New Futurama DVD
There’s a joke in The Simpsons where a guy is standing on a cliff, shouts “Why did they cancel Futurama?” And then, he throws himself off the cliff. Of course, there’s a little bit more to the joke, as this wasn’t really a case of Simpsons tit-for-tat feud with The Family Guy or South Park. Groening created and produced the show, the animation style was almost exactly the same, and so on. They both have the same style and spirit of satire, only Futurama seems a little more unleashed. In a way, I like to think of the two shows in the same way The Flintstones and The Jetsons are related.
So, in that Spirit, I think this blog needs a new tag and category. In short, the coverage here will be expanded to include Futurama. And in that department, there’s news as of late. Sure, Fox cancelled the show, but Groening has gone on with a few new projects, the first of which is set for release straight on DVD. A review over at Monsters and Critics explains more, as well as notes that while on hiatus, there has been no shake-ups on the voice acting and writing levels. Apparently, the new feature has all of the flavor and substance of the old show, only with a bit more room then the standard half an hour with commercials format. The new DVD is set for release on November 27. And, according to The Animation Blog, three more DVD movies will follow, and the show will end up back on TV, but at Comedy Central.
The Simpsons, Futurama, Bender, Comedy Central
November 23rd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Hey Richard, this is Hector from The Animation Blog. Thanks for the link!
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