Good news, dear readers; "Futurama" is back…again! The 2024 TV schedule has blessed us fans with what’s considered Season 12, and this past week saw the latest chapter in the lives of the Planet Express gang kick-off! Being able to say that still sounds like a miracle, considering how many times the former Fox series has been canceled over its 25-year history.
So of course, with every new season comes the same question: is "Futurama" going to end (again) anytime soon? Well, in the interest of tempting fate and good conversation, I asked members of the cast of one of the best animated TV shows how they felt about the matter. Not only did I get an actual answer, but the actors on hand also shared some fond wishes for what should happen in the potential future.
So of course, with every new season comes the same question: is "Futurama" going to end (again) anytime soon? Well, in the interest of tempting fate and good conversation, I asked members of the cast of one of the best animated TV shows how they felt about the matter. Not only did I get an actual answer, but the actors on hand also shared some fond wishes for what should happen in the potential future.
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00:00Wouldn't this be a miracle and wonderful if our show just
00:02kept going on and these characters got old?
00:07I mean, some of them are kind of old already,
00:09like the professor.
00:10But I mean, what would someone who's kind of shallow
00:15and into looks and clothes and just gig partying,
00:20like how does a person like that let go of their cuteness
00:28overload or they're letting go of all the chips
00:33that they can't cash in anymore?
00:36And I don't know.
00:36That's the story of life, Lauren.
00:39Yeah, yeah, it might be kind of interesting.
00:40That's the human condition, is you get too tired for nonsense.
00:45Yeah, yeah, but that would be nice to see.
00:48Or maybe an episode where it kind of like skips ahead
00:52to where everybody's 80.
00:55Yeah, give it to everyone.
00:56And then what would happen to the professor, though?
00:58And Farnsworth, because he's already like in his 80s.
01:02Oh, yipes.
01:03I feel like he'd find a way.
01:05Don't laugh too hard.
01:05That's me in nine years.
01:08Well, we know.
01:11Yeah, yeah, we're doing our third one right now
01:16and then our third season.
01:19And then we have a fourth one after that.
01:21So hopefully, we continue to do more and more and more,
01:25like Dave's indicating with his fingers.
01:29But yeah, I mean, the thing is about this show,
01:34it's just got staying power.
01:37I mean, it's really something to come back after 10 years
01:43and come out of the gate like we never went away.
01:50You know what I mean?
01:50So it's really a special group of people.
01:53It's a special show.
01:56I'm always excited about the stuff
01:58that they've written for us to perform.
02:00And we got the most over-educated writing staff
02:05in Hollywood.
02:07They're brilliant.
02:09You can't say enough about them and about the jokes
02:12that they write for us.
02:13And it's a real collaborative effort
02:17in that we get to say these words
02:20and really enjoy saying them and really help make them shine.
02:25It's something.
02:26It's a real treat.
02:27I'm scared to say one damn thing about it
02:29because I know I will jinx it to high heaven.
02:31You're not going to jinx it.
02:32I'm just going to say, should I play the other side?
02:36Play the other side of like, oh, no, we're going away.
02:38We're gone.
02:39Totally.
02:39Yeah, it's a wrap.
02:40It's a wrap.
02:41No, it's a wrap.
02:42It's a wrap.
02:42Yeah, it's done.
02:43So then, David, you can confirm that Scruffy,
02:46the voice of reason at Atlantic Express
02:47is going to be the one to close the show out.
02:49Absolutely.
02:50Yep.
02:51There you go.
02:52There it is.
02:53Hit it, guys.
02:53Pew, whoop.
02:54Meow.
02:55Ha ha ha ha ha.
02:58Meow.