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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