Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at planet express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retrofuturistic 31st century. Matt groenings first netflix series will go all futurama on game of. Futurama is no stranger to cancellation, of course. Back in the day, futurama had four excellent seasons, followed by four straighttodvd films, and then another two seasons in 20. The network simply stopped purchasing new episodes of futurama, and the series went out of production ahead of the fall 2003 broadcast season. Thats due in large part to the fact that comedy centrals brass did something fox couldnt be. Futurama simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Fans of futurama will be getting an allnew adventure starring all of your favorite characters, but coming to you in a whole new way. The series aired from 1999 to 2003 before fox sent. Futurama is an american animated series created by matt groening, and was developed for television by matt groening and david x. In june 2009, comedy central picked up the show for 26 new halfhour episodes, which began airing in.
It premiered on comedy central in the united states on september 4, 20, along with futurama live, a special preshow and aftershow for the. It aired for four seasons on fox, before moving to comedy central after a fiveyear hiatus and ending in 20. The complete series dvd, 20, 27disc set 5 out of 5 stars 73 product ratings 73 product ratings futurama. Comedy central orders 26 more episodes, renewed through 20 by trevor kimball, march 28, 2011 comedy central has officially renewed futurama for two seasons of episodes each. Fry, who reawakens in 31st century new new york after a cryonics lab accident. Futurama season 6 is hitandmiss, neutopia and yo leela leela are a definite miss while benderama and prisoner of benda and attack of the killer app are hits. At the final second of new years eve 1999, fry falls into a cryogenic tube, and is frozen for years, being released on december 31st, 2999. While delivering pizza on new years eve 1999, philip j. The original halfhour futurama series aired on fox from 19992003. In 20, tv guide ranked futurama as one of the top 60. Enter comedy central, which syndicated the show in 2005 with an option to to make new episodes. Jan 17, 2016 matt groening, who created the genredefining adult animation comedy the simpsons, may be on the verge of a new creation. The show aired its final episode on september 4, 20. Fry, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at planet express, an interplanetary delivery company in the 31st century.
Halfhour animated series about a pizza delivery man named fry who is accidentally cryogenically frozen in 1999 and wakes up years later to a brave new worldthat in some ways hasnt progressed much beyond the 20th century. The producers said that they were exploring options for the future of the series as we have many more stories to tell, but would gauge fan reaction to the news. New futurama game will feature original writers, cast cnet. Meanwhile 20 hints at the possibility of a reboot, and that the reboot could be given the star trek. Benders fight with the new soda machine, bev voiced by wanda sykes leads to angerfueled. Watch futurama episodes online season 10 20 tv guide. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Comedy central announced in april 20 that they would not be renewing futurama, and aired the final episode on 4 september, 20. Sep 09, 2017 futurama creator matt groening and the original cast of the bygone television animated series have returned in a 42minute podcast episode available at various online sites created as part of. Matt groening is working on a new animated show for. Matt groening, who created the genredefining adult animation comedy the simpsons, may be on the verge of a new creation. The seventh and final season of futurama consisted of 26 episodes split equally across two. Jul 28, 2016 futurama related merchandise has also been released, including a tiein comic book series and video game, calendars, clothes and figurines. Futurama cocreator says the show will return but in.
Futurama creator matt groening and the original cast of the bygone television animated series have returned in a 42minute podcast episode available at various online sites created as part of. Sep 09, 20 but, i have hope that a series this good cant stay down for longand, if the end of the series finale is any indication, the creative team behind futurama shares my view too. With any luck, the planet express ship will fly again. It focuses on the lives of delivery boy named fry, captain leela, and bender in the futuristic 31st century. The american animated science fiction sitcom futurama, created by matt groening for the fox. Original futurama creators and cast return in new podcast. Matt groenings first netflix series will go all futurama. The original series 1966 and terminator genisys 2015 treatment. Cohen, futuramas cocreator along with matt groening and its longtime showrunner, has said that he and groening established a no timetravel. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. With professor farnsworth, elderly fry, and leela entering a new timeline via the time button. Either way, we cant help but feel like futurama ended exactly the way it should have back in 20.
