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It’s Official!!
26 New Episodes Of FUTURAMA To Hit Comedy Central In 2010!!

FIRST! Squeals with delight!~ by Zardozap2005	Jun 9th, 2009 05:12:05 PM

Woohoo! by BatPsycho	Jun 9th, 2009 05:12:24 PM
my favorite show is back!
Can't wait! Back to episodic Futurama! YES! by Zardozap2005	Jun 9th, 2009 05:13:27 PM
The movies were OK, but Futurama is better in 22min doses. squeals some more
Not First! by viks	Jun 9th, 2009 05:13:41 PM
Blast! I couldn't remember my password in time! Either way, this is wonderful news, Futurama is my favorite Cartoon series, it'll be great to see it fleshed out in series again instead of confined to 90 min jam packed movies!
Billy West is my Voice Over mentor! by Lazerman21	Jun 9th, 2009 05:16:02 PM
You GOT to love him in COMIC BOOK THE MOVIE! I am SO Stoked that Matt Groenigs creations continue to thrive! Some Day . . I will work with Billy and be in my version of heaven! :-D
Oh fuck no by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 9th, 2009 05:16:25 PM
This series went downhill fast.
Fuck Yes by DunderMifflinIntern	Jun 9th, 2009 05:19:56 PM
Zoidberg lives!
this sort of by ciroslive	Jun 9th, 2009 05:20:22 PM
makes up for Family Guy still being on the air. Ugh
HAAZAA!! by gumbercules	Jun 9th, 2009 05:20:42 PM
Because the format of the movies were killing the writing. Call it too much of a good thing. Give me 22 minutes and call it a day.
ALL GLORY TO HYPNO-TOAD!!!!!!! by br1947	Jun 9th, 2009 05:21:18 PM
This made my day... hell, my month!
YES! "I'm back, baby!" by GunterMonkey	Jun 9th, 2009 05:24:36 PM
Thank you, Comedy Central...hopefully this will turn into multiple seasons with a growing viewership...
HYPNO-TOAD RULES ALL! by Lazerman21	Jun 9th, 2009 05:28:47 PM
Love it Br1947! :-D
Huzzah!!! by Sparhawk38	Jun 9th, 2009 05:34:13 PM
I really can't believe it. This is such fantastic(great) news(everyone). Everyone needs to get behind this and watch the hell out of it. C'mon, Nixon....we're going back to hell!
Sweet Zombie Jesus! by fistmagnet	Jun 9th, 2009 05:37:09 PM
Someone must have made a deal with the Robot Devil.
Yeah Katey Segal must've been REAL busy... by HB_Dad	Jun 9th, 2009 05:43:42 PM
What's she been doing since Ritter and his show died anyway? I guess she makes bank off of Married With Children still... The Futurama news is great news indeed. Dropping it was Fox's biggest unresolved fuck-up until recently when they dropped T:SCC.
Now they just need to... by HB_Dad	Jun 9th, 2009 05:47:33 PM
...work out a new deal for King Of The Hill! I love that show and am bummed Fox cancelled it (again).
I'm walking on sunshine by nyj_et	Jun 9th, 2009 05:53:43 PM
Huzzahs are in order.
Good news, everyone! by spidercoz	Jun 9th, 2009 05:54:19 PM
fucking A, can't come fast enough
HB_Dad by nyj_et	Jun 9th, 2009 05:56:28 PM
Ms. Segal is also one of the stars of FX's Sons of Anarchy, along with Ron Perlman. It's pretty good and coming back this fall.
Oh...Your...God! by gumbercules	Jun 9th, 2009 06:04:39 PM
Now Back to work on some kind of gamma-powered mechanical monsters with freeway on-ramps for arms and a heart as black as coal...
Fox by enderandrew	Jun 9th, 2009 06:07:52 PM
Let it be said that Fox never once made a mistake in canceling a show.
Compile a list by enderandrew	Jun 9th, 2009 06:11:43 PM
Can someone compile a list of really good shows that Fox canceled and screwed up on? Firefly Family Guy Futurama Space: Above and Beyond Arrested Development Undeclared P rofit Tru Calling Wonderfalls I could go on and on.
