Rent Boy
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« on: 03-18-2004 11:43 »
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So I saw Mike Reiss (producer of the Simpsons) here at Eastern Michigan and I asked him about the chances of Futurama ever making it back. Although he did say the show was over, he did say there was a pretty good chance that they were going to be making a movie out of Futurama. That alone would blow my small little mind.
I also took it upon myself to ask him if he thinks the family guy is a blatant rip off of the simpsons (cause it is), although he avoided the question, he didnt deny it.
He also said that basically when the Simpsons broke up, all the good writers went to work on Futurama, and everyone else went to King of the Hill hahahah
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Rent Boy
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whats wrong with my post???
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Rent Boy
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[Zoidberg]The Simpsons broke up? What? You're kidding. When did this happen?[/Zoidberg]
hahaha good point
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Rent Boy
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i just said Mike Reiss said ithere was a pretty good chance of it happening, although im sure he doesnt know half as much as you do
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Rent Boy
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blah blah, i just dont want my dreams of this movie crushed
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Rent Boy
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i believe him.
hes the one that leaked all the rumors about the simpsons movie for so long.
he still might get fired for it, he said Groening is pissed and so is fox.
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nerdlingus

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Originally posted by El Scorcho: hmmmm, 'nowt'. I have a sneaking suspicion that nerdlingus is from up north Wrong! A little further south if you please.  On topic though, a movie would be great but d'you know what'd be fun for everyone - them pigs flying out of LampIncidents ass, in the movie! Seriously though *cough - hehe* I reckon that any movie details for either the simpsons or Futurama will be kept away from prying eyes until its pretty much on top of us. Or thats what I think anyways, bastard executives.
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Gorky

DOOP Secretary

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Well, Groening would have had to be a driving force in the beginning of the series, both in the design of characters and the plots. For example, Groening (along with Sam Simon) wrote the first episode of the show ("Some Enchanted Evening" ). But, of course, we really don't know who wrote the majority of the script, or if it was an equal collaboration. All I'm trying to say is that Groening created the show, but he needed Sam Simon and Jim Brooks to help him get it off the ground.
You also bring up an interesting point about the "true" characters. Of course the designs are different, but what about the characters themselves. In the shorts, the Simpson family seems just like any other ordinary family. As the shorts go on, they evolve a bit, but still remain basically as the stereotypical American family. But, you can see in "Some Enchanted Evening" that the storyline, when given the chance to be fleshed out into 23 minutes instead of 1, is a bit more unrealistic. This may be due to the fact that Sam Simon had an effect on the characters and their personalities.
Back on topic, design-wise the characters changed from short #48 to episode 7G01. You can see a difference, but not necessarily a drastic one. The slight changes seen in design are most likely Simon's doing.
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DotheBartman

Liquid Emperor
 
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Just for the hell of it I'll elaborate on the Some Enchanted Evening thing.
Yes, it was originally slated as the first episode but that didn't happen. In fact if you'd listened to your dvd commentaries (which maybe you did but forgot these facts?) you'd know this stuff. Anyway, all the episodes of season one were in some stage of development before any animation had been seen at all. The initial animation came back for Some Enchated Evening (you can find parts of the original cut on the dvd as well) and it was a disaster. The animation was so terrible and so different from what the creators intended. They had to ask Fox to push back the premiere of the series to give them more time to re-work it (the show was originally slated to premiere around September of 1989), and hoped that the animation for the second produced episode "Bart the Genius" would be better. Thankfully it was and the creators were re-assured that the problem was fixable. But in the meantime the episode had to be mostly re-worked, with 70 precent of the animation being redone. The show finally premiered in December (instead of September) with the eighth episode produced being aired as a "special" or "preview" of the series, largely because it was Christmas oriented and it had to be aired then. When it was finally done Some Enchanted Evening aired at the end of season one instead of at the beginning. For the record, next time you watch the episode you may want to look out for the original animation (about 30 percent). If you focus enough you can easily tell which parts were "new" and which were part of the original cut. In one old shot you can even find a lip-stick smear on the door, leftover from a scene that was re-worked (instead of smacking the door in Marge's face as he walks out, the "new" version has Homer simply not noticing Marge wanted a kiss as he sips her coffee).
Oh, and Winna, yes, the Simpsons movie is set in stone. Its in very, very early stages but it is being worked on now. Mike Reiss said it could be out by 2006 although that's probably a slightly over-ambitious target.
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Rent Boy
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Reiss also said they are making a movie out of "queer duck"
thats beyond me
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Gorky

DOOP Secretary

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Originally posted by winna: and personally I believe a Futurama movie is extremely probably not just possible.... I'm not sure about that. It's obvious that Groening and Cohen want to make one, and it's also obvious that Fox is a money-hungry network. Despite the fact that they seem to hate Futurama, if they get any evidence suggesting that a movie would be worth it, they would probably at least consider a movie.
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Dr. Morberg

Professor

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I would love to see a Futurama movie, if they can keep it true to the series. Also, if they made one, I would like to see it be made and advertised so that it attracts people who aren't just Futurama fans. If one ever comes out, I hope they don't just name it "Futurama: The Movie".
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TheLampIncident

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Originally posted by spacepilot3000: If "Firefly" could be made into a movie, so can this.
Since your answer will probably be "But Universal bought the rights so a movie could be made", I've got a comeback. Since Cartoon Network is part of Warner Brothers and CN is intrested in renewing the show, WB could buy the rights from FOX and FOX wouldn't care anyway. I actually wasn't going to reply to this, but I am now. But I'm just not going to say anything worthwhile. But still, I doubt it.
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