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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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For all we know, they've just recoloured all of the Futurama characters yellow like they did with Jay Sherman.
God, I hope not. If that's the case, shouldn't the Griffins be yellow in their crossover with the Simpsons?
As Cudry said, it's an episode of Family Guy. The Simpsons have a set precedent of colouring cameos from other series yellow, such as Jay Sherman in "A Star is Burns". They've left them pink when they've been in blink and miss it background cameos before, but hell, they even coloured Fry in yellow for that non-canon couch gag where he arrives on the sofa via the Futurama tube-system. Family Guy, on the other hand, exists in a world where cartoon characters and talking animals co-exist with "reality". The show is perfectly happy for anything completely supernatural to happen if it's for the sake of a gag. If the Family Guy/Simpsons crossover was an episode of The Simpsons, they'd have done things very differently. I can almost guarantee that the Griffins would be yellow and they would visit Springfield as opposed to The Simpsons going to Quahog, which is sort of the opposite of what Family Guy has done whilst being exactly the same thing they've done. If they'd made this crossover back in 1999 or so, I can guarantee that the Futurama cast would be yellow, but they seem to have relaxed about that sort of thing since then.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Interesting if very short clip. Feels more Futurama-y than I thought it would initially. Certainly makes me anticipate this more now. I would like the Futurama characters in their normal skin colour like the crossover comics, but we'll see, it isn't a dealbreaker...
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MuchAdo
Professor
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« Reply #651 on: 08-04-2014 02:28 »
« Last Edit on: 08-04-2014 02:30 »
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I'm excited for November 9th!! You guys have all seen the rough preview clip of the opening by now... http://instagram.com/p/q7Aq-fPEph/But why is that it??? Where's a SDCC clip or trailer?
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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If the Futurama characters are yellow, that'll honestly put me off the entire thing. I know that probably sounds petty and a bit stupid, but I really can't take it seriously if they make such a drastic change to the character designs.
I agree completely. They should keep all the characters the same. I don't really see a point in changing character designs, as they aren't in the Family Guy crossover.
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MuchAdo
Professor
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That is a SDCC clip.
I just meant, where's a proper trailer uploaded onto Fox's youtube just like the SimGuyFamSon crossover got? INFOSPHERE NEWS!?? 26 July, 2014: Matt Groening says that some of the Futurama staff are meeting up tomorrow morning to discuss options to bring the show back.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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That is a SDCC clip.
INFOSPHERE NEWS!??
26 July, 2014: Matt Groening says that some of the Futurama staff are meeting up tomorrow morning to discuss options to bring the show back.
Say whaaa?...
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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« Reply #663 on: 08-13-2014 00:18 »
« Last Edit on: 08-13-2014 02:24 »
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I'm looking forward to it as a chance to see the gang back on the screen one (potentially) last time.
If it was an episode of Futurama that the Simpsons were going to appear in, I'd be dead against it as I'd feel that it would cheapen the show and would be unlikely to actually be any good, but given that it's being produced as an episode of The Simpsons, it'll most likely be non-canon in Futurama's universe - even if it's canon in The Simpsons - and even if it is canon, it'll be much easier to ignore and act like it never happened.
The Simpsons has been absolutely terrible for well over a decade, so I don't care about them potentially cheapening their show any more. And who knows? As unlikely as it is, it might end up being good. The writer wrote the episode "Holidays of Future Passed" that stands as a genuinely great episode of the show and probably the only genuinely great episode to air after season 12. He's also written for Futurama before and David X. Cohen is supposed to have been consulted about the episode, meaning that he'll have had some degree of input. Plus, I imagine they'll really put some effort into making it a good episode. Matt Groening clearly loves Futurama and I can't imagine he'd want anything but the best for it.
So, for now, I'm trying to be optimistic. My only real complaint is that it's only going to be one 22-minute episode. I'm worried that that won't be nearly enough time to tell a good story on the scale that a crossover like this deserves. I wish they'd made it a two-parter, or hell, even a three-parter or a movie. As a single episode, they're unlikely to acknowledge things like how both shows are fictional within eachother's universes and they're unlikely to take any time to just enjoy making jokes out of the characters' interactions.
Anyway, I can't wait to see it.
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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Futurama lost both of the Emmys it was nominated for, oh well.
For those who care, they lost Outstanding Animated Program to Bob's Burgers and Maurice LaMarche lost Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer for his work on The Simpsons.
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MuchAdo
Professor
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Harry Shearer won? They're killing off Mr. Burns in the season 26 premiere.
LOL. Last time I checked.. Jackie Mason didn't voice Mr. Burns.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I'll never get why Bob's Burgers is so popular either way.
1. I'd hardly call the show "popular." Critically acclaimed, sure, but not popular. 2. Read this. It does a far better job than I could at articulating why the show is so damn great.
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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I'll never get why Bob's Burgers is so popular either way.
Me neither. I feel like everyone who's seen it but me likes it.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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Well, you're the ones missing out.
For the record, it took me quite a while to get into (I wasn't completely sold until season 3) and now it's one of my favourite things on the air. It's the kind of show where one needs to see a few episodes before they can begin to appreciate it; it's very character-based humour so it works best when you're actually familiar with the characters.
Also, "I haven't seen it but I don't like it and my opinion will never change" may be the most fucking ignorant statement I've ever read.
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