New pages!

Posted on 8/07/09

Okay, just a quick update. If you scroll down, you can see a significant change. Yes, the many posts that were made since the beginning of the site are gone. I have finally done it. I've made a news archive.

Now, if you look to your left, you will see a link to the said archive. Everything is there, from September 2008 to July 2009, with all the missed months in between. That's right, if you don't see January, March, April, or May...yeah.


Note: Yes, it took a very long time to go through every page to change the navigation, so I hopefully won't need to change it very soon...

Yes, Futurama returns...to FOX?

Posted on 8/06/09

Yes, I am back, still continuing to update as if I had viewers...but I keep the spirit (and the website) alive by that. But that's beside the point.

Some news about Futurama. You know it is returning, and originally to Comedy Central. But could it return back to FOX? Well, according to IGN FOX is thinking about it. Here are some snippets from the article:

When Comedy Central and 20th Century Fox announced that Futurama would be returning, the press release had an interesting section that read, "Twentieth Century Fox Television retains the option to license the original runs of the new episodes to a broadcast network." This opened the door for the brand new episodes to potentially air on any of the networks, should a deal be made, but the most obvious place this would happen was FOX.

"Well, it's going to do its run on Comedy Central first and [we'll] see how it fares,' implying FOX might consider airing the show again after Comedy Central."

"If we see a renaissance with the show -- it's a good show, we really like the show -- sure, that's not out of the equation [to air on FOX]."

- Quotes supplied by FOX's President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly

IT IS BACK!

Posted on 8/01/09

Yeah, it's true, Futurama is returning. With all the voice actors. Or it is assumed, for Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, and Dave Herman were never in the original casting release. We'll just include them for now. This is great news. Here is our source.






From the Toronto Star (who was informed by our own Maurice LaMarche):

The Star has learned exclusively that the entire voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.

The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less, comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up here by Comedy Central. Futurama also airs internationally in syndication, has produced four bestselling straight-to-DVD movies (later cut into episodes) and an upcoming feature film.

"We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already `gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters," Futurama creators Groening and David X. Cohen said in a joint statement.

Just when everyone is finally excited...Fox ruins it again.

Posted on 7/19/09

I know it has been a while, but this is a very horrifying bit of news. FOX has put up a casting call for the cast of Futurama. Yes, they want to fill the positions with new voice actors. This is just ABSURD! Really!

FOX says it is a "salary disagreement." They are just using this, really, as a ploy to get the cast to work for less money. I hope this doesn't happen. I really do. I was so excited, and now it seems like FOX has struck again.


With Comic Con coming up this week, though, hopefully answers and the voice actors' thoughts will be said. Here is the original ad, and links below to some articles. I will update with this news, hopefully.

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2009, 5:54 PM Pacific

FUTURAMA
Voice Over
Episodic
1/2 hour animated comedy for Twentieth Century Fox Television
SAG


Creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen
Casting Director: Scott Muller
Shoot/Start Date: August
Pay Rate: TBD
Location: Los Angeles

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY
OR
FOR SUBMISSION OF AUDIO ONLY (MP3S ON CD PLEASE) KING OF THE HILL
ATTN: SCOTT MULLER
15821 VENTURA BLVD.
ENCINO, CA
91436

VOICE AUDITIONS MAY BE SENT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

1. MP3 AUDIO AUDITIONS ONLINE IN WHATEVER MEANS IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

2. MP3 AUDIO AUDITIONS ON CD.

3.EMAILED AS ATTACHMENTS TO: FUTURAMA@SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM (NOTE: PLEASE USE THIS METHOD SPARINGLY, ATTACHMENTS NOT TO EXCEED 5 MB) AUDITIONS SHOULD BE SENT ASAP AS WE WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY. PRODUCER SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT A DATE TBD.

We are starting casting immediately for Futurama, a half-hour animated comedy created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. Descriptions of these established characters follow, along with links to clips of previous episodes for reference.

