'Futurama' Flies to Comedy Central

[CatWoman]

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) The animated series "Futurama," which has enjoyed a long and healthy afterlife on the Cartoon Network, will be getting a new home ... in the future.

Comedy Central announced Thursday (Oct. 27) that it's acquiring the Emmy-winning show, created by "The Simpsons" mastermind Matt Groening, from 20th Century Fox TV. However, the network won't get "Futurama" until 2008, when Cartoon Network's rights to the show run out.

Despite the faraway start date, Comedy Central is nonetheless thrilled to have the show.

"Matt Groening is a genius, and in 'Futurama' he created an award-winning, multi-layered series that is both intelligent and very funny and whose animation is fantastic," says David Bernath, senior vice president of programming at the network. "There aren't many series available that dovetail so perfectly with the Comedy Central brand."

"Futurama" was nominated for four Emmys for outstanding animated program during its time on FOX, winning the award in 2002. It had a somewhat choppy history on the network, though, that included a couple of lengthy hiatus periods and only one season, 1999-2000, that had as many as 20 episodes.

Groening developed the show with "Simpsons" veteran David X. Cohen.

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[ZombieNixon]

1. Now, if they'd resurrect it and start making new episodes...

THEN I'd be THRILLED!!!

[ghostsofgiants]

2. That would be awesome

[obxhead]

3. .

:applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast:

[Giant Robot]

4. It will be cool until

Comedy Central f***'s it up like all the other cartoon property they have acquired. Then they will only show Futurama on Sundays at 7am.