ParagonComplex: The Simpsons should've died 6 years ago


It did.

WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!

/please bring Futurama back
//new Family Guy is at least as good if not better than old Family Guy

i'll give futurama another chance, but my expectations are low.

/never uses sigs
///hates slashes
////see, if i use more, it's funnier
///////everyone does it. i think it's some sort of html reference
////////////weeeeeeeeeeee! i'm an idiot!
/////////////////i can't get laid.
/////////////////////////god, i'm hilarious.

If this happens God will have answered my prayers.

The Simpsons sucks now, Futurama was awsome. It did go out being top quality, but it still had alot of life left in it and would of remained top notch if it was given more of a life.

Seriously who at FOX gets to cancel shows, they've had more top quality shows air on their network than I can count and they've canceled most of them (lets just hope not Arrested Development).

Skein. Skein skein skein. Skein skein skein skein. Skein.
These fake journalists need to learn some new words.

Oh yippee. So the HHGTTG ripoff will be returning...

To quote C. Montgomery Burns...."Excellent"

skein Pronunciation (skn)
n.
1.
a. A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.
b. Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle: a twisted skein of lies.
2. A flock of geese or similar birds in flight. See Synonyms at flock1.

Seriously, don't you people have a vocabulary?

Fantastic news.

Futurama
Family Guy
American Dad
South Park
King of the Hill
And yes... still Simpsons
Toss in Harvey Bird Man and I dare say there is a God.

Sweet Zombie Jesus.

I.C. Weiner is the man behind the return.

We're sailors on the moon, and we carry our harpoons.

Mikey_B
(lets just hope not Arrested Development)

Umm... hiding behind a rock, lately?

Sorry to break it to you.

If Futurama hadn't been cancelled, more people would have gotten my '04 Halloween costume...

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

(breathe)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
! !

I hope they do bring Futurama back, but I hope that it gets sent directly to Adult Swim rather than Fox. Fox treated the show very badly by skipping its time slot around and sometimes not showing it at all. It's no surprise it had trouble with ratings.

Best episodes:
Jurassic Bark,
Godfellas,
The How and Why of Fry

//Family guy sucks. Too damn juvenile and often just plain stupid.

Kurr, yeah I got the reference, the show is a good 'yarn' but using it three times in the first three paragraphs? Makes me want to mail the guy a thesaurus. At the least he could use some (wait for it) Variety. I emailed the author and let him know, but he was rather tacit.

kokomo61:

Futurama had me from (I think it was) the first episode, where someone scared Bender, and a brick dropped to the floor from behind him.


Ah, the memories.

Then when bender ate the olestra (i think) potato chips, (episode beck was in).... ahh, good times!

Fark needs a "wicked cool" tag.

Look what I found in the girls' McDonald's bathroom downtown at Hallowe'en. It had been abandoned on the counter!



/the mask, not the guy underneath
//it's been passed around my house
///yeah it's kinda dirty.
////but that's how i like it.

Good deal. Next time lets post articles that aren't trying to make up their own "hipster" language so the rest of us won't feel like we're stuck in a bad Demolition Man remake...

wait a sec...

this made my day...

I don't bother comparing Futurama to Simpsons or Family Guy, because I watch all three. And even if Futurama isn't as good as the others, and there's plenty of room to argue, it is still better than what's on 99% of the other channels on my TV at any given time.

How can anyone not hail the return of the show that gave us ... "It's Saturday night, I've got no date, a 2-litre bottle of Shasta all my all-Rush mix tape. Let's rock."

Yes, and then bring back "Clerks: The Animated Series."

/why are we walking like this?

Worst. Rumor. Ever.

/sob

lando_kabob

Clearly something is bothering you outside of Fark. It's really not about Futurama or slashies. Your willingness to antagonize other Farkers in a scattershot and pointless way is indication of this. You may want to talk to a mental health professional or a member of the clergy about your issues; but in the meantime, please play nice.

/yes, this is a bald-faced attempt to establish a new fark cliche

Kif: "smoke-um!?"

Looks like Fox may have finally learned some fungineering.

I love Futurama, but Family Guy is lame. Watching a poorly drawn sex crazed character with a deformed head say "giggidy" every two minutes or a talking baby that wants to kill his mother isn't particularly funny. Oh but it's full of pop references! Pssh, that's another reason it sucks. You may now feel free to flame me, I'm going to bed anyway.

I see Fark has now discovered Varietese...

"Sked Chitown cinefest preem for Fox indie sci-fi pic."

"O'seas B.O. off for Yank kid pix, rock flix."

"Boffo."

/See also: National Lampoon's Doon

all of this infighting... sheesh....
just as long as we all agree...
the simpsons hasn't had a funny episodoe since the late 1990s.
the writers go bounding off into the surreal and inane while trying to keep the basic elements of the show the same. each episode ends up making you disappointed like how new parents feel when they learn their baby has down's syndrome.

I can't believe that you people haven't commented on calling The Simpsons two different names in the same sentence yet.

Also, here is the article translated into English and HTML:

...

Futurama may live to see the year 3000 after all as talks have begun at Fox to revive the animated television series, which takes place in the next millennium, much in the same way Family Guy found new life after cancellation.