SERIES REGULAR ROLES:

[ PHILIP J. FRY (FRY) ]
Fry, a 20th century slacker, works as a pizza delivery boy. On December 21st, 1999, he is cryogenically frozen and wakes up 1000 years in the future in the city of New New York. Through a series of events, Fry tracks down his great (x30) nephew Professor Hubert Farnsworth and lands a job at the Professors Planet Express delivery company as a delivery boy. Fry bunks with Planet Expresss beer-swilling robot, Bender. Fry is constantly trying to win the heart of Leela, the companys ship captain...SERIES REGULAR

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=164702&title=flashback-freeze (Episode 5ACV03)

[ TURANGA LEELA (LEELA) ]
Leela, a sexy Cyclops, is the captain of the Planet Express delivery ship. Leela is in charge of every company mission, having her hands full keeping Fry and Bender in line. Her early years were spent in an orphanage where she was a bit of an outcast for having one eye. She took up kickboxing and other similar sports to make up for the lack of friends. She still has problems with men and often gets jealous of Amys (her co-worker) popularity among the opposite sex. She has a soft spot for Fry but is unsure of anything further than that, due to Frys clumsy advances...SERIES REGULAR

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=162824&title=leelas-timeline (Episode 4ACV02)

[ BENDER BENDING RODRIQUEZ (BENDER) ]
Bender, a cigar-smoking, booze-guzzling, kleptomaniac robot, had a successful career in bending girders but tired to kill himself when he found out the girders were being used for suicide booths. He was saved by Fry and later took a job at Planet Express. To be able to function properly, Bender needs the chemical energy from alcohol. Excessive drinking is mandatory or he will become sober and unable to control his body. Magnets stuck to his head make him sing like a folk singer...SERIES REGULAR

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=188899&title=bender-the-drone (Episode 5ACV05)

[ PROFESSOR HUBERT FARNSWORTH (PROFESSOR) ]
Professor Hubert Farnsworth is the owner of the Planet Express delivery company, which he uses to fund his strange scientific experiments. He also lectures at Mars University on the mathematics of quantum neutrino fields (he made up the name so no one would dare take the course). He is technically 160 years old, but to avoid being picked up by the sunset squad and taken to the near death star he says he is only 150...SERIES REGULAR

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=217636&title=back-in-action (Episode 5ACV01)

[ DR. JOHN ZOIDBERG (ZOIDBERG) ]
Dr. Zoidberg, a lobster-like alien, left his home planet of Decapod 10 to become a rich doctor but instead became the Planet Express staff doctor (doesnt pay so well). Zoidberg, who is usually shunned by the rest of the Planet Express crew, is always in search of his next meal. His skill as a surgeon, and basic knowledge of human anatomy, are often called into question. He secretly desires to become a stand-up comedian...SERIES REGULAR

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=147743&title=love-lessons (Episode 2ACV05)

FUTURAMA RECURRING ROLES:

[ MOM ]
Mom is the very old, very rich, very ruthless founder of Moms Friendly Robot Company. She has three sons: Walt, Larry, and Igner, who work for the company and help Mom do her dirty work. Many years ago, Farnsworth worked for Moms Friendly Robot Company, and they had a fling, which ended when Mom kept turning Farnsworths cute inventions into mad, killing machines...RECURRING

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=147736&title=mothers-day (Episode 2ACV14)

[ ZAPP BRANNIGAN ]
Zapp Brannigan is a 25-star General of the Democratic Order of Planets and has been responsible for several successful wars including a triumph over the pacifists of the Ghandi Nebula. He is always accompanies on mission by his hapless assistant Kif Kroker. Behind all his bravado he is a wimp who is not very intelligent. He once slept with Leela, a fact hat he constantly reminds her of...RECURRING

http://www.hulu.com/watch/60311/futurama-zapp-in-the-shower (Episode 2ACV17)

[ KIF KROKER (KIF) ]
Kif Kroker is a hard working, long suffering alien Lieutenant of the DOOP who does all the hard work and takes the rap for problems usually caused by Zapp Brannigan (his superior officer). Zapp considers Kif to be his most loyal friend however, Kif in fact views Zapp as an imbecile. He is smitten with his current girlfriend Amy. He has no bones and is supported by a system of inflated bladders...RECURRING

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4471/futurama-kif-is-pregnant (Episode 4ACV01)

An Update on the Fan Stuff

Posted on 6/26/09

We have some new fan things to put up, well, two for now. First we have a new little fan fiction, the first actually mainly about Zoidberg, which is called Good Ole Rock-Paper-Scissors by a new author around the dumpster, Rush. Rush is also on Futurama Madhouseand PEEL and has written some great stuff, so go check him out there.


The second is just a bit of fan art from me featuring Fry on a skateboard, a scan from the episode The Cryonic Woman.

What? It is BACK?! HUZZAH!

