Season 6

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Season 6
Original run10 June, 2010 —
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No. of episodes26
Special guestsSee here
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Episode listing
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Season 6 is the upcoming season of Futurama and the first season of the second run. With 26 episodes, season 6 is so far the largest season, beating season 3 during the original run, which had 22 episodes.

From a broadcasting perspective, season 6 will be the seventh broadcast season, as during its original run, the third and fourth seasons of Futurama were split by the Fox Network into three broadcast seasons. According to David X. Cohen and Matt Groening, the première of the coming season is scheduled for June 2010.[1]

David X. Cohen has mentioned that the number of 26 episodes is meant to be seen as a roof for the amount of episodes 20th Century Fox Television are willing to produce, and it is thus not necessary that it will eventually be 26 episodes, but there is a good chance it will be 26 episodes.[2]

Production

Further information: Speculation of Futurama's return till the second run

Immediately after Bender's Game was announced, members of the media and fans starting discussing the possibility of Futurama returning as a TV show. With the release of Into the Wild Green Yonder the speculation became intense. On 7 June, 2009, Collider.com posted a rumour about a new TV season.[3] Two days later, Comedy Central officially announced its return.[4]

Content

When the news of new production was announced, very little information about the upcoming season was made available by the show's producers. However, in an interview following the announcement of the comeback, producer David X. Cohen revealed some of the plots they were working on,[5] such as addiction to Twitter and iPhones, as well as a "shocking relationship", but did not go further into what they would be about.[5] David X. Cohen went on to say that will focus greatly on every day life in the future, and be more focused on characters.[5][6]

At the San Diego Comic-Con, 2009, certain plot points were revealed for episodes of the coming season. Such as the "shocking relationship" being between Bender and Amy in a parody of the California Prop 8 regarding gay marriage, and the Twitter plot involving Mom taking over the future's version of it. Other plots included Fry and Professor Farnsworth finding a time machine that only goes forward, Zapp and Leela stranded on a planet alone, how Zoidberg met Professor Farnsworth, the origins of Scruffy and a new Anthology of Interest episode.[7][8]

In an 28 August 2009 Newsday story,[2] Cohen revealed that "[t]here are six scripts currently in the works, ranging in scale from 'it's a crazy idea that someone's grandmother thought of' to 'it's all on paper.' Without giving away too much, I'll say the first episode is tentatively titled 'Rebirth' - and in a surprisingly literal fashion, as things turn out."

On a 3 October sneak preview, more plots were revealed. One episode will involve Bender grave robbing in the Vatican, and as a result involve the Space Pope as well.[9] There will also be another Nibbler episode and the iPhone episode would revolve around how it is implanted into the eye in the future.[9]

Reboot

Briefly after the show was revived, Matt Groening explained that he had been inspired by J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film, in regards to rebooting a franchise,[10] though Cohen rebuttal it, describing that they "will not re-cast the actors" and such like that,[5][11] though he never outright denies it in this interview.

At the San Diego Comic-Con 2009, a question was asked to the panel about the ending of Into the Wild Green Yonder, to which Matt Groening talked about ignoring it all together,[8] while David X. Cohen wanted to address the conflicts,[8] but warned viewers might to "turn away" for a "literal rebirth" of the show.[7]

It seems now that the original concept of the first episode was to be set in another universe, but Matt Groening moved to make a "rebirth" of the characters, which apparently involves some reboot.[9]

Recasting ploy

Main article: Recasting ploy
David X. Cohen and Matt Groening at the San Diego Comic-Con, 2009.

On 17 July, 20th Century Fox Television announced that the main cast of Futurama would go on recasting, opening for new actors to audition.[12] 20th Century Fox Television cited that salary negociations had collapsed with the voice actors, who, according to several reports wanted 75,000 dollars per episode in salary,[13] however this number remains unconfirmed by 20th Century Fox Television or the voice actors' reps,[14] Phil LaMarr later denied the 75,000 dollar per episode claim as a far exaggeration. Meanwhile, others firmly believe that 20th Century Fox Television is doing a negotiation ploy to get the voice actors to cut their salary demands,[14][15] and cited cases where 20th Century Fox Television had done the same thing for The Simpsons in the past,[13] and they all still have the same voice actors.[15]

Despite anticipation for news on the San Diego Comic-Con, 2009, Futurama panel, Matt Groening and David X. Cohen revealed nothing on the situation with the voice actors, only that they were hoping for the best.[7][16] The voice actors were, as expected, not present at the panel,[7][16] effectively putting an end to the debates on whether it was a hoax to stir up more talks about the show.

However, the whole ordeal ended on 31 July, 2009, when 20th Century Fox Television and Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Billy West and John DiMaggio came to a deal.[17]

Back to work

Since Futurama was announced back in June, 2009, the writers room had been working on a non-stop basis. Unfortunately, the actors were first settled later. However, on 7 August, 2009 began the first table reading, and the first recording session would begin the following week according to Katey Sagal.[18] While the voice acting is early in the progress, the far larger portion of the production is the animation, as evident by voice acting for the films were finished in June, 2007,[19] while the last film was released in February, 2009.

