Countdown to Futurama is an Internet countdown conducted by Comedy Central Insider, Comedy Central's news site, to the premieres of broadcast seasons 7, 8 and 9 of Futurama with releases of promotional content. It is written by Matt Tobey and Gonzalo Cordova (25 May, 2010 - 8 June, 2010), and shows stills, storyboards, videos, and concept art for the upcoming episodes.
Countdown to Futurama 2010 began on 5 May, 2010, and released material from broadcast season 7 each weekday until 24 June; Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown began on 9 November, 2010, and released material from "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular"; Countdown to Futurama 2011 began on 4 May, 2011, and released material from broadcast season 8 every day until 22 June; Countdown to Reincarnation began on 2 September, 2011, and released material from "Reincarnation"; and Countdown to Futurama 2012 began on 1 May, 2012. All three Countdowns to Futurama started off fifty days before a season premiere.
On 2 May, 2012, Comedy Central's Tumblr blog [1] made, for the first time, a Countdown to Futurama post [2] not previously made by Comedy Central Insider.
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Countdown to Futurama 2010.
Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown.
Countdown to Futurama 2011.
Countdown to Reincarnation.
Countdown to Futurama 2010
Name (with link)
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Episode
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Date posted
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Type
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Image
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Exclusive First Look at the First New Episode of Futurama |
"Rebirth" |
5 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Matt Groening's Birthing Device Design |
"Rebirth" |
6 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Leela Robot |
"Rebirth" |
7 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Mouth to Ass Storyboard |
"Rebirth" |
10 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Bender Dancing |
"Rebirth" |
11 May, 2010 |
Still |
|
First Look at the Second New Episode |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
12 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Brannigan & Leela as Adam & Eve |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
13 May, 2010 |
Still |
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The Transcredible Exploits of Zapp Brannigan |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
14 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Undressing Storyboard |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
17 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Naked Zapp |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
18 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Two-Headed Alien Goat |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
19 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Doomsday Devices Storyboards |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
20 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Dismantled Ship Sketch |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
21 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Dismantled Ship |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
24 May, 2010 |
Still |
|
Floating Screens |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
25 May, 2010 |
Still |
|
Hedonism Bot |
"Proposition Infinity" |
26 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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"The Duh-Vinci Code" Storyboards |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
27 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
|
Tornado |
"Proposition Infinity" |
28 May, 2010 |
Still |
|
Bender and Roberto in Jail |
"Proposition Infinity" |
1 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
|
Kif and Amy |
"Proposition Infinity" |
2 June, 2010 |
Still |
|
Mysterious Invention |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
3 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
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Future-Roma |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
4 June, 2010 |
Still |
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The Last Supper |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
7 June, 2010 |
Still |
|
Civil War Scruffy |
"Lethal Inspection" |
8 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
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Civil War Bender |
"Lethal Inspection" |
9 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
|
Pencil Sharpener Storyboard |
"Lethal Inspection" |
10 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
|
Exclusive: First 90 Seconds from First New Futurama Episode! |
"Rebirth" |
11 June, 2010 |
Video |
|
Kill-Bots |
"Lethal Inspection" |
14 June, 2010 |
Still |
|
Nervous Amy |
"Lethal Inspection" |
15 June, 2010 |
Still |
|
Elderly Robot Amy |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
16 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
|
Armored Ostrich |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
17 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
|
Time Machine |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
18 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
|
Time-Machine Storyboard |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
21 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
|
Q&A with Matt Groening and David X. Cohen |
None |
22 June, 2010 |
Video |
|
Time Travel |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
23 June, 2010 |
Still |
|
Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown
Name (with link)
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Date posted
|
Type
|
Image
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Santa's Coming Clip |
