<p>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.</p><br><p>💸 | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support us!</a></p><p>🔗 | <a href="https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us!</a></p><p>👕 | <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy our merch!</a></p><br><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World</p><p>02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama</p><p>03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen</p><p>05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy</p><p>06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network</p><p>09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela</p><p>10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom</p><p>11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox</p><p>12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot</p><p>13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over</p><p>14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings</p><p>15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists</p><p>16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time</p><p>17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi</p><p>18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series</p><p>19:24 - Writing a Fitting Finale</p><br><p>Sources:</p><ul><li>The Atlantic: <a href="https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYt</a></li><li>Calgary Sun: <a href="https://bit.ly/3vu37sH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3vu37sH</a></li><li>Entertainment Weekly: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXm</a></li><li>Entertainment Weekly: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4z</a></li><li>The Face: <a href="https://bit.ly/43kjNiQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43kjNiQ</a></li><li>IGN: <a href="https://bit.ly/49SMDJN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/49SMDJN</a></li><li>Mother Jones: <a href="https://bit.ly/43ni9wR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43ni9wR</a></li><li>Mr. Showbiz: <a href="https://bit.ly/3x1JXep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3x1JXep</a></li><li>Radio Times: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VM0Jsn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3VM0Jsn</a></li><li>SCI FI Weekly: <a href="https://bit.ly/3IPmfEK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3IPmfEK</a></li><li>UGO: <a href="https://bit.ly/3TGzqOG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3TGzqOG</a></li><li>Variety: <a href="https://bit.ly/4d8bD1M" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4d8bD1M</a></li><li>Variety: <a href="https://bit.ly/4coGzuc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4coGzuc</a></li><li>Wired: <a href="https://bit.ly/3xkZRAD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3xkZRAD</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Convention Coverage: <a href="https://t.ly/WzuvQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://t.ly/WzuvQ</a></li><li>Science Museum: <a href="https://t.ly/0HKKG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://t.ly/0HKKG</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Music:</p><ul><li>Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OST</li><li>Christopher Tying - Futurama OST</li><li>Danny Elfman - The Simpsons Theme</li><li>Pierre Henry - Psyche Rock</li><li>Pizzicato Five - Baby Love Child</li><li>Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme</li></ul><p><br></p><p>#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
