Futurama will be back, but at what cost?

[Ted_Danson]

I hope that this gets worked out.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006123.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

If they replace the voice actors the show will not be the same.

[jschild]

Fox wanted revenge I guess for them making fun of them in the first movie.

Just goes to show how incredibly stupid TV execs are.

[CheddarLimbo]

I'd rather have no Futurama at all than this. What a mess.

Billy West is just amazing. He did a great interview on Red Eye (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH7VPuiZ1E) a while back.

[RabSheila]

I get to be the bearer of good news:

Fan backlash doesn't always work out but in this case, it slammed a home run for the return of Futurama. A few weeks after the production company 20th Century Fox TV angered fans with news that they could be replacing the original voice actors over a salary dispute, HR is reporting the series will return with stars Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, John DiMaggio and Billy West. All five "Futurama" actors on Friday reached an agreement with the producing studio to reprise their parts on the show, set to come back with new episodes on Comedy Central in mid-2010.

Financial terms of the agreements were not released but it is understood that both sides have made compromises to bridge the initial salary gap, in which the actors were said to have asked for several times what the studio was offering.

At the show's panel at Comic-Con last week, co-creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen spoke in support of the actors and expressed optimism that the salary dispute would be resolved so they can return. In a sign that things were headed toward resolution, Groening was joined by a couple of members of the series' original voice cast in signing autographs at the Comic-Con exhibit hall.

[Rogue A$$asSIN]

I'd rather have no Futurama at all than this. What a mess.

Billy West is just amazing. He did a great interview on Red Eye (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH7VPuiZ1E) a while back.


That Video of Billy West was the best. I hope everyone comes back. +Rep for that Video link.

[jschild]

As Rabsheila posted, they are all coming back.

[Rogue A$$asSIN]

Yes I see his post but, At the show's panel at Comic-Con last week, co-creators Matt Groening and David X. ***Cohen spoke in support of the actors and expressed optimism that the salary dispute would be resolved so they can return***. In a sign that things were headed toward resolution, Groening was joined by a couple of members of the series' original voice cast in signing autographs at the Comic-Con exhibit hall.

It is not 100%. I hope it is but you know when it comes to money, I hope that Fox shells out the money because the cast is worth it.

[jschild]

All five "Futurama" actors on Friday reached an agreement with the producing studio to reprise their parts on the show, set to come back with new episodes on Comedy Central in mid-2010.

[Rogue A$$asSIN]

All five "Futurama" actors on Friday reached an agreement with the producing studio to reprise their parts on the show, set to come back with new episodes on Comedy Central in mid-2010.

Well you got me their.

[jschild]

It's in his original pst

[Rogue A$$asSIN]

It's in his original pst




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