9 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Bender the Nutcracker |
10 November, 2010 |
Still/Concept art |
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Robot Santa |
11 November, 2010 |
Still |
|
Al Gore Preview |
12 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Al Gore Design |
13 November, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Bender's Dreidel |
14 November, 2010 |
Still |
|
Robanukah Preview |
15 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Planet Express Drill |
16 November, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Cast and Creators Interview |
17 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Hermes's Kwanzaa Party |
18 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Coolio Is Kwanzaabot |
19 November, 2010 |
Video |
|
Kwanzaa Party Still |
20 November, 2010 |
Still |
|
Space Bees |
21 November, 2010 |
Still |
|
Countdown to Futurama 2011
Name (with link)
|
Episode
|
Date posted
|
Type
|
Image
|
First Clip of the New Episodes |
"Neutopia" |
4 May, 2011 |
Video |
|
Female Zoidberg |
"Neutopia" |
5 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Amy, Fry and Leela Sleeping Together |
"Neutopia" |
6 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Planet Express Ship Dressed as an Airplane |
"Neutopia" |
7 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Photo Shoot Storyboards |
"Neutopia" |
8 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Patton Oswalt Is the Unattractive Giant Monster |
"Benderama" |
9 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Multiple Benders |
"Benderama" |
10 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Unattractive Giant Monster's Order Storyboards |
"Benderama" |
11 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Three Benders on a Bike |
"Benderama" |
12 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Giant Bender vs. Unattractive Giant Monster |
"Benderama" |
13 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Female Scruffy |
"Neutopia" |
14 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Robot Devil |
"Ghost in the Machines" |
15 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Zapp Brannigan Earthican Pride Float |
"Ghost in the Machines" |
16 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Ghost Bender |
"Ghost in the Machines" |
17 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Fry Gets the Keys to the City |
"Ghost in the Machines" |
18 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Fry and Bender's Ghost Sleeping |
"Ghost in the Machines" |
19 May, 2011 |
Still |
|
Police Station |
"Law and Oracle" |
20 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
D. Frosted Wang Storyboard |
"Law and Oracle" |
21 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Crushinator Design |
"The Silence of the Clamps" |
22 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Robot Mistrial |
"The Silence of the Clamps" |
23 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Yo Leela Leela Costumes |
"Yo Leela Leela" |
24 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Blinged-Out Bender |
"Yo Leela Leela" |
25 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Extreme Toddler Wrestling |
"Yo Leela Leela" |
26 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
British Planet Express |
"All the Presidents' Heads" |
27 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
English Nibbler |
"All the Presidents' Heads" |
28 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Counterfeiter Storyboards |
"All the Presidents' Heads" |
29 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Mr. Peppy |
"Fry Am the Egg Man" |
30 May, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Kids Meal Storyboards |
"Fry am the Egg Man" |
31 May, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Planet Express Ship with Sails |
"Möbius Dick" |
1 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Zoidberg Crash Storyboards |
"Möbius Dick" |
2 June, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Triton Base Camp |
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" |
3 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Yeti Hunting Storyboards |
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" |
4 June, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Guinea Pig Astronaut |
"Cold Warriors" |
5 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Broom Fight Storyboards |
"Cold Warriors" |
6 June, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Insider Bender's Head |
"Overclockwise" |
7 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Video Game Fry |
"Overclockwise" |
8 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Hoverfish Storyboards |
"Overclockwise" |
9 June, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Fleischer-Style Bender |
"Reincarnation" |
10 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Fleischer-Style Nibbler |
"Reincarnation" |
11 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Anime Fry |
"Reincarnation" |
12 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Anime Robot Wizard Battle |
"Reincarnation" |
13 June, 2011 |
Storyboard |
|
Anime Leela and Bender |
"Reincarnation" |
14 June, 2011 |
Concept art |
|
Infinite Benders |
"Benderama" |
15 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Light Cycle Chase |
"Law and Oracle" |
16 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Magnificent Squeezers |
"The Silence of the Clamps" |
17 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
You Have the 'Poon |
"Möbius Dick" |
18 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Get the Ball |
"Fry am the Egg Man" |
19 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Inside Out Bender |
"Overclockwise" |
20 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Action Delivery Force |
"Reincarnation" |
21 June, 2011 |
Video |
|
Desert Reference Photos |
"Neutopia" |
22 June, 2011 |
Photo set |
|
Countdown to Reincarnation
Countdown to Futurama 2012
See also
References