I'm the only one... by enderandrew	Jun 9th, 2009 06:15:20 PM
...but let me add Brisco County Jr. and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.
by Bagel13	Jun 9th, 2009 06:32:24 PM
I'd include Brisco too. I am glad to see Futurama back. The movies ranged from OK to somewhat OK but I agree regular episodes is the way to go. I wonder if the new stuff will reference the movies at all? or even the last episode with Fry and Leela (which the movies seem to have ignored).
Enderandrew by KnowItAllFuckHead	Jun 9th, 2009 06:44:13 PM
Parker Lewis sucked ass. You can find episodes on YouTube, they don't hold up for that matter neither does Saved by the bell or any other garbage we were fed as children/preteens in the late 80's/early 90's. That said, add Dollhouse to that list come next May.
Sweet Zombie Jesus! by Bald Evil	Jun 9th, 2009 06:53:04 PM
Best news I could have possibly heard today!
Completely awesome! by ackack	Jun 9th, 2009 07:35:34 PM
Now I need to get cable.
that is good news by Subtlety	Jun 9th, 2009 07:38:46 PM
wow, never thought it would actually happen. Guess sometimes good things DO happen to good franchises
its all thanks to lovable Bender by HaterofCrap	Jun 9th, 2009 07:58:45 PM
yay
I AM LUR!!!! by terry1978	Jun 9th, 2009 08:27:53 PM
From the planet Omicron Persei 8. I approve of this.
Saved by the Bell never held up by Bouncy X	Jun 9th, 2009 08:29:04 PM
dont get me wrong, i totally loved the show and all but it always felt and looked like a cheap show compared to regular network sitcoms.
Bender killed the series in the first place by FeralAngel	Jun 9th, 2009 09:02:34 PM
He and the fact the show was far less identifiable to the general public than is "The Simpsons". (It's a lot easier for your average viewer to identify with a family than a bunch of alien weirdos working for an interstallar delivery service). Still, I'm happy for the revival. Hopefully the show will be better the second time around.
Why can't you guys understand the meaning of RATINGS? by FeralAngel	Jun 9th, 2009 09:08:29 PM
That's what dooms shows, for god's sake. No network kills shows that make money. There is no conspiracy, no dark evil corporate plot. Futurama DID last 4 seasons, but it was never anything like the Simpsons and so it got canned. End of story. Same with Firefly and all the rest of that junk. Fox didn't screw up. The creators of those shows got their chance, their spotlight, but they fell short and so el finito. That's show biz. As a viewer, I watched Futurama's first ep with a great deal of anticipation and was a bit disappointed. The disappointment increased as the series went on, although there were a few truly stellar episodes. Anyway, the show is back, and I also say "yay". Maybe it will make the best of its second chance.
you ppl are dumb by simondark	Jun 9th, 2009 09:20:36 PM
futurama was the reason theres an adult swim.It predated things like family guy and south park and all that shit.This show was fucking awesome.I am beyond glad there bringing it back.My life cant get any better now!
Futurama is much better than Simpsons by TorgoTheWhite	Jun 9th, 2009 09:42:08 PM
I used to LOVE the Simpsons. I was a fan back in the early days when it was just a short on The Tracey Ulman Show (only reason I watched that show). But it got stale after a few seasons and started repeating storylines like there was no tomorrow. How many episodes focused on this plot: Mr Burns wants to make tons of money in a project that would destroy nature to some degree....and only Lisa Simpsons can stop him. Seems like they did a story like that every season!
CHANGE PLACES!!!!!! by Kief_Ledger	Jun 9th, 2009 09:53:36 PM

This better be real... by GeorgieBoy	Jun 9th, 2009 09:55:16 PM
If so, I'm going to cry with happiness!
THE PRESIDENT IS GAGGING ON MY GAS BLADDER!!!! by Kief_Ledger	Jun 9th, 2009 09:59:13 PM
WHAT AN HONOR!!!!
FOX by DDillustration	Jun 9th, 2009 10:10:02 PM
they only canceled such great shows cause most americans are idiots who don't get it. Fox' number one show is American idol. Need i say more.
