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Comedy Central Orders 13
More Episodes Of FUTURAMA??

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! by omgwtfbbqsauce	Jun 8th, 2009 01:17:02 AM
I hope everyone will be back on board!
Hot piss by Motfilms	Jun 8th, 2009 01:28:16 AM
I love Futurama.
Headlines that end in question marks? by Missing Dink	Jun 8th, 2009 01:32:57 AM
Way overdone?
I'm liking this. by Juggernaut125	Jun 8th, 2009 01:34:09 AM
IF it's true. Futurama is perhaps THE best half-hour animated show in the past 20 years. It's DVD release movies had a lot of great moments, but fell a bit flat over the long run, trying to maintain a longer story. But over a half hour, it is some of the best stuff on television.
good , fuck fox for not jumping on this by BrainFart	Jun 8th, 2009 01:35:44 AM

KITTENS GIVE MORBO GAS by Mr Spork	Jun 8th, 2009 01:36:43 AM

Oh christ no. by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 8th, 2009 01:39:16 AM
More shitty direct to DVD movies?
locksbrokenleg by Mr Spork	Jun 8th, 2009 01:43:45 AM
It says 13 episodes, not anything about movies, so apparently not.
Death by snu-snu! by BatPsycho	Jun 8th, 2009 01:44:04 AM
oh yeah. this was my favorite cartoon for years. cant wait for the new episodes
Missing Dink by BadMrWonka	Jun 8th, 2009 01:53:10 AM
The Spaghetti Incident?
Let's hope they're better than the four movies. by brokentusk	Jun 8th, 2009 02:06:59 AM
FEMINIST (observing a giant King Kong statue): "Men! It's always King Kong... never... Queen Kwong." When I heard that joke, that was the end of my blind love affair with this show.
The show was funny the first few years by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 8th, 2009 02:36:11 AM
but it did get stale.
Can we get FUTURAMA: THE NEXT GENERATION? by SnapT	Jun 8th, 2009 03:23:32 AM
I want to see what the year 4000 is like.
Mr Beaks had a site...? Oh. Who cares? Oh. by Heckles	Jun 8th, 2009 03:26:08 AM
One of those stories that the title is enough. Talkback pointless. Beaks reference not needed. Then again, from the site that links Script Girl. So there you go.
futurama-ama by Jubba	Jun 8th, 2009 03:26:20 AM
the future of futurama, putting the ram in futuRAMa
BEST NEWS IN YEARS!! by gotilk	Jun 8th, 2009 03:26:23 AM
wait... casting?
Please no mutli episode stories by David Cloverfield	Jun 8th, 2009 03:35:48 AM
Keep it tight for the love of god.
The Hypnotoad ordered Comedy Central to order 13 episodes. by Det. John Kimble	Jun 8th, 2009 03:41:28 AM
You told Brent on the phone, Brent told me.
gotilk by brokentusk	Jun 8th, 2009 03:41:35 AM
I'm assuming that refers to signing up the voice cast for thirteen episodes and/or casting for any additional parts.
brokentusk by gotilk	Jun 8th, 2009 03:58:25 AM
I'll pensively share your optimism.
FUCK....YES by simondark	Jun 8th, 2009 04:33:37 AM
that is all...and scriptgirl still sucks.That really is all.CHEERS!
stop with the hate, more futurama beats more shitty reality tv by palewook	Jun 8th, 2009 05:24:10 AM
or another carlos mancina series.
Hating for hate's sake by Donkey_Lasher	Jun 8th, 2009 05:59:40 AM
just fuck off.
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD! by DamnMichaelBay	Jun 8th, 2009 06:02:33 AM
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD!
More more by Donkey_Lasher	Jun 8th, 2009 06:07:09 AM
I love Futurama, but I hope they don't keep it going for years like The Simpsons (not that a scripted, funny animated show is bad) I'm with palewook, I'd sooner see more of this than more reality TV. (In the UK now, it's on ALL the time, one show finishes, and another starts, like they're all synchronised)
The tough cartoon by Reilly	Jun 8th, 2009 06:13:27 AM
that won't cop out when there's heat all about!
This place is just like the ancient Egypt of my day... by mraig	Jun 8th, 2009 06:27:34 AM
We learned many things from the mighty Egyptians, such as pyramid building, space travel, and how to prepare our dead so as to scare Abbott and Costello. FRY: Heh heh heh... also Wolfman.
I liked... by Dazzler69	Jun 8th, 2009 06:45:30 AM
the D&D theme for last movie. I am up for more ep's/movies.
Your face is looking greasy... by Mockingbuddha	Jun 8th, 2009 06:53:06 AM
Reeeeal greasy.
Worrying about quality is not hate. by brokentusk	Jun 8th, 2009 07:06:15 AM
Neither is being disappointed when something you love lets you down. The movies were not up to the quality of the series, hopefully these new episodes will be better.
Let's Hope They Cured That Maudlin Streak by Aquatarkusman	Jun 8th, 2009 07:32:58 AM
Which permeated and sank the last season and also messed up giant sections of the largely unfunny 'movies.' The Futurama team is comprised of funny nerds, not romantics.
People still watch this fucking show? by MJohnson	Jun 8th, 2009 08:23:26 AM
Just wondering.
Time for another Star Trek episode but with Pine, Quinto, etc.? by SpyGuy	Jun 8th, 2009 08:24:01 AM
Or just have Shatner's head jar attacking Pine's head jar as the "Arena" battle theme music is playing. It would be glorious! Glorious, I tell you!
Wasn't this the plan for months now?... by DanielKurland	Jun 8th, 2009 08:35:02 AM
I always thought this is what was happening...
Let it be so by OGoncho	Jun 8th, 2009 08:52:06 AM
More Futurama, even sub-par Futurama, is always welcome in my house.
Shoulda done this to begin with by BizarroJerry	Jun 8th, 2009 09:04:58 AM
I wish they had brought it back like this in the first place. I feel like the DVD movies just stretched out the series' resurrection too far. And while I thought they were mediocre to nearly good, sticking to new half hours woulda worked better. In fact, a lot of the various subplots would have worked better as half hours built around the same premise. I'll still watch all these, but the DVDs just delayed things.
"We love you, Bender!" by BizarroJerry	Jun 8th, 2009 09:07:25 AM
"SHUT UP, baby, I know it!"
As long as it by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	Jun 8th, 2009 09:15:44 AM

