Future Looks Bright for "Futurama"
The hilariously talented voice actor Billy West keeps in close contact with his fans via message board, and he recently divulged one HECK of a cool piece of news. Seems that the whole cast & crew are being united to create not two, not three, but FOUR all-new direct-to-video "Futurama" movies, which (if you've ever seen the show) you just know is fantastic news.
The precise postings of Mr. West are as follows:
"HERE'S GREAT NEWS!
Here's the official word on Futurama!! David X. phoned me about an hour ago and said that this Futurama project is a done deal! Here's the word from DX--- There are 4 DVD movies that we'll start recording at the end of July or August. Full feature length FUTURAMA movies. Everybody is excited to get back together--as I am!
Into the Future,
Billy"
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"David X" is, of course, David X. Cohen, longtime producer and frequent commentator on the "Futurama" DVDs, which (in my opinion) are worth their weight in Slurm.
Plus this bodes well for direct-to-video movies in general. Why? Because with the original "Futurama" cast & crew on board, you're all but guaranteed a superior product. Frankly this is the best movie news I've heard all year.
The precise postings of Mr. West are as follows:
"HERE'S GREAT NEWS!
Here's the official word on Futurama!! David X. phoned me about an hour ago and said that this Futurama project is a done deal! Here's the word from DX--- There are 4 DVD movies that we'll start recording at the end of July or August. Full feature length FUTURAMA movies. Everybody is excited to get back together--as I am!
Into the Future,
Billy"
--
"David X" is, of course, David X. Cohen, longtime producer and frequent commentator on the "Futurama" DVDs, which (in my opinion) are worth their weight in Slurm.
Plus this bodes well for direct-to-video movies in general. Why? Because with the original "Futurama" cast & crew on board, you're all but guaranteed a superior product. Frankly this is the best movie news I've heard all year.
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on Jan 27 2006 11:13 PM omg awesome at least one of the movies has to focus exclusively on zoidberg (Reply to this) |
on Jan 28 2006 12:36 AM Yes! Yes! Yes! Now bring back the show! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 12:47 AM we all need to go and buy these when they come out! i mean everybody! (Reply to this) |
on Jan 28 2006 12:58 AM [b]:O[/b] I'm very excited. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 02:08 AM Oh Frabjous Day! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 04:49 AM If they're anywhere near as good as the Family Guy 'Stewie' movie then I will be a happy tomatoe for life!!!! Cheers, Kevin (Reply to this) |
on Jan 28 2006 07:52 AM This is fantastic news. I guess I'll have to buy it the first day it comes out although i already am in my pajamas. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 08:31 AM [b]sweet zombie jesus![/b] i agree about the family guy movie. i think they will be awesome, and if all things go well and futurama jumps through enough preverbial hoops like this, they might even go back on the air! joy! thomas of the living dead (Reply to this) |
on Jan 28 2006 10:26 AM Awesome news, one of the best American cartoons on television. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 11:37 AM Glad to see its not making its way back on the tele. Straight to DVD is the way so that we can keep this a cult classic. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 12:12 PM THERE IS A GOD!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 12:56 PM Oh yea! (Reply to this) |
on Jan 28 2006 03:54 PM Woo-Hoo!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2006 04:49 PM [b]Oh yeah Do the Bender C'omon Do the Bender........[/b] It makes sense. The Futurama DVD sales did rather well. With Four DVD Movies and the Sales of those you can expect the Return to the Cartoon Network, COmedy Central or Fox. I Take it that this could happen to Arrested Development. You never can tell. Too bad the Critic, Greg the Bunny and Undeclared Can't come back. Oh well. A man can dream..........A man Can (Reply to this) |
on Jan 29 2006 09:21 AM thats awwwwwsooooooommmmmmme big fan of the show as you can tell (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 29 2006 01:45 PM [b]WURMSTRUM!![/b] Loverly news! I wonder if all the movies come out in a box set? (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 29 2006 02:02 PM This is bad news for my wallet because I am going to have to buy all four of these! I'm so excited. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 30 2006 12:12 AM [b]Good News Everyone![/b] do you think, since they're 'movies' that we'll see a slightly higher budget than normal for the animation? not that the animation wasn't good or anything, but you know what i mean? when cartoon's release a straight to dvd movie sometimes the animation is a little better and more grandiose and whatnot...guess that doesn't really matter. but i'd like to see these done right. i hope it focuses on some cool stories, (and not trying to cram in all our favourite characters from each episode, and certainly not a sappy love story of fry and lela, which if you've seen those last couple of episodes you know what i mean...) and can we stop wondering about whether or not this is coming back to television? cause c'mon...of course it is. there's a ton of money to be made here, and the execs only need to look at the success of family guy. this show is just as popular. why create some new cartoon that might not be as popular as futurama when futurama is right there ready with a big fat fanbase, endless possibilities for storylines, and bringing back cartoons is suddenly an 'ok' if not downright 'cool' thing to do? they'll make these movies, they'll bring back the show, and all we need to do is sit back, thank god, the robot devil, and the cartoon network. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 30 2006 07:10 PM Im a bigger fan of familyguy,but i love futurama and im glad its making a comeback. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 30 2006 07:42 PM In reply to this comment (#830490) I'm a little disappointed with family guy. It's not as good as I remembered. (Reply to this) |
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