Episodes

Title Original airdate
Comedy Central 		Production code TV Broadcast #
Rebirth 24 June, 2010 6ACV01 S07E01 89
In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela 24 June, 2010 6ACV02 S07E02 90
Attack of the Killer App 1 July, 2010 6ACV03 S07E03 91
Proposition Infinity 8 July, 2010 6ACV04 S07E04 92
The Duh-Vinci Code 15 July, 2010 6ACV05 S07E05 93
Lethal Inspection 22 July, 2010 6ACV06 S07E06 94
The Late Philip J. Fry 29 July, 2010 6ACV07 S07E07 95
That Darn Katz! 5 August, 2010 6ACV08 S07E08 96
A Clockwork Origin 12 August, 2010 6ACV09 S07E09 97
The Prisoner of Benda 19 August, 2010 6ACV10 S07E10 98
Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences 26 August, 2010 6ACV11 S07E11 99
The Mutants Are Revolting 2 September, 2010 6ACV12 S07E12 100
The Futurama Holiday Spectacular 21 November, 2010 6ACV13 S07E13 101
The Silence of the Clamps 14 July, 2011 6ACV14 S08E05 102
Möbius Dick 4 August, 2011 6ACV15 S08E08 103
Law and Oracle 7 July, 2011 6ACV16 S08E04 104
Benderama 23 June, 2011 6ACV17 S08E02 105
The Tip of the Zoidberg 18 August, 2011 6ACV18 S08E10 106
Ghost in the Machines 30 June, 2011 6ACV19 S08E03 107
Neutopia 23 June, 2011 6ACV20 S08E01 108
Yo Leela Leela 21 July, 2011 6ACV21 S08E06 109
Fry Am the Egg Man 11 August, 2011 6ACV22 S08E09 110
All the Presidents' Heads 28 July, 2011 6ACV23 S08E07 111
Cold Warriors 25 August, 2011 6ACV24 S08E11 112
Overclockwise 1 September, 2011 6ACV25 S08E12 113
Reincarnation 8 September, 2011 6ACV26 S08E13 114

References

  1. ^ "mossy" (24 August 2009). "New Futurama speculations (Spoilers ahoy)" Page 10. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 25 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b Frank Lovece, Ed (28 August 2009). "'Futurama' finds a new future on Comedy Central". Newsday. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ Kemp, Cal (07 June 2009). "Exclusive: Comedy Central Goes Back to the FUTURAMA". Collider. Retrieved on 08 June 2009.
  4. ^ ""Futurama" returns to production with an initial order of 26 episodes to premiere mid 2010". Comedy Central. 09 June 2009. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d Thill, Scott (12 June 2009). "Futurama’s Future Holds Shocking Sex, Sinister Twitter". Wired. Retrieved on 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (09 June 2009). "Comedy Central resurrects 'Futurama'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 12 June 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d Perkis, Ed (25 July 2009). "Comic Con: Futurama Ignores Controversy, Promises To Take On Twitter". Cinema Blend. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
  8. ^ a b c Iverson, Dan (25 July 2009). "SDCC 09: The Future of Futurama". IGN TV. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
  9. ^ a b c JavieR (03 October 2009). "New spoilers of the Futurama Season 6 at the Florida Supercon". Slurmed. Retrieved on 04 October 2009.
  10. ^ Schneider, Michael (09 June 2009). "'Futurama' returns with new episodes". Variety. Retrieved on 12 June 2009.
  11. ^ Gallagher, Danny (13 June 2009). "David X. Cohen spills some dark matter on Futurama's future". TV Squad. Retrieved on 13 June 2009.
  12. ^ Phipps, Keith (17 July 2009). "Futurama to get recast?". A.V. Club. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
  13. ^ a b Schneider, Michael (17 July 2009). "'Futurama' without original voices?". Variety. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
  14. ^ a b Carreon, Jorge (17 July 2009). "Not going back to 'Futurama?': Cult hit animated TV series finds its cast in a salary dispute". Examiner. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
  15. ^ a b Fienberg, Daniel (17 July 2009). "Clarification on the 'Futurama' recasting reports". Hitfix. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
  16. ^ a b Maxwell, Erin (25 July 2009). "Groening speaks about new 'Futurama'". Variety. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
  17. ^ "Futurama Voice Cast Returning!". IGN TV. 31 July 2009. Retrieved on 01 August 2009.
  18. ^ Fowler, Matt (07 August 2009). "Leela Talks New Futurama Deal". IGN TV. Retrieved on 07 August 2009.
  19. ^ Goldman, Eric (03 July 2007). "Exclusive: Futurama Actress Gives Update". IGN. Retrieved on 21 April 2009.
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