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Confirmed: Comedy Central orders new Futurama episodes!
As rumored on Collider.com, Futurama will return to TV on Comedy Central six years after being axed by Fox, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reported.
A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirmed the pickup to Ausiello, who reported that the cable network has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's animated series, to begin airing in 2010.
Ausiello could have credited Collider with being the first to break the news, but whatever. Yay! New Futurama!
By Celesto at 8:35 PM ON 06/09/09
yeah!
By Vehlr at 8:48 PM ON 06/09/09
Best. News. Of the day. *grins*
By Dreamtime909 at 8:59 PM ON 06/09/09
There's still hope for television! Thank you Comedy Central!!!!
By nilus at 9:02 PM ON 06/09/09
Lets just hope they are better then the direct to DVD movies. They were not the worst thing in the world but they weren't great by Futurama standards
By Scrotorr at 9:12 PM ON 06/09/09
Bender's Game was the best of the direct to dvd ones - that one really felt like the peak of Futurama tv stuff. Hopefully Cohen/Groening and crew will have an easier time with Comedy Central than they did with Fox.
By VermithraxDagon at 9:23 PM ON 06/09/09
As the Professor would enter the room and say - Goood news, everyone!
By sunny at 10:09 PM ON 06/09/09
This is the best news I've heard in a really long time. Go, Comedy Central.
By Mandy at 11:33 PM ON 06/09/09
YAY!
By S.W. at 12:38 AM ON 06/10/09
Oh Em Eff Gee!
By xdeathknightx at 3:44 AM ON 06/10/09
Ah great GREAT news!! My respect for Comedy Central has risen!
By Rob at 5:45 AM ON 06/10/09
I wonder, will this be actual Futurama, or someone's 're-imagining' of it? lol
By Jay at 7:49 AM ON 06/10/09
No it won't be a "re-imaging" it'll be a reboot prequel showing how Fry became the Delivery Boy we know and love whilst exploring more about the road that took him to the future.... lol!
By Joe B. at 10:46 AM ON 06/10/09
Best news I've heard in ages!!! Bender & Fry are back!!!
By FutramaFan at 11:24 AM ON 06/10/09
First comment ever: FRAKING AWESOME.
By jb at 12:48 PM ON 06/10/09
Best freakin news i've heard all month. I love, love, love this show!!!
By Captain at 1:15 PM ON 06/10/09
Let's not get too excited Comdey Central isn't known for their patience with their own programming. If the new episodes don't pull South Park numbers look for the 26 episode order to be changed to 10 episodes and some more direct to DVD movies. That's where they will make their money.
By gggvvg at 1:22 PM ON 06/10/09
Yes!Futurama is my favourite movie!
By John at 4:58 PM ON 06/10/09
Good news everyone! I am so happy about this. Words can't express my jubilation! Thank you, Comedy Central...thank you soooo much! I have to wait till 2010? Awww, bite my shiny metal ass!
By sandman at 6:48 PM ON 06/10/09
Yeah way to comedy central thanks s much for bringing Futurama back.
By sandman at 6:57 PM ON 06/10/09
Yeah thanks so much Comedy Central for bringing Futurama back.
By Beakernx01 at 11:30 PM ON 06/10/09
Bender is great! Fox can kiss my shiny metal ass!
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