"That Guy" <7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Keith Baird" <keith.baird@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "That Guy" <7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> If Fox is willing to agree to *four* DVDs, you'd think they'd at least
>>> mention it on their web site, or issue a press release or something.
>>> Maybe
>>> they have but I haven't found it.
>>
>> The new features/episodes aren't planned for broadcast on the Fox
>> Network. Fox is just the producer, so I wouldn't expect "Futurama"
news
>> on their Web site
Comedy Central will own the complete rights to the original episodes plus
the 'new' 16 episodes (to come from the DVD's) starting Jan 1, 2008. CC
can't advertise at this point because Cartoon Network has complete rights
until December 31, 2007.
>
>
> Are you saying Fox doesn't intend to make money off this deal? Because
if
> you are, I'd be really interested to know why you believe that. If you
> aren't, then you just gave a good reason why Fox *would* want to release
> info about it.
FOX and Groeneing are more interested in getting the Simpsons movie out
first. There will be pics and animaniacs from the new series to be shown
late this summer. The full pubicity blitz won't start until late fall.
The
first DVD is to be released during December, 2007.
>
> The bottom line is that it doesn't make a whit of difference who's
airing
> the episodes, Fox will be making money off them regardless, which means
> they'll be making more money if they get the word out to more people.
I'm
> not saying they should put Fry and Leela on their site's home page, but
> they should say something, somethwhere on their site about the upcoming
> movies. Have they even issued a press release about it?
FOX has little use for Futuama or Sci-Fi of any kind.
>
>> air either on Comedy Central or Cartoon Network (or both).
>
> Yeah? I don't recall seeing anything about this deal on their sites
> either. If it hasn't been decided which network gets to air them then I
> can understand, but the fact is hardly anyone is saying anything about
the
> movies and when they do, they say it to obscure, relatively-unknown
> web-sites or magazines.
Let's see, Billy West states that he and the crew have recorded 16
episodes
so far. Katey Sagal has said the same in interviews. So unless DXC and
Matt Groening are lying thru their teeth, Futurama will live again.
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