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DannyJC13

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« #81 : 12-08-2014 13:37 »
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Hey MuchAdo, turns out Eric Rogers pitched the story of the issue to the show itself over and over again, but David X. Cohen never liked it enough to make it into an episode. Source one & two. I agree that #73 was really, really strong. If you don't read Futurama comics that often or at all, I'd say this one is worth picking up whilst you have the chance.
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cyber_turnip

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« #84 : 01-09-2015 13:34 »
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Tell us more, turnip! 
I didn't want to say anything earlier in case I was breaking some sort of embargo, but basically I worked on this. Also, sorry to anybody who came to this post expecting news. Futurama is still very dead.
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Kataang102

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« #92 : 02-24-2015 04:18 »
« : 02-24-2015 04:30 »
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It bugs me that american dad got cancelled and picked up again a few days after Don't get me wrong I love american dad (my roomate is watching it) but I wish futurama would get the same luck It's just that show that's really good but for some reason no network wants it Also edit: FYNNY tumblr has posted that the funky futurama pop figures are Avalible for pre-order http://www.entertainmentearth.com/hitlist.asp?theme=Futurama
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Beamer

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« #93 : 02-26-2015 03:08 »
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I wish futurama would get the same luck
The show got 4 dvd movies and two full 26-episode-long seasons following its cancellation. Granted, it wasn't as immediate as American Dad's renewal, though the practice of un-cancelling a tv show was far less common back in 2003 than it is now. It's just that show that's really good but for some reason no network wants it
It all comes down to the numbers. Comedy Central actually treated the show quite well ( especially in comparison to Fox), but they're a cable network - they just don't have the same budget as Fox. Futurama is an expensive show to make, and wasn't pulling good enough ratings to warrant how much money it was costing them. Simple tv economics - sad, but true. Despite the show's loyal fanbase, the television landscape has changed significantly since the show first found success in reruns. With online streaming (and the increase in popularity for illegal downloads), live broadcasts just don't pull the same numbers anymore, let alone the fact that heavily seralised storytelling has become increasingly popular for tv shows in the past decade or so - Futurama just wasn't urgent or "must-see" viewing for a lot of people, regardless of how much they enjoyed the show. Comedy Central gave us 52 bonus episodes of the series. That's more than a lot of shows get in their entire run. Sure, I'd like to see more adventures of the Planet Express crew as much as anyone here, but after the multiple chances this show got, its cancellation is hardly the travesty you make it out to be. Futurama defied all odds countless times and had a really good run overall - that's far more than most niche genre shows like it could ever hope for.
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JoshTheater

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« #117 : 03-05-2015 18:38 »
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Agreed with UrL. I think AOTKA has a lot of detestable aspects to it, but it also has a lot of great jokes that hold up, and overall I think it's far more hated than it should be compared to episodes that came later. Just a theory, but I think part of why it might still be considered the worst by some is because it was one of the very first episodes of the new run with such bad elements, so the distinct change in quality from what came before was memorably noticeable especially for those who were concerned about the state of the show's writing since its return. Personally I think even within season 6A that Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences and the Holiday Spectacular are both considerably worse episodes.
After 6A, my least favorite episodes would, in no order, probably be (and I know people will disagree with some of these picks strongly) Overclockwise, The Butterjunk Effect, Naturama, and T.: The Terrestrial.
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