Gaumont
08-18-2003, 08:13 AM
Two weeks ago the final new episode of FUTURAMA was broadcast by the Fox network, bringing a close to the zany interplanetary adventures of Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the Planet Express crew.
Maybe, maybe not.
With FUTURAMA producing solid ratings on Cartoon Network and strong sales of the show on two DVD sets, could the door be open for a return of FUTURAMA? In an exclusive interview with the show's co-creator, David X. Cohen, we found out that the show's creative team hasn't given up their hopes that something could happen someday.
"For my personal wishes I would look at a movie," answers Cohen at the prospect of new FUTURAMA stories. "That’s what I’m aiming for. I know it’s kind of a longshot I guess at this point but on the other hand it, to me it seems like a no-brainer that it would be a success because it would be not that expensive as far as animated movies go. There’s an audience already built-in worldwide for this thing because the movie could easily show in Europe, in Australia, the United States, Mexico. To me it seems that it would be very easy to make your money back on a FUTURAMA movie. And any movie executives reading this right now I recommend that you take out your calculators and look at what I’m saying because it’s true!
And Cohen's chief cohort feels the same way. "Whenever I say we should do a movie Matt Groening always says ‘A series of movies!’ so I know he’s into it. Nothing’s out of the question. I think that because of the success on Cartoon Network the people are raising an eyebrow. So maybe there is something else that we can do with the show whereas a few months ago I would have said, ah, you know, we’re done for."
To find out more about what Cohen had to say about a possible SIMPSONS/FUTURAMA crossover, as well as hsi thoughts on the show on DVD and where you can find (and play!) a "lost episode", be sure to read part one and part two of our exclusive interview with FUTURAMA co-creator David X. Cohen only online here at Cinescape!
From Cinescape (http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&obj_id=39421&type_id=270286&cat_id=270355&sub_id=0)
here is a tidbit from part one (http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Video+%26+DVD&action=page&obj_id=39398&type_id=270287&cat_id=270438&sub_id=270440)
Q1: So besides the DVD and reruns, what’s going on with FUTURAMA right now? There's new episodes coming on Fox but the show's been cancelled, right? I'm confused.
COHEN: It’s the only cancelled show that’s on three networks at the same time, four if you count the Spanish station. It’s somewhat gratifying that more than a year-and-a-half after we realized that we weren’t going to return that suddenly the show is having a sort of an upsurge in popularity.
and heres part two (http://www.cinescape.com/0/Editorial.asp?this_cat=Video+%26+DVD&obj_id=39420&aff_id=0)
Maybe, maybe not.
With FUTURAMA producing solid ratings on Cartoon Network and strong sales of the show on two DVD sets, could the door be open for a return of FUTURAMA? In an exclusive interview with the show's co-creator, David X. Cohen, we found out that the show's creative team hasn't given up their hopes that something could happen someday.
"For my personal wishes I would look at a movie," answers Cohen at the prospect of new FUTURAMA stories. "That’s what I’m aiming for. I know it’s kind of a longshot I guess at this point but on the other hand it, to me it seems like a no-brainer that it would be a success because it would be not that expensive as far as animated movies go. There’s an audience already built-in worldwide for this thing because the movie could easily show in Europe, in Australia, the United States, Mexico. To me it seems that it would be very easy to make your money back on a FUTURAMA movie. And any movie executives reading this right now I recommend that you take out your calculators and look at what I’m saying because it’s true!
And Cohen's chief cohort feels the same way. "Whenever I say we should do a movie Matt Groening always says ‘A series of movies!’ so I know he’s into it. Nothing’s out of the question. I think that because of the success on Cartoon Network the people are raising an eyebrow. So maybe there is something else that we can do with the show whereas a few months ago I would have said, ah, you know, we’re done for."
To find out more about what Cohen had to say about a possible SIMPSONS/FUTURAMA crossover, as well as hsi thoughts on the show on DVD and where you can find (and play!) a "lost episode", be sure to read part one and part two of our exclusive interview with FUTURAMA co-creator David X. Cohen only online here at Cinescape!
From Cinescape (http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&obj_id=39421&type_id=270286&cat_id=270355&sub_id=0)
here is a tidbit from part one (http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Video+%26+DVD&action=page&obj_id=39398&type_id=270287&cat_id=270438&sub_id=270440)
Q1: So besides the DVD and reruns, what’s going on with FUTURAMA right now? There's new episodes coming on Fox but the show's been cancelled, right? I'm confused.
COHEN: It’s the only cancelled show that’s on three networks at the same time, four if you count the Spanish station. It’s somewhat gratifying that more than a year-and-a-half after we realized that we weren’t going to return that suddenly the show is having a sort of an upsurge in popularity.
and heres part two (http://www.cinescape.com/0/Editorial.asp?this_cat=Video+%26+DVD&obj_id=39420&aff_id=0)