The final two minutes of the series finale futurama. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party, umg on behalf of fox film music corp. Matt groenings first netflix series will go all futurama on. But instead of working with fox, as he did with the simpsons and futurama. Futurama is an american animated science fiction sitcom created by matt groening and developed by groening and david x. It is in new new york city during the 31st century. Futurama cocreator says the show will return but in what form. It serves as the 26th episode of the seventh season, and the 140th episode of the series overall. A new futurama episode is set to air later this week instead of a tv episode, the team are reuniting the original cast of the show to tell a 42minute tale in the form of a radio drama. Fans of futurama will be getting an all new adventure starring all of your favorite characters, but coming to you in a whole new way. Cohen, futuramas cocreator along with matt groening and its longtime showrunner, has said. Ken keeler, patric verrone and series cocreator david x cohen. Fry, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at planet express, an. The series follows the adventures of slacker philip j.
The network ordered 26 new episodes in 2011, splitting them for a twopart seventh season. Comedy central picked it up in 2009 for two more seasons before ending its run in 20 theres been a futurama. The adventures of a late20thcentury new york city pizza delivery boy, philip j. The complete series dvd, 20, 27disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The animated series will come to an end at comedy central after its final. The episode was written by ken keeler and directed by peter avanzino. But, i have hope that a series this good cant stay down for longand, if the end of the series finale is any indication, the creative team behind futurama shares my view too. It premiered on comedy central in the united states on september 4, 20, along with futurama live, a special preshow and aftershow for the occasion.
Sep 03, 2019 the network simply stopped purchasing new episodes of futurama, and the series went out of production ahead of the fall 2003 broadcast season. Comedy central picked up the movies and then ordered three more seasons that ran between 2010 and 20. The new episode, excellently dubbed radiorama, has the entire cast back reprising their beloved roles in a new 40 minute story written by 3 of futuramas original writers. Cancellation of futurama the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Comedy central later said that the seventh season would. Fry, a lazy new york city pizza delivery boy, who froze himself by mistake on new years eve, 1999. While the shows final season has had a few bumps, meanwhile. Usa today revealed that the original cast are reuniting to. From the creator of the simpsons, futurama is a scifi animated comedy. Futurama begins its final season on comedy central the new. Now part of the planet express delivery crew, fry travels to the farthest reaches of the universe with his robot buddy bender and cyclopsian love interest leela, discovering freaky mutants, intergalactic conspiracies and other strange stuff. The shows were first shown on fox network on march 28, 1999, until august 10, 2003 in 2008 comedy central began airing episodes.
A late 20thcentury new york city pizza delivery boy, philip j. Nov 01, 2019 either way, we cant help but feel like futurama ended exactly the way it should have back in 20. Nov 10, 2017 comedy central picked up the movies and then ordered three more seasons that ran between 2010 and 20. Fry, is accidentally cryonically frozen and thawed out one thousand years into the future. Producers say that they are exploring options for a new home for the show.
With billy west, john dimaggio, katey sagal, tress macneille. He wakes up one thousand years later on new years eve, 2999, and finds himself in new new york city. Meanwhile is the series finale of the american animated television series futurama. As the journalism industry has changed between 1999 and 20, so, too, have futuramas depictions of 31st century information technology. Futurama canceled for third time hollywood reporter. Watch the cast perform part of the series finale by trevor kimball, july 22, 20 as you may have heard, futurama has been cancelled for the second time. Futurama came to an end in 20, while the simpsons is still very much alive with its 31st season and the 32nd already confirmed. Worlds of tomorrow will include new stories from the original writers, cast and animators, says a producer of the classic cartoon show. In the series finale, fry proposes to leela, and they face their future as the professors latest invention alters the fabric. The complete series on dvd is a stylish and spaceworthy box set that is sure to please fans of the show.
Jul 25, 2017 matt groenings first netflix series will go all futurama on game of. That series final episode aired on comedy central in 20. Futurama is an american adult animated science fiction sitcom created by matt groening that aired on fox from march 28, 1999 to august 10, 2003 and on comedy central from march 23, 2008 to september 4, 20. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on new years. Rough draft studios is currently working on the new series. After a longlived encore on comedy central, futurama debuted its second series finale with equal parts humor and wonder. Futuramarelated merchandise has also been released, including a tiein comic book series and video game, calendars, clothes and figurines. Fry wants to get a new job, though in the end he is forced to be a delivery boy. Hatched from matt groenings brain, futurama follows pizza guy philip j. It was created by matt groening, who is also known. September 4, 20 hubert farnsworth invents a button that can take a person 10 seconds back in time, inadvertently causing major consequences.
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