Good news everyone!
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/06/10/1331258
Quote from: Mr. Analog on June 10, 2009, 08:45:04 AM
Good news everyone!
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/06/10/1331258
Oh. Your. God.
(Neat!)
Huzzah!
HoF post by eldavojohn:
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I'm convinced Futurama was not canceled for any reason within its power. The powers that be at Fox seemed to think that moving its time slot around so no one knew when it was on was a great idea. I don't know how the politics work there within the scheduling and piloting areas of Fox but someone must have had a problem with Futurama.
The show had a great format. You had a mechanism for sending the crew anywhere where Professor Farnsworth would walk in saying "Good news everyone ... you're going to planet X to deliver package Y" with optional information about said planet. From there, they could go anywhere. Using a mechanism like this was a lot like Star Trek (although better than just Trek's "for the sake of discovery" in my opinion but I know that's a monkey @%&# fight I can't win). And Star Trek (or some form of it) is still going strong on that same idea. Hell, I'll bet there's some pulp sci-fi series in nickel paperback form long ago that used the idea that the universe has an uncountable number of planets so there's an uncountable number of plot lines to keep my readers entertained and me employed.
And Futurama is animated so you're not limited by budgets and CGI.
I think the writers did a good job of keeping multiple plot arcs up and concentrating on them every now and then to keep the fans happy. I think the first movie (Bender's Big Score) was a clear indication of how much they value development in plot arcs and connections between episodes.
To compare it to a show far past it's prime and in a similar format: The Simpsons. The Simpsons has explored every possible crevice and building in Springfield to center on ... from the town sundial to the quarry to the statue of Jedediah Springfield to Springfield Gorge to the old folks home to the ... they have stretched that town out so badly that recent episodes seem to seep more into neighboring towns for a desperate change of pace. You wouldn't have this problem with Futurama.
Sure, Futurama could jump the shark. But I bet it will last a lot longer than other series if given the chance. Sure, Futurama could end up worse than before the break--much like Family Guy. But I think Family Guy depended too much on edgy questionable humor and when it came back and still had that humor it just wasn't as shocking. And the gimmicks and long digresses got old and tedious. I don't think Futurama relies on these as much as Family Guy.
Anyways, that's my largely opinionated two cents about a show I knew nothing about when it was airing and found it immensely enjoyable years after it was canceled. That's the only show I can say that about. The movies were ok but nothing like the TV formatted shows. Here's to hoping it's just as good as when it left off Season Four!
For the record normally I would complain about lack of originality in a situation like this but after watching some new shows on TV I don't care. Who ever is pitching/accepting these shows like The War at Home and 'til Death should be shot.
Nothing more needs to be said.
...although this one by cstacy made me chuckle:
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This will be a reboot of Futurama with a new cast, and more action (and sex) to excite a younger more modern audience. The Planet Express spaceship's bridge will look like the Apple Store, Leela will be having a secret affair with Bender. It will be shot in realistic shakey-cam. And there will be lots of lens flare...
-yeah, wtf JJ, why all them lens flarez? Yeesh...
But anyway, Futurama's back again, baby!
Huzzah! <-- dammit, you beat me to that one. :P
lol @ darren
It's cuz I typed less, so I finished my message quicker :)
Oh, the drama (http://theinfosphere.org/Future_of_Futurama) getting to this historic day...
Scruffy believes in this company.
Quote from: Darren Dirt on June 10, 2009, 09:42:29 AM
...although this one by cstacy made me chuckle:
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This will be a reboot of Futurama with a new cast, and more action (and sex) to excite a younger more modern audience. The Planet Express spaceship's bridge will look like the Apple Store, Leela will be having a secret affair with Bender. It will be shot in realistic shakey-cam. And there will be lots of lens flare...
-yeah, wtf JJ, why all them lens flarez? Yeesh...
What if (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAaX8Aq6smQ) JJ Abrams reshot ST:TOS episodes?
Great Llama of the Bahamas!
The one thing that Futurama brings out in people is weird effing posts LOL