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EDIT 10/6: Today comes confirmation that Futurama will return in not 13, but 26 new 22-minute installments, to start airing in 2010! Good news, everyone! Collider.com reports today that an inside source tells them that another season of Futurama may be coming soon to Comedy Central. The rumor has it that 13 new installments of the series would be produced and shown on Comedy Central. Collider notes that this is still technically a rumor, but that they have been given word that the Futurama production offices have been opened and guest star casting has begun for upcoming episodes. Should this turn out to be true, we’d expect full confirmation by next month’s Comic Con.

Comedy Central has resurrected the former Fox animated series from “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. At least 13 new episodes of Futurama will be produced — the first since the series’ original run from 1999-2003.

The new batch is part of a deal the cable network made with 20th Century Fox Television last year to pick up syndicated rights to the existing “Futurama” library of 72 episodes. Comedy Central also had an option to air any new episodes produced.

New and old episodes will begin airing in 2008 on Comedy Central. Actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have agreed to return as voices for “Futurama.”

“We are thrilled that Matt Groening and 20th Century Fox Television have decided to produce new episodes of ‘Futurama’ and that Comedy Central will be the first to air them,” said David Bernath, senior vice president for programming at the network.

SOURCE: Reuters

In a move that has to be a big disappointment to Futurama fans, voice actor Billy West has recanted his earlier statement that the animated series would be returning with new episodes. On his website West apologized, explaining that he’d been misinformed and that 26 new episodes of the show will not be produced as he’d previously announced.

West added that there is still hope for a Futurama DVD project of some kind, as had been rumored before. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on any new word of further Futurama projects.

SOURCE: CGEF

Following on from our report two months ago regarding four direct-to-dvd Futurama movies being greenlit, Billy West has now unofficially confirmed that these have been put on the backberner in favour of 26 brand new episodes, meaning that Futurama as we know may well be back in business the same way Family Guy was revived last year.

Billy says: I’m this close to selling my show–”Billy Bastard–Amateur Human Being,” And the other good news is that they’re doing 26 new episodes of ”Futurama” for TV and we’re hammering out the deal now. The original plan was to have the DVD’s first but that’s no longer the case.I’m totaly jammed dude.

SOURCE: CGEF

Billy West, voice of Phillip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, and others, today confirmed via his website forum that new episodes of Futurama have been greenlit by FOX. The word from executive producer David X. Cohen was delivered to West today, with four straight-to-DVD full-length features ordered, obviously with the possibility of more or even a series revival depending on how those sell. The show’s production crew is expected to get back together and start recording the new material at the end of July or August this year.

While news of a direct-to-DVD release was confirmed in July last year, very little has been heard on the topic and we suspect even the show’s creators were even in the dark over details. The Simpsons Channel will endeavor to keep you informed on the latest Futurama news despite our Simpsons focus.

SOURCE: Billywest.com

Variety reports that talks have begun at 20th Century Fox TV to revive Matt Groening’s animated series Futurama, which takes place in the next millennium. The studio is in early discussions to put Futurama back in production and create a limited number of episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series — although it’s too soon to tell where those episodes might end up, adds the trade. While reports of Futurama’s return have been loosely discussed in the past, this is the first time we’ve heard word of Fox taking an interest.

The final original episode of Futurama aired on Fox in August 2003. But since then, the series has found new life — and fans — via DVD releases and repeatedly high-rated airings on the Cartoon Network. Futurama remains popular enough that Comedy Central even stole away off-net rights to the show’s repeats late last year; it will switch to the comedy channel in 2008.

SOURCE: ComingSoon

DVD sales of old episodes and the return of Family Guy under similar circumstances has bouyed Futurama creator Matt Groening and writer David X Cohen’s hopes that the show will return soon. “Three months ago, I would have said we were going to start tomorrow,” says Cohen in the article. “And one month ago I would also have said we were going to start tomorrow. So… my current estimate is that we’re starting tomorrow.” If Peter, Stewie, and company get a second chance, why can’t Fry, Leela, and Bender?

SOURCE: TVSquad

Futurama’s back! Voice actor for Matt Groening’s late cartoon, Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, Professor), revealed this weekend from San Diego’s Comic Con International 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? We’re sure Matt Groening and the gang would love to see themselves working back on Futurama in any shape or form, so this is definitely good news no matter what the decision could spawn in the future.

SOURCE: IGN DVD