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.💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series19:24 - Writing a Fitting FinaleSources:The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYtCalgary Sun: https://bit.ly/3vu37sHEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXmEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4zThe Face: https://bit.ly/43kjNiQIGN: https://bit.ly/49SMDJNMother Jones: https://bit.ly/43ni9wRMr. Showbiz: https://bit.ly/3x1JXepRadio Times: https://bit.ly/3VM0JsnSCI FI Weekly: https://bit.ly/3IPmfEKUGO: https://bit.ly/3TGzqOGVariety: https://bit.ly/4d8bD1MVariety: https://bit.ly/4coGzucWired: https://bit.ly/3xkZRADConvention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQScience Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKGMusic:Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OSTChristopher Tying - Futurama OSTDanny Elfman - The Simpsons ThemePierre Henry - Psyche RockPizzicato Five - Baby Love ChildRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.