Season 6
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| Original run | 24 June, 2010[1][2] — ? | ||||
| No. of episodes | 26 | ||||
| Special guests | See here | ||||
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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 and the eighth broadcast season, with 12 episodes in 2010 and 14 episodes following in 2011,[3] which would make "The Mutants Are Revolting" broadcast season 7's season finale as previously hinted.[4] Which will make episode 6ACV13 the season première of broadcast season 8, but given it is a holiday special,[4] broadcast season 8 may already start in December of 2010.
The première for season 6 – and thus broadcast season 7 – is scheduled for 24 June, 2010.[1][2]
Production
Speculation before confirmation
- Further information: Speculation of Futurama's return till the second run
Immediately after Bender's Game was announced, members of the media and fans started 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.[5] Two days later, Comedy Central officially announced its return.[6]
Content
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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 [[|title=SDCC 09: The Future of Futurama |author=Iverson, Dan |publisher=IGN TV |date=2009-07-25 |accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref>
In an 28 August 2009 Newsday story,Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag The voice actors were, as expected, not present at the panel,[7][8] effectively putting an end to the debates on whether it was a hoax to stir up more talk about the show.
However, the whole ordeal ended on 31 July, 2009, a deal.[9]
Back to work
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Since Futurama was announced back in June, 2009, the writers room had been working on a non-stop basis. Unfortunately, the actors were settled later. However, on 7 August, 2009 the first table reading began, and the first recording session would begin the following week according to Katey Sagal.[10] While the voice acting is early in the process, the far larger portion of the production is the animation, as evident by voice acting for the films being completed in June, 2007,[11] while the last film was released in February, 2009.
The first table readings began in August 2009 after the dispute had been settled. In February 2010, covers of episodes "The Mutants Are Revolting" and "The Silence of the Clamps" were revealed.[12] Phil LaMarr and Katey Sagal have both expressed extreme optimism about the new season and highlight the episodes as the funniest episodes in Futurama history.[12][13][14]
Maurice LaMarche has kept the fans updated on episodes content via his Facebook updates.[12] David X. Cohen approached Can't Get Enough Futurama on their 10th birthday with details surrounding episode "The Mutants Are Revolting" and 6ACV13.[4] Table readings for 6ACV11, "The Mutants Are Revolting" and 6ACV13 took place in January and February 2010.[12][4][13] The first coloured footage was presented by Rough Draft Studios on 11 March 2010 to the producers.[15]
Animation
As in the original run, Rough Draft Studios will continue to do the animation for Futurama.
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References
- ^ a b Goldman, Eric (04 March 2010). "When is Futurama Returning?". IGN. Retrieved on 04 March 2010.
- ^ a b Fienberg, Daniel (04 March 2010). "New 'Futurama' episodes premiere on Comedy Central in June". HitFix. Retrieved on 04 March 2010.
- ^ Tobey, Matt (04 March 2010). "New Episodes of Futurama to Premiere in June". Comedy Central Insider. Retrieved on 05 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d reed (15 January 2010). "Happy 10th Birthday CGEF!!!". Can't Get Enough Futurama. Retrieved on 15 January 2010.
- ^ Kemp, Cal (07 June 2009). "Exclusive: Comedy Central Goes Back to the FUTURAMA". Collider. Retrieved on 08 June 2009.
- ^ ""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.
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- ^ Fowler, Matt (07 August 2009). "Leela Talks New Futurama Deal". IGN TV. Retrieved on 07 August 2009.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (03 July 2007). "Exclusive: Futurama Actress Gives Update". IGN. Retrieved on 21 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d Crumpton, Craig (11 February 2010). "Futurama Cast News Round-Up". Voice Actors in the News. Retrieved on 11 February 2010.
- ^ a b Topel, Fred (14 January 2010). "Spoilers, sick jokes from Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama". SCI FI Wire. Retrieved on 16 January 2010.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednewseason-newsarama-opinions - ^ a b JavieR (12 March 2010). "Futurama Season 6 video format, special guests and progress!". The Futurama Point. Retrieved on 13 March 2010.