Some potentially encouraging news about more new eps.
David Johnson
show's coming to an end on Fox next month, but David X. Cohen says
Cartoon Network has shown interest in airing newly-produced episodes
some time in the future. How long a wait there would be, whether or not
they can measure up to the shows done by the original group, and whether
or not it actually comes together remains to be seen, of course.
--David Johnson
Corey M. Barnes
Yes, CN has expressed before their interest in new episodes. The 2 biggest
factors getting in the way seem to be....
- The $$$ it costs to make an episode.
- The fact that FOX owns the show.
As for the crew, the LA animation business isn't that big, and people are
always looking for new projects to work on. if Futurama were to be resurrected,
they could probably get 85% of the crew back together.
- CMiB
Itty-Bitties - http://www.itty-bitties.com (for twisted Flash toons)
Anorak
Barnes) wrote:
>>In the August 2 TV Guide Insider column, there's a brief piece about the
>>show's coming to an end on Fox next month, but David X. Cohen says
>>Cartoon Network has shown interest in airing newly-produced episodes
>>some time in the future. How long a wait there would be, whether or not
>>they can measure up to the shows done by the original group, and whether
>>or not it actually comes together remains to be seen, of course.
>>
>> --David Johnson
>
>Yes, CN has expressed before their interest in new episodes. The 2 biggest
>factors getting in the way seem to be....
>
>- The $$$ it costs to make an episode.
Yeah, those text ad thingys say it's 1.3 milliion...
Duff Man
"Corey M. Barnes" <mc32...@aol.comcast-sux> wrote in message
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FOX owning the show isn't as big of a hurdle as people make it out to be...
Futurama is owned by 20th Century FOX, not the FOX Network. Production
companies and networks are supposed to act separately...and they always sell
shows to other networks...like Friends is owned by WB, but airs on NBC...if
the price is right, FOX could pay to have more episodes made...or sell the
right to someone else to pay to have more episodes made as long as they
received a residual from each one...
Tony Muscarella
Well, AOL-TW could afford 13 episodes if they just cut the Atlanta Braves'
payroll by 16.9 million... (gd&r)
Tony (a NY Mets fan, unfortunately)
Lee Ratner
> >In the August 2 TV Guide Insider column, there's a brief piece about the
> >show's coming to an end on Fox next month, but David X. Cohen says
> >Cartoon Network has shown interest in airing newly-produced episodes
> >some time in the future. How long a wait there would be, whether or not
> >they can measure up to the shows done by the original group, and whether
> >or not it actually comes together remains to be seen, of course.
> >
> > --David Johnson
>
> Yes, CN has expressed before their interest in new episodes. The 2 biggest
> factors getting in the way seem to be....
>
> - The $$$ it costs to make an episode.
If CN makes new episodes, this will be the biggest problem since CN
does not have a budget anywhere close to Fox's budget. Futurama is
going to need heavy money from advertising if CN makes new episodes.
> - The fact that FOX owns the show.
I don't think this will be so much of a problem. After all, Comedy
Central let Sci-Fi make new episodes of MST3K and Showtime let Sci-Fi
make new of Stargate SG-1 and those two shows were more popular than
Futurama I think. There is no reason why Fox would not let CN make
more episodes of Futurama.
Besides. I thought Groening owned Futurama or at least had some
power over it.
> As for the crew, the LA animation business isn't that big, and people are
> always looking for new projects to work on. if Futurama were to be resurrected,
> they could probably get 85% of the crew back together.
>
They should concentrate on getting the original VAs first and
formost. Then they should focus on the writers and key animators.
Tony Sivori
> mc32...@aol.comcast-sux (Corey M. Barnes) wrote:
>> - The fact that FOX owns the show.
>
> I don't think this will be so much of a problem. After all, Comedy
> Central let Sci-Fi make new episodes of MST3K and Showtime let Sci-Fi
> make new of Stargate SG-1 and those two shows were more popular than
> Futurama I think. There is no reason why Fox would not let CN make
> more episodes of Futurama.
> Besides. I thought Groening owned Futurama or at least had some
> power over it.
Yep, now that you mention it, I thought was the reason FUX, er, FAUX, I mean
FOX <spit> started crapping on Futurama. Or maybe ownership and control are
two different things?
Anyway, whatever the reason, or possible obstacles, the possibility of a new
season of Futurama is the best news I've had all week.
--
Tony Sivori
nodeerf...@hotmail.com
that's why Fox has such a problem with the show. I thought Fox had a big
problem regarding control issues and that's why they were giving it such bad
promotion and time slots (when they did actually air the show).
"Corey M. Barnes" <mc32...@aol.comcast-sux> wrote in message
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> - The fact that FOX owns the show.
>
Michael Zaite
<nodeerf...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I always thought that Matt Groening owned Futurama (unlike the Simpsons)
and
> that's why Fox has such a problem with the show. I thought Fox had a big
> problem regarding control issues and that's why they were giving it such
bad
> promotion and time slots (when they did actually air the show).
Yea I believe once FOX airs "The Devils hands..." Then what remains of
Curiosity Company is free to shop the show out if they like since it is
their intellectual property.
--
Mike Zaite ICQ:25758172