# Is Futurama Canceled?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 19, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616 "2002-11-19T21:35:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Gjorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@Gjorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gjorp)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/1 "2002-11-19T21:35:37Z")

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I was positive that the show Futurama had been cancelled, but last Sunday I was sure that the episode I saw was a new one.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/2 "2002-11-19T21:44:21Z")

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There were 16 episodes of Futurama that hadn’t been aired, and that Fox is airing this season, but they haven’t requested that any new episodes be developed.

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**Author:** ![joshmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@joshmaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joshmaker)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/3 "2002-11-19T22:27:00Z")

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Get the details at: [http://www.gotfuturama.com/cancelled/](http://www.gotfuturama.com/cancelled/)

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/4 "2002-11-19T23:28:04Z")

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Oh my God, they killed Futurama. You BASTARDS!

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/5 "2002-11-19T23:32:35Z")

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In a word, yes. Now you can look forward to 10 more seasons of the simpsons instead!!! yay.

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/6 "2002-11-20T02:14:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Captain Amazing \*  
> \*\*There were 16 episodes of Futurama that hadn’t been aired, and that Fox is airing this season, but they haven’t requested that any new episodes be developed. \*\*

And, given how often Futurama was preempted by football, for many Futurama fans (even diligent ones) in the eastern half of the country, there are probably more than 16 episodes you haven’t seen.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-futurama-canceled/137616/7 "2002-11-20T02:20:18Z")

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Also, Cartoon Network has bought the rights to the entire run, although they don’t have the dough for new episodes.