Back to the Future(ama)!

Family Guy is back. Celebrity Deathmatch is back. The freakin' Oblongs are are not coming back. And now, finally, the cosmic scales are beginning to balance out, as Futurama is going back into production. Now I'd prefer that Fry, Leela, Bender and the rest were returning to [Adult Swim], but a new life on Comedy Central will have to suffice. Futurama was one of the most abused good shows of all time, frequently being relegated to the football overrun timeslot on Fox' Sunday night schedule (or left off the schedule altogether) when lesser shows were given plum spots and promoted to the moon. The 13 episode order is a pretty safe bet without being a real vote of confidence for the series. No word on whether these episodes will be produced alongside the four DTV movies bandied about a few months back or if they will be replacing them on the slate.

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