Hey Bender, why are those kids following you? by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 9th, 2009 10:27:16 PM
Do you have candy stuck to your ass?
The reason WHY Futurama had such bad ratings... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 9th, 2009 10:30:03 PM
...was ENTIRELY Fox's fault. First they kick it out of it's prime, post-Simpsons Sunday night slot, throw it onto Tuesday nights, then bring it back to Sundays...but at 7:00 FUCKING PM, where it was 100% GUARANTEED to get pre-empted by sports or otherwise "joined already in progress". Fox tried their hardest to kill the show, and it was only Groening's clout that allowed it to last as long as it did.
Oh yes, I'm sure it was Fox's fault by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 9th, 2009 11:26:18 PM
And not due to the fact that the show was kind of shitty?
It appears we have a Fox Apologist here! by MrMajestic	Jun 10th, 2009 12:06:57 AM
WTF? lockesbrokenleg, are you actually defending Fox's incompetent management? I know you're probably real proud of your jobs as a troll on these boards but I never thought you'd stoop so far as to become a FOX cheerleader. Oh and feralangel has rotten taste.
I know how it was renewed... by br1947	Jun 10th, 2009 12:34:43 AM
http://r33b.net/
Terminator by Alientoast	Jun 10th, 2009 12:44:20 AM
Here's hoping a network besides Fox renews Terminator. The series > part 4.
Dude, I barely watch Fox at all anymore by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 10th, 2009 01:09:27 AM
24 has really gone down in quality over the past few years. Besides, isn't Futurama on the Comedy Channel? Shit that station will run it forever. All they have is Stewart and Colbert.
I might have to reconsider my atheist ways... by fzammetti	Jun 10th, 2009 01:33:45 AM
...because only God could have made this greatness happen!
simondark by HebrewLantern	Jun 10th, 2009 03:55:19 AM
Futurama first aired in 1999, south park first aired in 1997 and if i remember right, family guy aired only a few months after futurama so i'll give you that one, sorta, but how can it predate south park? you, sir, are the dumb one. get your facts straight
Very nice, but... by DanielKurland	Jun 10th, 2009 05:28:08 AM
I could have sworn I was aware of this for like over a month...Maybe people were just assuming about things that weren't set in stone yet.
At last, a proper return... by Darth_Tarantino	Jun 10th, 2009 06:19:15 AM
...for the 2nd greatest animated comedy series of all time. And no, The Simpsons is not the 1st...before you ask ;)
Welshieeeeeeee!!!!!! by DoctorZoidberg	Jun 10th, 2009 08:29:14 AM

I used to be an Atheist... by Turtle_Z	Jun 10th, 2009 08:37:28 AM
but it seems I was wrong :)
I'm Bender baby, please insert liquor! by The Goat	Jun 10th, 2009 08:46:54 AM
And yes, Simpsons is the #1 animated comedy series of all time. I don't care that it when in the toilet, for the first 8 or 9 years it was the best show on TV period. OK, maybe not the 1st season, but after that. Frisky Dingo was close, but only 2 seasons of 10 min episodes, can't compare.
ALL HAIL KING ZOIDBERG! by nrn	Jun 10th, 2009 09:31:13 AM
in zoidberg voice You thought you could keep king Zoidberg down did you? I wonder if we are still going to be Lost In Space for the new 26 episodes. Just think of all the delicious space garbage out there to be eaten. FIT FOR KING ZOIDBERG!
That is some amazingly good news by therobcat	Jun 10th, 2009 10:19:51 AM
Lets give them some f'in' ratings this time people!!
Welshy is awesome by Darth_Tarantino	Jun 10th, 2009 10:22:19 AM
:D
of course, Everybody loves Hypnotoad never got cancelled by Franklancer	Jun 10th, 2009 10:25:04 AM
but with the episodes going from 13 to 26 overnight.. lets hope by the end of the week it'll be up to 56 guess this means King of the Hill comes back in about 5-8 years?
Nixon's BAAAAACK by Thrillho77	Jun 10th, 2009 10:27:35 AM
And he's ready to boooogie down!!!
Kif says :"drink more slurm!!" by wowsah156	Jun 10th, 2009 10:42:13 AM
That is all.
AROOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 10th, 2009 10:55:40 AM

Inform the men..... by Funkatron	Jun 10th, 2009 11:04:21 AM
Brannigan is back!
Why Fox didn't support the show by Melnick666	Jun 10th, 2009 11:36:10 AM
What I heard was that Groening and co. owned 50% or maybe even more of the show, so there wasn't a lot of financial incentive for Fox to keep it going.
Episodes from DVD content by Skystunna	Jun 10th, 2009 11:54:28 AM
Will half of those episodes ordered be made up of the DVD movies?
He makes Speedy Gonzalez look like Regular Gonzalez! by The 6th Conchord	Jun 10th, 2009 12:03:56 PM
I just hope they're as funny and imaginative as the regular shows. Those movies were so dull I didn't even bother with Green Yonder.
Bite my shiny metal ass by semisaj	Jun 10th, 2009 12:31:54 PM

I can't get into the show by FrodoFraggins	Jun 10th, 2009 12:38:03 PM
I try enjoying it but I barely laugh at anything in the episodes. The only episode I remember appreciating was the one about his dog, and that was just a sad episode. Regardless, FOX screwed over the show because they didn't have any real ownership over it beyond airing it. I remember reading all about that BS.
Oh but happy for the fans by FrodoFraggins	Jun 10th, 2009 12:40:34 PM
Even though I just don't seem to get the show myself, I'm happy for the peeps that seem to go crazy over it.
He's trying to make a deal with the devil with you! by mraig	Jun 10th, 2009 01:08:24 PM
I don't think any show has ever been so rich with wordplay--just the phrasing of the most mundane expository dialogue elevates Futurama above just about anything else. I agree that the direct to DVD movies do not match the finest moments of the original episodes, but it's very hard to change the format of a 22 minute program and sustain the humor for the duration of a feature-length movie. I'm certainly willing to give this new fifth (sixth? seventh?) season a chance.
enderandrew by HB_Dad	Jun 10th, 2009 01:12:30 PM
You need to add "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles" to that list...
enderandrew Part 2 by HB_Dad	Jun 10th, 2009 01:13:16 PM
I think it is safe to say "Tru Calling" could be deleted from your list!
im glad and all by dahveed1972	Jun 10th, 2009 01:18:28 PM
but the last futuramas that were produced kinda sucked ass. still
BEIGE ALERT! by COCKNASTY_BUTTSTANK	Jun 10th, 2009 01:23:50 PM
If I die, tell my wife I said.. "Hello."
"Fox didn't screw up." by The Garbage Man	Jun 10th, 2009 03:12:18 PM
Right, it's all the creators' fault that Fox canceled their shows. It's not like we're talking about a network with a proven track record of airing episodes out of order, pushing back premiere dates, reshooting and dumbing-down pilots, mucking around with a creator's vision, providing endless notes, and shunting promising shows to the Friday night deathslot. Makes sense, FeralAngel. P.S. "Friday night deathslot" is the nickname I gave your mother. Ask her about it sometime.
You mean they're being it back..... by progrocktv	Jun 10th, 2009 03:55:29 PM
and it's NOT a remake!?!? AMAZING!
SO if Futurama comes back... by Subtlety	Jun 10th, 2009 03:58:27 PM
does that mean that a Mission Hill reunion can't be far behind? Because that and Futurama sort of divided the genius of the Simpsons up between them, and then both tanked and the Simpsons stayed on the air as a shadow of its former self.
As proclaimed in Brannigan's Law... by BrannigansLaw	Jun 10th, 2009 04:26:09 PM
... this is indeed GOOD NEWS!
... although I don't claim to understand it. I just watch it;) by BrannigansLaw	Jun 10th, 2009 04:27:14 PM

This is the best news. by DonoftheDead	Jun 10th, 2009 05:23:49 PM
Thanks, AICN.
Ratings is only part of the issues with Fox shows by Angua13	Jun 10th, 2009 06:21:52 PM
The problem with Fox isn't solely to do with the ratings. A lot of the time Fox doesn't help the show and doom it to bad ratings. For instance they show the series out of order so its harder for the average viewer to watch, or they play around with when the show airs so people have no idea when the show will next air.