Posted on 6/25/09

Yes, it is true, it is real, it is happening: FUTURAMA HAS RETURNED! 20th Century Fox has confirmed that they have ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama, or 2 seasons for mid 2010. This is again history. The fans spoke and supported, and we got what we asked for. Now we have all these new episodes to look foward to! What ideas will the creators, Matt Groening and David X. Cohen think of next? However crazy they'll be, we will love 'em. There is no doubt that Futurama is here to stay for a good amount of time.

Not only this, but they are showing Futurama episodes on MTV as well. Here is the press release from Comedy Central itself:

"FUTURAMA" RETURNS TO PRODUCTION WITH AN INITIAL ORDER OF 26 NEW EPISODES TO PREMIERE MID 2010

Emmy Award-Winning Animated Comedy Series Confirmed To Run On COMEDY CENTRAL; Broadcast Network Run Also Possible

NEW YORK, June 10, 2009 -- 20th Century Fox Television, the animation powerhouse that brought "Family Guy" back from the dead five years ago, has done it again: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" will return to production on 26 new half-hour episodes more than six years after the series aired its last original episode. The move comes on the heels of the series' blockbuster performance on DVD and on COMEDY CENTRAL; the announcement was made today by Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden, and David Bernath, senior vice president, programming for COMEDY CENTRAL.

"Futurama" was a staple of Fox's Sunday night animation block from 1999 to 2003 before ceasing production on original episodes. In June 2006, COMEDY CENTRAL acquired the rights to the existing 72 episodes of the series, which the channel began airing in January 2008, and four recently-produced extended length "Futurama" adventures: "Bender's Big Score," "The Beast with a Billion Backs," "Bender's Game" and "Into the Wild Green Yonder," which enjoyed enormous success both on COMEDY CENTRAL and in DVD release. This new deal marks the show's return to episodic series production on original episodes. "Futurama" becomes only the second series in the history of the medium to go back into production based on the strength of its DVD sales and repeat airings on cable.

The new episodes will be available in mid 2010 to be shown on COMEDY CENTRAL. Twentieth Century Fox Television retains the option to license the original runs of the new episodes to a broadcast network.

"We are excited to continue our relationship with Matt, David and 20th Century Fox TV and to be able to offer COMEDY CENTRAL viewers the first opportunity to see new episodes of 'Futurama,'" said Bernath. "As evidenced by the strong performance of the extended length epics, there remains a deep and passionate fan base for this intelligent and very funny show that matches perfectly with our audience. It's fantastic that we can add brand-new installments of Leela, Fry and Bender's adventures to our existing library."

Quipped Matt Groening, "We're thrilled 'Futurama' is coming back. We now have only 25,766 episodes to make before we catch up with Bender and Fry in the year 3000." Added David X. Cohen, "We're excited and amazed that the show is coming back, perhaps due to some sort of mysterious time loop. We look forward to working with COMEDY CENTRAL and 20th Television to make this the best iteration of the loop yet!"

"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," commented 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden. "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."

"Futurama" focuses on the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later with a fresh start at life and a "diverse" new group of friends including Leela (Katey Sagal), a tough but lovely one-eyed alien and Bender (John DiMaggio), a robot who possesses human characteristics and flaws. The series aired for five seasons on Fox (1999 to 2003) earning Emmy® nominations each season while winning three times, including "Outstanding Animated Program" in 2002. It featured guest stars such as Sarah Silverman, Hank Azaria, Bob Odenkirk, Pamela Anderson, Beatrice Arthur, Lucy Liu, Beck and Coolio.

"Futurama," created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television, with Rough Draft Studios, Inc. contributing the animation.

20th Century Fox Television, a division of News Corp, is a leading supplier of entertainment content domestically and around the world.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company’s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

It...Is...Here!

Posted on 2/25/09

And I'm announcing it just a day later... Well, you heard me and many others that the fourth DVD movie, Into the Wild Green Yonder, is now out on the shelves for the U.S.! Next week is the release for the Australians, so you guys just hang in there. It will come. I have to wait two more days for my copy of the movie...It will come on Friday. Then I shall watch it. I can't wait, though. I know how you are feeling if you don't have it yet...

Since the few weeks before the release of the movie, there have been a few interviews with Matt Groening, David Cohen, and the cast. Here is another, which is interesting, because they have said the outlook looks good so far.

Q: David had said he has some ideas in his head if they do pick up more, so will everyone be on board?

