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Comedy Central Revives 'Futurama'
TV Week ^ | 6/22/06 | James Hibberd

Posted on 06/22/2006 8:51:39 PM PDT by LdSentinal

Three years after Fox canceled the show, Matt Groening's "Futurama" will resume production for a 13-episode run on Comedy Central. The new episodes will be added to the network's library of 72 "Futurama" episodes previously licensed from 20th Century Fox Television. Voice talent Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio will return for the new episodes, which will debut in 2008.

"There is a deep and passionate fan base for this intelligent and very funny show that matches perfectly with our audience and it is great that we can offer them not just the existing library, but something they've never seen as well," said David Bernath, senior VP, programming, Comedy Central.

"Futurama" marks the third Fox project revived by basic cable in recent years. New episodes of "Greg the Bunny" are being ordered by IFC, and Fox resurrected "Family Guy" after the series found success on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Humor; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bender; comedycentral; frye; futurama; leela; zoidberg

1 posted on 06/22/2006 8:51:42 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: LdSentinal
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=1024
2 posted on 06/22/2006 8:55:43 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX)
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To: LdSentinal

Have not read the article yet.... but hell yeah. We need it back. One Eyed women are dead sexy. ;-)


3 posted on 06/22/2006 8:58:34 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: Bender2

Time for you to start posting those annoying Bender gfx all over the damn place.

< |:)~


4 posted on 06/22/2006 9:08:29 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: LdSentinal

5 posted on 06/22/2006 9:19:08 PM PDT by JRios1968 (There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
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To: martin_fierro; Allegra; Fla road trip; Millee
Re: "Time for you to start posting those annoying Bender gfx all over the damn place." < |:)~

Gad, Martin! That's great news! I'll drink to that even if it is too early for most folks...

Ya know, Martin... You can be replaced. And cheaply, too...

6 posted on 06/23/2006 3:50:28 AM PDT by Bender2 (Gad! The inmates have control... And I'm trying to quit smoking!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Re: "...but hell yeah. We need it back. One Eyed women are dead sexy. ;-)"

Hey, LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget... Like... So true!

Hey! Us two eyed gals don't do too bad either!

7 posted on 06/23/2006 3:55:57 AM PDT by Bender2 (Gad! The inmates have control... And I'm trying to quit smoking!)
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To: LdSentinal

Wow. I wonder what this will mean for the direct to video features that had been previously announced.

And they revived Greg the Bunny? Holy cow. I was pretty sure that I was the only person who ever watched that show.


8 posted on 06/23/2006 8:35:41 AM PDT by Starter
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To: LdSentinal

Good news for Futurama fans!


9 posted on 06/29/2006 1:24:24 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of "dependence on government"!)
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