FUCK THIS FUCKING KEYBOARD! by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester	Jun 8th, 2009 09:16:03 AM
Whatever.
great news....but... by Specktron	Jun 8th, 2009 09:21:36 AM
...I know that we'll all be disappointed with it after a little while...
Sweet Mama of Barak Obama. by cookylamoo	Jun 8th, 2009 09:46:12 AM
I'm so there!
In fact..... by cookylamoo	Jun 8th, 2009 10:10:38 AM
I'd love to see Barak and Michelle as heads in jars and see if they're still the Black Kennedys after 1000 years.
Casting? by IndyCollector	Jun 8th, 2009 10:17:07 AM
The show already has a cast.
You have Zoidberg. YOU ALL HAVE ZOIDBERG! by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 8th, 2009 11:21:45 AM
Whoop-Whoop-Whoop
Don't know what it is... by OfficerJunior	Jun 8th, 2009 11:30:02 AM
...but there's something about hypnotoad. I can't take my eyes off of him. hmmmm?
Self-contained episodes, please by supertoyslast	Jun 8th, 2009 11:33:45 AM
Futurama is at its best when it's short, sharp and funny. The movies just stretched things out and slowed the plot down - which got in the way of the jokes. I believe that Futurama will be back on form with individual episodes.
All this movie hate by yomomma	Jun 8th, 2009 12:28:09 PM
Look, each movie was just 4 interrelated 22 minute episodes without the credits or commericals. Just watch it in chunks if you need episodes so badly. From a marketing perspective, the movies were genius, getting fools (like me) to shell out $20 for 4 episodes of the show. That's $80 for one 16 episode season on DVD. OUCH!
To all the Haters,BENDER says.... by DrMorbius	Jun 8th, 2009 01:02:03 PM
...BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!!!
MUST... HAVE... MORE... FUTURAMA!!! by JT Kirk	Jun 8th, 2009 01:53:15 PM
Granted, the last 3 movies were painfully uneven at best, but damn is it better to have more Futurama than none. I get that they do the movies to bilk the fans like me out of buying them on DVD first, so whatever it takes, but I would like to suggest to the writers that they work a little longer on the overarcing storylines in a framework format BEFORE writing the scripts, even if it means making sacrifices to individual episodes. This show deserves to be remembered for high quality laughs and storylines, not shoehorned laughs and scattershot storylines.
Show isn by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 8th, 2009 02:05:12 PM

Show isn't funny anymore by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 8th, 2009 02:05:57 PM
The DVD things proved this fucker ran out of steam. It's so dated now despite beings set in the future.
More Fry and Leela, and less goddamn Bender by FeralAngel	Jun 8th, 2009 02:29:48 PM
I've pretty much had my fill of his shiny metal ass. A robot that acts like a jerkoff fanboy, har de har har damn it's gotten old. But Fry and Leela gave this ditzy show some humanity, and some of its best episodes. And how about an overarching storyline, hm? You know, make the show less episodic. How about some kinda space war goin' down, and Planet Express has to supply provisions to the troops, and deal with smugglers and warlords and the like. Give the show some ooomph. Futurama sucked too often because you'd have a decent ep one week and a godawful one the next, with nothing to glue them together into any kind of cohesive series thematic, you dig. Oh, one more thing...kill off Zap Brannigan. Enough of that hole already. I would PAY to see that happen. He stopped being funny long time ago. I have spoken. Obey my directives and you might win my viewership, earthborn scum.
by FeralAngel	Jun 8th, 2009 02:33:07 PM

