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 - 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/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/3xkZRAD Convention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQScience Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKG Music: 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.