According to Billy West's official website (on the forum), the green light has been given for 4 direct to DVD episodes of Futurama. They'll start recording July/August, and they probably won't be available until 2007... but still very exciting stuff.
13 is a helluva lot better than 4. About a half-season worth, that'll work for me. Can't wait. Sucks they can't come back to TV. Even Comedy Central or Cartoon Network, why not?
I beleive Comedy Central will be funding and showing the new episodes.
These are 13 normal length episodes. The 4 direct to DVD episodes were all going to be about an hour long, if I remember correctly... so wouldn't have been too bad.
I did just read it's supposed to be 2008, though... not 2007 I guess it does take that long... it was 2 years between the announcement that Family Guy was returning and any actual episodes being aired.
But then, Futurama rules any other cartoon you can find. I hate to say it, but it even ball-kicks about 50% of the Simpsons episodes.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
02-08-2006 07:03 AM
I guess it does take that long... it was 2 years between the announcement that Family Guy was returning and any actual episodes being aired. 
