# Sweet Zombie Jesus! - possibility for direct-to-DVD Futurama? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981 "2005-05-22T19:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/41 "2005-05-29T01:24:59Z")
It’s weird. When **Futurama** was cancelled I was really sad. But then as time passed I began to grow used to and then like how the show ended, despite hating the fact that it ended. Then when I heard this I was concerned that they were going to ruin it and I would have chosen for it to stay like it was. But now I’m getting excited again. _Please_ ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/42 "2005-05-29T02:35:03Z")
When Futurama was cancelled, I didn’t give a wet fart. Never saw the show, although I liked The Simpsons. But for most of the last decade, we didn’t have a TV set, so we just never saw it. Then my wife brought home the first box set on impulse, and we watched it. Then we got the complete collection. I suspect now that we’re not alone. Futurama found its audience, and it’s a lot bigger than Fox suspected. So, yeah, we’re really happy if they go through with this. They could write episodes without having to have a fade-out line every ten minutes. They could do an anthology series with stories of different lengths. Even a musical. The Fry’s the limit. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/43 "2005-05-29T06:33:39Z")
I’d hug someone but I have no body. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/44 "2005-05-31T12:43:23Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > [Billy West (aka Fry) confirms it!](http://www.billywest.com/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=1&TopicID=821&PagePosition=1) Hubba hubba. –Cliffy ---
**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:** [May 31, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/45 "2005-05-31T12:49:55Z")
And now, Groenin leaves the comforting Purgatory of Abusive Television Executives, to Fry (ha-ha) in the Hell of, well, Hellywood Executives, all of whom will try to control/destroy _Futurama_ by providing their “creative” 😛 :mad: ☹ input. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/46 "2005-07-19T01:14:15Z")
Resurrecting this thread like a sweet Zombie Jesus. [More on the DVD release!](http://dvd.ign.com/articles/634/634262p1.html) > [@](#): > > July 15, 2005 - In the first of IGN’s exclusive Video Blogs direct from San Diego’s Comic-Con International, voice actor Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, the Professor, and many more voices for many more shows) revealed to us that a brand-new direct-to-video Futurama movie has been greenlit. Not only that, but there is also an option for a second movie as well. > With the model established by Family Guy’s return – where a direct-to-video movie eventually spawned the show’s return to Fox primetime as well – could the much-missed Futurama also be on the way back to a set near you? Not much more than before, but at least the news didn’t go away! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/47 "2005-07-19T01:19:20Z")
There was a direct to video Family Guy something? ---
**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:** [July 19, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981/48 "2005-07-19T01:22:05Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > There was a direct to video Family Guy something? There will be later this year. In it, Stewie goes off to find his “real” father. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-zombie-jesus-possibility-for-direct-to-dvd-futurama/304981.md?page=2)