Show Notes
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
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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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