The Future's News Today (Futurama News Thread)

[Reply #360 on:]

Wait, what? Who's that... (I must be the only one)

[Reply #361 on:]

A character from "Game of Thrones", I assume.
(Or rather the actress playing said character, to be sufficiently nitpicking )

[Reply #362 on:]

Well if that's so, it s kunda obvious in which ep she will be starring xD

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Actually, she's not in the "Game of Tones" episode.

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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.

You forgot Married With Children! That was a hit! It was one of the best sitcoms, and for very good reasons too.

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Actually, she's not in the "Game of Tones" episode.

No? Forget what I said...  *Come-on Nibbler! Use your mind erease eye, pleasee? ZAP!*

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.

You forgot Married With Children! That was a hit! It was one of the best sitcoms, and for very good reasons too.

Now look, that's one show I know! I don't like it very much tough... Not my type of humor

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List of television comedy shows with at least 7 seasons during the 1990s:

USA

Boy Meets World (1993-2000)
Coach (1989–1997)
Doug (1991–1999)
Dream On (1990–1996)
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Frasier (1993–2004)
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990–1996)
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Mad About You (1992–1999)
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
The Nanny (1993–1999)
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
The Simpsons (1989–present)
Step by Step (1991–1998)
The Steve Harvey Show (1992-2002)
Wings (1990–1997)

UK

2point4 Children (1991–1999)
Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2005, 2011-2012)
Alas Smith and Jones (1984–1998)
As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
Birds of a Feather (1989–1998)
The Brittas Empire (1991–1997)
Chucklevision (1987–present)
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)
French and Saunders (1987-2007)
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–1999)
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998)
Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999)
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000)
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Red Dwarf (1988–1999, 2009, 2012)
The Upper Hand (1990-1996)

CANADA

The Newsroom (1996–1997, 2003–2005)
The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–present)

AUSTRALIA

The Games (1988–2000)
Hey Hey It's Saturday (1986–1996)

[Reply #367 on:]

You missed Everybody Loves Raymond.

[Reply #368 on:]

This is a Futurama news thread, wtf.

[Reply #369 on:]

I agree... SHUUUT UUUUUP
What else is new?

[Reply #370 on:]

You missed Everybody Loves Raymond.

Wrong.  Everybody Loves Raymond only began in 1996.  I had stated that my list only includes series with at least 7 years in the 1990s.  Please make sure your facts are correct before attacking a post.

[Reply #371 on:]

You missed Everybody Loves Raymond.

Wrong.  Everybody Loves Raymond only began in 1996.  I had stated that my list only includes series with at least 7 years in the 1990s.  Please make sure your facts are correct before attacking a post.

Jesus, no need to call something an "attack". I just missed one detail, I thought you meant shows that lasted seven seasons and started in the 90's.

But anyway, back to the topic on Futurama's news. We currently have nothing, so I guess posting for now wouldn't make much sense until something new comes up.

[Reply #372 on:]

Shus, don't take it so hard;)
I'm hoping a live panel/chat again, no vids pics or anything so far :s
I hope they'll make an episode of futurama based on YOLO and SWAG(i hate people who keep saying that sooooo much), perhaps those bended guns in the promo were a form of #yolo xD

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No, I really don't want an episode based on that. It'd be another Attack of the Killer App. Ick.

[Reply #374 on:]

It would be hard to make it not seem shamelessly-cash-in-y.

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Shus, don't take it so hard;)
I'm hoping a live panel/chat again, no vids pics or anything so far :s
I hope they'll make an episode of futurama based on YOLO and SWAG(i hate people who keep saying that sooooo much), perhaps those bended guns in the promo were a form of #yolo xD

I think it is some kind of Don Quijote type episode .

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I like Attack of the Killer App, but it's based on a relatively lasting thing (smartphones and whatnot, and the general "connectedness" of modern life), 2010-specific references aside. YOLO strikes me as a fad that won't make it a year. It would probably be gone by the time the episode even airs.

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Also, with Attack of the Killer App, at least almost everybody knows what is being referenced. With things like YOLO, I'm not sure all of the Futurama viewers would quite get the reference. I say this because I think a fairly large amount of fans are somewhat older, say 40s and up, and many of the people I know that age don't know what YOLO or "swag" are exactly. I think the pop culture references need to be used sparingly and well-known by all age groups.