The studio is in early discussions to put Futurama back in production and create a limited number of episodes of the Emmy Award-winning show -- although it is too soon to tell where those talks may lead. A representative for 20th Century Fox declined to comment.

The final original episode of Futurama aired on Fox in August 2003. Since then, the series has found new life -- and fans -- via DVD releases and repeatedly high-rated airings on the Cartoon Network.

A similar resurgence in interest for Family Guy persuaded Fox to revive that show, which has produced two seasons of new episodes and a DVD since coming back from the dead. Family Guy now resides as Fox's popular 9 p.m. time slot on Sunday.

Futurama scored three Emmys in its five-season run, including the 2002 award for best animated series, though it lived an unusual existence on Fox with short seasons, late launches, and long gaps between episodes. That allowed Fox to air five seasons of Futurama, even though technically only four were produced.

Veterans of The Simpsons, including creator Matt Groening and writer/producer David Cohen, were behind Futurama, which premiered on Fox in March of 1999. The animated series revolves around Fry, a pizza delivery boy who was accidentally frozen for one-thousand years. He wakes up in the year 3000 and befriends mutant cyclops Leela and cranky robot Bender -- both of whom work for the intergalactic delivery service run by Fry's distantly descended nephew, Professor Farnsworth.

Before Futurama comes back into being, however, Fox first must secure deals with the show's production team, as well as voice stars including Billy West (Fry), Katey Sagal (Leela) and John DiMaggio (Bender).

Meanwhile, even after the cancellation, new Futurama stories continue to churn out via the Futurama comic book, published by Groening's Bongo Comics imprint.

...

P.S. The Simpsons stopped being funny in Season 9.

P.P.S. I know I didn't edit that perfectly.

Will it be funny this time?

I just gotta say..

Hmm.. Shoulda used the 2,030,210,024 point type.. darn Quark particle Xpress!

How pathetic is that? They make up their own slang words, then make up a "slanguage" dictionary to explain what the words mean.

Yeah, Variety.com: you're cool.

Or alternatively, I have translated it further into stupidity:

...

"Futurama" may live to see the year 3000 after all.

Talks have begun at 20th Century Fox TV to rev the animated skein, which takes place in the next millennia, much in the same way "Family Guy" found new life after cancer.

The stud is in early discusos to put "Futurama" back in prod and create a limited number of eps of the Emmy-winning skein -- although it's too soon to tell where those segs might end up. A rep for 20th declined comment.

The final original ep of "Futurama" aired on Fox in August 2003. But since then, the skein has found new life -- and fans -- via DVS releases and repeatedly high-rated airings on the Cartoon Net.

"Futurama" remains pop enough that Comedy Skeintral even stole away off-net rights to the show's repeats late last year somehow; it will switch to the laffer cabler in 2008. No further disco of this is relevant.

A similar resurge in interest for "Family Guy" persuaded 20th to revive that skein, which has produced two skeins of new skeins and a DVS since coming back from the dead. "Family Guy" now residenences as Fox's Sunday 9 p.m. tentpole.

"Futurama" scored three Emmys in its five-skein run, including the 2002 award for animated skein. But it lived an unusual existence on Fox, with short skeins, late launches. And long gaps between airings. That allowed Fox to air five skeins of "Futurama," even though technically only four were proded.

"The Simpsons" creat Matt Groening and "Simpsons" vet David X. Cohen were behind "The Futurama," which bowed on Fox in March 1999. The animated skein revolved around Fry, a pizza delivery boy who's accidentally frozen for 1,000 years. He wakes up in the year 3,,,,000 and befriends cyclops Leela and cranky robot Bender -- all of whom work for the intergalactic delivery service run by Fry's distantly descended nephew, Pro. Farnsworth.

Before "Futurama" comes back into being, however, 20th first must secure deals with the skein's production team, as well as voice stars including Billy West (Fry), Katey Sagal (Leela) and John DiMaggio (Bender).

Meanwhile, even after the canc new "Futurama" skeins have continued to be churned out via the "Futurama" comicbook, published by Groening's Bongo Comics imprint.

boop ba ba boop ba ba boop boop booo

"Skein"? "Laffer"? Sweet jeebus, Variety's writing makes my head asplode.

Seriously though, this is great news. Please, FOX, don't fark it up.

How the hell are the going to continue the series?

SPOILER ALERT!



Fry confessed his love at the end of the series! How the hell can the writers work around that to re-start the major plotline of the show without resulting to insane St. Elsewhere-esque nonsense?

About time.

ornithopter

Skein: coil of yarn/thread
What we call a TV show: series.
Please do not abuse the English language; it is disturbed enough as it is. Nor does doing so make you sound cool or intelligent. This has been a public service announcement.

*shrug*

I get irritated by people who abuse the language, too, but all industries have jargon. Jargon frequently takes normal words and uses them in non-standard ways. Since Variety is a trade magazine, I don't think that it's worth getting worked up over their use of (what I would presume is) industry jargon.

Jurassic Bark was nothing compared to The Sting. Not sure why you all don't know that.



So f'ing good.