# Good news, every-one! Futurama be baaaaccckkk! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152 "2009-06-08T22:27:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/21 "2009-06-09T13:59:38Z")
Hypno toad works slowly, but hypno toad works. All hail hypno toad. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/22 "2009-06-09T16:12:16Z")
I dont know, i am pretty sure i heard somewhere that Bender should not be on TV ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/23 "2009-06-09T19:55:19Z")
“Won’t you take me to… **FUNKYTOWWWWN!** ” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/24 "2009-06-09T20:48:26Z")
Sweet Abednego of Montego! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/25 "2009-06-09T21:38:51Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I am a bit more cautious, just because of how re-animated series (thinking specifically of Family Guy here, but not wholly) often are a mixed bag. Can you name another show that came back in this fashion? Maybe it’s just Family Guy. Oh, and “Sweet neutrino of San Marino!” ---
**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:** [June 9, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/26 "2009-06-09T21:49:02Z")
I hope they’re good…but my hopes are somewhat limited, just going by the movies. ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/27 "2009-06-09T22:15:56Z")
Comedy Central has apparently ordered [26 episodes](http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/its-official-futurama-returns.html?cnn=yes&eref=ew)! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/28 "2009-06-09T22:19:33Z")
> [@ekweizn](#): > > Comedy Central has apparently ordered [26 episodes](http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/its-official-futurama-returns.html?cnn=yes&eref=ew)! And 22 cases of Torgo’s Executive Powder! ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/29 "2009-06-10T07:12:44Z")
Seeing the news confirmed by _Entertainment Weekly_ and FOX – and not just confirmed, but improved ( **26** episodes??!) – makes me happy in my secret places. Seriously, this is all kinds of amazing. I guess the DVDs sold well, huh? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/30 "2009-06-10T10:48:30Z")
Sweet Gorilla of Manila! Good news indeed! So this is what life would have been like if only I’d invented that “What If…?” machine. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/31 "2009-06-10T12:41:40Z")
Raise your Slurm for a toast! (It’s highly addictive!) Or just eat an egg salad sandwich from a gas-station vending machine. ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/32 "2009-06-10T13:54:37Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Sweet something of the… something! Tent got your tongue? This is great news indeed for us puny humans 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/33 "2009-06-10T17:55:09Z")
Nice, I didn’t watch this the first time through but picked it up on reruns. This is great news! ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/34 "2009-06-10T19:06:15Z")
My cool-o-meter is reading a generous 13.64 MegaFonzies. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/35 "2009-06-10T19:12:22Z")
I read this on [Variety’s](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004722.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2630) web site: > [@](#): > > Meanwhile, as part of the deal, 20th still has an option to license the new episodes’ original runs to a broadcast network (such as Fox). If the show does go to broadcast, Comedy Central’s license fee will be reduced. This sounds to me that there’s a good chance Futurama might just return to FOX before Comedy Central airs any new episodes. Or at least the producers are keeping their options open. Although it would be sweet to see it return to a big broadcast network. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/36 "2009-06-10T20:16:45Z")
IMDB says “Fox” ordered the episodes, so I wouldn’t doubt a first run there and they’ll just add it to “Animation Domination” (or maybe replace something…anything on there suck?) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/37 "2009-06-10T20:21:09Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > anything on there suck?) Yes. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/38 "2009-07-17T01:06:58Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > “casting is about to move forward”? Does that mean they’re not bringing back all the original cast? An online casting breakdown was released today for Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Mom, Zap, and Kif! Not sure if you can see this without a subscrition, but here’s a link anyway: > **[actors access - Login](https://actorsaccess.com/projects/?view=breakdowns&breakdown=191549®ion=1)** ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/39 "2009-07-17T18:29:01Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > An online casting breakdown was released today for Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Mom, Zap, and Kif! I’m going to speculate it’s an actors union requirement that these notices be posted even if the cast comes back. The show was canceled, so perhaps it’s treated like a new project. [Variety says Billy West, Katey Segal and John DiMaggio are all coming back.](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004722.html?categoryid=14&cs=1) No mention of Maurice LaMarche or Tress MacNeille, but I’d be surprised if they don’t come back as well. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-every-one-futurama-be-baaaaccckkk/499152/40 "2009-07-17T19:02:04Z")
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