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Futurama Returns - but still only as four straight-to-DVD-movies

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:56 AM EST
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Sadly, Billy West misinformed about this. Only the four DVD-movies will be released, as previously planned. More info here: http://billywest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2020&KW=billywest

Below is the original post by Billy West, which is erronous:

"Another 26 episodes of Futurama will shortly go into production! This news comes from none other than Billy West (voice of Fry) himself, in a short post to his own message board. No further details are available, except that it's likely to be on TV, not straight to DVD"

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{"commentId":66790,"authorDomain":"geekyguy"}
geekyguy

Good news.

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  • 2 votes
Reply#1 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:58 AM EST
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Brian Ford

The first thing I would suggest is that instead of seeding to the slashdot article, it would have been better to seed to the actual Billy West message board post. (The Newsvine Code of Honor asks that we seed as close to the source as possible. You can't get closer than the actual source.) You could have then included a link at the end of your description to the slashdot commentary.

As for the return. I'm of two minds: I absolutely "love" Futurama. I own every episode and feel it eclipsed The Simpsons in overall quality. I think it did so because it went out before it had a chance to get stale. If they produce this series from the point the show ended, that will mean Lela and Frey hooking up. This is the kiss of death.

I wrote a post here on Newsvine all about how less is more for television and that 2 or 3 seasons is a good goal. (Futurama pushed it's luck and managed 5 (technically 4) perfect seasons.)

If you're interested, you can read that here.

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  • 6 votes
Reply#2 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:14 PM EST
{"commentId":66807,"authorDomain":"tjweir"}
tjweir

This is great news.

I couldn't find any info about the studio though. Are they coming back to Fox? Comedy Central?

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    Reply#3 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:14 PM EST
    {"commentId":66846,"authorDomain":"ooble"}
    Ooble

    I think I speak for all of us when I say "Wooooo!"

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      Reply#4 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:51 PM EST
      {"commentId":66886,"authorDomain":"buda"}
      Jon Buda

      Best news all day! I'm going to slam some Slurm and get hammered!

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        Reply#5 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:26 PM EST
        {"commentId":66919,"authorDomain":"brianford"}
        Brian Ford
        I'm going to slam some Slurm

        Ugh. Do you even know what goes into that @!$%#?

        ;)

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        • 2 votes
        Reply#6 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:04 PM EST
        {"commentId":66964,"authorDomain":"marketmachines"}
        Market Machinist

        The hypnotoad finally got promoted to VP, programming after the last guy vacationed on the brain-slug planet .... Ooble speaks for me.

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          Reply#7 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:05 PM EST
          {"commentId":66981,"authorDomain":"jonknee"}
          Jon Gales

          Futurama debuted in 1999, the same year as Family Guy. What was old and dead is now new and funny.

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            Reply#8 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:20 PM EST
            {"commentId":67035,"authorDomain":"stepk"}
            Stepk

            Billywest.com - "HERE'S GREAT NEWS!
            Here's the official word on Futurama!!
            David X. phoned me about an hour ago and said that this Futurama project
            is a done deal! Here's the word from DX---
            There are 4 DVD movies that we'll start recording at the end of July or
            August.Full feature length FUTURAMA movies.
            Everybody is excited to get back together--as I am!

            Into the Future,
            Billy"

            Not a series, 4 DVD movies but that's still cool.

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              Reply#9 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:08 PM EST
              {"commentId":67100,"authorDomain":"phillynewshound"}
              PhillyNewsHound

              Wooohhooooo!

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                Reply#10 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:34 PM EST
                {"commentId":67104,"authorDomain":"patrickburke1980"}
                Patrick Burke

                "The first thing I would suggest is that instead of seeding to the slashdot article, it would have been better to seed to the actual Billy West message board post. (The Newsvine Code of Honor asks that we seed as close to the source as possible. You can't get closer than the actual source.) You could have then included a link at the end of your description to the slashdot commentary."

                I couldn't agree more

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                • 1 vote
                Reply#11 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:40 PM EST
                {"commentId":67152,"authorDomain":"evolusion"}
                evolusion

                Bad News Everyone.

                HEY GUYS ----Please forgive me but I'm getting different information than
                what I was given about Futuarma. DXC told me that this info was not true
                right now --I think the DVD's are happening at some point,but I'm terribly
                sorry about the misinformation! Please help me to tell all the posters about
                this.I'll find as much accurate info as I can!

                Thanks,
                Billy

                New post by Billy

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                • 1 vote
                Reply#12 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:36 PM EST
                {"commentId":67154,"authorDomain":"evolusion"}
                evolusion

                And another:

                Guys,
                I'm sorry I gave inaccurate info on the cartoon.I was told on one end that the
                TV show was a go but DXC enlightened me (with a hammer) that this was
                not the case.I think there is a Futurama project as in DVD's but I appearently
                had bad info.But I do live to give good Futurama news to people.So I must've
                died or something.

                All eyes on the skies,

                Billy

                link

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                • 1 vote
                Reply#13 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:38 PM EST
                {"commentId":67161,"authorDomain":"ooble"}
                Ooble

                I think I just might cry.

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                  Reply#14 - Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:47 PM EST
                  {"commentId":67379,"authorDomain":"MissDev"}
                  Miss Dev

                  *Crosses Fingers* Not another Simpsons burnout! Not another Simpsons burnout! Oh dear lord of television... Not another Simpsons burnout!

                  {"commentId":67379,"threadId":"11992","contentId":"138975","authorDomain":"MissDev"}
                    Reply#15 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:14 AM EST
                    {"commentId":67440,"authorDomain":"christopher"}
                    Christopher Woods

                    One word... Excellent.

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                      Reply#16 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:33 AM EST
                      {"commentId":67471,"authorDomain":"hodgie"}
                      K.Hodge

                      hahah i think you're a little late on that word.

                      {"commentId":67471,"threadId":"11992","contentId":"138975","authorDomain":"hodgie"}
                        Reply#17 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:44 AM EST
                        {"commentId":67473,"authorDomain":"hodgie"}
                        K.Hodge

                        You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir! Bravo!

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                          Reply#18 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:58 AM EST
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