news tough

[Reply #351 on:]

Futurama will definitely be cancelled. This is because all the best stuff dies and all the worst stuff lives on. Take the simpsons - been absolutely terrible for over 10 years, yet it still keeps going and going. The cleveland show has so far been 4 seasons too long (has it been cancelled yet or what?)

By that logic, The Simpsons would never have been on the air long enough to go bad in the first place.

Well I think the world seemed to have more taste back when the simpsons was good lol

[Reply #352 on:]

I don't think the world has any worse taste in general than it always has. It's just that even less people have heard of Futurama now or are aware of when or what channel it comes on.

[Reply #353 on:]

When The Simpsons came on television was pretty much a wasteland. What other TV comedy was even good throughout the 90s? Seinfeld is one of the few I can think of.

I actually think TV is better now than it was then. Bearing in mind tons of it is still garbage, but that's also always been true.

[Reply #354 on:]

What other TV comedy was even good throughout the 90s?

One Foot in the Grave (1990-1999)
Red Dwarf (1990-1999)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
Beavis & Butt-head (1993-1999)
The Day Today (1994)
Friends (1994-1999)
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994-1995)
Father Ted (1995-1998)
The Adam & Joe Show (1996-1999)
Pond Life (1996-1999)
Brass Eye (1997)
Daria (1997-1999)
I'm Alan Partridge (1997)
King of the Hill (1997-1999)
South Park (1997-1999)
Big Train (1998)
Bob and Margaret (1998-1999)
The Royle Family (1998-1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Futurama (1999)
Home Movies (1999)
Spaced (1999)

And Seinfeld was garbage.

[Reply #355 on:]

THROUGHOUT. So I'm not counting shows that had extremely short runs or premiered very late in the decade.

Also, Family Guy and Friends were/are garbage.

I wasn't saying The Simpsons and Seinfeld were the only two, though. But you'll notice most of that list is made up of shows that weren't really big hits. As far as 90s comedies that had substantial runs, the pickings are fairly slim. I guess Roseanne would be one. I've heard good things about Newsradio.

[Reply #356 on:]

I don't really like any if the shows on that list(don't know like 70% of them but yeah xD )
Futurama (of course!) and southpark is a bit fun too... FG sucks in every way

[Reply #357 on:]

I'm a huge, huge fan of South Park, but I find the first 2-3 seasons (the 90s ones, basically) to be pretty weak for the most part.

I also wasn't really factoring in British television for the record, though (otherwise I'd have to factor in most world television probably), so there's that. As far as American consumption of it goes, British TV wasn't really a huge force in American pop culture until the 2000s, outside of a few shows. The internet, DVDs, etc have made it easier to import them, so we're no longer relegated to the few shows PBS decides to play late at night like we were as recently as the 90s.

[Reply #358 on:]

And that list above is missing a lot of stuff like "the Tick".

[Reply #359 on:]

Futurama will definitely be cancelled. This is because all the best stuff dies and all the worst stuff lives on. Take the simpsons - been absolutely terrible for over 10 years, yet it still keeps going and going. The cleveland show has so far been 4 seasons too long (has it been cancelled yet or what?)

By that logic, The Simpsons would never have been on the air long enough to go bad in the first place.

Mind...BLOWN.

Also, I just heard that the Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Shackles/Chains, Queen of Meereen and Princess of Dragonstone will be guest starring this season.

That's awesome! I can't wait to watch!

You undersold it, Professor!