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Shus, don't take it so hard;)
I'm hoping a live panel/chat again, no vids pics or anything so far :s
I hope they'll make an episode of futurama based on YOLO and SWAG(i hate people who keep saying that sooooo much), perhaps those bended guns in the promo were a form of #yolo xD

An episode like that may be the first to earn a /10 rating from me.

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An episode like that may be the first to earn a /10 rating from me.

Well I guess I should've posted it on thr fanart and fiction 'create worse futurama episodes' istead?
Hmm, you got a point there(Anna3000)

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 Worst News Thread EVER!!!

[Reply #381 on:]

Worst News Thread EVER!!!

I'm going to agree to this.

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Also, with Attack of the Killer App, at least almost everybody knows what is being referenced. With things like YOLO, I'm not sure all of the Futurama viewers would quite get the reference. I say this because I think a fairly large amount of fans are somewhat older, say 40s and up, and many of the people I know that age don't know what YOLO or "swag" are exactly. I think the pop culture references need to be used sparingly and well-known by all age groups.

I'm 25 and I feel too old for an episode based on YOLO and swag!

Seriously though, I'm not a big fan of pop-culture jokes in Futurama, because they age badly. I remember ATKA airing - my first thought after seeing it was that it was probably hysterical when the writers came up with the idea, but the year it took to bring it to the screen really detracted from the joke. It felt stale by then. (Susan Boil? Case in point.)

I prefer jokes that last longer, like the "Kegel"-sizer machine in the gym (from Why Must I Be A Crustacean In Love?) or Us People Magazine - "The Magazine More Women Deny Reading!" (from The Thief of Baghead).

Worst News Thread EVER!!!

The 90's comedy debate has gotten out of hand. Of course there was good comedy in the 90s, but "taste" is such a subjective concept that we're not all going to agree on what qualifies. It's fun to debate it, but at the same time . . . opinion is not fact. So play nice, kids.

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Worst News Thread EVER!!!

I'm going to agree to this.

Well, Gentlemen...it's up to your insightful posts to bring this thread to your desired standards

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Nor is it news!

Anyway if they put any of these fresh ebonic terms in Futurama I may just murder someone.. for good taste treason!
Also I love that urban dictionary claims that both those slang terms are used by the dumbest of the dumb.

Anyway, in real news Futurama issue #66 will be out very shortly and #67 is set to follow in May. Why care about that???? Well, Eric Rogers wrote issue #66.

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Did you see The Simpsons #200 issue? On the cover there is Zoidberg!

[Reply #386 on:]

I don't see him?

[Reply #387 on:]

Now someone's being total Zoidberg.

[Reply #388 on:]

So, not to do Danny's job for him, but Eric Rogers just said on Twitter to someone that there's "no word yet on anything after this summer's 13."

Seems like it's up in the air and no one actually knows for sure if it's coming back or not.

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Oh, well I hope everyone hears soon(and it better be good news! ^^)

Wait, there are two covers? Bongo's fb page had this one:

Still don't see zoidberg... (V)(;,,;)(V)

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So, not to do Danny's job for him, but Eric Rogers just said on Twitter to someone that there's "no word yet on anything after this summer's 13."

Seems like it's up in the air and no one actually knows for sure if it's coming back or not.

At this point I'd say that's good news.

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Let's see here (on the cover's back  ):
http://www.bongocomics.com/blog/02/28/2013/march-release-dates

[Reply #392 on:]

Eric may not know what is going on, but he does know something is going on, since he mentioned the "official announcement".

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Let's see here (on the cover's back  ):
http://www.bongocomics.com/blog/02/28/2013/march-release-dates

Oh yeah! "Will .... for cake!" (can't read the middle part)

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I don't see him?

That's the cover of the UK edition, released in August 2012. The UK ones are kind of shitty, as they just pick and choose stories from the US comics, throw on a cover from any old issue (or use new art) and then toss a bunch of plastic freebies in with the comic.

The real 200th issue released this week in the US, and has the cover seen below:

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Ooh, it says 'defect'

Europe is just a shitty part of the world. Also, did anyone see the KCA's? Wreck it ralph won best animated movie (my little sister put it in and I had to watch them... Never again)

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I should also note that issue 200 itself has a Futurama reference. Theres a gag about how Matt Groening was a cab driver who stole the idea for Futurama from a customer.

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I must say I like the actual 200th issues cover much better.

[Reply #398 on:]

Still can't stand that goofy new logo.

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I'm just glad captions on the top came back to new (USA) issues of Futurella.