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06.10.09 FUTURAMA’S BACK! 26 NEW EPISODES ORDERED

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In a striking resurrection, Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening’s “Futurama.”  The animated series about a present-day pizza delivery boy reanimated 1000 years in the future was originally canceled in 2003, but lived on in syndication and in four straight-to-DVD films that strengthened its cult appeal.

A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirms that the cable net has ordered  26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s late, great animated series to air beginning in 2010. The studio cites Futurama’s “blockbuster” performance on DVD and in reruns on Comedy Central as the reason for its rebirth. [...]

“When we brought back Family Guy several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing — that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived,” 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a joint statement. “But Futurama was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn’t have been happier when Matt and David agreed that there were many more stories yet to tell.” [Ausiello]

Very cool news.  I wasn’t a big fan of the show when it originally aired, but the DVDs have all been funny, so I’ll look forward to new episodes.  What can I say, I love the concept of angry alcoholic robots.

Also, on a side note, I did an image search for “Futurama” without SafeSearch, and… wow.  There is a lot of Futurama porn out there.  I mean A LOT.  No, more than that.  However much you expect to see, triple it.  Then multiply that number by ten.  Nerds are horny.

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FUTURAMA’S BACK! 26 NEW EPISODES ORDERED

June 10th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Enrico Pallazzo says:

I would rather watch The Goode Family than this shitty show. Daria thinks that this cartoon sucks.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Taco_JOnes says:

Any word on scheduling Nascar or NFL games before it so they run late and the show gets canceled for the week?

June 10th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Taco_JOnes says:

Yeah, I don’t really get why people don’t like this show. It’s Simpsons type humor, but with a much broader range of material. I’d honestly put this show up against any other cartoon.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Matt says:

I would rather watch The Goode Family than this shitty show

I don’t think you really mean that. I don’t think anyone could really mean that. Not even Mike Judge.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Otto Man says:

Wooooooooofuckinghoo! Now Zoidberg is the popular one!

June 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
n.o. says:

Daria thinks that this cartoon sucks.

+1

June 10th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Kid Presentable says:

Good news, everyone!

June 10th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Otto Man says:

Also, on a side note, I did an image search for “Futurama” without SafeSearch, and… wow. There is a lot of Futurama porn out there. I mean A LOT.

Sweet Zombie Jesus, you weren’t kidding. Wow.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Farthammer says:

You think Zap Brannigan can be contained by PG-13 cartoons like Futurama? The man needs to fuck on tape and have it posted on the innernets. Kiff will film it.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Otto Man says:

What’s that very sexy learning disability that Zap has?

Ah yes. Sexlexia.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Punch Rockgroin says:

No, I don’t like the font.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Albert Potato says:

Futurama was brilliant from the pilot on. I defy you to not laugh at HedonismBot or the Hypno Toad.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
BuddyRepperton says:

Didn’t the same basic thing happen with “Family Guy”? And that’s well… Family Guy.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:58 am
BuddyRepperton says:

What’s that you say? Try reading the story before commenting? Bah! No time!

June 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Kid Presentable says:

Sure, everyone’s always in favor of saving Hitler’s brain, but put it in the body of a great white shark . . . ooh, suddenly you’ve gone too far!

June 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Punch Rockgroin says:

Please, Fry, I’m a professor. I don’t know how to teach.

*extensively used in my college radio days.

June 10th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Spatula says:

Futurama is, in many ways, better than the Simpsons (there, I said it). The writing tends to be wittier and more intelligent. “All I want is to be a monkey of moderate intelligence who wears a suit… that’s why I’m transferring to business school!”

/Wants to grow up to be the Professor

June 10th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Punch Rockgroin says:

Now all the planets are gonna start cracking wise about our mamas

June 10th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Kid Presentable says:

You take one nap in a ditch in the park, and people start declaring you this and that.

June 10th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
BuddyRepperton says:

Futurama/Simpsons is the same people isn’t Spatula? Matt Groening etc.?

June 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
JANGO says:

Can we get a definition on “syndication”? As it has been described to me, it is when a show is sold to local stations, not cable networks.

June 10th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
The Kid says:

I don’t understand all the hyp….ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

June 10th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
FistfulOAwesome says:

This is great news!

June 10th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
FistfulOAwesome says:

Alright, now why did that work and the long ass comment I meant to publish not? Does Uproxx have some word limit for a comment?

Well anyway, I disagree on the quality of the films (BBS and BG=okay, BWABB=Star Wars Prequels, ITWGY=Excellent), but I am happy to have the series back.

Long Live Futurama (or another 4 seasons if The Simpsons is any indication on when quality will drop)!

June 10th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Leapin_Lizards says:

“When we brought back Family Guy several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing — that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived,” 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a joint statement.

But we’re FOX and don’t follow logic, so we’re just going to do it anyways.

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