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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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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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AllEggsIn1Basket
Professor
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I saw the new issue of Futurama comics on the magazine rack at Booksamillion. I've been in that store a dozen times over the last four years and never noticed it before. I enjoyed the undead bot army and thought the drawings were really great in this issue. In some of the other comic issues I have the art is a bit hit or miss. There was one major typo in the comic though. Did anyone else notice this?
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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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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MuchAdo
Professor
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Futurella... gone but not forgotten.
Who?
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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Cool beans! Some of the Futurama crew have come to the Emerald City Comicons in Seattle, but I really don't think that I could handle the physical and mental stress of the insane lines and crowds.
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Kataang102
Bending Unit
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« Reply #92 on: 02-24-2015 05:18 »
« Last Edit on: 02-24-2015 05:30 »
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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
DOOP Secretary
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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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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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I'm really grateful that CC brought it back, and yes, it did have a good run. I've not yet given up all hope yet, though.
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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I'm really grateful that CC brought it back, and yes, it did have a good run. I've not yet given up all hope yet, though. Given the overall decline in quality that the very last half-season evidenced, I really don't think it would be a good thing if Futurama came back onto the screen in any form except a one-off theatrical release (and even then, it'd have to be something that the team threw more of their asses into making than they did the last two or three seasons, or the previous direct-to-DVD movies). It's over. They've told their story. Let the accumulated body of work stand whilst it still has legs on which to do so. Would you really be okay with Futurama going the same way as The Simpsons (ie: so far downhill that Sisyphus pities their climb back up)?
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Sanfazer
Crustacean
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You people are all idiots.
(<medical crab>Don't hit me!</medical crab>)
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Inquisitor Hein
Liquid Emperor
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"Futurama was a good series..a pity they did not make a parody on Moby Dick". "But in season 6B, they..." "A PITY THEY DID NOT MAKE A PARODY ON MOBY DICK!!!!"
See also: "I liked Matrix. A pity they did not make any sequels". "But they..." "A PITY THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY SEQUELS!!!!"
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I'd say 7B was probably the strongest run of the post-cancellation era, and definitely a positive note to end on.
6A has some of the show's all-time best episodes, but also some of its all-time worst (including the atrocious Attack of the Killer App, which I still maintain is the show's worst outing). It's just wildly inconsistent.
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Beamer
DOOP Secretary
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I enjoyed the credits, as they signified the nightmare was finally over.
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JoshTheater
Space Pope
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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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