Isn’t it great when a show that never should have been canceled in the first place, gets UNcanceled? It rarely happens (Why not you Firefly…why not you??), but when it does, the sweet taste of justice drips from the mouths of everyone involved…

That was an odd way of putting that wasn’t it?

Anywho…

Matt Groening sat down with TV Squad recently and talked about the return of Futurama to Comedy Central in 2008…

From the article:

Groening gives the show’s loyal fans all the credit in the world for helping the show come back. “The continued devotion of the fans, chiefly on the Internet, kept us thinking that maybe we could bring this back,” he said.

“And so, whenever people would ask, I’d say, ‘Futurama lives,’” Groening continued. “And, you know, that was wishful thinking on my part.” But the continued fan interest, including online petitions, good ratings on the Cartoon Network, and high DVD sales, couldn’t be ignored, especially when Family Guy was brought back based on its DVD sales “That gave us a blueprint,” said Groening.

Groening and the show’s executive producer, David X. Cohen, were happy that the demand was there, because they both felt they had more to say. “Not that I think our show is like Star Trek, but (the original) Star Trek didn’t last that long, but it went on and on and on (after it was cancelled). And David Cohen and I talked about it; we had so many story ideas and so many characters that we hadn’t gotten around to introducing yet. So I’m so pleased.”

Matt goes on to say that he is extremely pleased that Futurama landed at Comedy Central because “We’re given a lot of leeway there.”

I can’t wait to see what they come up with.

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