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.

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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: bit.ly/3wV7ZYt
• Calgary Sun: bit.ly/3vu37sH
• Entertainment Weekly: bit.ly/3Vn8XXm
• Entertainment Weekly: bit.ly/3Ph2w4z
• The Face: bit.ly/43kjNiQ
• IGN: bit.ly/49SMDJN
• Mother Jones: bit.ly/43ni9wR
• Mr. Showbiz: bit.ly/3x1JXep
• Radio Times: bit.ly/3VM0Jsn
• SCI FI Weekly: bit.ly/3IPmfEK
• UGO: bit.ly/3TGzqOG
• Variety: bit.ly/4d8bD1M
• Variety: bit.ly/4coGzuc
• Wired: bit.ly/3xkZRAD

• Convention Coverage: t.ly/WzuvQ
• Science Museum: 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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