Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show to dooming it with a terrible timeslot.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World
02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama
03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen
05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy
06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network
09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela
10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom
11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox
12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot
13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over
14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings
15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists
16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time
17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi
18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series
19:24 - Writing a Fitting Finale
Sources:
- The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYt
- Calgary Sun: https://bit.ly/3vu37sH
- Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXm
- Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4z
- The Face: https://bit.ly/43kjNiQ
- IGN: https://bit.ly/49SMDJN
- Mother Jones: https://bit.ly/43ni9wR
- Mr. Showbiz: https://bit.ly/3x1JXep
- Radio Times: https://bit.ly/3VM0Jsn
- SCI FI Weekly: https://bit.ly/3IPmfEK
- UGO: https://bit.ly/3TGzqOG
- Variety: https://bit.ly/4d8bD1M
- Variety: https://bit.ly/4coGzuc
- Wired: https://bit.ly/3xkZRAD
- Convention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQ
- Science Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKG
Music:
- Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OST
- Christopher Tying - Futurama OST
- Danny Elfman - The Simpsons Theme
- Pierre Henry - Psyche Rock
- Pizzicato Five - Baby Love Child
- Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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