Trololo (Futurama ending/spoiler)

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I've got really sad news. I saw this article and I didn't want to share it, but I guess it has to be shared.

MuchAdo was right about the new showrunner, so here it is.
For those who cannot access the site, here's what the article said:

After a great renewal of twenty-six episodes for the seventh season of Futurama, Matt Groening has brought news that the seventh season will be its last. He says that "after [four] years in great production, [they] have decided that the show has gone on long enough and it is time to end it." Directly from Groening himself, our own Nellie Andreeva conducted an interview with him to discuss the shocking news.

Nellie Andreeva: So Matt, you've enjoyed making this show and you have received pretty good ratings and nominations, what made you decide to end the show so fast?

Matt Groening: Well, it wasn't too much of my own choice. One day, I went into the writers’ room to ask them how everything was going. I noticed all of them just seemed really tired of actually writing a good episode, so I said “Who wants to go outside?”

Nellie: That was what sparked it?

Matt Groening: Yes, that is. I was thinking to myself, I've been running the show for a long time now, but maybe it'll be time to end it myself before it does go stale. Yes, hold all your Simpsons jokes please… Comedy Central has been kind, but the possibility of another cancellation to my show would be yet another heart break to me.
Nellie: That'll be quite interesting. Do you have an idea of the plot for the series finale?

Matt Groening: Yeah. We've got the plot already done, and now we're figuring out how to make it really good. In the episode, Fry and Leela end up getting married rather early after she accidentally gets knocked up. While the Professor offers a method to either end this upcoming birth or simply go to the past and prevent the night from happening, Leela begins protesting against it. The Professor then brings his one button remote that sends you 10 seconds back in the past into good use. This is just part one, the rest will have to be seen on TV, scheduled to air in September of 2013.

Nellie: Very dark. I'm noticing that you are taking a different direction to the series. Where is Zoidberg in the episode?

Matt Groening: [David X. Cohen] said that he would take care of a small subplot for that.

Nellie: Sorry for dragging this on, but we have one more question.

Matt Groening: Go ahead, I've got so many answers!

Nellie: After the show ends, will you decide to kick retirement and do another show?

Matt Groening: We are actually developing an animated series for FOX right now. It is intended to be a really crazy idea, but FOX is going to say no anyway, so I’m not even going to expand on that topic.

Nellie: It sounds really good.Thanks for sitting down to speak with Deadline today, Mr. Groening!

Matt Groening: Don’t call me that, Mr. Groening was my father’s name. Call me Matt.

Nellie: Okay, Matt…

Matt: No, actually… I want to be called David X. Cohen…

Nellie: Well that sums it up for this…

David X. Cohen: Oh yeah, the show actually has been renewed for an eighth season, but none of us are in control of it and Steve Callaghan is the showrunner from that point on.

Nellie: Good talking to you Mr. Gro… I mean Matt… I mean David X. Cohen.

David X Cohen: Actually, call me Kramer…

Nellie: Goodbye!
My interview with Matt Groening was a little strange, and this is just after FOX's recent decision today to renew The Cleveland Show with a fifth and sixth season, both with full orders of twenty-two episodes. More details will be revealed, stay tuned!

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Well, that's devastating...

However, I keep getting an "NOT FOUND" error when trying to access the link...

[Reply #2 on:]

Please be a fake, please be a fake, please be a fake...

edit : search on google is not concluant. No sign of this on Twitter. I assume this is shenanigans for now. 

[Reply #3 on:]

Well, I kinda warned you the link wasn't working. I might have typed it wrong or something.

[Reply #4 on:]

They've spoiled the series finale. I think that's it.

[Reply #5 on:]

Would Groening really spoil the ending of his show like that ? Nah man, that's gotta be fake. Oh god please.

[Reply #6 on:]

It wasn't fake when the link was still working. Ask MuchAdo.

[Reply #7 on:]

Well, looks like the article was simply deleted from the source site. What a hell?

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if you're gonna be a little bitch about what i'm gonna say, ignore me or be prepared to get told off

i'm glad the show is ending but

In the episode, Fry and Leela end up getting married rather early after she accidentally gets knocked up.

that's just stupid. the Futurama staff members are human deceivers. their souls are getting fried & they'll be dragged down to hell when they die. that's the price they pay for lying

if you wanna know what's really goin' on in the Futurama world, check out my stories & art

[Reply #9 on:]

I'm going through the five stages of grief right now. It's a fake !

edit : They can't just spoil the goddamn ending like that. That's stupid and it would hurt their ratings.

[Reply #10 on:]

It seems they don't need to care about ratings anymore...

At least, Fry ends up with Leela, not Unmentionable. That's a bright side .

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I'm going through the five stages of grief right now. It's a fake !

denial

At least, Fry ends up with Leela, not Unmentionable. That's a bright side .

grrr

[Reply #12 on:]

My heart is broken.

But I'm glad Matt is making more shows for FOX though.

[Reply #13 on:]

I'm still waiting for the next announcement when Matt says what the show is.

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Second.


Oh, what's the use.. the show is gone... why bother.

Unmentionable and Fry may as well be getting married!!

Futurama, don't go!!!!

[Reply #15 on:]

Omelet.

Am I doing it right?

[Reply #16 on:]

Is this source legit? It seems pretty stupid that he'd just blurt out the plot like that. I'll wait for a more official source.

[Reply #17 on:]

It was pretty legit, but it got really weird when he asked to be called different names. I think he just gave out a small plot of the episode, not the whole thing.

