I can't quite believe it, but it appears to be true. Futurama is being revived, and at least 13 new episodes will be produced. At least if we are to believe Reuters:Comedy Central has resurrected the former Fox animated series from "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. At least 13 new episodes will be produced -- the first since the series' original run from 1999-2003.As the article then goes on to quote executives at Comedy Central, I would think Reuters aren't making stuff up. Although there's been talks about TV movies and new episodes since the series first was cancelled in 2002[1], this time, for once, it seems to be legit. I can hardly wait! Futurama is one of my favourite series. While The Simpsons (Futurama creator Matt Groening's other animated TV series) have gone a bit stale over the years, I felt Futurama really could have gone on for a quite a while longer.
It should be noted that the new episodes won't premiere for quite a while, as we'll have to wait until 2008, some five years after the last batch of first-run episodes were aired. Still, something to look forward to!
And a special message to whatever executive at Fox that decided to cancel Futurama in the first place: Bite my shiny metal ass!
[1] While cancelled in 2002, the last remaining episodes were aired in 2003