Could never fully get into it, can't rememb a time I laughed out by George Newman	Jun 10th, 2009 07:46:59 PM
I liked it in its first season when i was in high school, but it never completely clicked. I use it as background noise sometimes when i just let ComedyCentral run, but it is never engaging. I can't remember I time that I laughed out loud at a joke in the shower. it's just a big fat Meh.
and here come all the Family Guy haters by Osiris3657	Jun 10th, 2009 08:36:37 PM
Every time there is news about Futurama, The Simpsons, or South Park, a bunch of whiney bitches come in to cry about Family Guy. "Whaaa the show is so lame now" "Whaa it used to be funny but now it sucks". Pathetic how its become trendy to hate on Family Guy. Get a life douchebags. On Topic though, good to see this show back.
Great! Fantastic! Show sucks! by Juemad	Jun 10th, 2009 09:57:34 PM
Couldn't wait to see it when this show first premiered. Thought, "Great! another Simpsons!" I was right... it was just as unfunny as the Simpsons has become.
Hooooray!!!! FUTURAMA = best, most intelligent cartoon ever! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 11th, 2009 12:33:20 AM
Eat this, Fox, you stupid fuckers! And all you haters GOTTA EAT!
Nevermind, you still have Zoidberg. by pokadoo	Jun 11th, 2009 07:02:51 AM
YOU ALL HAVE ZOIDBERG!!!
Mr.Majestic mouths generic Fox hate and thinks he's cool by FeralAngel	Jun 11th, 2009 10:10:59 AM
"Fox sux!" The mantra of basement-dwelling fanboys everywhere. Never mind that Fox is the reason Futurama got on the air in the first place (think NBC would have aired it, even taking into account their idiotic programming and pitiful news broadcasts? Oh, and how about CBS, the Tiffany network? And ABC, owned by Disney. Yeah, that'd happen). And what's so intelligent, Motoko, about a cartoon about a beer-swilling robot (I focus on him because apparently he's the whole show to you Futurama fanfarts. Is he your hero because you're not yet of legal drinking age, or what? Are we talking pilsner envy here? What's the appeal? Is he so rude, crude, larcenous, heartless and worthless that he fulfills your every standard for masculinity? Your ignorance of true curmudgeontude is appalling. Go watch some W.C. Fields flicks. They'll show you the RIGHT way to portray hilarious drunken anti-socialism on film.
Sweet Zombie Jesus! by SmokingRobot	Jun 11th, 2009 10:23:16 AM
Let's hope the new series is less uneven than the dvd-movies.
Sandwiches from my compartment! by craptacular	Jun 11th, 2009 10:34:35 AM
hell yeah
Ye Gads! by AJD_1	Jun 11th, 2009 12:00:45 PM
As long as there's more from Hypno-toad, I'll be a happy man.
Are these episodes the movies recut? by Knugen	Jun 11th, 2009 01:12:39 PM
...or are they new ones? If that is the case - when will we se the recut movies?
Now that Futurama's back.. by tao_pilot	Jun 11th, 2009 09:34:34 PM
maybe they can finally put The Simpsons out of it's misery.
Fox shows I miss by ballyhoo	Jun 11th, 2009 10:09:44 PM
Cartoon Tick, live action Tick, Andy Richter CTU
With my dying breath by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.	Jun 12th, 2009 01:27:33 AM
I CURSE ZOIDBERRRRGGGG
Knugen by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.	Jun 12th, 2009 01:29:21 AM
they've already aired the episodes as 16 "new" episodes. as far as I can tell, they haven't been cut much at all (I'm sure a more attentive watcher will correct me) and the only difference is that now there are commercials to fast forward through.
Katey Segal by PlayerHater_of_the_year	Jun 12th, 2009 08:30:10 AM
also stars opposite Ron Pearlman on Sons of Anarchy, witch is a pretty good show but not 'Geek Genre' enough to get any love on this site. So its not like she needs the Futurama work. Happy its back on all the same.
Futurama test... by Billyeveryteen	Jun 12th, 2009 09:11:33 AM
Those that don't like, don't matter. True 'dat.

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