"The Sting" - best Futurama episode EVAHHHHHHH by FeralAngel	Jun 8th, 2009 02:33:57 PM
Damn but it's brill.
Fuck this keyboard too by FeralAngel	Jun 8th, 2009 02:35:53 PM
And its sticky keys. Maybe I should wash my hands once in a while. Ya think?
Will this be a reboot? by growltiger	Jun 8th, 2009 02:43:25 PM
With darker, edgier, and, of course, younger cast?
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!! by sharpie	Jun 8th, 2009 03:46:10 PM
GOODNIGHT!
Yes, back to 22 minutes! by Audio_of_Being	Jun 8th, 2009 04:13:27 PM
The movies where good, but nothing so great that I was willing to throw furniture around and rip holes in my drywall in an excited rage. The show works best in a half hour shot at a time.
PS by Audio_of_Being	Jun 8th, 2009 04:14:22 PM
Into the Wild Green Yonder was not so good on the first viewing, and even worse on the second.
B-E-N-D-E-R! BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDER!!!!!!!! by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 8th, 2009 04:50:08 PM

Good News Everyone! by Subtlety	Jun 8th, 2009 04:56:49 PM
But will Comedy Central be able to afford the high quality animation that Futurama has had in the past?
Can't wait by nyj_et	Jun 8th, 2009 05:53:38 PM
Although, I wish the reruns would go back to adult_swim. It dosen't seem to get treated with any respect on Comedy Central.
I'll take 3000 years of this series if that's OK. by workshed	Jun 8th, 2009 07:13:11 PM
Great news - my brother will be a very happy camper.
Welshieeee!!!!!!!! by DoctorZoidberg	Jun 8th, 2009 07:51:44 PM

More Zap Brannigan by drewlicious	Jun 8th, 2009 08:01:32 PM
"Kiff, whats the name of my sex learning disorder?" "Ugh. Selexia."
Youngdog, Futurama failed in its first outing by FeralAngel	Jun 8th, 2009 08:19:51 PM
Just thought I'd point that out. And unlike (ugh) Family Guy, there's been no revival motivated by high DVD sales. So that tells me that Futurama was not an overlooked diamond-in-the-rough. It still doesn't appeal to enough people to make it anything like a hit. It's just a cult classic, and that kind of show doesn't thrill network executives (since geeks=broke). So THAT tells me the show still has some weaknesses. I recall that there was a lot of griping on this board when the 2nd and 3rd Futurama Direct-To-DVDs completely ignored the storyline from the first DVD, esp. regarding Leela and Fry. Continuity does matter, unless the jokes are really REALLY good, and come on. So I beg to differ. And Bender to me is a turn-off, always was. He takes the dumb self-centered degenerate male stereotype 20,000 leagues beyond Homer Simpsons, and IMO, beyond the point of funny. But that's just me. Regards!
Needs more NIBBLER ! ! ! by DrMorbius	Jun 8th, 2009 08:27:20 PM
More NIBBLER!!!
Hey you guys forgot "Sweet Zombie Jesus" by Cowboy78	Jun 8th, 2009 08:31:21 PM

Loved the series, the films weren't that funny by aversiontherapy2	Jun 8th, 2009 11:37:58 PM
Would love to see them groove with the proper series format again.
Guaranteed Not to Happen by ThusSpakeSpymunk	Jun 8th, 2009 11:59:23 PM
The general apathy toward FUTURAMA in the wake of the four subpar movies (the missed opportunities!) will guarantee, with the worsening aconomy, that risky ventures like new episodes of FUTURAMA will not be possible in the wake of the cold heart REALITY (TV).
Now THIS is what I call cool news! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 9th, 2009 12:23:57 AM
Futurama fucking rocks!
Fox didn't help either by The McPoyle Clan	Jun 9th, 2009 04:57:40 AM
by fucking with the schedule when Futurama was on...and off.
I feel like i've been mauled... by AnakinsDiapers	Jun 9th, 2009 04:00:05 PM
..by jesus.
ign says... by SQUIDDLY	Jun 9th, 2009 08:03:20 PM
comedy central orders 26 more episodes....even more good news
The DVD movies sucked... by Kid Z	Jun 10th, 2009 10:31:09 AM
...because of the weird-ass format enforced on them by the suits. Stretching a half-hour formatted show into a 1.5+ hour movie is always a bad idea, requiring that the movie then be available for splitting back into separate half-hour segments is even more idiotic. Typical corp-think. I mean remember how great The Muppet Show was? 30 minutes of epic silliness, good, bad, hokey humor all hitting you rapid fire. Then, they did the movie. I remember sleeping through it. Hopefully the move back to 30 minute eps will bring back that Futurama magic again. Here's hoping, anyway.

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