# Futurama Marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366 "2007-12-17T18:37:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/1 "2007-12-17T18:37:06Z")
From December 26th to December 31st, [adult swim] on the Cartoon Network will be showing all the Futurama episodes from start to finish, season 1 to season 5. I’ll sleep for the 1/2 hour that Jurassic Bark is on, but other than that it’s Red Bull and Pep pills! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/2 "2007-12-17T18:54:08Z")
And then no more episodes- I assume the contract runs out Dec 31. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/3 "2007-12-17T19:17:14Z")
I wonder if there’s a way to find out if any networks have purchased any syndication rights (is that the right term?) for future showings. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/4 "2007-12-17T19:22:52Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] I wonder if there’s a way to find out if any networks have purchased any syndication rights (is that the right term?) for future showings. [/QUOTE] Comedy Central has the syndication rights to all the old episodes, as well as airings of the new episodes, starting in 2008. I’m glad to see there’s another person on these boards who finds Jurassic Bark tedious (except for Leela & Amy in ripped clothing of course). ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/5 "2007-12-17T19:24:01Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] I’ll sleep for the 1/2 hour that Jurassic Bark is on, but other than that it’s Red Bull and Pep pills! [/QUOTE] ::gasp:: Heartless fiend! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/6 "2007-12-17T19:24:02Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] I wonder if there’s a way to find out if any networks have purchased any syndication rights (is that the right term?) for future showings. [/QUOTE] The Comedy Channel has the rights for 2008 and I think 2009. Including showing the movie as a three part episode. ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/7 "2007-12-17T19:27:07Z")
Comedy Central [acquired the rights](http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C98271%7C1%7C,00.html) to Futurama in 2005 and from [an interview](http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/31/matt-groening-talks-about-futuramas-comeback/) : “[Matt] Groening ‘loves’ the fact that Futurama has landed on Comedy Central, because ‘we have a lot of leeway’ there.” The new episodes (from Bender’s Big Score and the other “movies” in the pipeline) will also be shown on Comedy Central. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/8 "2007-12-17T19:28:39Z")
That is a good point–the leeway. They can get away with way more stuff on Comedy Central than on FOX. There were a couple jokes in the movie that I’m sure wouldn’t have made it on FOX. Then again, the show was funny when they had to fly under the radar (a little). ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/9 "2007-12-17T19:28:48Z")
And I’m going to be on the road on the 26th! Dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/10 "2007-12-17T19:31:54Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] ::gasp:: Heartless fiend! [/QUOTE] Sorry, but I end up a blubbering mess by the end of it. It’s the only episode I won’t watch. ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/11 "2007-12-17T19:32:05Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] From December 26th to December 31st, [adult swim] on the Cartoon Network will be showing all the Futurama episodes from start to finish, season 1 to season 5. I’ll sleep for the 1/2 hour that Jurassic Bark is on, but other than that it’s Red Bull and Pep pills! [/QUOTE] Season 5? Is that the film? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/12 "2007-12-17T19:38:33Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] Sorry, but I end up a blubbering mess by the end of it. It’s the only episode I won’t watch. [/QUOTE] Ohh. Well, if that’s the reason…well, then I can completely relate. It’s really emotional for me, too. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/13 "2007-12-17T19:38:58Z")
[QUOTE=essell] Season 5? Is that the film? [/QUOTE] There were four production seasons, but Fox showed them as five aired seasons, hence the confusion. And hopefully Comedy Central can leave in the “Sweet Zombie Jesus!” line. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/14 "2007-12-17T19:59:34Z")
[QUOTE=Dante] Sorry, but I end up a blubbering mess by the end of it. It’s the only episode I won’t watch. [/QUOTE] Oh, well I retract my earlier solidarity with you. Jurassic Bark is a yawner. Give me Luck of the Fryish any day. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/15 "2007-12-17T20:36:00Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] Oh, well I retract my earlier solidarity with you. Jurassic Bark is a yawner. Give me Luck of the Fryish any day. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget the one with the giant bee! They get me choked up every time. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/16 "2007-12-17T20:58:30Z")
I also get a little sad in “A Fishful of Dollars” when Fry is getting depressed about missing the past. Not as sad as in those other episodes, but it is kinda touching. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/17 "2007-12-17T21:04:28Z")
FYI, my top 10 fav Futurama episodes: 1. Less Than Hero 2. Godfellas 3. Time Keeps on Slippin’ 4. The Sting 5. The Why of Fry 6. Roswell That Ends Well 7. The Luck of the Fryrish 8. The Farnsworth Parabox 9. Fear of a Bot Planet 10. Anthology of Interest 2 Jurassic Bark was great too, but I have a hard time watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/18 "2007-12-17T23:26:31Z")
I think that Where No Fan Has Gone Before is the single nerdiest half-hour of television ever produced. It’s also the most hysterical if you’re a fan of classic Star Trek. I recall when I watched it the first time someone kept asking me why I was convulsing with laughter. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/19 "2007-12-17T23:40:24Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] I think that Where No Fan Has Gone Before is the single nerdiest half-hour of television ever produced. It’s also the most hysterical if you’re a fan of classic Star Trek. I recall when I watched it the first time someone kept asking me why I was convulsing with laughter. [/QUOTE] Guilty as charged. That is my favorite episode of Futurama. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366/20 "2007-12-18T04:25:51Z")
While I’m a huge _Futurama_ fan and am greatly looking forward to its return, I have to say that _Bender’s Big Score_ was weak. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-marathon/430366.md?page=2)