MuchAdo
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Fox still own the rights to the newly produced Comedy Central episodes and they still take the money from the DVD sales, so Fox still have a huge part in the decision-making process.
Obviously, we don't know the exact details, but it seems to be that the show was revived as part of a deal between Comedy Central and Fox's production wing whereby Comedy Central are only paying an amount of money to cover part of the production costs of the new episodes (whereas normally, a channel would be covering all of the production costs), and Fox are putting some money into the show as well, because they take money from DVD sales.
Comedy Central can't afford to produce Futurama without a bit of help from Fox, who are happy to sweeten the deal because they'll be raking in cash from DVD sales, so it's basically win/win for them.
Because of this, the episode ratings are quite important, in spite of the show's strong cult appeal and strong DVD sales, because the ratings are basically all that Comedy Central gets out of the deal - although, obviously, how well the ratings do for the repeats of the new episodes is also important.
At least, that was my understanding of things.
That's correct.
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Startug
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There we go. I think Cyber's closed our case.
Now... back to the "NEWS" topic instead of analysts and therapists, also known as analrapists.
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DannyJC13
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More or less 2 weeks until news/previews may start appearing.
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lol
Crustacean
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Now... back to the "NEWS" topic instead of analysts and therapists, also known as analrapists.
That genuinely made me laugh. 11/10 Would read again.
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futz
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The Simpsons have been syndication on a local non-Fox station here for as long as I can remember. Trouble is they only show episodes from the previous season so they just run the same batch over and over again until another season comes around. It was on in the late afternoon but was bumped to the wee morning hours by Jerry Springer type shows. Only thing I've heard is that anything to do with The Simpsons is expensive. Too bad because there are few shows that have that many episodes. Could have non-repeating episodes every weekday for over a year.
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DannyJC13
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« Reply #571 on: 04-17-2013 21:01 »
« Last Edit on: 04-17-2013 21:03 »
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Christopher Tyng’s 31st Century BeatAnd another interview with Katey Sagal, this time she mentions Futurama (at the end)! Katey Sagal: Love and 'Anarchy'For those who just want the part about Futurama: Futurama has a big cult following. Is there more coming out? They are about to start airing a new season on Comedy Central that we have already recorded so it might be on really soon. I don't have the airdates for that but it should be coming in the summer.
Futurama is always the job that I never know if it is going to last or not. [Laughs] It just goes season by season. It has such a strong fan base that we end up doing more so I would imagine that will still happen.
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Eternium
Professor
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« Reply #584 on: 04-22-2013 17:26 »
« Last Edit on: 04-22-2013 17:40 »
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We all knew this would happen, but I am still very sad Best parts: n one installment, Futurama is “reincarnated as various cartoons of your youth, not legally resembling but somehow quite reminiscent of Scooby-Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, and G.I. Joe,” he says. And the series finale, which features a wedding between Fry and Leela, is “a tasteful, emotional gorefest,” he raves. “There’s a lot of death but there’s also a lot of time travel, so that makes for an interesting combination.” Adds Groening: “It’s a really satisfying ending. It’s an epic ending. If indeed it’s the ending.”
The final 13 episodes, which represent the second half of season 7, begin airing on June 19 at 10 p.m.
damnit Danny! You beat me to it xD
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futurefreak
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Ah I was about to post that link, Just Fan beat me to it. I have mixed reactions towards this. I love Futurama, its existence completely altered my life almost 13 years ago. I met some cool PEELple and even dated a few of them. But ever since it came back it has been hit or miss imo. It doesn't have the same ...I don't know, innocence? as before. Does that make sense? And they totally f*ed with the Fry Leela ship that came to made me loathe it entirely, when I used to be a very strong shipper. So on the one hand I am sad it is leaving again when we fought so hard to bring it back. On the other hand I would rather see it go then get ruined further like a certain other Groening franchise...and on the third hand, maybe my toys will become more collectible
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futurefreak
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Beanoz, cyber, nice to see you guys around here After Devil's Hands we were left with some "what ifs"...when it came back, those questions were answered. I think I'm comfortable with it ending.
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PhoffiFozz
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Well, I'm very bummed. I'm not surprised at all, but I'm very bummed out nonetheless. It's by far been my favorite show since before it was cancelled the first time.
I'm not really a fan of any other show, other than The Simpsons and without Futurama to look forward to, TV in general doesn't interest me.
Having said that, I'd love to see it come out in a direct-to-DVD situation or through Netflix or something like that.
I still feel the show is putting out great episodes that far excede anything else I've tried to watch and think it's too soon to end. I'm ready to start a petition.
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AllEggsIn1Basket
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Looks like I will just have to buy the next season on iTunes so I can watch it as it comes. Otherwise I'll have to avoid this site while the episodes air so I don't spoil anything for myself. Definitely won't be able to wait for it to come out on DVD near Christmas!
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