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I know this isn't strictly related, but there are quite a few fans round here, so I thought you might like to know (if you don't already)

Both shows were cancelled by the US TV network Fox. Futurama was treated badly from Season 2 onwards, often being cancelled in favour of football and not shown again unlike The Simpsons etc.
This meant they had a solid backlog of episodes to show, and thought the show would survive on reruns and what they had left. Matt Groening was blocked from making more, and also blocked from making his movie trilogy like he wanted.

HOWEVER, Cartoon Network have got the rights to show Futurama episodes, and if they can get the rights to NEW Futurama episodes then they'll make them. However at the moment these still rest with bloomin' Fox. However this could change in the next few months - so Futurama may not be dead!

Now, on an EVEN MORE positive note, Family Guy

The show drew ok ratings (generally seen as a Simpsons rip-off) and it wasn't till after it was cancelled and it came out on DVD that sales EXPLODED as people realised just how fantastic, surreal and original it was. It's series are some of the biggest selling DVDs ever in both the UK and US, and almost the best selling TV show DVDs ever in both countries too.

Fox contacted Seth Macfarlene and comissioned an entire new series, with options on 3 more. This makes it the first TV show ever to be cancelled and then resurrected on the strength of DVD sales! In a recent episode with Seth Green (Chris Griffin) he revealed that they had been working on them since last Autumn. Family Guy will be back at the end of the year!


Thats it... I'll be quiet again now!

Woo!

Didn't think much of family guy, but I'd like to see Futurama back.

Love them both.
We are also to get a proper release of Family Guy on dvd, with the commentaries and things they saw fit to leave off the original UK release.

i loved family guy and was completely unaware of it being on DVD... consider it sourced

thinky

yes, more Futurama and family guy. They didn't even run it for a whole season befor canning it over here...poxy arse mother f*$#@!?.  What kind of a time is 11.30pm for quality TV like Farscape, condemns it befor it gets out of the blocks. oh but on the good news we get our own versions(after having to put up with yours and the US's)Queer Eye, What not to Wear, we get MOre Idol, popstars, changing rooms, great ideas, The block, arrgh!!!!!!!!! must kill TV producers....must kill..........kill...kill...kill

CU Krestel(can you tell i dont like reality TV)

Still, Joe Millionaire though. They showed the English version before the American one was shown on (Urgh...) T4...

Family Guy is excellent, the one ep where Lois and Griffin were protesting about the decay in morality in society (associated with licking the backs of dope providing toads) while getting kitted up in bondage outfits had me in fits.

Glad to see it's getting a reprieve.

On a slight tangent -

>>...(Urgh...) T4..

Does anyone know why June Sarpong has a job on the telly? Ive wondered this ever since she first appeared. Its like shes perpetually stoned. Is she the producers daughter or something?

hex

We have a childrens TV presenter over here who's like that too except she appears to be even further gone, asking bizarre questions and making rather unusual remarks while live on telly.

There's actually a very good reason why Family Guy sold so many copies (over a million, IIRC): price. Being able to get entire seasons for just over ?20 *before* any discounts is excellent, and pisses all over the likes of ?40+ for South Park, Futurama and others.

But if your a real fan and have bought the separate DVD's with no extras wouldn?t you be pissed off if now you can get the Family Guy Compendium which features all 50 episodes, plus a bonus disc of special features.

La Placa Rifa,
W. R. Logan.

>:(

Yes. Yes I am....

Family Guy was great, but haven't seen that many episodes due to scheduling.

FUTURAMA is - dare i say it - brilliant!

Amazon Woman in the Mood; being the highlight episode for me.

"Ah Gawd you're killing me...AH GAWD YOU'RE KILLING ME"

Would be great to see it resurrected.

Tulkas (quoting SCI-FI shows - how far have i fallen?)

Tulkas - I just saw that episode the other day, brilliant.

I never got into family guy, but Futurama is, if anything, more original than the Simpsons. Though this could be just down to it being on so often. Futurama saturation would kill it.

Family Guy is one of those things that you need to see a bit of before you get hooked, but when you do...

A standout moment for me is the visual gag where the dog (Brian) is having a deep and meaningful talk with Peter and trying to get him to see how he can mend his marriage etc, and breaks off when a 5 inch stagecoach with little men in, pulled by small horses runs past.
'See, you've got to..... just...    hang on'

He chases it into the kitchen where it passes through the cupboards. He throws the cupboard open but there's nothing there. He cleses it and leans on it with his eyes closed. He punches the cupboard.
'Someday....'

Ok, you have to see it, but believe me, it's good!

Other good stuff includes The Squid, the Chicken Who Gave Him A Bad Coupon, and When They're Superheroes...

Damn, it's all good!!   Ooh, ooh, and Adam West as mayor!

Or Brian going off to hollywood and directing porn movies.

Peter telling his Sunday school class that there is no god.

Everything Stewie says or does.

Peter wishing that he had his own theme music!
Then wishing he had no bones, becoming depressed and flushing himself down the toilet only to discover a new career in Hollywood as a safety cushion for stunts!

WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!!!!!!

That's DAMN good news. Hooray for Zoidberg!

Also, Family Guy is superb. Was stunned at the DVD prices just now, whole series for the price of a CD! Got the 3rd one myself. And yes, bummer about the boxed box set. Never mind though, look forward to the new ones.

Claws crossed for Futurama, although the end was a pretty good ending really, plus the end of 'Bender should not be allowed on TV' (2nd last ep) was accepting the end well too.

"We've got nothing better to do,
than watch TV and have a couple of brews"

Still, I'd like a few more episodes of "Everybody loves Hynotoad"

oops, that's Hypnotoad :o)

Hypnotoad is probably the greatest TV character ever.

EVER!

I concur.

I had snu snu.....
funny thing I've got the first couple of seasons of Futurama seen em hundreds of times, could watch em 100 more. always makes me laugh.

CU Krestel

I love both programmes, especially Futurama.

I'm put off family guy because everyone says I look like the title character.

Damn. I'm going to regret typing that, aren't I?

- Trout

Isn't Gunther in Futurama? Or is that the Simpsons? Or both? I have had no coffee today and am feeling sleepyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

"I'm put off family guy because everyone says I look like the title character."

You look like this?

:-) I'm not quite that bad.

/killfile tosser

- Trout

"/killfile tosser "

I feel sorry for that guy, whoever he is...

:-)