YouTube Deep Dive: Futurama (Part 1)

Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show to dooming it with a terrible timeslot.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World

02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama

03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen

05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy

06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network

09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela

10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom

11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox

12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot

13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over

14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings

15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists

16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time

17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi

18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series

19:24 - Writing a Fitting Finale

Sources:

• The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYt
• Calgary Sun: https://bit.ly/3vu37sH
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXm
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4z
• The Face: https://bit.ly/43kjNiQ
• IGN: https://bit.ly/49SMDJN
• Mother Jones: https://bit.ly/43ni9wR
• Mr. Showbiz: https://bit.ly/3x1JXep
• Radio Times: https://bit.ly/3VM0Jsn
• SCI FI Weekly: https://bit.ly/3IPmfEK
• UGO: https://bit.ly/3TGzqOG
• Variety: https://bit.ly/4d8bD1M
• Variety: https://bit.ly/4coGzuc
• Wired: https://bit.ly/3xkZRAD

• Convention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQ
• Science Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKG

Music:

• Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OST
• Christopher Tying - Futurama OST
• Danny Elfman - The Simpsons Theme
• Pierre Henry - Psyche Rock
• Pizzicato Five - Baby Love Child
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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