Matt Groening: The great thing about Futurama is we were cancelled once, so we've experienced what it's like to think it's all over. [...] Futurama has kind of been an underdog show from the beginning. Fox didn't really understand it at first and then we found a great second home on the Cartoon Network and then a great third home now on Comedy Central, so I'm pretty happy.

Q: So do you think this will actually be like a Family Guy, where you can get it back on the air?

Matt Groening: We don't know. We're talking with Fox about doing more episodes and I hope we can. Just looking at the numbers, it seems to make sense. They're making money.

Q: So are the talks a little more serious now that these DVD's are making money?

Matt Groening: You know, I think every one, because we have another one, they say, 'Well, let's see how the next one does.' And because of the economy, we'll see. It's very easy for an executive to say no.

Q: Should we tell fans to send anything to Fox?

Matt Groening: No, no, no. You know, the first time Futurama went away, the fans were unbelievable. We had a petition that was 140,000 names that was delivered to Fox. That number may be way off, but I think it's very close. Hundreds of thousands of names, anyway. It just took awhile for them to realize that there was more to be done with Futurama.

Tomorrow!!

Posted on 2/23/09

Man does the time go by fast! It is already the day before Into the Wild Green Yonder gets released for the United States and Region 1. (Yes, yes, if you are from the UK and already have it, I am, in fact, very jealous. ) It seems like just a few days ago Bender's Game came out, doesn't it? Then I was so anxious for the movie to come out...and of course it seemed like forever. But no! It is coming tomorrow! Of course, I won't get my copy for another two days or so, but at least I don't have to wait a week like last time...

In other news...there is a new article from totalfilm.com. So, Total Film talked with Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, Lauren Tom, Maurice Lamarche, and Phil LaMarr. Here is an interesting quote that EVERY website has been using, basically:

"Q: It’s not finished…. Hopefully.

David X Cohen:The alien language during this episode’s opening credits reads, “The humans shall not defeat us!” It’s our nod to that.

Matt Groening: We would love to continue making more Futurama episodes in whatever form... Except Pogs.

I think we haven't even exhausted all the story ideas that we came up with back when the show started in '99.

David Cohen: Every morning, and I'm not making this up, I find myself thinking in the shower about the next episode that we'll do after this one. I have it mostly worked out, so we're ready to go if the call comes in.

There is a chance of it coming back as the DVDs sold well."

Fan Comic!

Posted on 2/19/09

It has been a while, but MissusPatches is back, this time with a new fan comic titled, First Date. It is about Leela and Bender on a date, and if you have been following her art, then you will get it more. It is a short 5-page comic, so enjoy it, because it is filled with some funny things, great drawings, and excellent colorings.




Remember, you can send any fan art and stuff to me at smarty.zd@gmail.com, and visit the Contact Us page for more information.

Bender In a Museum...Really?

Posted on 2/18/09

Yes, it is possible! Bender can be in the Robot Hall of Fame! Although, in the show, it would be more like the Robot Hall of Infamy. But, it is true. You, yes YOU, can nominate Bender to be in the Robot Hall of Fame. Sound's interesting? Well, go and nominate Bender to be the best robot around! I think it would be great for the show's publicity and intrest as well. Go, and beat Maillardet's Automaton! (Whatever that is...)

Animus-Imperium Serum

Posted on 2/17/09

Seven days until the release of Into the Wild Green Yonder!!! I can't wait for it, especially to hear the commentary and watch it over, and over, and over, and so many times so I annoy my sister... But, anyway, the countdown continues! BUY THE DVD ALREADY!

Also, I have part two to my fan fiction, Darkness Prevailing. That is where the title came in. If you know any latin, maybe you can figure out what may happen in the next part. It is a shorter part, but it is packed with some twists and turns and cliffhangers that are really short-lived, so read it! OR ELSE. Just kidding...or am I?

It...is...DONE!

Posted on 2/16/09

It is done! It is finished! What am I talking about? I finished fixing all of the pages of the site. If you don't believe me, go check them out. Now you can have a smooth transition from page to page. In addition to that, I also changed the font and just some of the layouts, so check them out. I'm glad that is over. I got lazy for so long, but tonight I buckled down and went right down the list of pages and just updated. It was just a lot of copying and pasting...PHEW!

There are also comments now at the bottom of the page. This format probably won't be permanent, because it takes so long to load, but they will do until now. Seymour_My_Hero from P.E.E.L. requested it in a way. That way, you can easily keep in touch with me through comments, and comment a lot easier on the site.