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do you want crying, Futurama? in my heart, the tears will never stop. some of the stuff Futurama has done is injustice for me, my friend, & the characters

@Unmentionable
I hope one day you'll get rectal cancer...

Second.

I am not either of you I thank the gods and if I were I'd die like dogs

[Reply #19 on:]

Well, that escalated quickly...

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Somehow, I think we're being screwed with.

Not accusing the OP, but I'd want to see verification first.

And stop picking on Unmentionable, you lot. Before the mods intervene.

[Reply #21 on:]

Maybe one day, the actual creators will read my post and confirm it. I mean, if MuchAdo says it's true, then by all means believe him.

[Reply #22 on:]

The same thing is posted at NoHomers forum. No doubt the article was real.

[Reply #23 on:]

Bullshit confirmed.

(Credit to tnuk)

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Loved the fact that even though they really don't know our community, they called one of us an asshole.

P.S.: To anyone from NoHomers who is stalking PEEL, that was a great troll. I enjoyed it, but that's probably because I found out it was a hoax before I read the "news".

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That had to be a fake. I'm glad I made someone laugh, at least.

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Loved the fact that even though they really don't know our community, they called one of us an asshole.

i got called an asshole just cos of the photo of 2 of my posts. what the hell

thanks for telling me people were talking behind my back, UL

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Sorry to sound like the "prophet in hindsight", but that fake was rather obvious:
(but would have written the same should I  have gotten up earlier, before the fake was identified )

- Someone who has never been on the forum (I do not count those 3 initial distraction posts) , nor a recognisable Futurama fan, finds that kind of news, and registers just for that ? Rather improbable, yet still possible. But that constellation in combination with him "making a typo in the link"? Who on Earth would type that link, instead of using the good-ole "copy/paste".
Clicking the link was most certainly everyone's first action. And the excuse -why the article was not to be found- lacked any credibility.
- Every writer/producer will keep that kind of interview mostly on the "casual viewer" level. That "call me David X Cohen" is pointless and the "Oh yeah, the show actually has been renewed for an eighth season, but none of us are in control of it and Steve Callaghan is the showrunner from that point on." is too much of a random insider joke, to be seriously used in an interview. Those are jokes suitable for a 100% nerdy chatroom, etc.. . But not on the already mentioned "Professional writer presents his product to the press" basis.
- "We were to tired coming up with good episodes". Sure....those guys are professional writers, and they make the overt admission they are too lazy/unable to do their job properly? No way. Look at other interviews, most will be on a "this is the greatest season we ever done" level.

So, all in all, should that guy need the triumph of having fooled someone, grant him that little joy

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I'm sure the Futurama staff will laugh their asses off when/if they read latest "news"...

[Reply #30 on:]

Hey guys, let's not derail this thread too much. This is On-Topic, and Futurama is the topic. I'm going to go clean up some of this. Might leave the bit about the fake interview though; that was kind of funny.

Edit - Not joking, guys. On-topic is not for complaining about each other.

[Reply #31 on:]

It is all BS, and Startug is a fan of Futurama and PEEL!!
Futurama lives.. for now!
He asked me .. and I said it's nothing too insane.
Over at Nohomers we like to have fun, he did they same fake cancellation joke/gag with "Bob's Burgers" and people quite enjoyed it.

He made it extra crazy at the end so you'd know it was fake.

[Reply #32 on:]

TheMadCapper currently is in the thread. Any offtop gets deleted immediately .

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That all made me laugh so much I was like, oh no oh no oh no! Startug, you are awsome.
I really hope futurama will be renewed for and eight season:)

Also, I think i'm the only one around here who actually likes Unmentionable?

[Reply #34 on:]

Well, I loved "the last episode ever" (tm) plot description... Actually, I would watch it .

[Reply #35 on:]

2 minutes I was thinking that Futurama is cancelled and all that felt unreal (maybe because it was unreal), but that was actually very funny and clever joke.

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Don't worry guys, like they found out, it's all bs. I was just having some fun and I really hope it doesn't destroy the possible future of a fun impression with me. I am indeed a fan of Futurama and PEEL, so I'll be here for a while, but I won't do big crap like that again. Maybe...

[Reply #37 on:]

I do love Futurama, but I think worrying and fretting over whether it will be cancelled is pointless and counterproductive The world will keep turning, and we'll always have Futurama in DVDs or over Netflix.

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I agree. The last episode of season 7 will be the 140th episode. I want it renewed of course, but 140 is a good run too.

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Don't worry guys, like they found out, it's all bs. I was just having some fun and I really hope it doesn't destroy the possible future of a fun impression with me. I am indeed a fan of Futurama and PEEL, so I'll be here for a while, but I won't do big crap like that again. Maybe...

That's ok! is a very inusual way to introduce yourself

About the fake interview,at first I felt scared too,not because "Futurama was cancelled" was because the reason made me feel angry. Good that I did read that at 2:00 a.m and I went to sleep without think a lot about it.

But now that I'm reading it again,obviously is fake at moment that you wrote "Cleveland Show gets renewed for 2 seasons"   and your final episode plot wow! I have to say it you have some nice ideas!,I would watch it too!

I do love Futurama, but I think worrying and fretting over whether it will be cancelled is pointless and counterproductive The world will keep turning, and we'll always have Futurama in DVDs or over Netflix.

Exctaly!( same when people fight about characters and shippings) but you have to admit it,is a sad new if that happens someday,personally I don't mind if Futurama finishes as long they have a very good reason and a good ending.